Chapter 540: Countermeasures
When Joe Biden entered the White House conference room, Secretary of Defense John Kerry, CIA Director George Brennan, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral David Petraeus, had been waiting in the conference room for a long time.
There was no relaxed expression on everyone's faces, and they were silent one by one, and the atmosphere in the conference room was so gloomy that it seemed to be dripping water.
Joe Biden sat down in the presidency, swept his eyes over everyone's faces, and asked, "What's the latest situation now?"
David Petraeus, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said: "Our nuclear, chemical and biological rescue team has entered one of the missile silos of the 341st Wing, and it has been confirmed that all the members of the crew inside have died, and these people have been exposed to gamma rays that exceed the standard by 1 million times. At present, the radiation intensity in the silo is very threatening to rescue personnel, and the rescue team has to be temporarily evacuated, and it is initially estimated that we can continue to send people in only after 24 hours, when the radiation level returns to normal levels. ”
"What about the rest of the world?"
David Petraeus said: "Elsewhere it was much the same, with land-based intercontinental missile silos, the strategic nuclear arsenal of the Navy and Air Force, and even the storage depots of our nuclear weapons parts factories all under unknown attack. ”
Joe Biden said: "Is the Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine in contact?"
Everyone in the audience looked at each other, and David Petraeus said in a deep voice: "No, there are two Virginia-class and five Los Angeles-class attack nuclear submarines that have survived. However, their situation is not very good, and the nuclear reactors have stopped operating, and can only rely on backup power to temporarily surface and wait for rescue. As for the Ohio class. It is estimated that there is a lot of luck and a lot of ......"
"And what about the Ohio class in Bango?" said Joe Biden with a frown.
Located on the Gissepp Peninsula in Washington State, the Bangor Submarine Base is the largest nuclear submarine base in the United States and one of the three major nuclear weapons clusters in the United States, with a total of about 1,700 Trident missiles.
As the cornerstone of the US triad nuclear strike strategy, the Ohio-class ballistic missile nuclear submarine is far more important than the air-based and land-based nuclear missiles, and in a sense, it is the last line of defense of a nuclear power. Even if the continental United States has been completely destroyed, as long as there is still one ballistic missile nuclear submarine surviving. can launch a deadly nuclear counterattack against the enemy.
The United States has a total of 14 Ohio-class nuclear submarines, and if all the 10 submarines cruising outside meet the odds, the four submarines in the base may not escape the fate of destruction.
David Petraeus shook his head and smiled bitterly: "The Bangor base has also been attacked in a similar way, and there has been no response from the base's communications so far. The rescue team stopped three kilometers away from the base, where they detected a high level of nuclear radiation, and if they go any further, I am afraid that the safety of the rescue team cannot be guaranteed!"
Everyone in the audience looked at each other, and Joe Biden sat in his place as if he had been drained.
I thought that after Ao Guanhai was cleaned up, he who was pushed to the front by the behind-the-scenes consortium would be able to do a big job and make a career in the position of president. Who would have thought that before this dream began, it would be completely disillusioned.
"Tell me. Who could be behind this attack?"
Biden has no energy.
CIA Director George Brennan said in a deep voice: "The war is over, it must be the war, except for them." No country has such a capability, and no country or organization has such a motive!"
Joe Biden clenched his fists, his arms were bruised, his breathing became more and more rapid, his face gradually became hideous, and he roared loudly: "Fuck the fuck! Rubbish!"
No one stood up to stop Mr. President, and left him alone to vent like this.
There is no nuclear arsenal. The mighty United States is like a naked woman stripped naked, trembling in the face of the nuclear stick of China and Russia.
And Joe Biden will also be a party to this historical event, forever pinned to the pillar of shame in the history of the United States of America.
Even more grim is the question of where the United States goes from here.
From the world's number one power to a non-nuclear country, the dollar's economic status in the world will inevitably plummet, and its strong economic strength will only become the target of other countries' coveting.
The experience of the world's police in the past few decades, the United States has offended too many countries,
In the past, the lighthouses of MZ and ZY may become the target of everyone's shouting.
More importantly, the attack has already caused at least 50,000 casualties, and if the news is announced, it is feared that it will cause an uproar in the United States.
For everyone in the room, this almost meant the end of their political careers.
After venting for a while, Joe Biden's feelings gradually calmed down, and he said: "The news must be strictly blocked now!
Secretary of Defense John Kerry nodded: "We have strictly limited the scope of knowledge of this incident, except for a very small number of front-line troops involved in the rescue operation, only a small number of staff members in the White House and the Pentagon know the relevant information, and the CIA has sent an operation team to secretly monitor all those who know about it, and there is no need to worry about the leakage of information in a short time." ”
David Petraeus, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said: "But this is only a temporary measure, so many people have died, it is absolutely impossible to block the news for too long, and we must find a suitable reason to explain this incident to the public." ”
Joe Biden closed his eyes, thought for a moment and said: "Yes, but there is no need to find a reason, wait for the rescue force to enter, and then release all the pictures taken, the current United States needs unity!"
Everyone present was slightly stunned, and they all nodded, since it can't be blocked, it is better to announce it at the right time, and then guide public opinion.
Maybe it can also make all the American people hate the same enemy.
Just then, a secretary hurriedly barged into the conference room and whispered a few words in Joe Biden's ear.
"What?!"
Joe Biden's face changed dramatically, and he suddenly stood up from his seat.
"Mr. President, what's wrong?"
Everyone here also focused their eyes on Joe Biden, and they didn't know what news the secretary had brought just now, which shocked Mr. President so much. (To be continued) R580