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Chapter 1246: If the United States doesn’t have it, then go to the Soviet Union (the third update, please subscribe)
Although the summit has not yet begun, the two sides have already discussed the deepest issues.

In fact, this is the normal rhythm of the summit. After World War II, there was talk of "getting rid of secret diplomacy," but in reality, secret diplomacy has never stopped.

The so-called "summit" seems to be open, but on the other hand, when the leaders of the two countries are together, smoking cigarettes and drinking tea, they may have already decided the fate of a small country.

Sometimes, this is also true for big countries.

As for state banquets and summits, they are not that important at this time.

Three days later, at Chang'an International Airport, when watching the Kennedys leave, the couple stood at the top of the escalator and waved at him. Li Yian couldn't help but cast his eyes on Jacqueline. In a trance, he seemed to see Jacqueline wearing a black veil, looking like a charming widow.

“Do you think the First Lady of the United States is beautiful?”

Just at this moment, Princess Margaret shook her right hand and asked quietly, obviously she had noticed the guy's gaze.

"She was just an ordinary woman, not beautiful. The Americans boasted about Jacqueline's grace and temperament, but in fact, it was just because there had never been such a young first lady before!"

Li Yian is an honest man - all the first ladies before Jacqueline were old women, so the sudden appearance of such a young woman with decent looks naturally attracted people from all walks of life.

"And the so-called temperament and demeanor are just acquired, not as good as your innate qualities. What is she? She is just the title of the president's wife! If one day Kennedy is no longer the president, she will naturally be nothing, just an ordinary woman."

Just an ordinary woman who can be toyed with by men!
Thinking of this, Li Yian's mouth curled up slightly!

The so-called "Kennedy couple" by Americans is nothing more than the result of deliberate hype by public opinion. In the mainstream public opinion of the United States, Kennedy is still a weak president. Even his performance in the Berlin crisis was criticized by all walks of life in the United States. He came to Southeast Asia, saying that he was for the "free world", but in fact he wanted to tell the United States through cooperation with Southeast Asia - I am very tough!
Whether it is hard or not, only Jacqueline, Monroe and a few other Hollywood actresses know.

But after the "Cuban Missile Crisis", he will be praised to the sky!
The image of the president has undergone tremendous changes. Even the president can be shaped by the media, not to mention a presidential wife.

They, as a couple, are themselves the product of television popularity.

No matter how tough Kennedy is, he still needs to use his imagination.
No matter how noble Jacqueline was, she would have fallen into Onassis' arms!
"But she is indeed the first lady of the United States now, sister. I mean, Elizabeth doesn't like her. I didn't know why at first, but now I understand why - because she is really hypocritical."

At this time, the Kennedys had already boarded the plane. Margaret was still waving at the plane with a smile on her face.

"Ha ha……"

Li Yian said, brushing his fingers lightly across Margaret's face.

"What a surprise! I saw you were so enthusiastic these days. I thought you liked her very much."

Facing her husband's intimacy, Margaret tilted her head, enjoying the tenderness, and spoke softly.

“It’s just work.”

Yes, for her, such occasions are just work, just like her experience since childhood, most of the time, it is just performing in front of the public.

As the beauty of the royal family and a fashion trendsetter, her every move has attracted attention from the outside world. The same is true now. To some extent, Margaret is not only a trend vane in Southeast Asia, but also a trend vane in Britain and European countries. Every time she returns to Britain, her clothing will always attract people from all walks of life to follow suit.

It is also thanks to this that Nanyang’s clothing and cosmetics have become famous luxury brands. After all, having the Queen of Sarawak or the Princess of Britain as spokespeople has a completely different effect.

Soon, Air Force One took off, and Li Yian and Margaret also returned to the "Daming Palace" by car. As soon as they returned to the "Daming Palace", a meeting was naturally held. The topic of discussion was not other things, but Kennedy's request.

"The United States asked us to deploy Wanhu IV medium-range missiles in Musandam."

Standing in front of the map, Army Chief of Staff Zhao Mingqin pointed to a corner of the map and said:
Musandam is a piece of land leased by Nanyang from Britain on the grounds of space needs. It faces Iran across the Strait of Hormuz. It covers an area of ​​1800 square kilometers. Although the area is covered with desert, its strategic location is unquestionable. At that time, Nanyang asked Britain for a lease on the pretext of building a space monitoring station. Britain not only leased this strategically important land to Nanyang, but also leased it to Nanyang together with another enclave of Oman in Iran and Pakistan, the Gwadar area.

The reason why Britain was so generous back then was that it had its own little ideas. On the one hand, after the "Suez Canal Crisis", Britain was worried that it would need to allow Oman's independence sooner or later and lease the land belonging to Oman to Southeast Asia. This was a typical "troublemaker" mentality, which was designed to create regional disputes.

But for Nanyang... this is no big deal at all. After all, this world is ruled by strength.

Therefore, Nanyang naturally accepted it generously, but for these two extremely desolate pieces of land, there has been no further planning except for the space monitoring station, and only some troops are stationed there.

Unexpectedly, before Nanyang made any plans, the United States had already set its sights on this enclave.

“This Kennedy!”

Li Yian shook his head and chuckled.

"He's trying to stir up trouble!"

Originally, Li Yian only knew about the Cuban Missile Crisis, and that it was caused by the Soviet Union deploying medium-range missiles in Cuba. However, he never thought that it was the United States that started it all - first deploying medium-range missiles in Turkey, and then, in response, the Soviet Union deployed missiles in Cuba. What was the final result? The Soviet Union publicly withdrew the missiles deployed in Cuba, and the United States withdrew the medium-range missiles deployed in Turkey six months later, thus ending the Cuban Missile Crisis.

It really came true. I can't explain the meaning in detail. After all this time, the American who acted like a little innocent was causing trouble over there.

Then came the Cuban Missile Crisis. Almost everyone ignored this, intentionally or unintentionally.

The Soviet Union was defending itself!

"Sir, if we deploy medium-range missiles there, it will definitely lead to further confrontation between us and the Soviets, and it will even intensify the conflict between us and them."

As the chief of staff, Zhao Mingqin directly put forward his opinion. In fact, this is also the general view in Nanyang - they are unwilling to take risks for the United States. After all, the United States is the United States, and Nanyang is Nanyang. It is okay to take advantage of the United States, but it is stupid to go through fire and water for the United States!
Listening to the chief of staff's words, Li Yian unexpectedly shook his head and said.

"Although it is our basic principle that we will not sacrifice the interests of Southeast Asia for the United States, we must also take one thing into consideration - the Cold War!"

Looking at the generals of the army, navy and air force present, Li Yian said:

"The characteristic of the Cold War is that no matter what, you have to choose a side. This is the general environment of the Cold War. If we want to enjoy the dividends of the Western world, we must stand on the side of the Western world. As for the Soviet Union... it's nothing more than a tense relationship, and then appeasement. As for the deployment of missiles..."

After thinking for a while, Li Yian asked:
"How is the progress of our development of mobile medium-range missiles?"

The mobile medium-sized missile mentioned by Li Yian refers to the mobile deployment of ballistic missiles by combining the missile with a launch vehicle. For this purpose, he even drew a special diagram.

In fact, this does not require much technical difficulty. It is simply a matter of concept. Although the tactical missiles of various countries can be deployed flexibly, this so-called "launch vehicle" only has a towing function and does not have the one-stop service of transportation-erection-launching like the later missile launch vehicles.

Therefore, two years ago, after Nanyang began to develop solid-propellant medium-range missiles, Li Yian proposed the concept of "missile launch vehicle".

"We have already conducted test firings of our new medium-range missiles, with a range of 3300 kilometers, and there is still potential to be tapped, but... Your Excellency, we have encountered a problem in developing the launch vehicle. The company does not have a heavy off-road vehicle suitable for use as a launch vehicle."

Zhao Mingqin’s answer made Li Yian stunned at first. There is no suitable heavy off-road vehicle?
Is this Nanyang?
Isn’t Nanyang a major automobile manufacturing country?

Although there are some doubts, this is understandable. After all, Nanyang does not have a demand for heavy-duty off-road vehicles. Heavy vehicles are nothing more than mining vehicles. As for the military, the most they have are 10-ton towing off-road vehicles, and the most numerous are 2.5-ton off-road vehicles. As for the development of heavy-duty off-road vehicles, there is basically a capital "0".

The reason is simple, because there is really no need for this, at least there was no need in the past.

But without heavy off-road vehicles, where would the mobile missiles come from?

Nanyang does not need land-based missiles, but land-based intercontinental missiles deployed in brackets silos, rather than mobile land-based intercontinental missiles.

In the future, Nanyang will definitely still need mobile and deployed land-based intercontinental missiles. After all, land-based missiles have a long range and great power!

The only problem is that you need a suitable transporter.

“Are there any suitable transport vehicles in the United States?”

Li Yian asked rhetorically.

The answer is no. It is the same in the United States now, there is also a blank in this area.

"Currently, Foton is considering using tank trailers for improvement,"

Listening to what Zhao Mingqin said, Li Yian thought for a moment and then said:

"If the United States doesn't have a suitable heavy off-road vehicle, then... well, buy it from the Soviet Union!"

The reason I thought of the Soviet Union is because the roads in the Soviet Union were so bad!

It can be said that there is no country in the world whose road system is worse than that of the Soviet Union. From the muddy Ukrainian plains in the spring to the swampy Siberia in the summer, those roads are not roads at all, but quagmires. It is for this reason that the Soviet Union produced a bunch of heavy-duty off-road vehicles with extremely excellent performance. After all, this is a rigid demand!
So, if the United States doesn’t have it, then let’s try our luck in the Soviet Union!
Using Soviet-made trucks to carry missiles to attack the Soviet Union...no problem!

"The Soviet Union..."

When the others heard this, their expressions became complicated. They couldn't even imagine how you thought of the Soviet Union. Of course, this was not the most important issue now. The important thing was... would the Soviets sell it?
"Sir, this is a heavy off-road truck equipped with missiles!"

In response to their reminder, Li Yian said:

"So what? A heavy off-road truck is just a truck. Besides, our relationship with the Soviet Union is still good! There is money to be made, so why shouldn't they make it?"

(End of this chapter)