Chapter 145: The Apocalypse of Nuclear War (I)

United States, White House, Oval Office

President Truman, who had been here for nearly four years, was now relieved to pack up his bags and go back to his hometown, and by the way, he left a super mess that bordered on despair to Douglas, who had a corncob pipe in his mouth. His Excellency MacArthur. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

It's really a super desperate mess.

-- Los Angeles, San Diego, Seattle, Portland, and Vancouver, Canada, on the West Coast, were all tragically patronized by Soviet "Flying Bear" four-engine jet ultra-long-range strategic bombers on the same day. In particular, the nuclear explosion at the San Diego military port brought almost irreparable and devastating damage to the US Navy's Pacific Fleet. Only the Soviet atomic bomb that fell on San Francisco seemed to malfunction and failed to detonate, but after hitting the ground, the bomb body was damaged and nuclear materials leaked, causing serious radiation contamination, and the city of San Francisco was forced to carry out a large-scale evacuation of citizens.

Well, there are also a few small cities that have been bombed by conventional aerial bombs, killing hundreds of people...... Compared to the mushroom cloud of the atomic bomb, this one is not worth mentioning.

Of course, there is no way to remedy what has already happened, the question is what to do next?

-- The Soviets obviously had more than a few atomic bombs, and the Soviets' jet strategic bombers were not just here to patronize them.

But the question is, if the previous attack on a West Coast city could be explained as a surprise like Pearl Harbor, then how would the Soviets account for the next atomic bomb drop?

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“…… Haven't the new jet strategic bombers, aviation and air defense forces against the Soviets yet come up with an effective countermeasure? ”

President MacArthur, who had just been in office for less than a week, plucked his corncob pipe from his mouth and knocked on the table unhurriedly, while staring dissatisfiedly at Admiral Arnold, who was in charge of the Air Force, "...... Their next target may be Washington! ”

In the face of President MacArthur's angry questioning, Admiral Arnold smiled bitterly and weakly, his face full of decadence, "...... This one...... Ever since the disaster on the West Coast began, we've been organizing experts to discuss countermeasures. But...... The latest jet ultra-long-range strategic bomber of the Soviets, the performance is so powerful that it has completely exceeded the limits of our imagination! It has flown above the ceiling of any of our active fighter jets, and has exceeded the speed of sound, nearly twice as fast as our fastest F-86 Sabre jet!

In this way, when encountering such Soviet jet bombers, our fighters can neither climb the same altitude to intercept them, nor can they catch up with the speed of the enemy, and basically cannot do anything but sit back and watch them drop atomic bombs overhead......"

“…… General Arnold, as a soldier, of course I know that the performance of the Soviet jet intercontinental bomber, which can carry nuclear bombs across the ocean, must be extraordinary, but this is not an excuse for you to abandon the task of territorial air defense! You're going to knock them down no matter what! ”

Listening to this prevarication, President MacArthur slapped the table angrily, "...... Don't tell me, you're going to wait for the engineers to develop the next new, more advanced fighter - before the White House and the Pentagon are going to be turned into radioactive dust under a mushroom cloud! ”

“…… No, the situation is not that bad, Mr. President, there are still some contingency measures. First of all, it is necessary to raise the degree of vigilance of all radar stations throughout the country, because the enemy is coming from the sea, most of the targets of nuclear explosions are port cities, and the early warning time of ground radar stations is insufficient, so the warships of the Atlantic Fleet and the Pacific Fleet must be dispatched to patrol and set up a long-range early warning radar network on the open sea 100 to 200 kilometers from the coastline.

Second, we have dispatched a batch of B-36 'Peacemaker' bombers for emergency renovation, preparing to install large-caliber aircraft guns and aviation rockets, and convert them into high-altitude gunboat planes -- although the speed of the B-36 is far from being comparable with that of Soviet jets, the maximum ceiling is 20,000 meters, reaching the stratosphere, and can climb to the same altitude as enemy planes, so that it can theoretically beat Soviet supersonic bombers.

At the moment, the renovation work has already begun, and if all goes well, it is expected that the first batch of gunboat aircraft will be completed in three days......"

“…… Is it necessary to use the B-36 Peacemaker, which is more expensive than a destroyer, to modify the gunboat aircraft? This one...... Doesn't that feel like a bit of a waste? Didn't I remember that there was originally a batch of air gunboat aircraft converted from the B-29 "Super Flying Fortress"? ”

President MacArthur frowned suspiciously, "...... The number of B-36s currently owned by the United States does not seem to be very large! ”

“…… The B-29 'Super Flying Fortress' modified aerial gunboat aircraft is used for ground bombardment, and its air combat capability is very poor. ”

Admiral Arnold replied, "...... And the climb limit of the B-29 is only more than 10,000 meters, which is still not up to the stratobombers of the Soviets. ”

“…… Well, then use the B-36 'Peacemaker' to transform it into a gunboat machine! Although it is a little expensive, it is indeed not the time to pay attention to economy, and if New York and Washington were to be bombed by the Soviets, the economic damage caused would definitely be more terrible than the cost of 10,000 B-36s......"

Hearing such a reply, MacArthur had no choice but to shake his head helplessly, "...... Will this be able to drive Soviet bombers out of our airspace? ”

“…… Belch...... Possible...... Probably...... At least...... It can play a certain deterrent role! Admiral Arnold replied hesitantly.

“…… What the? Deterrent effect? Is it just a deterrent? MacArthur jumped to his feet, "...... Why? ”

“…… Your Excellency President, although the B-36 'Peacemaker's converted gunboat plane, which can climb to an altitude of 20,000 meters, is finally at the same altitude level as the enemy, its flight speed is still less than half that of the enemy plane! Moreover, the self-defense firepower and armor of the Soviet supersonic jet strategic bombers are probably not too weak, and using the B-36 'Peacemaker' modified gunboat aircraft to deal with them is equivalent to letting the slow battleship meet the fast cruiser, or using the heavy infantry phalanx to fight the enemy's heavy cavalry - if the enemy collides head-on, then it will naturally be able to withstand it, but if the Soviets choose to avoid the battle and bypass, then our B-36 will still be unable to block and catch up. Just as the infantry could not pursue the cavalry. ”

Admiral Arnold's face was full of bitterness, "...... Unless we have a fleet of B-36 gunboats that cover the sky and can build an airtight air blockade before the enemy strikes, this is obviously impossible. The B-36 'Peacemaker' is an expensive and difficult to manufacture high-tech product, and so far, the country's production of B-36s is only 335 aircraft, and after deducting all kinds of breakdowns and combat wear and tear, as well as the losses that have just been lost in the nuclear explosion, and the most basic counterattack force that must be retained -- if all of them are converted into gunboats, we will no longer be able to carry out transoceanic bombing missions against Europe. We can rebuild up to 250 B-36 gunboats, which is far from enough to defend the entire country......"

This answer made President MacArthur choke up and roll his eyes, "...... In that case, what is the use of this countermeasure? ”

“…… Well, with the existing stock of B-36 'Peacemakers' in our army, after transforming it into a gunboat aircraft to the maximum, although it is still not enough to ensure the safety of the country's airspace, it can at least support a small-scale air defense line and closely defend several key cities......"

Admiral Arnold replied, "...... With our current technical equipment, we can only do it to this extent. ”

“…… What about other cities? Let the supersonic bombers of the Soviets drop atomic bombs? President MacArthur's eyes widened.

“…… To win the war...... No, certain sacrifices are also necessary in order for the war to continue......"

“…… Hehe, just so that the war can continue? Don't you think this war can't be won? ”

Ignoring Admiral Arnold's slightly restrained and humble eyes, President MacArthur smiled bitterly, "...... Is it just to prolong the war a little longer, but at the cost of turning most of the states of the United States into a radiated wasteland like Britain in a very short time? ”

“…… This one...... I'm sorry, Mr. President. Admiral Arnold bowed his head.

“…… Forget it, I'm not trying to accuse you of anything. President MacArthur waved his hand, and he knew very well that such a war and a plan were not at all something that the Pentagon could decide, and even he, the president, could not make an arbitrary decision. The Soviets can only be blamed for pushing too hard and refusing to give the Wall Street consortium any way to live, forcing them to tie up the entire United States and continue to suffer in this hopeless war," ...... You can't win by defending alone. We must not show weakness, we must fight back with the strongest force! General, have you made the relevant plans? ”

“…… Yes, there is such a plan. The other side of the Pacific Ocean is too far away, but it is still possible to continue the nuclear bombing of Europe. But the problem is that we don't know where the Soviets' new strategic jet bombers are going to take off to bomb the East Coast, and we don't even know if they have any plans to bomb the East Coast -- perhaps the Soviets' new strategic jet bombers are only deployed in the Pacific theater in limited production. ”

Admiral Arnold explained his distress in this way, "...... In such a situation of basic blindness, even if we send a B-36 squadron to fly across the Atlantic with atomic bombs to Europe, we will only be able to find a few random cities and bomb them indiscriminately - it is likely that they will still be abandoned cities with displaced residents, and there is no point in anything but revenge and anger. If we want to avoid this, we need more intelligence support......"

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Hearing General Arnold mention the issue of intelligence on the war against the Soviet Union, President MacArthur couldn't help but smile bitterly again.

-- Since the outbreak of World War III, the US military has suffered enough from the lack of intelligence, but it has always been helpless about this problem.

According to common sense, in modern warfare, intelligence work is obviously very important. But the problem is that in most cases, if you want to pass on information, you have to go through a third country or a neutral force, and it is rare to have an intelligence agent directly cross the line of fire in the face of bullets and bullets, and send a letter back and forth - occasionally one or two urgent pieces of information are fine, but if every ordinary piece of information has to be sent like this, then the sacrifice rate of spies is too high, even to the point of being unbearable. The entire intelligence network, which was laid with a lot of money and time, will be brought down in a very short time.

However, in the Third World War, even a "permanently neutral country" such as Switzerland was flattened by nuclear bombs, and the whole world was completely torn apart into two camps, and the legal trade and information exchange between them were completely cut off, and there was no real neutral country that could be used as a transit point. American spies in Europe, the Soviet Union, Japan, and China, in addition to risking their lives to smuggle across the oceans, could only use radio stations to send messages.

However, in a tight-knit police state like the Soviet Union, hiding a radio station and sending out frequent reports is simply an act of seeking death, and it will not be long before it is discovered. In other European and Asian countries, counterintelligence measures are more lax and relatively stable intelligence stations can be set up. However, the problem is that even if some classified information about these countries is successfully detected and sent back to the United States, most of them are still of little use to the military -- the only real enemy that can threaten the life and death of the United States is the Soviet Union, and even the Japanese are still a notch behind.

Something like a nuclear strike usually can't be found out if you don't have intelligence channels within the Soviet Red Army.

Of course, with South Africa's independence and withdrawal from the war, neutral countries finally reappeared in World War III, and the U.S. intelligence agencies were able to re-install and activate the previous sleeper agents through the South African embassy in the Soviet Union...... However, due to the previous interruption of contact, the already incomplete intelligence network has been further fragmented, and the clue has not yet been clarified, where can the accurate movements of the Soviet nuclear strike force be found?

Therefore, since the full-scale outbreak of World War III, the US military has mainly relied on listening to the wireless telegraphy of the Soviets and deciphering the coded messages of the Soviet Red Army to obtain some military intelligence. But the problem is that, first of all, the Soviet army's ciphers are often changed, and the speed of deciphering the ciphers is not ideal, and the information that is finally obtained from them is often outdated after being sorted out. Moreover, high-level top-secret information about the production and stockpiling of nuclear weapons in the Soviet Union seems to be transmitted only by wire and telephone, and the US military's radio interceptors can hardly get a glimpse of it, which makes people scratch their heads.

In this regard, Arnold, who wanted to launch a nuclear counterattack against the Soviets but had no way to start, although he could not find a target, was at a loss, and could only stand and be criticized. But in the case of President MacArthur, he also couldn't think of any feasible good ideas, so he could only stare at each other for a while, looking at each other speechlessly......

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Just as Arnold and MacArthur were discussing intelligence issues, a sharp air raid siren suddenly sounded abruptly in the White House.

For a moment, everyone inside and outside the White House involuntarily stopped what they were doing, and there was a moment of silence.

The next moment, the entire White House suddenly became noisy, with the sound of bangs, footsteps, and hysterical screams of terror everywhere. Two powerful agents slammed open the door of the Oval Office and dragged President MacArthur out without hesitation......

And a car also appeared on the South Lawn of the White House at a gallop, crushing the manicured lawn with two striking rut marks.

-- If it were an ordinary air raid, the correct response would definitely be to drill into an air-raid shelter as soon as possible, and naturally there would not be an air-raid shelter near the White House. However, the problem is that according to the way and rhythm of the Soviets' bombing of the United States today, they will definitely drop the atomic bomb directly, and no matter what kind of bomb shelter they are, they will not be able to bear it...... At this age, there is no underground war room in the White House that can withstand a nuclear explosion.

In the same way, the Cold War-era North American Air Defense Command (NARAD) underground shelter in Cheyenne Hills, Colorado, and the anti-nuclear bombing command center used to fight a nuclear war with the Soviets also did not exist on the soil of the United States of America in early 1949.

Therefore, in the face of a nuclear bomb that may fall at any time, the only feasible self-rescue strategy is to quickly escape from the city, rush to the wilderness, hide outside the killing range of the atomic bomb, and then find a place to hide, waiting for the latest Soviet jet ultra-long-range bomber to drop the nuclear bomb and fly back......

There is no way, at this moment, it has only been a few days since the attack on the west coast, and the first B-36 gunboat that can climb to 20,000 meters has not yet been refitted, and in the face of Soviet bombers penetrating the defense at supersonic speed from an altitude of 19,000 meters above the stratosphere, the Americans who have nothing to do but close their eyes and resign themselves to fate, they can only pray to God while escaping from the city as far as possible, whether it is a general, a dignitary, or a president.

However, when he drove out of the White House before, President MacArthur seemed to be a little stunned, or he didn't react for a while, but he didn't have any intention of resisting, so he let a few agents fiddle with it. However, when the White House evasion convoy left downtown Washington at top speed and drove on the banks of the Potomac River, the people on the bus quarreled over the next destination -- in the special bulletproof stretch car in which Mr. President was riding, Admiral Arnold, Secretary of State Marshall, and the chief of staff of the cabinet who were hitchhiking, believed that there was no way to deal with the Soviet supersonic jets anyway, and that everyone should take care of their own safety first, and find a wilderness as remote as possible to drill into, and wait until the matter has passed.

However, President MacArthur, who came to his senses, lost his temper and insisted on going to the Pentagon to take command and grasp the attack on the East Coast cities as soon as possible, even if the Pentagon was likely to become the target of the Soviets dropping nuclear bombs, he would take this risk--...... The United States chose me as president because it wanted me to be brave in the face of any disaster, not to make me a deserter in the face of crisis. He said so eloquently.

In this way, several people in the car were very fierce arguments and quarrels, and before they could make any noise, they suddenly saw a white light light light from the horizon in the direction of Baltimore in the north, like a staff of light of God hitting the ground...... Everyone, including the driver, was dazzled by the light and even felt burned on their skin. And the cars in the White House evacuation convoy were also in an instant mess and a series of car accidents broke out. Some cars unfortunately rolled down the slope and turned their wheels into the sky, while many more stopped in the middle of the road, colliding with each other and huddled together.

Then, a huge roar comparable to thunder came from the end of the horizon, shaking everyone's eardrums. After a while, the waves of air that outcame the tornado swept in overwhelmingly, and although the destructive power of the air waves had decreased a lot because of the long distance, they still uprooted many small trees, blew several cars violently, and even rolled up stones and smashed the windows, and rubbed countless blood on the faces and hands of the passengers.

When the noise and the waves of air dissipated and everything settled for the time being, the bloodied survivors of the White House convoy helped each other climb out of the car, stood up tremblingly, and then saw a bright and huge mushroom cloud rising in the north......

-- The Soviet strategic nuclear strike bomber force has already started its nuclear bombing operations against major cities on the east coast of the United States!

And the United States of America, which once boasted of its "destiny", also officially embarked on the road of no return to the abyss of destruction from this moment.

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PS: The peak of the US election has turned, the god emperor Trump has been elected to the throne, and the crazy woman Hillary has stepped down, no matter what the impact will be in the long run, at least the haze of global nuclear war has finally subsided temporarily. Well, provided that Trump is not assassinated by a psychopathic gunman in these two months. Or the United States simply tears off the veil of democracy and does not recognize the election results. However, the possibility of either is extremely slim, not even during the Civil War (the Southern states were directly seceding, not claiming that Lincoln was fraudulent in the election). Judging from Trump's ability to break through the encirclement and suppression, the error correction mechanism of American democracy is still effective, and the American people still have their great side. I remember an American girl describing why she supports Trump, because although Trump is unreliable, at least he is willing to tell the truth and propose to change. Just like Sun Yat-sen in the late Qing Dynasty, although there were a lot of problems, there were still people who were willing to make a revolution with him.

I remember that in September, Comrade Zhou ♂ Xiaoping once threatened that Hillary Clinton had been made unshakable by Wall Street and Capitol Hill, and if Trump was elected, he would eat dirt live. Do you want to donate cement to Comrade Zhou ♂ Xiaoping? There seems to be a bet to push the female boss, who is it? (To be continued.) )