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Chapter 1254 Sir, times have changed (Second update, please subscribe)
Washington in mid-March was bathed in warm spring sunshine. Although pedestrians on the streets were still wearing spring clothes, the air was already filled with the scent of spring.

In the garden outside the French windows of the Oval Office of the White House, the withered lawn in winter has begun to sprout. Although the windows are closed, the spring light from the garden still shines into this office - this is the office of the most powerful ruler in the world today, at least Americans think so!
As the owner of the office, Kennedy also believed that the United States was the best. Since World War II, this has been an almost eternal truth in the minds of these Americans.

Even in their perception of the world, the world is America, and America is the world. Of course, sometimes they need to face the real world.

At this moment, four people in the room were concentrating on studying another country far away from the United States.

"Iraq!"

Robert McNamara pointed to Iraq and said:
"If the rule of the Kingdom of Iraq could be restored, as a member of the Baghdad Pact, it could re-form the encirclement of the Soviet Union in the south with Iran, Pakistan and Turkey.

At the same time, northern Iraq is also extremely suitable for deploying missiles. According to intelligence provided by the Nanyang military, their new medium-range missiles have a range of only 3000 kilometers.

If deployed in Musandam, it would only cover Moscow, but if deployed in northern Iraq, it would cover almost all major Soviet cities including Leningrad and most of the Warsaw Bloc countries.

As Secretary of Defense, McNamara was extremely supportive of helping the Kingdom of Iraq to restore. After all, this would form a complete encirclement of the Soviet Union's southern wing.

"More importantly, this will help interrupt the Russian expansion in the Middle East. Now Iraq is just like Egypt, completely controlled by the Soviet Union!"

"Yes, Mr. President, since Qassem came to power through military coup four years ago, Iraq, like Egypt, has become a proxy for the Russians in the Middle East, which has seriously damaged our interests."

As soon as Secretary of State David finished speaking, Robert asked:
“Will this become a problem like Cuba?”

The Kennedy brothers were extremely cautious when it came to interfering in foreign affairs. There was nothing they could do about it because they listened to the experts in Cuba and suffered a great loss.

"Even if it becomes a problem, it is Nanyang's problem, Mr. President."

David said:

"It has nothing to do with the United States. Now Nanyang has seen an opportunity in Iraq. In fact, the reason why they have refused to recognize the Qasim regime is for today - or in other words, to interfere in Iraq at the right time. This is also the reason why they support the Iraqi Princess Qadi. They are now seeking the White House's opinion!"

His subtext has been made very clear. He is just seeking the opinion of the United States. Whether the United States is willing or not, Nanyang will eventually take action.

Of course, the United States can choose not to support them, but it will eventually have to face reality. Instead of doing so, it is better to be a good person.

After the Secretary of State finished speaking, Kennedy looked at Iraq on the map, thought for a moment, and asked:
"Why would they interfere in Iraq? In contrast, Britain, Britain's interests in Iraq are much broader."

"Mr. President, Nanyang's offshore oil fields in the Persian Gulf determine their focus on the Middle East. Britain may have once administered Iraq and had extensive interests in Iraq, but that was all in the past. Britain is also very happy to see the overthrow of the Qasim regime. After all, the Qasim regime nationalized Iraq's oil company two years ago."

Although many records mention that Iraq nationalized its oil industry in 72, in fact, it had already begun in the era of Qasim. After Qasim was overthrown, due to insufficient technical strength, Iraq once again introduced foreign capital to exploit oil. More than a decade later, nationalization began again.

All I can say is... pigs are fattened up and then slaughtered!
But even so, a group of fat pigs still rushed over to be killed.

“But it is well known that although the British oil fields have been nationalized, British public opinion does not support Britain in safeguarding its oil interests.

After all, Britain is different from Southeast Asia, and Southeast Asia is different from us. As long as they want, they can send their troops to attack Iraq at any time without considering any pressure from public opinion, and of course they don’t need to consider the resistance of the opposition. After all, there is no opposition in Southeast Asia. "

When he said this, David's expression became a little complicated. No matter how the Western world has always used the "Nanyang Miracle" to prove its success, it is well known that Nanyang and the Western world are extremely different.

That country doesn't even have a "current development" and has almost nothing like the other political things in the Western world. So what else is there there?

That's capitalism!
It is absolutely 100% capitalism - is there any capitalist other than Nanyang who can control a country?

Therefore, in many cases, when facing criticism from the outside world, Nanyang’s response is always light-hearted - we are different from you.

Yes, Nanyang is different from any country in the world.

It is a mixture of a kingdom and a private company. The so-called "Republic" is actually just a name that connects the kingdom and the private company together.

Modern society is extremely unfamiliar with this type of state system that has never existed in human history, and of course it is impossible to use the traditions of various countries to demand it.

It is also because of this that Nanyang can act recklessly without having to consider public opinion or domestic opposition.

This is the advantage of Nanyang!

"So in the future, Iraq is likely to be controlled by Nanyang? Will Nanyang's control over Iraq affect our interests in the Middle East?"

"Mr. President, we need their help, even in the Middle East. Nanyang's involvement in the Middle East will help us confront the Soviets."

David looked at the President and said:

"The most important thing now is to defeat the Russians. We need Nanyang to rush to the front to stop the Russian expansion in the Middle East. Of course, we can also do it ourselves. But Mr. President..."

Looking at the president, David did not continue speaking, obviously telling him - otherwise we will end it ourselves! Facing the Secretary of State's silence, Kennedy thought for a while, then asked:

“When will they start?”

David responded, “In the second half of this year, Mr. President!”

"Keep in touch with them. We must make sure we get the latest news there as soon as possible."

McNamara said:
"Yes, Mr. President, the Ministry of National Defense will establish a liaison group with the Nanyang side for communication between the two sides!"

Nodding, Kennedy looked at the map again and said:

"Also, if it's convenient, we should invite Princess Addis or Prime Minister Said to visit Washington. We can't let Nanyang expand his influence in the Middle East. The United States can also play an important role in this. We need to let them know that when they return to Baghdad, they will definitely need the help of the United States."

Pick peaches!
I, Kennedy, am still very good at it!
Just like that, with different thoughts in mind, Washington agreed to Nanyang's plan - to help restore the Kingdom of Iraq!

As a result, some more people began to get involved in the Iraqi affairs, which were originally only intervened by Nanyang.

"In addition to the CIA, the Pentagon will also send a liaison team to jointly implement the "Sky Garden Plan" with us. According to the agreement reached between us, the United States will provide Iraq with $500 million in weapons and equipment."

Listening to Cheng Pengan's introduction, Li Yian looked out the window. At this moment, his mind was not on Iraq, but on the Naval Research Institute.

"They are nothing more than some old M1 rifles and M1 carbines. It is a crime to let the royal army use them to fight against the AK47s in the hands of Qasim's troops. Those American generals in the Pentagon have no idea that the war situation has changed. The M14 is outdated!"

While complaining, Li Yian also knows that people are often like this. Only after they have learned a lesson will they come to their senses. Only after the US military has suffered losses in Vietnam will they realize that times have changed.

"Times have changed..."

Hearing your sudden sigh, although Cheng Pengan was a little confused, he still agreed:

"Yeah, times have changed!"

When did the times change?

No one knows, but for the Naval Institute of Technology, they don’t know when they opened the door to the era.

"...Four years ago, at your suggestion, we sponsored the Applied Physics Laboratory of Taiping University to conduct a research project. The main goal was to experimentally prove the possibility of using the characteristics of the terrain profile to achieve position positioning and then correct the inertial navigation system. In 1959, the Air Force Avionics Laboratory began to use a small laser rangefinder to replace the radar altimeter and conducted several flight tests to see if the position accuracy could be improved..."

In the Naval Research Institute, while Li Yian was listening to the researchers' report, his eyes were cast towards the launcher in the distance. Its structure was similar to the US military's MK-13 single-arm tilted launch system, but it was independently developed by the Nanyang Defense Department. It is a multi-purpose launcher that can not only launch Sky Arrow 2 air defense missiles, but also Asroc anti-submarine missiles. In the future, it will also integrate anti-ship missiles.
However, what is now hanging under the launch pad is a missile that is more than 5 meters long.

"Two years ago, we successfully conducted a flight test of the cruise missile terrain matching guidance system at the missile range using a modified BQM-34A Firebee UAV. Four Firebees were used to test the cruise missile guidance system, three of which were modified and the fourth was used as a backup. A series of tests were conducted under different wind speeds, and it was found that the influence of wind speed on low-altitude flight guidance is an extremely important issue. In addition, the accuracy of the guidance system was verified under different terrains with varying heights.

During the test, the Firebee took off from the ground and was recovered by parachute. The first flight lasted more than 30 minutes, and dozens of tests were conducted afterwards. In order to avoid radar detection, it must fly at an ultra-low altitude. Sea-launched cruise missiles are required to fly at an altitude of less than 30 meters. The test proved that the circular calculation deviation was less than 160 meters.

The guidance system tested on the Firebee uses many standard parts. The missile uses a radar altimeter to ensure that it flies close to the ground, and the terrain matching system accurately corrects the missile's position at specific points on the route. The data measured in real time is compared and matched with the data stored in the computer.

While the technician was introducing the missile, Li Yian was flipping through the report in his hand. Compared with the missile on the launch pad in the distance, the photo in the report was more intuitive. Its shape looked extremely familiar - a cylinder, the typical shape of a Tomahawk missile.

This is the "Tomahawk"!
Although Nanyang's Tomahawk does not have a GPS satellite positioning system, it was still manufactured through a terrain matching guidance system and an inertial guidance system.

To a certain extent, it can be regarded as the original model of the Tomahawk missile, or the "Tomahawk Sky" version... In fact, even the Sky version cannot compare with it. After all, its performance has been greatly reduced.

Because there is no suitable small turbofan engine, it can only use a small turbojet engine, which results in its range being only 870 kilometers.

It uses inertial navigation plus terrain matching guidance. Although its hit accuracy is very high compared to missiles of this era, its circular error probability is far less than that of Tomahawk or Tomahawk Sky.

"What is its accuracy?"

"50 meters!"

The researchers standing by had an expression of pride that was hard to conceal when they answered. They had every reason to be proud. After all, as of now, this is the missile with the highest hit accuracy in the world!
"It can carry a 500-kilogram warhead and accurately hit a building 800 kilometers away!"

During the researcher's explanation, Li Yian nodded and said:

"Then let's fire!"

As the command was given, the cruise missile on the launch pad flew into the sky, propelled by the solid booster. Looking at the cruise missile dragging the tail flame and smoke, at that moment, an idea flashed through Li Yian's mind.

Times have changed!
(End of this chapter)