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A flat screen monitor is displayed in front of you, and the large letters "sound-only" on it indicate that it is an online audio communication.

"The Iraqi army has taken the Faw area and regained control of it. Although they lost seventeen oil wells, their own losses were minimized by the dispersion of the enemy's forces. ”

"Congratulations. ”

Looking at a screen with no real picture, it was a bit silly, so Alice trimmed her fingernails while talking to each other casually.

"So what about the combat level of my Blackwater mercenaries?

"Haha, of course it's full of five stars, but they are all elite soldiers who have just retired, and they are all equipped with standard equipment, how can there be a reason not to kill or kill?"

The sound of the audio belongs to the new defense secretary Dick Cheney, who has just taken office, and the Atlantic submarine cable connects Washington to the United Kingdom, and Exeter, although it is only a small city in the southeast, but when Cisco has already partnered with British Telecom, the rapidly expanding network infrastructure will certainly not forget it.

Alice smiled: "That's good, it doesn't matter if other things matter, if my first business with Blackwater Security Company actually ended up with a rating of less than four stars, then I would have to complain directly to the military." ”

"Then I guess the generals will definitely not be willing to carry this black cauldron. Even if it's just a "black screen", Dick Cheney's sense of humor can be heard in his tone: "In addition, Miss Alice, I really want to thank you for all the information about the Bushehr nuclear power plant, if it wasn't for you to introduce those two devices to us, this kind of operational idea would not have been realized at all." That's amazing, Cisco. ”

The topic suddenly took a 180-degree turn, and Alice knew he would do it. She looked at the document faxed from North Carolina, and more than a dozen pieces of printing paper were placed on the left-hand side, detailing all the details of Blackwater's participation in this "Ramadan" operation.

"It is Iran itself that needs to be thanked, who let them not fight their own battles well, and suddenly make a big fight on the Internet infrastructure. Alice said very relaxedly: "Thanks to their lack of experience, they actually connected the network in the Fao-Austrian area with the entire domestic network, not only did they not set up an internal network for the nuclear power plant to be isolated from the outside world, but they also did not buy the firewall of our Cisco." Gee...... Really, really, really. ”

A few short sentences contained a lot of information, and Alice was now in her office, and the entire building of the Exeter Computer Research Center was barely able to make up fifty employees. Such a remark, if accidentally leaked to the outside world, is enough to cause too many media sensations.

The magnitude of the situation made even Dick Cheney, who is Secretary of Defense, have to be silent for a moment.

Today, four days have passed since the Iraqi army's "Ramadan operation" against Iran.

It was a crucial decisive battle, and the Franco-Austrian region, which had been occupied by Iran for two years, was arguably one of the most important territories in Iraq. The significance of thousands of oil wells is well understood by anyone who understands the Persian Gulf and understands oil. Now, after a full day and a night of fighting, the declining Iranian army has grown in decline, and the interests of the whole world have been liberated from it.

At least the recovery in oil prices is enough to let the oil tycoons breathe a sigh of relief.

Of course, this battle is important to everyone in the world, but even without the Blackwater Army, the Iraqi army, with its tens of thousands of troops, still has an amazing chance of winning. An operation that would cost the U.S. government 3,000 elite veterans cannot, of course, be just a pure aid operation.

"What about Iran's nuclear power plants~"

Alice tapped lightly on another computer to her left, and a huge amount of data was flashing through it.

"It's clear that the Iranian government is at war, and the Iranian government has not forgotten about the development of this project. But Mr. Minister, this is really just a nuclear power plant under construction, and Iran is still far from making highly enriched uranium, so you are a little too anxious, right?"

This is indeed a very strange thing for Alice, although she is very smart, although she has a grasp of many things in the future, but after all, it is not the category of omniscience. Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant was built in 1974 by the German company Siemens, but the project was put on hold for a long time after Siemens stopped cooperating with Iran under opposition and pressure from the United States.

As for the further future, it is true that this nuclear power plant has become the focus of international public opinion again and again, but in 1988, it seems that there was not much stage for it, right?

"Because they have Soviet forces behind them,"

The answer came immediately, and Dick Cheney's voice was much more serious: "The Persian Gulf involves too many interests of the United States, and if Iran is really allowed to build this nuclear power plant, whether it is a possible leak or enriched uranium refining, it may happen." Alice, you don't want Chernobyl in the Persian Gulf, do you?"

It's actually from this point of view.

"A nuclear leak is really scary. "Needless to say, Alice also knows how terrible the tragic disaster in April last year was, and the super pollution that cost Belarus 20% of its arable land, is enough to make governments around the world more cautious about the construction of nuclear power plants.

Then, the Soviet Union's words can indeed be used as a concern during the Cold War, but it can be said that the United States still opposes Iran's construction of nuclear power plants in the later period......

"I see," said Alice, who had been in the nineties and was not something to say casually now, "and Minister Chek, you seem to be very interested in the two pieces of equipment I have provided?"

"Oh yes, Miss Alice, we are indeed interested. On the black-out "sound-only" screen, it seemed that Dick Cheney, the slightly topped man with glasses, seemed to have a cute smile.

"Because you've managed to miniaturize two very cutting-edge products," his voice said, "it's a good idea to say that Sony launched its first commercial notebook three years ago, and you're launching another one after three years, especially since it's still extraordinarily large, and it makes sense to have that kind of great performance." ”

Alice laughed silently and listened to the other man's next sentence.

"But that satellite transmitter ...... God forbid, Alice, you designed it yourself?"

Hearing this, Alice laughed genuinely.

In fact, because she had expected Dick Cheney to talk to her personally, it was impossible for her to just make a small talk, so the same transmitter had already been placed on the table, in the other corner of the long table.

It is an iron box no more than a foot long and three centimeters in diameter, and it looks like a folding umbrella that has been put away.

But no one who understands its performance will ever think of it as an ordinary iron box.

At the time, the Blackwater mercenary was still in the town hall building, with a two-story concrete structure above the fourth floor. At the same time, although the Pentagon had pointed the satellite at the port of Fao, it was impossible to be precise enough to transmit the signal directly through the window. ”

Just listen to Dick Cheney, "If that soldier is using a huge machine, I don't care. But Alice, you little guy is really miniaturized, a miniature satellite signal transmitter that is fully capable of battlefield use, and the speed is so fast, five minutes, isn't this its limit?"

Listening casually to the other party's questions, Alice believed that if she hadn't been studying in England, they would have invited herself to the Pentagon again with a phone call, almost.

"The wireless transmission of data itself is not a high-end technology, but it is very difficult to increase the speed. Of course, the application of military products to technology is at the forefront, regardless of the cost of manufacturing, of course, the top performance can be matched with the smallest hardware size, Minister Cheney, don't be too surprised. ”

"Good, good," Dick Cheney is certainly nodding across the two-word black display, "All we need is military products." Weinberg has really left me with a great resource, Alice, and I sincerely hope that the Pentagon will work a little more closely with you for the rest of my term. ”

Alice can almost guess what is going on in the mind of the new defense minister, who took office in March. Dick Cheney, a sudden politician who was studying for a Ph.D. at the University of Wisconsin in '68, had a close relationship with the Bush family. Now that it's the end of April '88 and a new president has taken office, it's more important than anything else for the new defense minister to consolidate his connections.

"About this transmitter......" Alice deliberately lengthened her voice, not even forgetting to bring the headset closer to her lips, and through the monitor-grade headphones, she could hear Dick Cheney's wheezing more clearly.

"Of course, Cisco can produce for the military, but this is only at the level of technology patents, do you have any special needs for off-line factories?"

It's good to agree, seeing that he can clear the level so easily, Dick Cheney, who is far away in Washington, is also relieved. George Bush Sr. came to power, and up to now, many of his policies have a high degree of externality, and the equipment of satellite signal transmitters has naturally become the "achievement" he is very eager for.

"That's great," he said to Alice with satisfaction and relief as the half-hour online audio conversation drew to a close, "We'll send you a fax for the details of this deal, Alice, thank you so much." ”

The fingernails were cut and sharpened, sharpened and sharpened, and Alice, who was comfortably sitting in the soft leather chair, did not raise her head: "Well, it is mutually beneficial." (To be continued.) )