＜ Episode 287 >
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Moscow. US Embassy.
I feel the smell of blood.
The blade, which will soak up the red and blue blood, is thirsting for blood as if it were full of appetite.
“It would be a good idea to suspend all CIA operations. We do not know how far the secret line has been exposed.”
“Half of the information network in Moscow has been lost, and it appears that the remaining half are now exposed. It can be felt that the espionage and surveillance of the embassy have intensified.”
“Those who are arrested will be dead. Rachel?”
“Kate was also arrested, apparently she didn’t use the poison ampoule on time.”
“…God damn it.”
Either they were caught before the poison was swallowed, or the Russians revived them with an antidote before the poison worked.
“It must be said that all the connections that have been planted in the past have been paralyzed.”
Subjects who have worked will be transferred or, in the worst case, will disappear with the dew of punishment. In this case, you cannot make a purchase or provide entertainment.
The characters who have just established themselves are unlikely to want to receive such a thing from the beginning as long as they have an idea.
A thoughtless person? A person like that can’t stay in that position for long. Above all else, even if such a person is promoted to a high-ranking position with a craft that drives achievements, there is a high probability that their hair will be cut by the mad wind in the current situation.
It’s not worth the price.
“Analysis is… is that right?”
“Yes, it is a purge. The leak of the blueprint was also just an excuse. The Emperor is preparing a succession scheme.”
“…the chance of a successor as capable of assimilating the country is low, so I will put everything back to the beginning.
“And if it was successful, most of the countries lasted a long time.”
“But the damage it inflicts on the country itself would be considerable…”
“Kane.”
The man who was listening opened his mouth.
“If the Russian Empire takes a hit, it will only falter, and we cannot step forward at this time. Have you already forgotten the Marshall Doctrine?”
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Marshall Doctrine.
A return to isolationism.
It was merely a declaration that the US territory had been expanded a little, and that it would refrain from further expansion and enter into a slump, which the Americans strongly supported.
It was the result of hastily intervening in the Chinese civil war as soon as World War II ended, and the war dragged on, and the nuclear attack, pressure to intervene in Russia, and total defeat were barely balanced by a nuclear card.
It is an added bonus to reaffirm that Russia has nuclear weapons and has a far military advantage over them.
The victory was won, but public opinion deteriorated.
Why should we go abroad?
Why should we go to war?
Just like before, we will live happily while protecting our territory.
After all, there is a buffer zone called the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, and a buffer body called the United Nations.
So, there was a good chance that we would lay down, even if we judged that it would not pay off even in an already expanded area.
It was the interventionists’ worst nightmare, but the dismal ending of the Chinese Civil War destroyed them as they did at the end of World War I in original history.
Except for Russia, no one can touch the United States, and as long as the conflict with Russia is avoided, the United States will not be involved in war.
Even if the original one hundred things are handled well, if the last one is mistreated, the aftertaste is unsatisfactory.
“No, after the Marshall Doctrine was announced, is that even possible?”
“Okay, maybe Operation Krampus itself is like a bait, right? I don’t know if I’m going to blow up another rocket or not.”
It sounded like nothing, but it was important.
The development of rocket technology was a joint venture between Democrats and Republicans, as the pride of the United States was at stake.
But Republican isolationists want no more.
“The concept presented in the emperor’s speech, mutually assured destruction.”
If they are capable of striking each other in the neck, they cannot wield swords at each other.
The moment he swings his sword, he can surely kill his opponent, but he himself will become his companion.
For the United States, the only threat that can cross the ocean is the ICBMs possessed by the Russian Empire, and if they cannot be stopped, they block Russia’s ICBMs through tactics of mutually assured destruction.
In order to do that, the United States also needs to make ICBMs.
Considering mutually assured destruction, it is impossible for both sides to point their weapons at each other.
Therefore, the isolation of the United States will be preserved.
The United States will have to spend a lot of time just to digest what it has eaten so far.
Therefore, the mass production of enough ICBMs, and the space competition, a competition for pride among the people who come out side by side.
it’s just there The United States, and its people, want no more.
America has the ability to run the world, but not the will to do so.
“Even in order to maintain that mutually assured destruction, the space race cannot be delayed, and if it fails, it will only return to the mission.”
“I think our move is on the Russian side of the palm, Jacob.”
“I guess so, Taylor, what do you think?”
“It’s hard to know where the leak came from, but one thing is for sure, there are a lot of spies in the CIA.”
Everyone nodded.
“CIA operations around the world have been shaken up, agents are being captured, and managers have been arrested or assassinated. For now, it would be a great victory if we just preserve our strength.”
***
White House. Washington DC
“Duke in Russia has become almost impossible. Currently, the implementation of preemptive work for the Fracture Joe team is also unclear.”
“It’s a much better operation not to be enforced.”
Compared to Russia, the US lacks nuclear and rocket technology.
And the Russian air defense system has already tasted a piece of it in North China. As time passes, the conventional method of conducting a nuclear attack will inevitably reach its limits.
Nuclear cruise missiles? It can be slowed down and the fighters can catch up and destroy it with machine guns.
nuclear bomber? It is food for the Russian army.
In addition, the withdrawal of US forces and public opinion on isolationism forced the US military to minimize the forward deployment of its military forces overseas.
But during the Chinese Civil War, the US military realized one thing. Powerful nuclear explosions and radioactive fallout have a shocking effect that disintegrates large armies.
In any case, the defense was not successful thanks to that, but rather than defending, Russia intervened and hesitated and then the armistice was established.
In that case, if you can’t use a nuclear bomber, you don’t have the technology for missiles, and even if deployed in combat, most of them have to target major cities behind the enemy, so if you can’t use them in actual combat, there are few ways.
That’s Operation Fracture Joe, a plan in which U.S. military forces launch a ‘tactical’ nuclear attack that is differentiated from conventional nuclear warheads in use in the Russian advance route in case of emergency.
Of course, there is no such thing as a means of dispensing. First of all, most of the places where we have to stop the advance of the Russian army are where the US military is not deployed.
South China, Africa, India, Britain and France, all without US troops. At least in western Japan, where General Haji is the commander of the military government, is the area where the US military is stationed.
In order to defend these places, we must also pay attention to Germany, East Japan, North China, and Egypt. In any case, it is an area that will become a bridgehead for the advance of the Russian army.
It uses nuclear weapons locally to buy time to deploy troops to areas that must be defended, and if it can’t stop the Russian offensive, it reduces the Russian military’s combat power with nuclear weapons.
Of course, based on reciprocity, it is inevitable that the US military will also be hit with nuclear weapons, but it was not impossible if they returned to a form of limited warfare that did not launch nuclear attacks on each other’s mainland.
Of course, in the tacit agreement of destroying only Europe and Asia and not touching each other’s mainland… Germany, East Japan, North China, Qing, etc., which are highly likely to have sparks, cannot say, ‘Oh, we must receive nuclear weapons to prevent the destruction of mankind.
Therefore, it is good to have US troops stationed in advance and deploy nuclear weapons to them in many ways. The reaction of the countries concerned, as well as the backlash at home, will be fierce. If it is hit with a missile or bomber, it is highly likely to be mistaken for an all-out nuclear war.
So there was only one thing the US government could try.
Black Ops units that are not even aware of those countries have nuclear weapons and use them in case of emergency.
Naturally, there were many restrictions such as bombing only when a signal from the US was received, but it was the upper limit at which the US could remain in power without facing the headwinds of the isolationists.
“Even if we reorganize Fracture Joe’s operation a little, we have to maintain it. Otherwise….”
Can the Russian Empire be trusted? Marshall thought seriously.
He was neither an isolationist nor an expansionist.
He was just a soldier. assumed the presidency.
“As another report, it seems that the purges have also reached Russia’s Sukhoi, Yakovlev and Antonov.”
It was natural. The connection caused by the war developed into a military-industrial complex, and a huge interest group went to block the source of the imperial wielding, but there was no way they could not touch the military company.
It is bullshit to say that the military-industrial complex causes war, but they are the ones who get the most from the sweet honey of the Cold War. It doesn’t matter if there are those who haven’t even dared to do that yet.
It is said that rice seeds cannot grow without water. However, in other words, does not mean that rice seeds can germinate after death if they come in contact with water for any reason.
“Is there any way to contact the engineers who have been fired from our side?”
“In Russia, this is where fire can lead to real fire. dismissal. And since we’re purging the managerial level, not the technicians we need, the outflow of technicians won’t be that big.”
“I’m sorry.”
Compared to Russia, the US lags behind in science and technology.
That fact couldn’t be touched so painfully.
“It’s an exchange of a blueprint that doesn’t even have a blueprint for virtually the entire CIA spy network, so the damage is huge… but if the rocket launch succeeds with that, we can make an ICBM.”
The United States also launched artificial satellites, but the story is different from Russia, which put satellites weighing only a few kilograms or tons into space.
And unless a nuclear weapon can be turned into a grenade, the development of an ICBM with this is unreasonable.
“Only in this way can we create mutually assured destruction and maintain peace.”
Peace based on nuclear weapons.