Anti-War Game: Starting from Normandy Campaign-Chapter 576 - 276: [Republic: Is Might Always Right?]
The live discussion was relentless.
However, regardless of the discussion, it’s clear that the current strength and logistical capacity of the United States far surpass those of the previous British Commonwealth and Soviet Union.
One must remember that the British Commonwealth ruled here more than 100 years ago.
And the Soviet Union ruled here more than 10 years ago.
But based on the level displayed by the United States in 1991, many predicaments seem solvable with their powerful logistical capabilities.
Moreover, there’s another point.
The United States is not without a valid reason.
Entering the Afghanistan Federation under the banner of counter-terrorism was indeed a very legitimate stance.
Even if other countries or federations wanted to manipulate public opinion, it wouldn’t work.
Because it was indeed Al-Qaeda that hijacked planes first, attacking the United States, followed by a sudden counter-terrorism campaign a month later by the United States.
The process was as it always had been.
Facing the attack of a powerful empire, Afghanistan’s government quickly collapsed.
But it turned into guerrilla warfare.
From ancient times, they’ve been doing this, overthrowing one empire after another until now.... they’ve already outlasted several empires through guerrilla tactics.
It’s just that now it’s unknown how long the United States can persist.
After all, compared to other historical empires or dynasties.
At this time, after the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the United States has become the only true superpower on ’Earth.’
Faced with the current United States.
Even the Russian Federation, which inherited a large portion of the Soviet Union’s legacy, is at a disadvantage.
As the speculation among Blue Star’s netizens gradually came to a halt.
Yu Feng brought out a stack of new intelligence and materials, beginning to speak:
"During this time, I’ve skipped ahead another two years in the storyline."
"Currently, the timeline has reached 1959, and the changes on ’Earth’ are still significant."
"A lot of information needs to be considered together."
"This way, it’ll be easier to understand the Cold War situation."
"Let’s first look at what’s happening on the Soviet Union’s side."
"In 1957, the Soviet Union finally surpassed the United States technically, launching the first satellite from ’Earth.’
"This also marked the Soviet Union’s surpassing of the United States in space technology."
"We might not think much of this now."
"But placed in the context of that era, with nuclear deterrence dominating the world, everyone was surprised when they realized their opponent could deploy weapons in space while they were still on the ground."
"That would certainly make it hard to sleep."
"After all, who knew if the Soviet Union would send a nuclear bomb into space, letting it drift over to the United States’ land and drop down."
As he spoke, Yu Feng took out several newspapers.
He placed them within the view of the live stream, showing them to the Blue Star’s netizens:
"There were quite a few such statements."
"At that time, the United States indeed experienced a wave of panic."
On the newspapers.
Numerous American media outlets, celebrities, and well-known figures all expressed concerns.
Space, in 1957’s context on Earth, was something that could only be observed through telescopes and had never been explored by humans.
The opponent suddenly developed space satellites; who knew if they had space weapons.
When the United States, leading the world, experienced such a surprising move from the Soviet Union, it caused shock.
Yu Feng continued speaking:
"We’ll talk about the response and countermeasures of the United States in a moment, but first, let’s look at what transpired over these two years."
"In 1958, the Soviet Union visited the Republic."
"Proposing to establish a joint fleet and long-wave radio station in the Republic, but it was rejected by the Republic, reportedly leading to more than one dispute."
"Although the radio station was eventually established."
"The relationship between the two parties had already undergone a subtle change."
"Then there’s the joint fleet issue."
"The Soviet Union, along with the Republic, intended to form a fleet, allowing other nations or federations in their camp to join."
"And the base for the joint fleet was to be in the Republic."
"In the end, the talks ended without agreement."
"I sent someone to investigate in detail, and here’s what was found."
"First, regarding the long-wave radio station."
"The Soviet Union wanted to counter the United States’ military deployment in the Asia-Pacific Region strategically, but the deployment of the United States was clear to everyone."
"It surrounded the Republic."
"The Soviet Union had supported federations and countries within that region, like India, Vietnam, and others, which required real-time control."
"It was also to command their newly developed nuclear submarines remotely, potentially detecting the United States’ major weapons secretly."
"But there’s the Republic in the middle."
"The distance between the southern end of the Republic and the southern end of the Soviet Union represents a gap of about 3,500 kilometers."
"Such a long-range distance, in that era’s context, necessitated the use of a long-wave station."
"The Soviet Union proposed funding 70% with the Republic funding 30%, and usage rights allocated according to investment proportion."
"This idea seemed reasonable to the Soviet Union."
"But to the Republic, it seemed outrageous."
"You want to construct vital military facilities on our land and control the majority according to your investment?"
"Isn’t that a joke?"
"The Republic proposed that it could build the facility, fully funded by the Republic, with technical support from the Soviet Union, and usage rights could be negotiated."
"Otherwise, building so many military facilities on the Republic’s land that don’t belong to the Republic would definitely not be acceptable."
