＜ Episode 281 >
Pentagon.
A symbol of the strength of the United States of America.
Artwork by General Leslie Groves, completed under President Huey Long.
Controversy was taking place in the huge pentagonal building.
“It is difficult to accept the claims of the Russian Empire at face value. First of all, none of the published papers have any information that radiation is a threat to the human body.”
“Among those cases, there is a case where a person overexposed to X-rays was burned and the cell tissue died.”
“According to the official announcement of the Russian Empire, radioactive substances cause cancer. There have been several cases of cancer deaths among researchers related to radiation, but I cannot be sure that it is. It could be a coincidence.”
“Above all, they could not present credible academic data during the presentation process.”
“What is important now is not whether they presented credible academic data, etc. No, it is not the harm of radiation, but once those Russians had our weapons much earlier than we did, and we will use them on our mainland. The fact that you have the means is in itself!”
“……”
Everyone was silent.
“Isn’t there a possibility of bluffing? They don’t necessarily have the capability to drop nuclear weapons. It is possible to have nuclear warheads, but it has not been proven that they are capable of successfully dropping nuclear weapons on the mainland of the United States.”
“First, we need to discuss the possibility of the Russian Empire moving south.”
“First of all, the most important thing is whether to accept the Russian Empire’s demand to stop fighting.”
“…Is there any other way left to accept?”
Hull said in a tired voice.
Although he was fully aware of the possibility that the Russian Empire had such a weapon, even the pressure to intervene in the military following such a swift response.
Did you just read their flow? Or… I don’t want to admit it even more, but did I induce it?
The former is a failure of counterintelligence, and the latter is…
“I accept the negotiation.”
Cordell Hull ended his political career with his own hands.
***
Russian Empire, Warsaw.
Cordel Hull did not pay attention to the opponent in front of him, Russian Prime Minister Anton Denikin.
Russia’s prime minister was nominally the head of the executive branch, but the real power was all in the hands of the tsar, and he was nothing more than a warm-up barge.
The tsar’s handset was just that. So Cordell Hull simply focused on negotiating.
Negotiations between the Russian Empire and the United States involved more than just a cessation of fighting in China.
First, the border between South China, North China and the Qing Three Kingdoms was established and neutralized armed forces were monitored.
As for the neutral army, Russia and the United States recommended two countries, respectively, and Korea, Denmark, Liberia and Indonesia were decided.
Second, the basis of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, which recognizes nuclear development as far as the Russian Empire and the United States, but blocks subsequent countries from developing nuclear weapons. In addition, any country that violates this will be subject to sanctions at the UN level, including ‘military options’, and naturally all countries will get a cause for war to enforce it.
In a slight twist, it limits the rights of all countries to possess nuclear weapons except for the permanent members of the United Nations. that was one
Hull held the pen in his hand and closed his eyes.
Whether this would open up new horizons for mankind or not was no longer for him to know.
He put his signature next to the signature of the Prime Minister of Russia.
***
The concept first proposed in the Warsaw Pact, nuclear deterrence, that a nuclear-weaponed state is necessary to maintain a balance that prevents other nuclear-armed states from harming others, split the world in two.
It was a way that a country under pressure from the United States had to attach itself to Russia, and a state under pressure from Russia had to attach itself to the United States. It was like telling the US or Russia to be prepared to break their heads the moment other countries make nuclear weapons.
For Britain and France, it was like a thunderbolt.
Britain, as Britain, and France, as France, united themselves to somehow maintain their position between the United States and Russia, but the signing of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty meant that the defense strategy was subordinated to either the United States or Russia.
Of course, since Britain was an Axis power, it would not have left it alone if both the United States and Russia developed nuclear weapons in the first place.
And Russia responded by sending large numbers of troops to the western border of Germany.
***
French Prime Minister Flemin slammed the desk.
“What is it?”
“Russian forces have been spotted gathering armored units in the Alsace-Lorraine area. Whoever sees…”
It was an armed protest against France.
“The Germans?”
“It claims to be an annual joint exercise.”
“Things without eggs! They are like whores who spread their legs to Russia!”
Flemish ran on the road, but the Prime Minister’s running on the road did not make the Russian tanks rolling in front of the border disappear.
“Probably…”
“Yeah, they’re going to be killing each other until we hear that we’re signing it.”
The British eventually signed the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty at the UN General Assembly. Of the major powers, France was the only one that refused to sign and stood up.
“If this great nation has to be reduced to being the maid of either Russia or the United States, I will shoot a pistol in the head before that.
Without nuclear weapons, France could only live like the Germans without embryos, licking the soles of either the US or Russia’s soles for eternity.
“Call the American ambassador.”
“Russia has taken action, and the US will not threaten Russia with nuclear weapons for us. How long have you been humiliated right now?”
The Democrats lost the election horribly. Retired Marshal George C. Marshall failed to meet the demands of the people around him and joined the Republican Party and ran for president.
As such, I won’t stick my head in for a while.
“The Germans are half-Russian, poorly rearmed, and they can’t help, damn it.”
Of course, Germany is also holding on to the Swiss issue, leaving some room for its own. Except for the Ruhr, which is undergoing restoration, the industrial zone in Switzerland is the only industrial zone operating normally during the war.
Of course, it is also true that it was subordinated to Russia militarily. After the fall of the Junkers, the new German Imperial Army was heavily influenced by Russia.
Among the key personnel, it is not so important that only one person in the world paid attention to it, but the German H-Mo gun company lost the opportunity to grow because the German military adopted the Russian-made AKM. Thanks to this, Germany’s own gun production, the former Swiss Industrial Co., Ltd., is now nationalized, and the German Industrial Co., Ltd. is in charge of all AKM licenses and improvements. The main opinion was that even if Germany gave up Austria, Switzerland would not.
Anyway, that was the end of it, but it was hard to think that they would help France as they went back to Russia.
“No country, let alone France, can be truly great without nuclear weapons.”
However, it was also clear that France could not afford to overcome the present difficulties. Even if they joined forces with Britain, it would be difficult.
It is impossible to play a chicken game with a superpower that has reached its heyday by leading the people ravaged by the long war and putting an all-out war as an option. Before pride, it was a matter of common sense.
Throwing away your pride and surrendering, or defending your supremacy even in a war where you can’t see any prospects.
At least the opponent seemed to be left after fully considering the latter option.
***
“Ha ha ha……”
leaves fall
That last leaf…. If I remember correctly, was the background American? Even there, the leaves fell one by one, maybe?
Was it because he drew that picture and how he was able to ignore the perspective, or was it that the young lady who was just the painter got so ill that, if it was green, his eyesight was so bad that he couldn’t even tell if it was a painting, mold or fallen leaves? .
Anyway, that’s not even a green leaf, but it’s quite emotional to lose leaves…
‘Another year has passed.’
It’s been a busy year, whether to get my sons married, to find a wife, or to pursue a schism in China…
‘It makes me feel old.’
Of course, none of the people around me are really old. No, my family is all young, so I feel like I’m not eating even though I’m getting older. really.
However, the mother-in-law’s health deteriorated rapidly, just like the last leaf painter, so all five people from Olga to Alexei were living in the hospital at all.
Thanks to that, Irina was the only one who stood by my side.
“The French have accepted the treaty.”
“It should be.”
Even the US Congress is in a state of overwhelming majority in passing laws such as banning the export of nuclear technology abroad. Russian cavalry rolls around the western border of Germany, wouldn’t your ass be itchy?
“Of course, they will try to do something.”
“If you launch a satellite later, I will use it to monitor nuclear tests.”
“……Is that artificial satellite realistic?”
This is where the mental gap between me and Irina, a 20th century person, who has continued to use GPS, satellite communication, and the Internet in my daily life, comes from.
“Yeah, not only space observation, but also nuclear test detection, missile tracking, location tracking, wiretapping, weaponization, reconnaissance, etc. The missions of Ohrana and the GRU will probably not be complete without satellites in the future.”
“All right.”
I tilted my head. But Irina was immediately convinced.
I told you to believe it, but it’s a bit surprising to believe it right away.
“Of course it should be known to the public that it’s for the benefit of humanity as a whole, satellites, space stations, and space exploration. But there are more practical reasons.”
I got up.
“He who rules the universe will rule mankind, and the Atlantic Ocean of the Age of Discovery is before us, but Irina, France, Spain, Portugal… , who was the final victor in the Age of Discovery?”
“It’s England.”
“Yeah, and that England is in our hands, but remember anyway, getting ahead doesn’t necessarily mean winning. It doesn’t matter where you invest.”
Weapon systems that are still only a fantasy, but will become a reality within 30 years.
And the artificial satellites and manned spacecraft that will fly into space soon.
“In order to prepare for that time, we must have accumulated enough technology.”
I looked up at the sky that was starting to get dark.
Through the cloudless sky, in the true sense of the word, an unexplored field that no one has reached yet was unfolding before my eyes.