Volume 5 Chapter 535 Facing the forces where panic spreads

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The explosion of a nuclear bomb in eastern Afghanistan with a yield of less than 10,000 tons was more than just killing more than 10,000 people and injuring tens of thousands. With the explosion of this nuclear bomb www.biquge.info the real power and influence will spread to the whole world.

As soon as the news of the nuclear explosion was received, stock indices related to the financial sector, public utilities, transportation and other industries, including the New York Stock Exchange, the world's largest exchange, plunged, while stocks related to mineral resources such as crude oil and food soared.

Billions of people around the world, as long as they know a little about the outside world, feel the heaviness of the black clouds pressing down on the top of the building.

Soon after, Russia, China, and European countries announced an increase in military alert at the same time, and each country's counterterrorism and intelligence services are working hard to check for any suspicious places in the country. Until the source of the nuclear warhead that exploded in Afghanistan is known, all countries dare not take it lightly, because a nuclear bomb can be detonated in Afghanistan, and it can be detonated in any corner of the world.

After the authorization of the Congress, US President George W. Bush announced that the alert level of the United States would be raised from yellow to red, that is, the highest level of alert. At the same time, 2700 ICBMs deployed by the US Air Force on combat readiness were immediately put on standby for launch. And 12 of the 14 Ohio-class nuclear submarines of the US Navy that are on patrol at any time have also disappeared into the ocean. The most important thing is that since the end of the Cold War, the United States has gradually stopped the resumption of the strategic bombers of the United States with nuclear warheads. Half of the 20 B-2A bombers and a third of the 93 B-52 strategic bombers, all carrying air-launched cruise missiles with W80-1 nuclear warheads, as well as ground-penetrating nuclear warheads of the B61 family, were urgently lifted into the air.

As the only United States in the world to use nuclear weapons in actual combat, it may never have imagined that one day a nuclear warhead would explode in a place where the American flag flies. Even if the yield of this nuclear warhead is small and the place of explosion is not in the United States, the American political axe, including the American people, understands one thing: the United States has been hit by a nuclear attack!

Panic spread throughout American society, with the rich and middle-class, and even the homeless on the streets, spreading the fear of a nuclear war. Everyone knows that in a nuclear war, the homeland of the United States will not be safe, and even if the US political axe swears that the Aegis system can intercept all missiles attacking the United States, no one will put their lives on the promise of the political axe.

Major transportation transit stations in the United States, including land, sea, and air airports, railway stations, and ports, are crowded with American people with their families in tow, and the FBI and the National Guard, which are caught in the crowd to prevent terrorist attacks, and the National Guard who drive armored vehicles to guard the streets, are also helpless against these almost crazy people.

A series of developments in the United States naturally provoked reactions around the world. At the same time, the major nuclear-armed powers secretly issued orders for the strategic forces of nuclear weapons to raise their vigilance. However, compared with the United States, which was attacked, other societies are relatively stable, at least there will not be a chaotic situation in which tens of thousands of people and hundreds of thousands of people pour into the streets.

In order to stabilize the increasingly unstable situation, the heads of state of the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council held a video session for the first time, and at this moment, no one else thought about anything else, and they were anxiously trying to find out about the nuclear attack, give the people the truth, and stop the panic spread of the nuclear war.

After a series of urgent consultations among the major powers, it was unanimously decided to jointly come forward to ensure that the nuclear attack was only an accident and that the five nuclear-armed powers had no intention of triggering a nuclear war. With the clear assurances of the world's five major nuclear-armed states, the fear of a nuclear war has gradually eased around the world. After all, modern people are thoughtful and rational, and they know that as long as the five major nuclear-armed countries do not interact with each other to use nuclear weapons, then a global nuclear war will never break out.

However, the joint statement only eases the current situation. In order to fully return to normal, in addition to time, it is necessary to show enough evidence that this nuclear weapon is just a move by some crazy force or individual.

As a result, the eyes of all countries in the world are focused on Afghanistan and several countries around Afghanistan. In Afghanistan, there are the nests of the Taliban and al-Qaeda, and around Afghanistan, there are the nuclear-armed countries of Pakistan and the quasi-nuclear-armed countries of Iran. These four countries or organizations may have something to do with the nuclear explosion.

In the face of questions and suspicions from the outside world, Pakistan and Iran immediately came out to clarify, indicating that they had nothing to do with the incident. Pakistan is better because it is a nuclear state, and all nuclear warheads are recorded, which is easy to pinpoint. But Iran is a bad place to say.

Many countries and organizations have speculated that Iran has long had the capability to produce nuclear weapons, but for some reason it has not been announced. As a result, it is unknown whether Iran has a nuclear warhead or not. Therefore, it is also unknown whether the nuclear warhead that exploded in Afghanistan has anything to do with Iran. Iran can't come up with any evidence to show that the warhead has nothing to do with it, unless Iran takes out all its nuclear weapons-related raw materials, equipment, and technical information for exposure, because nuclear-weapon-related things are the top secrets of every country, and there will definitely be clues left at any point of entry and exit. As long as you check carefully, you can always find out.

But will Iran do that? Obviously impossible! Iran has always made it clear to the outside world that it is developing nuclear technology only for the peaceful use of nuclear energy, not for the development of nuclear weapons. But in fact? Since the nuclear weapons base obtained the relevant equipment and technical information, Iran has so far produced several nuclear warheads for experiments. It only takes a few experiments before Iran can be officially declared nuclear. At such a critical time, how could Iran expose its secrets to the sun. In the absence of a nuclear counterattack capability, such an act will only lead to an immediate military strike by the United States and Israel, destroying Iran's efforts for many years!

At this moment, Iran's top brass even regretted that Iran should not have kept the nuclear warheads that it had obtained at the nuclear weapons base.

Iran is understandable for doing so, because some of the core equipment and key technical data are much easier to deliver to the country than nuclear warheads, and they are not easy to detect. Those nuclear warheads are hot things, and if they are accidentally exposed, they will only put themselves in trouble, and they can't tell if they are full of mouths.

But who would have thought that just when Iran was about to become a nuclear state, such an unexpected event would suddenly erupt? As collaborators with Lemo and Omar, the Iranian authorities know the origin of the nuclear warhead and must have something to do with the Star Organization. Although this nuclear warhead yield is very small, and it is not any of the nuclear warheads captured from the original nuclear weapons base, after such a long time, who knows whether the Star Organization will have the ability to produce its own nuclear warheads? Because Iran knows that the Star Organization has not only obtained more than a dozen nuclear warheads, but also a huge amount of weapons-grade enriched uranium, and even swept away all the equipment in the nuclear weapons base. With raw materials, equipment and some technical data, as long as the Star Organization has a part of the scientists in nuclear physics, it can produce its own nuclear warhead in a very short time.

Can Iran say this information? Once Iran exposes the Star Organization, the Star Organization will definitely face pressure from all over the world, and who knows if the young Oriental will make a desperate attempt to detonate at least a dozen nuclear warheads in the organization's possession? And Iran will not believe that the Star Organization will help Iran protect the matter of its nuclear weapons base. At that time, Iran will return to square one, facing military action by the United States and Israel.

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In western Afghanistan, less than 30 kilometers from the Iranian border, there is an inland lake, known locally as 'Yechat Lake', the origin of the name is said to be that the climate around this lake is very different from other regions, and the temperature around the lake is always around 20 degrees Celsius at night, even in winter. In the past, the indigenous tribes used to gather at night by the lake to sing and dance and enjoy the blessed land of Allah.

On the northwest side of the lake, not far from the western Afghan city of Lash Juwein, there is a continuous mountain that is not as desolate or even gray as the east. Densely planted with trees, it is a natural paradise for animals and a great place to hide.

As everyone knows, in addition to making animals less susceptible to hunters, it can also protect certain people from being hunted by the enemy, such as Comrade bin Laden!

After crossing the road without a trace at all, stepping on the creaking leaves, and climbing over several large mountains, through the gaps between the branches, you can faintly see a small valley sitting by the river. This big river is also called the 'Yeliao River', and the water of the river finally flows into the 'Yeliao Lake'. The surface of the water is about five or six meters wide, but it is not waist-deep. Faintly, on the surface of the river, I saw some figures with sharp wooden guns in their hands, staring intently at the water.

In the narrow valley mouth, if someone takes a closer look, they will be surprised. On both sides of here, there are some slight noises from time to time in the depths of the bushes. If you think it's an animal, you're wrong. Because it's a secret post in charge of guarding. Even inside, there are some digging holes, which are used to store food and rest, and can also be used to cover the enemy when it is critical.

The valley is small, the size of a basketball court at most. Both sides are straight stone walls, which are at least more than ten meters above the visual inspection. This is a place of natural cover. The only entrance to the entire valley is the narrow valley mouth. Elsewhere, it is difficult to see the birds, at least from the air, because above this natural valley, there is a layer of mist most of the year, that is, the sun shines down, giving people the same feeling as a few watts of energy-saving lamps.

On the left side of the valley is a low-slung stone house made of bluestone from the river. From time to time, people come in and out. Although each of them carried a rifle on his back, none of them laughed loudly, unlike the lively barracks in other places. It seems more like a secret concentration camp.

The place where Comrade bin Laden lived was on the right, and in the middle was a stone house that looked half as wide as an ordinary stone house. This is because the stone wall of the stone house has been carved into it, forming an artificial recess. At this moment, Comrade bin Laden was discussing matters with several of his important aides. Outside the stone house, several 'base' fighters were strictly guarding.

(To be continued)