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The topic of this meeting is naturally the most concerned issue of both parties.

Weinberg was repeatedly emphasizing the military threat of the Soviet Union and its own lost technological advantages, but George pointed out that in the past few years, as long as Gorbachev is in power, as long as there are no major world changes, the Soviet Union will not have a major military action.

The foreign trade deficit of the United States has gradually brought about a fiscal deficit. However, one of the main reasons for the fiscal deficit is also the reason for the high military expenditure!

In order to lead the commanding heights of the entire military equipment, the military has been investing huge sums of money in scientific research. It already has fighters like F-15 and F-16, and is still developing stealth aircraft to seize the commanding heights of the future. With the F-117 -2 is not enough, there is also the B-22 of the bomber, and the F-[-] which surpasses the advanced performance of all fighter jets.

Coupled with the US military deployed around the world, the annual cost of soldiers is also huge.

If you want to get rid of your own economic problems, then cutting military spending is a good way, but the military will never agree to this, so Weinberg also strongly supported the depreciation of the dollar at the beginning.

But now, in order to get rid of the economic downturn, cutting spending is already a necessary choice, and in cutting spending, military spending must be cut.

"Military expenditure can be reduced. For example, we can reach an agreement with the Soviet Union to reduce our medium-range missiles." At this time, Bush said suddenly.

What Bush said made Reagan's eyes shine. This is a good way!

In the nuclear arsenals of the United States and the Soviet Union, there are a large number of nuclear weapons. As far as ballistic missiles are concerned, there are intercontinental ballistic missiles, medium-range ballistic missiles and short-range ballistic missiles.Thousands of nuclear warheads were aimed at each other, but they were never fired.

If you want to deter the opponent, you only need to have intercontinental ballistic missiles.The intercontinental missiles on the mainland of the United States are enough to cover the Soviet Union, so their medium-range missiles are not of much use. It is meaningless to simply compare the number of nuclear warheads on both sides.

And these missiles need to be maintained and maintained, and they need to consume a large amount of military expenditure. Therefore, destroying these medium-range ballistic missiles will not affect nuclear deterrence. It can also reduce expenses and contribute to world peace. Make a contribution, this is a very good choice!

Weinberg said: "If we only cut our Pershing-II missile, our military can accept it. But our other projects are related to the development of our national defense force and our advantages in the next few decades, so we must not cut them. "

The medium-range missiles of the United States are all deployed in Western Europe. The current main force is the Pershing-II missile, which is mainly used to strike hard targets such as command posts and transportation hubs of the Warsaw Pact countries.It uses a solid rocket motor and has a range of 1800 meters. Due to the use of two sets of inertial guidance and radar terrain matching terminal guidance, the hit accuracy is about 30 meters, which is already very high.

However, since the U.S. military is now focusing on cruise missiles, its dependence on such medium-range ballistic missiles has been greatly reduced. Therefore, the military fully agrees with the reduction of such missiles.

"In our talks at the end of the month, we can propose to the Soviet Union that the two sides jointly destroy all medium-range missiles." Bush said.

Without medium-range ballistic missiles, the United States still has cruise missiles. However, for the Soviet Union, it completely lost the strike capability of medium-range ballistic missiles. This move not only solved domestic problems, but also solved a hidden danger in the United States , Bush made another very good proposal.

"Even so, I'm afraid we are facing the problem of insufficient funds. Our Star Wars plan, can we suspend some projects?" James said.The United States invested a lot of money in the Star Wars project, but the results were not very great.

Reagan didn't look at Weinberg, and said to the others: "I agree, cut some of the Star Wars projects that have high investment and low results."

Chapter 9 Space Targeting

Cut that program?How many trump cards will one's own side lose during the war?Weinberg felt a pain in his heart, but there was no way to do it. If military expenditures were not cut, how would the United States survive the economic crisis?You must know that only when the country's economy is developed can it have a strong military. Like the Soviet Union, it has been conducting an arms race with the United States regardless of people's living standards. In the United States, it is absolutely unfeasible. Get off stage.

For the sake of America's economy, the military has made huge sacrifices... two days later.

Edwards Air Force Base, 150 kilometers away from Los Angeles, California.

This is a key air force base of the U.S. Air Force. During World War II, it was the training center of the U.S. Air Force. After World War II, it gradually developed and became the most important U.S. Air Force flight test center, responsible for research, testing and Evaluate manned and unmanned aircraft and associated electronics, flight control equipment, and weapons systems.Various advanced aircraft of the United States, including the former F-15, F-16, and the upcoming F-22, are all tested here.It is also responsible for managing the Air Force Test Pilot School, training test pilots, test flight engineers, test flight navigators, etc.

The 9nd Detachment of the 2th Reconnaissance Wing of the U.S. Air Force under the Air Combat Command, a full set of SR-71 reconnaissance aircraft, is also stationed here.

In addition, this base is also the location of the Philips Aerospace Board of Directors Laboratory and the Ames-Terrigan Flight Research Laboratory of the National Aeronautics and Astronautics Association, as well as the second landing field of the space shuttle, which has landed space shuttles many times.

Under the sunlight, the runway in the lake bed in the base seemed to be somewhat reflective. On the runway, a fighter plane stood there quietly.

Dual engines, dual vertical tails, and rectangular air intakes in front, this is the F-15 Eagle fighter that all military fans are very familiar with.

As the main air superiority fighter in active service of the U.S. military, two high-thrust engines provide strong power, allowing this fighter to climb rapidly, reaching an altitude of 9000 meters and a speed of Mach [-].

Now, an unusual piece of equipment is mounted on the belly of this fighter plane. From the appearance, it looks like a larger air-to-air missile, which is so big that it is not just a missile, but should be classified as a rocket. In this The head of the rocket is a sophisticated warhead and seeker.

This is an important project researched under the auspices of the US Department of Defense, an anti-satellite weapon that plays an important part in Star Wars!

At present, the military forces of the United States and the Soviet Union are increasingly relying on satellites in space.

Satellites can provide reconnaissance services. Is the aircraft carrier formation large enough?But in the vast sea, it is difficult to be found. This requires the help of reconnaissance satellites. On the ground, the opponent's missile launch wells and various military bases of the opponent are all found through reconnaissance satellites.

And if you want to deploy globally, you can receive orders anytime, anywhere. Communication satellites are also essential. Various other satellites, such as positioning satellites, etc., the military operations of the United States and the Soviet Union are already inseparable from the help of satellites in space.

Therefore, anti-satellite is a good choice if you want to have a killer weapon against the opponent. Satellites operate in space, and their orbits can be accurately measured. An intimate encounter occurred.

This principle is very simple, but in actual operation, the technical difficulty is very high.

Because the altitude of the satellite is very high and the speed is very high!Even satellites in low earth orbit are orbiting hundreds of kilometers high, with a speed as high as 7.5 kilometers per second. To successfully get in close contact with such flying objects requires various advanced means.

However, in the Cold War, countless impossibilities will become possible.

In 62, the United States used intercontinental missiles carrying nuclear warheads to attack satellites. It only needed to send the warheads to the predetermined position and explode to destroy satellites within the killing radius. 3 of its satellites were damaged.Moreover, nuclear explosions in outer space have condemned countless environmental scientists, and the United States was forced to stop research in this area.

But now, with the advancement of technology, they have a new choice, using fighter planes, carrying anti-satellite missiles, and using high-speed impact to destroy the opponent's satellites!

This kind of fighter is to use the F-15 fighter with the best climbing performance to undertake the mission. In fact, the most suitable fighter is the MiG-31 currently equipped by the Soviet Union, which can climb to an altitude of 71 meters. It is almost about to leave the atmosphere and reach outer space, but the United States cannot obtain this kind of aircraft, and the United States' own SR-[-] blackbird, which is three times the speed of sound, cannot carry external stores.

Test pilot Green climbed into the F-15 fighter plane that had already been prepared, making various preparations before the operation.

Half an hour later, a defunct scientific satellite will fly over the base. This is his best chance.

After closing the canopy and opening various switches, there was a roar from the rear, and the two high-thrust engines were successfully started.

"Long Arrow One, please take off," Green said.

"You can take off, pay attention to the guidance information." An order came from the tower at the base.

"Understood." Green released the brakes, the nose of the aircraft was already aligned with the runway, and the afterburner was turned on.

Immediately, the F-15 fighter plane began to roll lightly on the runway. Then, the nose of the plane was raised, and the five-meter-long missile under the belly of the plane seemed to show a ferocious face.

Although the American fighter planes are in battle, the tower will not go to the remote command, but now, the flight trajectory of the fighter plane will directly determine whether it can accurately reach the predetermined airspace and launch the anti-satellite missile, so the whole process of command ,Very important.

"Pull up two degrees and continue to accelerate."

"Turn left two degrees, maintain altitude."

The voice of the ground commander kept coming from the earphones. Green knew that this time he was just like a driver, responsible for delivering the things he carried to the predetermined location.

In space, the old Solwind satellite is wandering in orbit. It was launched two years ago. Now, its mission has ended, and it belongs to idle travelers wandering alone in space.

It doesn't know that it is about to encounter a catastrophe.

Green's plane has been accelerating upward and climbing. The powerful F100 engine exploded with a strong thrust of more than 100 kN, allowing the body of the F-15 to climb easily, and then climbed again. Soon, it came to an altitude of 5000 meters. .

Although the ceiling of the F-15 can reach 9000 meters to [-] meters, it is very dangerous to perform various maneuvers at this altitude, and it is also dangerous to launch such a one-ton missile. Because the air at high altitude is thin, the aerodynamic effect of the rudder surface will be reduced. Almost all fighter planes can only guarantee ordinary flight at the height of the ceiling.

"Ready to launch."

At this time, the secret weapon below, named by the developers as a small anti-satellite missile, has been activated. The infrared detector in the front starts to be cooled by liquid nitrogen, and the power is turned on. The laser gyro is also activated, and the rocket at the tail Engine, ready to fire.

"Shoot."

Following the order, Green pressed his hand on the red button, and then, the fire under the belly of the aircraft flashed, and the missile engine ignited. At this time, the F-15 was still climbing at a high angle of elevation. Therefore, after the missile was ignited, then The direction just now, climb up.