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I've been waiting for two years, and this is the opportunity I have been waiting for!

Iraq's development of national defense science and technology has taken a different path, and if it wants to develop a Middle Eastern country that does not have any modern industry except for the oil industry into an influential power in the world, it must try all kinds of ways to enrich Iraq's strength. Pen&Fun&Pavilion www.biquge.info{{}}

If nothing else works, it's okay to collect the rags, right?

Now, the USSR is about to eliminate its own medium-range and short-range missiles, which, together with the production line, since the USSR itself does not need them, rather than destroying them, it is better to export them to themselves, and the USSR can get the much-needed funds, and it can get what it needs.

Solid surface-to-surface missiles!

Iraq imported two batches of OTP-23 missiles from the Soviet Union, and this missile played the most crucial role in the battle against Israel, and Iraq used these missiles to successfully destroy the air force facilities in Israel. {{}} Solid surface-to-surface missiles, due to the elimination of the time of refueling, fast firing speed, and high engine efficiency, this is the key technology of ballistic missiles, and in later generations, advanced ballistic missiles are solid.

Iraq is completely blank in this regard, and it is very difficult to imitate it, so Qusay, who is familiar with the history of later generations, knows that Gorbachev will sign such an agreement with the United States to destroy its own medium-range and short-range nuclear weapons. He couldn't stop Gorbachev's actions, so he could only help these missiles survive in his own way.

Let them take root in Iraq!

Among these, what Qusay is sure of is the OTP-23 missile. This missile was not very well equipped in the Soviet army, because it had only been successfully developed for a few years in total, and the range of this missile was only 700 kilometers. With a large sum of money, Qusay can definitely get what he wants.

However, another. It's very difficult, the RSD-10 missile, which is nicknamed the Vanguard medium-range missile, has a range of 5,000 kilometers, and if Iraq gets it, then it immediately has enough medium-range weapons. {{}}

Although Iraq now has the DF-3, this missile is liquid, and Iraq has only solved the problem of whether it has it by introducing it. Iraq marched into space through imitation and, more importantly, into space, although it was a long and tortuous process.

Really in war, liquid ballistic missiles have a lot of drawbacks, so. Iraq must have solid ballistic missiles, but the RSD-10 missiles, with a range of 5,000 kilometers, can threaten part of the territory of the Soviet Union on Iraq's territory, so. The Soviet Union would never have exported such missiles. Gorbachev would not sell these things even if he wanted money.

Just because he doesn't sell doesn't mean that others won't sell, so Qusay has already thought of the second plan: smuggling!

Gorbachev does not sell, it does not mean that the people below will not sell, as long as there are enough interests, they are not afraid to empty the entire Soviet Union, not to mention, they just let move a production line.

Amir has always been active in Ukraine, so he should have made good progress with the Southern Machine-Building Plant in the Pavlovsk region, right? Both of these missiles were produced there, and now it's time for him to accelerate his activities. {{}}

When Gorbachev returned to Moscow, an angry Vladimir came to him and said: "General Secretary, I make a serious protest that our missiles cannot be reduced!" This is an important offensive weapon for us! ”

Gorbachev knew that as long as he cut anything, he would be protested by these responsible people, and the entire military was in this atmosphere, constantly emphasizing his own importance, which was used to blackmail Zhongyāng, to ask for more funds, to equip more in more quantities.

Are those missiles really that important?

Moreover, looking at each other's expressions, for a while, Gorbachev thought that the supreme leader of the Soviet Union was not himself, but this guy in front of him, even Reagan's face, which was also better looking than him.

"We have too much military spending right now, it's seriously crippling our economy, we need reforms, so we have to cut our equipment, we have so many weapons in our arsenal but they've never been used, it's a complete waste. {{}}," Gorbachev said.

Hearing the other party say that his strategic rocket army is a waste, Vladimir's face suddenly turned red, he has been in charge of all the affairs of the strategic rocket army since 72 years, even the most prestigious General Secretary Brennev, absolutely never said anything about his waste!

"We are the basis for maintaining the entire huge state of our Soviet Union, and if it were not for our Strategic Rocket Forces, which have always been deterring the United States, we, the Soviet Union, would have been invaded by imperialism long ago! General Secretary, please pay attention to your attitude! ”

Hearing this, Gorbachev was displeased, he knew that he was still too young when he came to power, especially because he was not born in the military, so in the army, many people did not take him seriously, because, in this huge country, there is still a hidden force supporting, no matter what reform he wants to carry out, there is always an invisible hand hindering him, because his reform will always hurt the interests of some people.

For example, the person in front of him, with his more than ten years of seniority in the military hierarchy, and with the old men of the Diberne Gang, do not take him seriously. {{}}

"Please pay attention to your attitude, too." Gorbachev said: "If you still call me General Secretary, I am in charge of everything in our Soviet Union, including our Armed Forces, including our Strategic Rocket Forces. ”

Hearing this, Vladimir became anxious, and he said: "If this is the case, then I have decided to resign and no longer assume the command of the Strategic Rocket Forces." ”

He was just intimidating, and he didn't believe that this man, who had been in power for less than a year and had not yet gained a firm foothold in the military, could do anything to him.

Pressure was put on him to agree to cancel this absurd decision, the Strategic Rocket Forces must not be reduced, those powerful RSD-10 missiles cannot be reduced, and moreover, military spending must be increased to be able to replace them.

The Soviet Union has always supported a huge army, from the Brerenev era, to the present, the Soviet army, is a powerful existence in the world, they must not be cut, if this head is opened, then in the future, there will be danger.

Thinking of Kuznetsov and others behind him, Vladimir felt full of confidence, which is why he dared to openly clash with the general secretary, and threatened to resign.

But then, he heard a voice: "In my capacity as the First General Secretary of the Zhongyāng Committee of the USSR, I accept your resignation and ask you to do a good job of handing over the work within three days, with Colonel-General Yuri Pavlovich Maximov as commander of the new Strategic Rocket Forces, and at the same time promoted to Deputy Minister of Defense." ”

Hearing this voice, Vladimir didn't seem to believe his ears, and with just such a sentence, Gorbachev removed himself from office?

At this time, Gorbachev was in a very calm mood, he knew that he had to show a little stronger in order to gradually stabilize the regime, these old people, sooner or later, will withdraw from the stage of history, and the Soviet Union belongs to him.

Now, it was Vladimir who broke the rules, he actually played prestige with himself, and threatened to resign, so he naturally had to agree to his resignation, otherwise, he, the general secretary, would rather not do it, and he could not do it so badly, he is the supreme leader of the Soviet Union!

Under the antecedents, no one, including Gromyko, would support Vladimir, and in any case, he offered to resign. Therefore, the people behind Vladimir cannot jump out and interfere.

In this way, it also makes it clear to the military that he is the supreme leader of the Soviet Union! Your own words are the authority.

To control the army, then naturally you have to bring someone you can trust to come to power, Defense Minister Ustinov stepped down due to illness and made Sergei the Minister of Defense, this is a good opportunity, this time Vladimir came to protest, and Sergey did not participate in it.

Vladimir resigned, just in time for another person he trusted, Yuri, to take over the position.

Born into a peasant family in the Tambov province, Yuri took part in the construction of Moscow's fortifications during the Great Patriotic War and joined the Soviet army in August 1942. He has been wounded several times, and even received a death notice at home. At the same time, he also gradually rose up. Since 1969, he has served as the first deputy commander of the Belarusian Military District, the deputy commander of the Turkestan Military District, and the commander of the 40th Army under the command of the occupation of Afghanistan, after which he was fully responsible for the logistics of the war in Afghanistan, and was promoted to general on December 16, 1982. In 1984, he was appointed commander-in-chief of the southern direction, he did not belong to any faction, he was one of the military people that Gorbachev valued, and this time, with this opportunity, it was natural to promote him.

Gorbachev's vision was very good, that is, in later generations, the famous August 19 incident, the military, including the Minister of Defense, participated, and Yuri did not participate, becoming one of the few military leaders who were still on active duty after that incident.

After this incident, there was no reaction, Gromyko did not make any comments, and at the subsequent discussions, no one came out to oppose Gorbachev's proposed reduction of nuclear weapons.

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