Chapter 838: Discovering the Soviet Union’s More Advanced Weapon of Mass Destruction (Updated)

After returning from answering questions from Congress, Reagan felt that he was really getting old. Sitting in the chair and thinking about the aggressive tone of those congressmen, Reagan knew that conflicts had already arisen in the United States!

The United States is a democratic country, and this democracy is nothing more than the result of a game between various big financial groups! Every president is supported by the financial group behind him.

No matter which consortium supports it, when the president comes to power, he will give benefits to each consortium, so that the political situation in the United States can be stabilized.

It used to be like this, but now, things have changed a lot! It all comes down to the bad economy!

Initially, the loss of the island nation allowed the Soviet Union to obtain advanced electronic technology, while the loss of the Middle East caused the United States to lose its source of cheap oil. With the rise in international oil prices, the good days of American domestic companies are over. In particular, as Middle Eastern countries began to accept other currencies to pay for oil, the amount of U.S. dollars circulating internationally has begun to decrease!

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In this way, more and more US dollars began to flow back to the United States. The United States paid the price for the money it printed recklessly over the years! The US dollar has already shown signs of depreciation! Once this trend begins, it cannot be stopped. All countries will sell off their US dollars, the US dollar will accelerate its depreciation, and the US economy will be ruined!

In order to save the US economy, the Reagan administration has made a lot of efforts, and the extraction of shale oil is an important part of it. Through efforts to increase oil production, the United States has now become an oil exporter. At the same time, the United States also relies on exporting oil to support the operation of the national economy.

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However, this is not long-lasting after all. Under high oil prices, other industries in the United States have gradually declined, and only the oil industry is still booming. The capitalists who represent the interests of these industries will of course come into conflict with the capitalists in the oil industry!

That would be fine, but now the United States is going to war! The United States has to use up its national strength to fight a major war at sea. At a time when the U.S. economy has deteriorated greatly, how much money will it cost to fight a major war? If these funds are invested in domestic economic recovery, how many companies can be saved?

At this time, don't talk about patriotism! The war in the South Atlantic had nothing to do with the United States! If the United States had not intervened and forced Argentina, it would not have suffered such losses!

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They have forgotten that the decision to send troops to the United States was passed almost unanimously. Now, many congressmen are dissatisfied with President Reagan's policy. Moreover, six aircraft carrier battle groups are to be deployed. Such expenses have to be paid by taxpayers? Don't be kidding! Even if we win, it won't be worth much. The submarine oil in the Falkland Islands is not enough to cover the cost of this war! If we lose, don't expect Argentina to pay war reparations!

Reagan and Baker almost talked their mouths off, explaining to the congressmen and conducting a detailed analysis of all aspects, including the international environment of the United States and its relations with Europe. In the end, there was no result, but this was already the best outcome!

Reagan is very tired. After all, he is already an old man! Now, back in the Oval Table Conference Room, there are more problems waiting for him to deal with!

"Calling on us to destroy nuclear weapons?" Reagan frowned after listening to George's introduction. "And asking us to promise not to use nuclear weapons first? Are we just playing with the nuclear weapons we make at home?"

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The United States doesn't care about the world! The United States only cares about its own interests! Or it can be said that the United States has kidnapped the whole world and has to make the whole world succumb to the tyranny of the United States! Nuclear bombs are used for deterrence. If you promise not to use nuclear weapons first, what deterrence is there?

"Yes, that's right. We don't have to worry about what those environmentalists say. If the Argentines dare to use Soviet ballistic missiles to attack our aircraft carrier fleet, we will make the whole of Argentina disappear!" Defense Secretary Weinberger said. The U.S. military has lost face! Even in the Vietnam War, when it was fought like that, the U.S. aircraft carriers did not suffer any losses. Now, they absolutely cannot tolerate it!

"But what confidence do the Soviets have?" Although Reagan was very tired, he was still the President of the United States. He had a quick mind and soon thought of another meaning. The Soviets actually promised not to use nuclear weapons first! Then, the Soviets must have a conspiracy!

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"Where's Casey?" Reagan looked around. CIA Director William Casey was still not seated in the conference room.

"The CIA reported an emergency and Casey went back. However, he has been gone for an hour, so it's time for him to come back, right?" said Vice President Bush.

As he was speaking, Casey had already opened the door of the room. His face was extremely pale.

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"Kathy, what happened?" Reagan asked his staff. Recently, there seemed to be no good news, and his heart was tempered to be extremely strong.

"Two hours ago, the Soviets conducted a space launch," Casey said. "At the Baikonur Cosmodrome, they launched the Energia carrier rocket and sent a 100-ton payload into low-Earth orbit."

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"Is this amazing?" Reagan asked, "Is it more amazing than our space shuttle?"

Although Reagan was the president, he could not be an expert in all areas. For example, Reagan did not know much about aerospace.

"Of course it's not as advanced as our space shuttle. In terms of aerospace, our American technology is the best." Casey said, "It's just that the payload of their rocket launch this time has attracted our attention."

In terms of aerospace, it was the only advanced technology the United States could offer. The Soviets did not even have a space shuttle, but the United States had already started formal flights! Casey certainly would not admit that his own space shuttle was outdated.

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What made him depressed was the payload of the Soviet rocket launch, which is still in the sky.

"What is that? Is that a Soviet space station?" Bush asked.

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"The Soviets themselves claimed that it was a simulated payload called Polar. However, our CIA paid a great price, and at the cost of exposing two intelligence officers, we finally figured out the true identity of the Polar. It was not a simulated payload, but a laser weapon. A laser weapon deployed in space."

The temperature in the conference room dropped to below zero in an instant, and everyone felt their bodies trembling. No wonder the Soviets were so generous in promising not to use nuclear weapons first. It turned out that the Soviets' more advanced weapons of mass destruction had already been deployed!

The laser weapons cruising in space are right above the United States and can strike the U.S. mainland at any time! If the United States wants to launch a nuclear war, I am afraid that the missiles will be destroyed by the laser weapons in space at the launch site as soon as they are ignited!