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"Oh my God, what's that...... It's the Soviet 'Sabre'! "At a secret Pentagon video intelligence analysis center, a group of Pentagon officers were watching the news on Iranian state television on the big screen, and when they saw the missile launcher quietly parked in the center of the field in the last few seconds of the news, an older officer couldn't help but let out an exclamation. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

As an old rival that began to compete in the former Soviet Union, the United States has never stopped researching high-end weapons from the former Soviet Union and now Russia. And how could the SS-20, an intermediate-range ballistic missile that reversed the nuclear superiority of the former Soviet Union and the United States during the Cold War, not leave a deep impression on the minds of this group of American officials during that period?

The appearance of the SS-20 medium-range ballistic missile, codenamed 'Sabre' by NATO, has brought about a fundamental change in the firing and combat form of the Soviet Union's nuclear missile weapons, and has also reversed the situation of nuclear weapons confrontation between the Western world and the Soviet Union, and the Soviet Union has once again mastered nuclear superiority because of the emergence of the Sabre.

Such a landmark weapon that left a strong mark in the history of missile development became a political victim when the two camps confronted each other. Later, the INF Treaty in the global nuclear arms reduction program was entirely due to the emergence of the "Sabre", which caused great pressure in the Western world, and the political negotiations reversed the weakness caused by the emergence of the "Sabre" in the nuclear confrontation.

The advantages of the Sabre are mainly in the following aspects: strong maneuverability, short launch process, system reaction time, strong target selection ability, high strike accuracy, and almost perfect reliability. Although such an excellent missile was completely destroyed by Russia with the launch of the "INF Treaty," its impact on subsequent missiles, especially ballistic missiles, is still far-reaching, and even the 'Topol series' missiles, which now represent the world's highest technology in the missile system, cannot get rid of the shadow of the "Sabre."

Only the clearer you know about this 'saber', the more you will be afraid of it. Although nearly 20 years have passed since the era of Sabre, as long as you have experienced the pressure of Sabre, you will never forget it.

"Damn, where did they get their 'sabers'?" An army lieutenant general clenched his fists and roared with two foul breaths coming out of his nostrils.

The officers in the hall immediately fell silent, and they were now also thinking about it. Where did the Somalis get their 'sabers'? You must know that because of the 'INF Treaty,' Russia has destroyed all the "Sabre" missiles produced and deployed, and these are all news confirmed by US intelligence services. More than 20 years have passed, although now countries have mastered some more advanced and powerful missiles. But how could the fearful thing that I had experienced reappeared after being confirmed to have disappeared for more than 20 years, and it was still in the hands of a country that was 'unfriendly' to the United States.

"General, I suspect that the 'Sabre' in the hands of the Somalis is from Russia." A colonel officer frowned and thought for a moment, his eyes lit up, and he interjected.

The lieutenant general's body was like a spirit monkey, shaking his slightly bloated body flexibly, and suddenly appeared in front of the colonel, looking directly into the eyes of this subordinate and asking, "Why do you say that?" ”

The problem is too serious, if these Sabre missiles really came from Russia. What does that mean? Either Russia used some means unknown to the United States to conceal that some of the missiles were not destroyed, and later secretly sold them to others, such as Somalia. If this is the case, then the US intelligence services are on a big mistake. Unlike other missiles, the Sabre appeared solely for the purpose of strategic nuclear strike. Russia can sell hidden missiles to Somalia, and it is possible to sell them to other countries that the United States does not know about. The number of missiles is unknown, and the country in which they are deployed is unknown. This is too much of a threat to the United States. If it is not clarified, the United States may have to bear the wrath of the Sabre at any time.

The second reason is that after the signing of the INF Treaty, Russia completely destroyed the missiles it had produced and deployed, but at some point in the future, it secretly reactivated the Sabre, either for arms sales or to counter the United States, which is a major threat.

And what worries the lieutenant general the most is that the Russians did not produce it themselves, but they "leaked" the technology of the "Sabre". That would pose the greatest threat to the United States. Once many countries have mastered this more advanced medium-range ballistic missile. Then the natural geographical advantage of the US mainland will no longer exist, and theoretically speaking, any US military base in the world, including the mainland, will be within the missile range of the secret enemy.

"General, I remember that at the beginning of this year, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov publicly declared that the missile defense system deployed by our country in Europe was a signal of our intention to gain nuclear superiority over Russia. And the chief of the General Staff of the Russian army, Baluyevsky, made a clear explanation that if China does not cancel the missile defense system deployed in Europe, Russia will withdraw from the "INF Treaty" and redeploy the "Sabre." The colonel replied loudly.

The lieutenant general frowned slightly, and quickly remembered this incident, which was still in the international uproar at that time, and it was impossible for him to forget it in such a short time.

"Go on!" The lieutenant general also felt bad at this time, but he couldn't find a specific idea for a while, so he was ready to listen to the analysis of his subordinates, and maybe he could find the real reason from it.

"Okay general." The colonel nodded and said confidently, "I think these 'sabers' in Somalia are from Russia." Judging by Russia's reaction to the missile defense system deployed by our country in Europe at the beginning of the year, Russia really feels threatened. Otherwise, there would not have been such fiery statements made by high-level figures such as the foreign minister and the chief of staff. However, everyone knows that with Russia's current strength, it is already beyond its power to maintain high-end long-range strategic nuclear superiority, and if it still ignores the risk of weakening its national strength and engages in a malicious arms race with China, only Russia's fragile economic system will collapse in the end. Therefore, the redeployment of the Sabre is just a bottomless clamor by Russia, and it will not play a role in reversing the nuclear superiority of the two sides. At such times, Russia must find a solution. ”

The colonel's words won a lot of approval among the officers. The strength of the former Soviet Union is still collapsing after decades of confrontation with the United States. Russia is weaker today than the Soviet Union, and the United States is stronger today than it was during the Cold War. The gap between the two in terms of comprehensive national strength, especially economic strength, is becoming more and more obvious. At such a time, it is simply impossible for Russia to simply maintain its overall superiority in the triad of strategic nuclear strike forces. If we ignore the development of the domestic light industry and put most of the country's strength on the military industry, as the former Soviet Union did, we can only bring about our own destruction. In this way, Russia can only maintain its nuclear superiority in a certain area. And Russia today is doing the same. The only thing that Russia maintains a slight advantage over the United States in terms of strategic nuclear forces today is intercontinental missiles. And in the two areas of medium-range missiles and nuclear submarines, it has lagged behind the United States. At the heart of strategic nuclear strikes in the air, strategic bombers, the United States also occupies a partial advantage.

It has been Russia's greatest effort to maintain its superiority over the United States in ICBMs, and this is still based on Russia's inheritance of missile technology left over from the former Soviet Union for decades. Otherwise, Russia simply cannot form a nuclear advantage over the United States.

At this time, Russia is clamoring for the redeployment of the 'Sabre', with Russia's gradually recovering economy and military technology, it can be done by gritting its teeth, but what about after it is completed? If the United States wants to maintain its nuclear superiority over Russia, it will certainly develop and deploy more advanced missile weapons. Will Russia also have to follow suit? If there is no competition, there will be no need to deploy the Sabre missiles, and if it continues to compete with the United States, Russia's economic strength will certainly be dragged down.

"If Russia wants to reduce the military pressure on our country, in addition to enhancing its own strength, it must enlist some countries to share the burden. I think that Somalia's acquisition of the 'Sabre' is an attempt by Russia. ”

Indeed, the fact that Russia does not have the economic strength to compete with the United States does not mean that there is no way to disperse the pressure brought by the United States. As long as other countries that have bad relations with the United States deploy missiles that can pose a threat to the United States, the United States will need to deploy more missile defense systems and offensive missiles in order to maintain control over these areas. In this way, it will be a drain on the strength and energy of the United States. At the very least, it can delay or even reduce the military pressure of the United States on Russia's periphery. Military pressure here, of course, refers primarily to nuclear superiority.

In the case of Somalia, the United States now knows that intermediate-range ballistic missiles have been deployed in Somalia, and in order to maintain military pressure on Somalia, it is necessary to deploy similar missiles around Somalia. Otherwise, in the event of a conflict with Somalia in this region, the United States will not be able to maintain its superiority in this regard, and the consequences will be disastrous. Even if the United States has missile bases around Somalia, the missiles deployed are all aimed at the surname, and now that there is one more Somalia, the United States will increase the number of missiles deployed, and regard Somalia as a potential threat. This would inevitably slow down the pace at which the United States would increase the number of missiles in other parts of the world.

Although the military spending of the United States is large, it is not unlimited. And factors such as missile production capacity, deployment time, and so on, will meet the requirements of distracting the United States.

What if, Russia is secretly producing missiles to sell to these countries? For every set of missiles sold by Russia, it has to make a profit. The United States, on the other hand, wants to produce two or even three sets of missiles to protect against these missile countries that sell them from Russia. One plus and one subtraction, the gap between the advantages of the two will gradually narrow.

It's just that Russia will really do such a 'crazy' thing? You must know that the missiles sold can pose a threat not only to the United States, but also to Russia.

Today's world is a whole, and no country can develop in a closed and closed manner. As long as there are exchanges and contacts with other countries, there will inevitably be competition, and where there is competition, there will be contradictions. Where there are contradictions, there is unhappiness between countries. And the conflict between the two countries is triggered by such and such contradictions and conflicts of interests. Russia also has adversaries internationally, and where there are adversaries there are potential threats. Selling the Sabre, Russia also has to bear a certain risk. Will Russia really take such a risk in order to put pressure on the United States?

(To be continued)