After the birth of the Soviet Union, in order to protect its own regime, it was necessary to carry out militarized management, and after the development of industry, this proportion was also inclined to the military, and then there was a world war, and the state machinery was all supporting the operation of the army.

After the war, if the Soviet Union had shifted its economic focus to improving the living standards of the people, it would not have become a country that could produce aircraft and missiles, but could not produce enough bread.

Now, the Soviet Union has become a deformed and developed country, the proportion of heavy industry is too large, the military is overwhelming, and the huge military-industrial complex has become a shackle to the transformation of the Soviet Union.

For Gorbachev, in order to develop, it is necessary to overcome this difficulty, cut the military industry, cut military spending, and these will touch the interests of the military.

Gorbachev's opposition to Sokolov is almost inevitable, and now, Gorbachev has promoted Marshal Ogarkov, and he will gradually help Gorbachev stabilize the army and implement Gorbachev's reforms, and Sokolov also wants to use his identity to suppress, but unfortunately, he suddenly discovered that this is a conspiracy.

Gorbachev wants to oust him! If he had not agreed at this time, then Gorbachev would have relieved him of his post as Minister of Defense!

Thinking of this, Sokolov was extremely angry and got up from his chair: "Our huge Soviet Union, I'm afraid it will decline from now on, a strong army is the foundation of a strong country!" ”

With that, Sokolov pushed the door open and went away angrily.

"Strong economy. If the people are still hungry, they can support us in fighting the Great Patriotic War, but they will definitely not support us in fighting for hegemony with the Americans. Gorbachev looked at Sokolov's back and said: "We want to perestroika, we want to develop." It is necessary for the army to make sacrifices at this time, and history will prove me right. ”

Gorbachev said: "Next, we discuss the next strategy, we need to normalize relations with China, and at the same time, with the United States, the next round of consultations, our nuclear arsenal is too large, and it costs us too much money." ”

The country should achieve economic development. There must be a strategic shift, in those years, the aggressive Soviet Union, the army pressed the border, brought tremendous pressure to the north of China, and now, Gorbachev knows, this is simply unnecessary. Re-maintaining friendly relations with China is more important than a hostile China. The USSR needed more friends, not enemies.

Reducing nuclear weapons is an important means for Gorbachev.

After saying that, Gorbachev also slowly walked out.

After more than a year, Gorbachev has seized more power, although there is still resistance below. But it could not stop the direction of Gorbachev's reforms, and although there were many difficulties, he was still moving forward!

The capital of Iceland, Reykjavík.

It is an island country in Northern Europe with a peculiar geographical landscape. Due to its proximity to the Arctic Circle, it is common to see natural landscapes such as the Northern Lights, as well as unique mountains and rivers.

However, the people who have come to Iceland now are not here to enjoy the scenery, but in the spacious conference room, the heads of the two major blocs of the United States and the Soviet Union have their hands cordially clasped together, with a smile in their eyes, but they are thinking about how to convince each other in the negotiations.

"General Secretary Gorbachev, this is the second time we have met, and you are the most courageous general secretary of the Soviet Union." Reagan said to Gorbachev in front of him that President Reagan, who was born as an actor, was tall and good at disguising himself.

"Hopefully we'll be able to get something out this time." Gorbachev said: "We come with sincerity and hope that more progress can be made. ”

Last year, the two sides held talks at the Geneva meeting, but no progress was made, and this time, the two sides met again for the sake of disarmament.

"Yes, we are all peace-loving nations." President Reagan said, "We want to gain more in the areas of arms control, regional conflicts, human rights, and bilateral relations." ”

The two let go of their hands and sat down, although they were only separated by a table and a half meters long, but they both had their own thoughts.

"We, the United States and the Soviet Union, have too many nuclear weapons, and these nuclear weapons do not allow us to obtain security, and the dark clouds of nuclear war are always hanging over the earth, so I very much hope that we can reach a consensus on reducing nuclear weapons, especially our medium-range missiles." Gorbachev said.

"Yes, nuclear weapons don't bring real security, and we want to put these demons back in Pandora's box." President Reagan said: "What are the specific plans of the Soviet side? ”

Long-range ballistic missiles can also have an early warning time, but medium-range ballistic missiles, from launch to fall in less than half an hour, it is difficult to give early warning and evacuation, at this time in the European region, both sides are deploying hundreds of medium-range ballistic missiles, for both sides, it is the easiest to misfire. Therefore, the reduction of intermediate-range ballistic missiles is the first aspect, and the reduction of all nuclear weapons arsenals on both sides will still be a long way to go.

"We will destroy the intermediate-range and short-range ballistic missiles deployed in Europe together, and we will not be allowed to produce and test these ballistic missiles in the future." Gorbachev said: "This is the biggest concession we have made. ”

The Soviet Union did give in, and among the short- and medium-range ballistic missiles, the number of Soviet missiles exceeded twice that of the United States, and moreover, the SS-20 missiles were three-warheads, and in terms of the number of warheads, the Soviet Union was almost three times that of the United States.

Originally, since 81, the negotiations between the two sides began, but the negotiations at that time were almost a kind of political performance between the two sides, and there has been no substantial progress.

Now, Gorbachev really intends to reduce these missiles, destroy them, and close the production workshop, which can save a lot of money in military spending.

However, Gorbachev's statement did not satisfy President Reagan.

"No, what we need is a global double-zero solution, and we will not leave any of the medium-range and short-term missiles, destroy them all, and reduce both to zero." President Ronald Reagan said.

"All of our missiles in Europe will be destroyed, and the rest of the missiles will remain in Asia." "These missiles are not aimed at Western Europe, but at China, and we need to keep a hundred SS-20 missiles," Gorbachev said. ”

Reagan looked at Gorbachev, this is coaxing the Soviets to pull out their teeth, those missiles, of course, not a single one can be left, not only missiles, but even the production workshop must not be left!

"No, we insist on the global double zero point." President Reagan said: "Mr. Gorbachev, you are a smart man who should be able to know that the transfer of those missiles from the Far East to Western Europe is only two days' journey. ”

Reagan said very clearly, you said that you were staying to deal with China, who knows where you are deployed, when you will be pulled to Western Europe, don't take us for fools!

Hearing President Reagan's words, Gorbachev knew that if he did not agree, then the negotiations would fall through again.

Anyway, Gorbachev really wanted to destroy all those things, and now the national strength of the Soviet Union can no longer afford too many armaments, and reducing these can leave a burden on the Soviet Union, he just wants to pull the United States together on this chariot.

"Okay, then we agree, but we've made too many concessions, so we also have a request." Gorbachev said.

Reagan looked at Gorbachev, the other side is not a qualified politician, he has seen through the psychology of the other side, and urgently needs to reduce these weapons, so even if the other side does not agree to the demand, the other side still has to return to the negotiating table.

Although he thought so, Reagan still had a smile on his face: "Please speak, as long as we can do it, we will be satisfied." ”

"We need a $50 billion low-interest loan to breathe new life into our country's reforms." "Western European countries are constrained and their loans to us are too small to meet our needs," Gorbachev said. ”

Five tens of billions! Gorbachev really opened his mouth, Reagan thought in his heart, but this also shows that the Soviet Union is really poor, it is said that the Soviet Union can't even supply bread in the country, and in recent years, the Soviet Union has begun to think about Western Europe to borrow, but the amount is too small, and the interest is quite high.

Gorbachev needed new funding to be able to continue his perestroika.

"We can provide it, but the interest will not be low." Reagan said: "I can't call the shots about this, and those bankers in our country would definitely not let me go if they knew that I had lent money to the Soviet Union at low interest, and we in the United States are democratic, unlike your country, and if I agreed, they would definitely unite to impeach me." ”

Reagan said it patheticly.

"Okay, then we can agree to this condition." Gorbachev said. Something is better than nothing.

Hmph, wait until you can't afford it! Reagan also made up his mind in his heart to lend the Soviet Union a high interest rate, and the 50 billion was not borrowed together, but in batches. Soon, the Soviet Union will fall into a vicious circle of borrowing money to repay interest, which will be an even greater blow to the Soviet economy.

"Okay, then, let's move on to the next condition." "Regarding our nuclear destruction, we need to verify it on the spot," Reagan said. Not only missile bases, but also test, storage, training and destruction facilities, as well as missile production plants. (To be continued......)