Chapter 552 Star Wars Begins

Every change of power in the Soviet Union was full of conspiracy, sometimes almost like a coup. Before the leaders in power completely grasped power, they would be extremely vigilant about various risks that might arise, so they would be extremely cautious and pay attention to those who might pose a threat to them.

At the same time, other people are also making preparations. Ambitious people are paying attention to the opponents they may face and are ready to suppress them at any time. Under such circumstances, every leader in power has no time and ability to train his children as successors.

For example, since the establishment of the Soviet Union, Lenin had no children. Although Stalin had children, one of his two sons was captured in the war and died in a prisoner-of-war camp, while the other was full of grief and indignation. He was thrown into prison after Stalin's death and spent eight years in darkness in prison. One year after he was released from prison, he died in an accident. Stalin's youngest daughter had no choice but to flee to the United States for refuge.

The succession of power in the Soviet Union was extremely cruel, and the fate of the predecessors was almost always tragic. The fate of the children of each leader was not optimistic either.

Under such circumstances, although Andropov was in power, he did not seek any benefits for his children, which was also related to his consistent style.

Andrei, the commander of the military district who grew up in the war, also climbed up step by step and has now become the youngest member of the Soviet zzj. Andrei's background has attracted countless comments. General gossip believes that Andrei's wife has a close relationship with the Andropov family. For example, Andropov's grandson recognized Ekaterina as his godmother, and Ekaterina affectionately called Andropov "Uncle Yuri".

However, no one has investigated in depth. Ekaterina's origin is very strange. Even the KGB does not have a complete record, which means that Ekaterina's identity information was secretly destroyed. However, Yurchenko came into contact with more secret information, which recorded Ekaterina's true identity: she was Andropov's illegitimate daughter!

After learning the news, Yurchenko knew that his good days in Moscow were over. If he didn't find a way to escape, he would be killed!

This reason is extremely sufficient, a hundred times more sufficient than any disgust for the political situation in the Soviet Union, such as being raped by his boss! Moreover, it seems that this news is also very true, otherwise, how could Andropov value Andrei so much? Although he is a military district commander, his jurisdiction has already involved all aspects. It can be said that even agriculture, Andrei can intervene! In other words, Andropov is training Andrei as his successor! Only when Andrei comes to power can Andropov's line be implemented!

William was extremely excited. Knowing this news was equivalent to knowing one of Andropov's trump cards. When necessary, he could use it to criticize the Soviet Union's political system and their leaders!

"Congratulations, Mr. Yurchenko, you have passed our lie detector test. However, we still have many questions that require your cooperation," Rick continued to ask Yurchenko.

For a defected intelligence officer, you must squeeze out all the value from them! Especially the current person, who is in charge of the US direction, must know more inside information, for example, who are the Soviet spies in the United States?

If they knew the list, they could arrest more people. But now, William had no time to listen to more content. After Yurchenko's defection was confirmed to be true and reliable, William immediately went to the White House.

"Mr. President, we have obtained the Soviet Union's complete plan for Star Wars. The Soviets do intend to wage a war with us in space. We can't hesitate any longer!" William, who came to the White House with this information, spoke anxiously.

The intelligence was distributed and everyone got a copy and looked at it carefully, and Reagan looked at it particularly carefully.

Time passes by little by little.

"Mr. President, what are you still hesitating about?" William said, "If we lose the advantage in space, we will lose the whole world. A new war is about to start in outer space. If we don't have any countermeasures, then in the future, there will always be someone watching us, and we will lose everything."

The consequences of losing the war in outer space are not something the United States can afford! William's concerns are not without reason.

"But if we carry out these plans tit-for-tat, the investment required will be astronomical, and the United States is simply unable to support the entire huge plan." Reagan said: "Our economic recovery requires more capital investment. Although the implementation of these Star Wars plans will help improve our technological level in the high-tech field and drive economic development, the ratio is not appropriate."

Reagan was very cautious and did not want to repeat Carter's mistakes.

"It seems that this Star Wars program cannot be funded by us alone." Secretary of State George said: "We are trying to counter the Soviet invasion in the space field. This is a major event for our entire Western world. I think we can bring all of Western Europe over and let them make due contributions to the Star Wars program."

The United States cannot continue to carry the banner alone. The U.S. economy is also in recession. It might as well bring the entire Western world over to work on the Star Wars project together. In this way, the United States will need less investment.

George's words made Reagan's eyes light up. Yes, this is a way to solve the problem!

"What if they don't want to?" asked Vice President George W. Bush.

"We have always had a trade deficit with Western Europe, which has led to a serious fiscal deficit in our country. If Western Europe refuses, we need to ask them to increase the exchange rate with our dollar, that is, to devalue our dollar, to increase the export competitiveness of our domestic products." George continued, "Only in this way can our economy improve as soon as possible."

Shearing the wool! If the United States wants to stabilize its economy, a direct way is to shear the wool of Western Europe!

"Okay, with a multi-pronged approach, we can start our war in the space domain. The United States will never lose." Reagan said: "I suggest that we can vigorously publicize our plan to let the public know about the Soviet conspiracy and the necessity of our space program."

The Soviets have issued a challenge in space, and we have accepted it!