Chapter 160: Crossfire
As the information came together, the sweat on Brigadier Lawrence's forehead was also oozing non-stop.
No matter how sluggish it is at this time, everyone in the tower understands that something is wrong.
If there is a problem with one radiation monitoring system, it is still possible, but if there is a problem with all radiation monitoring systems, it can only mean that there is a problem elsewhere.
You must know that in addition to being the air operations center of the US Air Force, Nellis Air Force Base is also an important strategic nuclear base of the United States. Although the U.S. military has never disclosed the number of nuclear warheads on the base, Brigadier General Lawrence knows very well that there are more than 900 nuclear warheads stored at Nellis Air Force Base, accounting for one-fifth of the U.S. military's nuclear weapons stockpile.
In the Nellis base, there are also as many as 15 intercontinental missile silos, and each silo stores three "Minuteman" III intercontinental nuclear missiles, which is an important base for the US military's land-based strategic liliang.
If anything goes wrong with these nuclear weapons, there is only one way for Brigadier General Lawrence to go court-martialed.
But before that, Brigadier General Lawrence had to do his duty, and he said to the communications officer: "Send someone to inspect the situation in the nuclear arsenal immediately, and in addition, report the current situation at the base to the Pentagon!"
"Yes!"
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"Old Bean, all the nuclear warheads deployed by the Yankees at Nellis Air Force Base are finished!"
Steelhammer sat on the shell of a flying saucer, clasped his hands and sneered at Nellis Air Force Base, which was in chaos below.
Chen Xin took a breath and said, "The Karn clan is so generous. Steel, tell me what the hell is going on with the silver light in the Karn unmanned aerial vehicle, how did you somehow kill all the nuclear weapons in Nellis Air Force Base?"
Gangyi said: "Actually, it's not too difficult to understand, these silver lights contain a kind of ray that has not yet been discovered by humans, we call it a matter disintegration ray, and humans can find this kind of ray after entering the second-level civilization, but if you want to use it in interstellar warfare, you need at least a fourth-level civilization." Of course, due to the energy supply, the Karn also use castrated versions of the material disintegration ray, which only have an effect on radioactive heavy elements. This ray bombards the nucleus of a radioactive element. It can greatly shorten its half-life. Although the nuclear weapons stored by the US military at Nellis Air Force Base are mainly thermonuclear weapons. But it also contains a large amount of weapons-grade plutonium-239, an element with a half-life of about 24,000 years, which decays into radon and other elements in just a few seconds after being irradiated by the disintegration rays of matter. That's why the Kahn dare to swear that the nuclear weapons in the hands of China and Russia will become a pile of scrap metal!"
Chen Xin was stunned. A question suddenly came to mind. He asked, "Isn't the various radiation released by such a large-scale material decay very terrifying? I'm afraid that no one at Nellis Air Base will survive?"
"Old Bean, you're thinking too much, that Mr. Karn is running out of energy. How could he let go of these streams of high-energy particles! I guess Nellis Air Force Base can't even detect even the slightest bit of radiation right now!"
Chen Xinhaha said with a smile: "Isn't the Yankee losing a lot? It's a pity that these radiation don't have to be on their own people!"
Gang Gong flashed his electronic eyes and said, "It's good luck for Lao Mei, by the way, Lao Dou, now that the Kahn Clan's performance is over, isn't it our turn to play?"
Chen Xin was slightly stunned and said, "Gangyi, what do you want to do?"
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Washington, the Pentagon's underground command center.
Just as President O'Guanhai and Mr. Kahn sat down with each other, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates hurriedly pushed open the door of the communications room, glared at Mr. Kahn and said, "Mr. Kahn, did you do it, what did you do to Nellis Air Force Base?"
Ao Guanhai hurriedly asked, "Minister Gates, what happened?"
Robert Gates said: "We have just received a report from Nellis Air Force Base that all the radiation levels monitored in the nuclear arsenal are zero, and the radiation levels detected in the 15 ICBM silos are also zero!"
Ao Guanhai's face changed suddenly, and he turned back to Mr. Karn and said, "Mr. Karn, I think I need an explanation!"
Mr. Kahn smiled and said nonchalantly: "There is no need to explain, this matter is what I did, before I said that I can solve the nuclear weapons problem between China and Russia, don't you still believe it? Now I just prove to you that I am capable of doing this!"
"You ......" Secretary of Defense Robert Gates pointed at Mr. Kahn, almost speechless!
If the more than 900 nuclear weapons at Nellis Air Force Base had turned into a pile of scrap metal, as he claimed, it would be far less than a matter of losing hundreds of billions of dollars to the US military.
Although the United States, Russia and other countries have been reducing their nuclear arsenals in recent years, what has really been dismantled are those old nuclear warheads that are about to be decommissioned, and the research and deployment of a new generation of nuclear weapons have not stopped at all.
As one of the main strategic nuclear arsenals of the United States, Nellis Air Force Base has stored most of the new nuclear warheads, and the longest service time is not more than 20 years.
How can this not make Robert Gates, who is the Secretary of Defense, angry, that he has lost so many nuclear weapons, and will even have a serious impact on the future nuclear security of the United States.
O'Guanhai took a deep breath, looked at Robert Gates and said, "Mr. Gates, now I have seen it, but the stakes are very high, I hope to give us another 24 hours, okay? After all, war is no small matter......
Before Okukanhai could continue, Mr. Karn's face suddenly changed, and he interrupted Okukanhai: "Don't say any more! You actually dare to attack the Karn Clan's flying machine!"
The door to the communications room slammed open, and CIA Director Leon Panetta barged in and said, "Mr. President, there has been an exchange of fire between F22 fighters and Kahn aircraft at Nellis Base, and the two sides are currently fighting!"
Mr. Karn looked at Okankai with an expressionless face and said, "Hmph! No matter how down-and-out we Kahn are, it won't be the turn of the bugs to climb on our heads and, Americans, you wait for me!"
The LCD screen flashed, and Mr. Kahn disappeared instantly!
The three people in the communication room looked at each other, and Ao Guanhai picked up the shorthand book on the table and threw it directly on the ground: "FUCK, a bunch of stupid pigs! Immediately let the commander of Nellis Air Force Base get out, disobey the military order, does he want to go to court-martial?"
At this time, General Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, walked in and said with a heavy expression: "Mr. President, I have ordered Air Force fighters to carry out non-stop bomb patrols on Captain's Peak within 24 hours, and in addition, the strategic nuclear strike force is also ready to use all means to destroy the other side if necessary!"
O'Guanhai took a deep breath and nodded at General Mike Mullen. (To be continued......)