Chapter 581: Use of Nuclear Weapons
The losses of the United States are so great that they cannot afford it at all!
The Prince Sultan Air Base concentrates nearly 100 US fighters, including E-3 early warning aircraft with a single cost of hundreds of millions of dollars, F-15 fighters for main air combat and F-16 fighters for ground attack, including EF-111 electronic warfare aircraft, etc., these aircraft, with Iraq's ballistic missile attack, almost all of them were scrapped! Coupled with the pensions needed by the deceased, etc., the losses of the United States under this air raid are as high as tens of billions of dollars! You must know that in the last large-scale Vietnam War, the United States spent a total of more than $700 billion. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
The United States held back its strength and asked Saudi Arabia for military spending, and there was no suspense in this battle, but now, the United States has ushered in the biggest defeat! Even in the Vietnam War, the losses in one battle were never so many, which is simply astronomical! Moreover, at this moment, all the US air forces in Saudi Arabia were disabled! And the Saudi Air Force is so unbeaten! Now, air supremacy over Saudi Arabia has changed hands, and the entire front is also in jeopardy.
Although the Navy's aircraft carriers are about to go to the battlefield and a large number of carrier-based aircraft can take off, the Iraqi army is about to rush into Riyadh! If they control Riyadh, it is equivalent to controlling the Saudis! If the Saudi royal family loses control of Saudi Arabia, then the funds promised to the United States will be in vain, and the United States will at most freeze all Saudi funds in the United States.
The most terrifying thing is that after Iraq controls Saudi Arabia, Iraq will control nearly 50% of the world's oil production! This is something that the United States absolutely does not want to see!
So, no matter what the cost, this war must be fought!
However, how to fight? Since the Vietnam War, the self-confidence of the American army has lost the dignity of the army, and they need a new war to prove their great strength, but unfortunately, now the war has become like this!
The United States cannot afford to fail! And the United States wants to turn the tide of the war as soon as possible, there is only one means: nuclear weapons!
It was the Vice President, George Bush, a World War II veteran, who frowned at this time, and the current situation was about to deteriorate to the point that even the United States could not control! Therefore, the United States has no choice but to use nuclear weapons to make it difficult for the Iraqi army to retreat!
"I agree with President Bush." "It takes time for us to move the new European forces, and it takes time to regroup and move our air force, and the Iraqis won't give us that time, so we have to use nuclear weapons to save the current situation," Weinberg said. ”
It's not a nuclear deterrent, it's a real plan to use nuclear weapons!
President Reagan is also frowning, nuclear weapons! This Pandora's box, if it is released again, will shock the world!
After all, except for the two atomic bombs that were released on the island country at the end of World War II, although the number of nuclear weapons in the world is increasing, the nuclear war has not started, this thing, in the final analysis, is only used for deterrence, if it is really used, the decision-maker will be condemned by a strong heart, and in the second half of his life, there will be no comfortable time.
As soon as it goes down, tens of thousands of people will be gone!
"I am also in favor of the use of nuclear weapons." Secretary of State George said. At this time, it doesn't matter what international morality is, let's deal with the situation in front of us first! The use of nuclear weapons can solve the current dilemma at the lowest cost.
After Reagan came to power, he promised to focus his main energy on the economy, but there was a Star Wars plan that misappropriated part of the funds to improve the economy, and now, it is a war in the Middle East, which will make America's military spending astronomical! The U.S. economy will deteriorate even more as a result! If there's a simple and straightforward solution to the problem, why not?
Moreover, it is different from the Vietnam War. During the Vietnam War, the United States played the role of a disgraceful aggressor, and Vietnam was backed by the Soviet Union and China. But in the current situation in the Middle East, Iraq is an out-and-out aggressor, first invading Kuwait and then Saudi Arabia! And the U.S. troops were stationed after accepting the invitation of Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, and the U.S. went to maintain peace on the ground! The justification for the American war is ample!
Therefore, in this case, even if the United States uses nuclear weapons, it will be justified!
"Then we have no other way than to use nuclear weapons?" Reagan asked, as an actor, Reagan, who did not understand military affairs, and he needed to consult the opinions of his subordinates.
"Of course, we have other options." "There are conventional solutions, but they're more costly," the national security adviser said. We can take advantage of Baghdad's emptiness to open another front and solve the problem of Baghdad once and for all. ”
"Okay, then we'll use both at the same time." Reagan finally made up his mind: "Beck, you go and give a press conference, and if Iraq doesn't stop their military operations immediately, we're going to use nuclear weapons to solve this problem." ”
"Yes." Baker understood what Reagan meant.
Outside the White House, reporters have long been noisy and shouting, and the report sent back from the distant Middle East has touched the hearts of the Americans.
Some Americans think that they should launch a bigger blow to protect the Saudi allies, after all, there is a relationship between the oil supply of the United States, but more Americans are worried that the government's investment in the military will make the country's economy worse, after all, during the war, except for the arms dealers who are producing at full capacity and making a steady stream of profits, other industries will be greatly affected.
When the White House Chief of Staff James Baker came out, he immediately attracted everyone's attention, Baker walked up to the podium under the attention of everyone, into the microphone, Baker tried to keep his tone calm: "Now, the Middle East is experiencing a catastrophe, the evil government of the Middle East, the army of Iraq, is advancing towards Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, former friends are now becoming mortal enemies, in order to help our allies, in order to restore peace in the Middle East, we decided to launch a nuclear strike, Let Iraq cease its criminal hand until Iraq withdraws from the territory of Kuwait and Saudi Arabia and until the Middle East returns to its original position. (To be continued.) )