Chapter 169: The world is in turmoil
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The most critical part of Liu Wei's action plan is how to prevent the US military from launching a large-scale military operation. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
Although the use of millions of civilians on Manhattan Island can make the US military dare not use high-powered weapons, let alone carry out precision bombing, with the consistent policy of the US authorities, it will definitely eventually take military action and send ground troops to retake Manhattan Island.
Confronting all the US troops, it is clearly not very wise.
The most effective way is to prevent the US military from launching a military operation, at least to make the US military have some scruples and not dare to rashly launch an attack before it succeeds.
The solution was devised by the Grayback Jackal, and it was simple: kidnap all the inhabitants of Manhattan Island.
For this reason, it is necessary to let the US military know that if military action is taken, millions of civilians on the island will become cannon fodder. In order to achieve this goal, it is necessary to have weapons of mass destruction, at least to make the US military think that there are weapons of mass destruction on the island, such as dozens of tons of VX nerve agent, or a small nuclear warhead.
It is much less difficult to get a small nuclear warhead than to get dozens of tons of nerve agents.
During the planning stage, Liu Wei thought about buying a nuclear warhead from North Korean or Russian arms dealers through underground channels or even through Li Tingxuan.
For this reason, Liu Wei also asked Dian Bin to inquire about the price.
North Korea's nuclear warheads are not very interesting, the main thing is that they are too large to be delivered to the United States at all. Russian arms dealers have several suitcase nuclear bombs stolen during the collapse of the former Soviet Union, with an explosive yield of about 5,000 tons, and the radioactive dust produced is enough to contaminate the entire island of Manhattan. The price is not too expensive, only half a billion dollars. If you give cash, you can also get a 20% discount. It's just that these nuclear bombs are almost thirty years old and very unreliable. Not to mention that it is not done properly, even if there is an abnormal situation during transportation, it may be detonated.
After careful consideration, Liu Wei gave up this idea.
They are not going to fight hard, let alone fight the Yankees to the end. No matter how powerful the FOS fighters are, they are not much better than ordinary people in front of nuclear warheads. Besides, whether it is a nuclear warhead from North Korea or Russia, there are signs to be checked. Whether it detonates or not, it will eventually get into trouble.
The inability to obtain a real nuclear warhead does not mean that it is impossible to create a hypothesis.
It is not difficult to get a few kilograms of nuclear materials, especially fuel rods for civilian nuclear power plants that are not as pure as military grades.
As for the creation of a shell for a nuclear warhead, it is even more of a piece of cake.
As early as more than 10 years ago, an American high school student assembled the shell of an atomic bomb at home based on public information on the Internet and using various equipment and equipment ordered by telephone and mail. Later, the FBI confirmed that this "atomic bomb" had the ability to detonate, but it lacked the most important core.
In order to "warn" the Yankees, Liu Wei also played a hand.
The components of the "atomic bomb" were shipped into Manhattan in batches, and after the operation began, they were assembled by two well-versed FOS fighters. The Empire State Building was planted on the top floor, and the "atomic bomb" was placed in a panel room encased in leaded glass.
Obviously, this is not an atomic bomb in the true sense of the word.
With only a 75 percent purity uranium rod assembled, a sustained chain reaction simply cannot be produced. For the sake of safety, Liu Wei did not let his subordinates assemble the "atomic bomb" with high-energy for detonation**. That is, the "atomic bomb" is not even a dirty bomb.
It's just that this "atomic bomb" is enough to make the Yankees tremble.
According to the judgment of the grayback jackal, after Liu Wei's threat via video call, the Yankees will definitely think that there are weapons of mass destruction on the island. Needless to say, the Yankees will dispatch reconnaissance planes with detection capabilities to collect atmospheric and radiation data at an altitude of 10,000 meters.
Although the airtight seal of the chamber is very good, it does not block all rays.
In other words, the Yankees will soon discover that the Empire State Building has abnormal radiation, and then it will be possible to conclude that there is a high concentration of radioactive materials here.
It is a pity that no matter how advanced the technology of the Yankees is, it is impossible to determine the concentration of radioactive materials through high-altitude reconnaissance.
As long as the situation is not clear, the Yankees will prepare for the worst, believing that the attackers have nuclear warheads in their hands.
In this way, Liu Wei's goal was achieved.
Although in extreme cases, the Yankees have no choice but to bomb the Empire State Building before launching a surprise attack to disarm the attackers of large-scale retaliation, but when there is still room for manoeuvre, especially if it is not clear whether the attackers have other weapons of mass destruction in addition to nuclear warheads, the Yankees will not go to extremes and will not rashly bomb the Empire State Building.
After checking with the Geiger detector, the gray-backed jackal called Liu Wei and approached the mobile board house.
Inside, two FOS fighters in radiation suits are doing a final check of the assembled "atomic bomb", mainly to determine whether the uranium rods are firmly fastened.
"You say, how much money can you make if you can sell this thing to Iran?"
"Iran?"
The gray-backed jackal smiled and said, "The Yankees are making trouble everywhere, and after doing Iraq and Afghanistan, they are looking for the next target." Libya is too small to suit the Yankees' appetite at all. Syria is next to Israel, and the Yankees will not attack it lightly. The only ones left are Iran and North Korea. Now that the situation in East Asia is very delicate, and the Yankees are not rashly attacking North Korea, the only thing left is Iran. ā
"You're saying the Yankees will wage war on Iran?"
"I wasn't sure before, but after this incident, there wasn't much suspense."
Liu Wei frowned, feeling that there was no way to connect the two things.
"Whether or not we can find out about this matter, Norris must give an account to the American people, and the militants in the US Congress will use this matter to find an excuse for the next war. When the Iraq War was launched, the Yankees claimed that Iraq possessed weapons of mass destruction, but everyone later knew that Saddam not only did not have weapons of mass destruction, but also did not even have advanced weapons. All the Yankees need is a reason, and they don't care if that reason has anything to do with Iran. As long as the Yankees put this account on the heads of terrorist groups, they will attack those countries that secretly support Islamic extremist groups. ā
With that, the gray-backed jackal shook his head with a smile.
After Saddam Hussein's death, Iran was the only one who was really blatantly supporting Islamic extremist groups, and Iran has been at the forefront of anti-American behavior for many years.
"That's a good thing for us."
"That's true, once the Middle East is in chaos, the Yankees will not have the energy to keep an eye on the Western Pacific." The gray-backed jackal let out a long sigh, "I'm afraid that before this, we didn't expect that this operation would have such a far-reaching impact. In 20 years, maybe 10 years, the world situation will certainly be turned upside down. ā
"It depends on who takes the chance."
"Only one thing is certain, as long as we succeed, the situation of US hegemony will end forever."
Liu Wei smiled and didn't say much.
There are three pillars for the United States to dominate the world: first, strong military, scientific, technological, and economic hard power, second, soft power in finance, trade, culture, and other fields, and third, basic systems such as personnel training, political system, and values. Among the three pillars, the most crucial is the basic system, but it is the soft power, especially the superior position of the United States in finance and trade, that actually plays a decisive role.
To put it simply, relying on its financial and trade superiority, the United States is using the world's money to safeguard its national interests.
According to relevant information released by the US authorities, during the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan for more than 10 years, the US federal political axe spent a total of $10 trillion in huge war expenses. If all this money is paid by Americans, it is equivalent to more than 30,000 dollars for every American citizen, which is almost the entire income of a year. In order to pass on the huge war expenses, the US financial conglomerates have resorted to maneuvers, such as issuing subprime loans, which is the trigger for the global financial crisis and the root cause of the global economy falling to the bottom.
Without a strong financial system backed by the dollar, the US military simply cannot fight a high-tech war.
It can even be said that without this solid backing, the United States simply cannot arm the most powerful army in the world.
The most effective way to fight the United States is to attack the dollar, and to attack the dollar is to weaken the dollar, making it worthless.
This is also the main reason why Liu Wei is eyeing the US gold reserves.
Although currencies are no longer pegged to gold in the modern financial system, the amount of hard currency reserves such as gold is still a key factor in supporting the value of a country's currency. The U.S. dollar can become the main foreign exchange reserve of other countries and become the settlement currency of international trade, in addition to the strong economic strength of the United States, it is inextricably linked to the massive gold reserves of the United States. This is especially true for wealthy countries that are willing to take dollars and store hard currency in the United States, such as the Gulf region's oil-producing powers.
Without the backing of nearly 10,000 tons of gold, the value of the US dollar will inevitably be affected.
Without this pillar of the financial system, it is almost impossible for the United States to dominate the world.
It can even be said that after the dollar loses its reserve value, the US federal political axe will collapse and go bankrupt, because the United States has issued tens of trillions of Treasury bonds in the past few years. As long as the dollar loses its reserve value, the creditors who hold US Treasury bonds will inevitably sell off aggressively, and the US federal political axe will not be able to buy back all the Treasury bonds.
As soon as the United States is in chaos, the world pattern will inevitably undergo earth-shaking changes.
If this is not Liu Wei's purpose, then Li Tingxuan's purpose. For rising countries, the United States is undoubtedly the biggest obstacle. Only by eradicating this obstacle will countries and regions with strong basic strength, such as the mainland, Russia, and the European Union, be able to achieve equal international status.
When Liu Wei and the gray-backed jackal came down from the top floor of the Empire State Building, they happened to run into Kotone Takeuchi and others who rushed back.
Not long after, Mobei Wolf hurried over with several FOS fighters.
Judging by the look on his face, something bad must have happened.
(To be continued)