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Chapter 1323 A Few Bones of Britain (Second Update, Please Subscribe)
Since two days ago, Nassau, the capital of the Bahamas, has become the focus of attention of the whole world!
A meeting between the British and American leaders is taking place here, and it seems to everyone that they may discuss the "Cuban issue" and of course other international issues.

But no one expected that this meeting would be filled with tension from the very beginning.

Late at night on December 12, Macmillan sat there silently. This British Prime Minister who condoned his wife's extramarital affair that lasted for more than 19 years was definitely a guy who was good at forbearance, but what about now?

Deep down in his heart, there is too much anger!

He was furious, and his mind kept thinking about the conversation with Kennedy over the past two days. It was no longer a conversation, but a knife-wielding confrontation.

"Kennedy and the Americans are trying to castrate the very foundations of Britain!"

Taking a deep puff of his cigarette, McMillan said to himself:
"No matter what, I won't let you get what you want!"

In the darkness, McMillan's eyes were as bright as an angry lion.

Tomorrow... will be a real war!
At this moment, Macmillan seemed to think of Churchill, and how he faced difficulties and persevered during the darkest moment of World War II.

Now, it's his turn!
It is absolutely impossible to make concessions.

In fact, it was difficult for him to give in. It was he who had originally requested to join the US "Skylight Missile" program, and in fact he joined the program at the request of the Royal Air Force.

Although Britain had purchased medium-range missiles from Southeast Asia and had nuclear counterattack capabilities, it still had hundreds of Triple V bombers, and the Royal Air Force needed a ballistic missile that could be launched from the air to restore the combat effectiveness of the bombers.

However, Nanyang did not have a similar plan, so the US "Air Lightning Ballistic Missile" became the best and even the only choice.

The United Kingdom has high hopes for this plan. After all, the medium-range missiles purchased from Southeast Asia will soon reach the end of their lifespan, and because of its small land area, the United Kingdom is not suitable for deploying land-based missiles.

In this case, air-launched ballistic missiles that can be carried by bombers will become Britain's only nuclear deterrent force in the future.

In the absence of Southeast Asia, the United States is the only choice.

But in any case, they did not expect that the Americans would terminate the plan with all kinds of lame excuses.

Not only that, now they are trying to turn the British Empire into their minion.

“Do Americans…really think they can do whatever they want?”

In the darkness, McMillan's eyes, which were illuminated by the fire from the cigarette butt, burst out with not only anger but also determination.

The next morning, Macmillan got up early, had a quick breakfast, drank two cups of coffee, and then walked into the conference room again. Perhaps because the argument yesterday was too intense, when Kennedy arrived, both sides just smiled politely, and then as soon as he came in, Kennedy once again emphasized the United States' demands.

"Based on common interests, the United States believes that Britain should give up the development of nuclear forces and only develop conventional forces, while the nuclear forces will be the responsibility of the United States."

In a word, nuclear power is too complicated for you to control, so the United States will control it for you.

You see, how considerate America is.

After Kennedy made these remarks, Macmillan said:

"It is necessary for the UK to develop its own nuclear power. We must take this power into our own hands! We have no intention of relying on others!"

From the moment he talked about "handing over British nuclear power to the United States", Macmillan and Kennedy engaged in a tit-for-tat struggle in Nassau.

"Mr. Prime Minister, this is in the common interests of all NATO allies. The United States is responsible for the nuclear security of NATO allies, while NATO allies can devote more funds and energy to the development of conventional forces, which will help us defeat the Soviet Union!"

Kennedy, who "came with the power of a great victory in Cuba", took a very tough attitude at this time. In his opinion - it was time to make Britain a subordinate of the United States!

“And I hope you, Prime Minister, understand that this is not consultation, but notification!”

What are notifications?
Just tell him that the United States has decided that whether Britain accepts it or not, it will not allow Britain to possess strategic nuclear forces!
In other words, it is telling Britain that the decision is not in his hands.

Now Washington has made the decision, no, to be more precise, Kennedy has made the decision, London - you must choose to obey!

Faced with the "notice", McMillan suppressed his anger, sneered to express his anger and dissatisfaction, and said:
"Notify? Is this the American decision? Like Moscow notifying Warsaw? Or like notifying Budapest!"

Macmillan's tone was full of anger. At this moment, he felt unprecedented humiliation, which he thought even exceeded the threats made by Hitler.

Even Hitler, the enemy, never gave orders to Britain in this tone.

"Since when did Britain become a vassal of the United States? Just like Hungary and the Soviet Union in the past!"

At this moment, everyone felt Macmillan's anger. He specifically mentioned that Hungary and the Soviet Union were once allies, but when facing the Soviet invasion, the Hungarians resolutely used their courage and blood to defend Hungary.

This is also a reminder to the other side that Britain still has some backbone. In the face of threats, Britain will also stick to the end.

Like Hungary, the British don't mind sacrifice and bloodshed!

In the face of Macmillan's anger, Kennedy was slightly more polite:
"Mr. Prime Minister, please forgive me. I think you misunderstood me. In the eyes of the United States, Britain has always been a partner with a special relationship with the United States. However, it is in our common interests for the United States to be responsible for NATO's nuclear forces, and Britain will also save a lot of financial expenditure. After all, the cost of building and maintaining a nuclear arsenal is very huge! You can use more funds to build conventional forces, and of course, you can also use it for your welfare expenses!"

Kennedy seemed to be apologizing, but his attitude was still firm. He had only one request: Britain had to give up its strategic nuclear forces.

As for the rest, it doesn’t matter. What matters is that you must obey.

"We believe that whether to build and maintain a nuclear arsenal is Britain's own business, and it is not Washington's turn to worry about it, just like we will not worry about your nuclear bombs!
The reason why Britain joined NATO is to avoid Moscow notifying Warsaw from happening in London. If all this cannot be avoided, then we might as well just join the Warsaw Pact, just like the Russians, restricting the power of our allies in various ways and not allowing them to have nuclear weapons!"

Looking at Kennedy, the guy who became famous because of the Cuban Missile Crisis, Macmillan said coldly:
"I think Charles de Gaulle would have the same idea. He would certainly agree with me."

An independent nuclear deterrence strategy is not only the core of Britain's defense, but also the core of France's defense. The pressure from the United States on Britain will also be used on France.

Therefore, Macmillan directly involved France, and France's attitude on this issue would certainly be more resolute than Britain's. After all, Charles de Gaulle would never give up his strategic nuclear deterrent force.

As for surrendering to the Russians...it's just a verbal threat. They won't surrender, but that doesn't mean they won't remain neutral in the Cold War.

And being neutral...is itself a surrender!

In response to the threat to drag France to Russia, Kennedy directly made a harsh statement, saying:

"If this happens, we will use every ounce of gold to completely defeat the British pound! After all, for the United States, we will never accept Britain as an ally of Russia!"

This is a falling out!
Kennedy's response was not just a threat, in fact, it was also a means in the White House's plan. As early as the Eisenhower era, the United States did not want Britain to have independent strategic nuclear forces, so it used the "Lightning Missile" to induce Britain to give up the "Blue Light Missile", which was itself a successful action carefully planned by the US government to end Britain's independent nuclear deterrence. Now, it is time for Britain to return to the framework it should be - under the protection of the United States.

Faced with such a threat, McMillan said directly:

"Mr President, we will do everything we can to preserve the pound, not just with our own strength but with the strength of the entire Commonwealth.

I believe that by then, the Soviets will also be willing to provide assistance. At the same time, Britain will no longer welcome American troops stationed in Britain. In order to ensure our safety, I believe that the British will not mind inviting the Soviet troops to move in!

Just as we were willing to do whatever it took to defeat Hitler, we will work with any nation to preserve the British Empire."

After Macmillan even threatened to invite Soviet troops to station troops, the meeting was no longer a meeting, but a fierce confrontation. Facing the suppression of the United States, Britain launched the most fierce resistance to the United States in history, and this resistance was to fully turn to the Soviet Union.

Faced with Macmillan's threat to expel U.S. troops from Britain and side with the Soviet Union, U.S. President Kennedy also took a tough stance and refused to make substantive concessions.

The meeting on the third day did not make any progress and the two sides parted unhappily again.

The outside world knows nothing about this. Despite this, reporters from various countries have still discovered some clues. They found that officials from Britain and the United States no longer communicate with each other in public, and even treat each other with a wary or even rejecting attitude.

"There may have been a conflict during the meeting between the US and UK leaders!"

Almost immediately, reporters from various countries made this judgment, and soon, rumors came out that the United States was trying to prevent Britain from having an independent nuclear deterrent force, and attempted to incorporate Britain's nuclear deterrent force into NATO through the "multilateral nuclear force" plan, thereby achieving centralized command and control of US nuclear weapons.

After this news came out, there was an uproar in the UK. Many Conservative MPs called on the government to reject the United States and expressed their dissatisfaction with the United States through public channels. In their view, the Americans were infringing on British sovereignty.

Of course, what they didn't know was that during this four-day meeting, the United States' infringement on Britain's sovereignty had reached its peak. In order to safeguard its own interests, Britain played all the cards in its hand. Macmillan used the diplomatic skills accumulated by the British Empire over the past century to the extreme. On the fourth day, in order to maintain the "special relationship between Britain and the United States", he almost forced Kennedy to include the US nuclear forces and the British nuclear forces into the NATO system, and then NATO multinational officers would take turns to control nuclear weapons.

According to Macmillan, this is very simple - since we have to hand over our nuclear weapons to NATO, then we should hand over all our nuclear weapons to NATO. It is not possible for Britain to hand them over and the United States not to hand them over!
Of course, Kennedy refused in the end. After all, the United States... has always been lenient to itself and strict to others. The purpose of this was to castrate Britain's nuclear power, not to castrate itself!
In the end, in order to force the United States to make concessions, Macmillan even used videotapes of sex scandals of senior officials in Kennedy's cabinet to exert pressure. It can be said that he used every means possible, but also guaranteed one thing - intelligence work for allies was more important.

After a struggle of "all means except direct fighting", the two sides still failed to reach any agreement. In order to ensure its own strategic nuclear autonomy, the United Kingdom still firmly opposes the United States' multilateral strategic nuclear theory.

However, the two sides did not fall out, but a shadow was cast on the special relationship between the two countries. On the same day, after issuing a bland statement, the leaders of the two countries returned on special planes respectively.

On the plane back to London, Macmillan's expression was serious and the overall atmosphere on the plane was depressing. Whether politicians or generals, they were all smoking silently or reading newspapers. They all understood how the four-day meeting ended.

"Mr. Prime Minister, although this issue has been temporarily shelved, it has not been resolved. The Americans will never give up."

In response to a reminder from Harold Evans, Secretary of the Cabinet Office, Macmillan said:
"This is not a problem. Our cooperation with the United States in developing missiles was a mistake! Now, it is time to correct this mistake..."

After that, McMillan took a deep puff of his cigarette, then put out the cigarette butt in the ashtray and said:
"Fortunately...we have Nanyang!"

In fact, if it weren't for the Nanyang, Macmillan would have compromised long ago. The talk of whether to invite the Soviets or not was just a bargaining chip on the negotiating table. He was not crazy, so how could he let a wolf into the house?
How could he not understand the character of those Soviet people?
Just like Churchill and Steel's negotiations, they made it very clear that after defeating Germany, the Eastern European countries would hold fair elections. And Steel agreed.

But what happened in Eastern Europe after the war? Thousands of Eastern European politicians disappeared or were arrested. Those who returned from exile from the Soviet Union established their own governments with the support of the Soviet army. In countries such as Poland, the Soviet Union simply tore off all disguises and directly used Soviet people to establish a Polish government and Polish army.

Inviting such a group of people into the UK is not just inviting wolves into the house! It is sending the British Empire directly to the gallows.

Ok!

The Soviet Union is definitely not something that can be relied upon or counted on.

God bless!

I have Great Britain and Nanyang!
Feeling grateful for God's gift, Macmillan said
"Get ready. I will visit Nanyang as soon as the New Year comes."

Almost at the same time, on a Boeing 407 in another direction, Kennedy, who had suffered a setback in Nassau, frowned and said:

"There is only one reason why Macmillan's attitude is so tough... that is, they have Nanyang!"

This is why Britain is so tough and refuses to compromise!

“Yes, Mr. President, Nanyang can not only give them political support, but also provide them with missiles to enhance their strategic nuclear forces.”

Secretary of State Dean said:
“Because he had Nanyang as his backing, Macmillan did not succumb to the pressure!”

In response to the Secretary of State's reminder, Kennedy said:

"So, is there anything we can do to stop them?"

"Stop... pulling Nanyang into the "multilateral nuclear force" plan? They will definitely not agree!"

Although Dean just said it, Kennedy's eyes lit up and he said:

"Incorporating Nanyang into the multilateral plan, this... doesn't seem impossible!"

At this moment, Kennedy's mind was absolutely blown away. He obviously forgot one thing - Nanyang is also a nuclear power with a full set of nuclear forces.

Nanyang is different from Britain and France. It is absolutely out of the ordinary to make such a request to such a country!

The president's imagination was so wild that Dean's eyes widened and he said in amazement:

"Mr. President, we can't even convince the British, let alone Southeast Asia. They have their own intercontinental missiles and don't need to ask us for help!"

"I know it's almost impossible, but..."

Kennedy waved his hand and said.

"We must use this method to let the British understand our attitude. We must let the whole world see our determination, and we must also let the Nanyang people understand this. When they understand this, in order to preserve their own strength, they will naturally refuse to provide help to the British."

What will the British people do when they have no choice?
That is, he came to Washington in disgrace and surrendered before him, an Irishman.

Only then will those arrogant British people realize what a mistake they have made.

At this moment, Kennedy was a little excited. He lit a cigarette, took two puffs, and then spoke in a proud and somewhat arrogant tone.

"The British have no idea what kind of mistake they have made. Well, it's decided. We are going to cut off their source of trouble - let's bring Nanyang in!"

(End of this chapter)