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Using the development of this advanced trainer aircraft as the first project of the Iraqi aircraft design team reduces the difficulty and has great applicability. It will not conflict with existing models and can be exported in large quantities. Earn foreign exchange, this idea is really very good!

"Your proposal is very good. After we have enough R&D teams, we can consider developing such a trainer aircraft." Qusay said.

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On the tarmac of an Israeli aircraft manufacturing company, there is a plane with a strange shape parked.

Viewed from the front, it is very similar to the F-16, with a slightly flattened front face, a semicircular air intake below, and the same side stick operation in the cockpit above.

But the rear part is completely different, somewhat similar to an improved version of the Phantom 3. This aircraft is the prototype of the second Lion fighter newly produced by Israel Aircraft Company.

Katsav Ahrens, Minister of the Likud Group, stood quietly on the tarmac. He is a strong supporter of the Air Force and has always been very supportive of the self-developed fighter project.It's just that, in the first few years, they develop slowly.

Now, constrained by the US arms sales ban, the Israeli air force seems to have returned to the first Middle East war. In order to restore the air force, they have no other choice.

Self-developing an advanced fighter has never felt so urgent.

Due to the increase in capital investment, the R&D expenses of the various zhèngfǔ and even through financing have accumulated another billion US dollars.Now, this fighter has already begun test flight.

The twin-engine version of the fighter is also being fully designed and developed, and it is expected to be able to fly for the first time next year. These speeds almost exceed the world record for military aircraft development.

"Although the United States has imposed sanctions on us and temporarily suspended the export of F-16 and F-15 fighter jets to us, the various technical assistance from the United States has not stopped, and we can also purchase any kind of parts." The engineer responsible for the development and Katsav Ahrens said.

Israel's progress is so fast, they have adopted a large number of mature technologies from the United States, and they have received technical support from Grumman. Otherwise, Israel's aviation industry, which has only modified the Mirage aircraft, would not have been able to quickly develop such an aircraft. Here comes the fighter.

Looking at the prototype aircraft that has already started to fly into the sky, Katsav Ahrens's eyes revealed a frenzy: "Can this type of fighter jet of ours finish the test flight this year? Our Air Force needs to be able to Equip twenty of these aircraft."

"We will do our best." The engineer said, the Israeli Air Force urgently needs fighter jets now!

Chapter 923 The Geneva Negotiations ([-])

The sky is exceptionally blue, like a girl's veil skirt, with a few strands of white clouds scattered in the sky.In the distance, you can see the snow-capped Alps that are covered with snow all the year round. Nearby, there is a city full of various buildings with medieval style and modern beauty.

The European-style buildings are simple and dignified. This is the old town of the city. The ground is still paved with stones. The streets are narrow and winding, shaded by green trees, simple and elegant, while the buildings on the other side of Lake Leman reveal a modern style. Breath, all kinds of modern high-rise buildings rise from the ground, neat and spacious, with a reasonable layout.In the parks that can be seen everywhere, there are towering old trees, quiet and beautiful.

This city is the second largest city in Switzerland, Rì Geneva.This is a famous scenic city in Switzerland. When its clocks and watches were exported overseas, it also became an international city where various international organizations gathered in the world.Including the United Nations European Headquarters, the World Health Organization, the International Labor Organization, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the World Intellectual Property Organization, the International Telecommunication Union, the World Meteorological Organization, the World Trade Organization, the Conference of Nations, and CERN , the International Organization for Standardization, and the International Committee of the Red Cross are all established in Geneva.Therefore, many major international conferences are held in Geneva.

For example, now, when the new leaders of the two superpowers of the United States and the Soviet Union meet for the first time, they choose Geneva in Rì!

After World War II, the leaders of the United States and the Soviet Union met no more than ten times. This meeting is also the first since President Carter met with General Secretary Leonid Brenev in Vienna in 1979.

Now, the new leader of the Soviet Union, Mikhail Gorbachev, has come to power. His coming to power represents that the Soviet Union has entered a new historical moment. The issue of economic reform, and now, the U.S. economy is also very bad. Under such circumstances, this meeting between the U.S. and the Soviet Union has attracted the attention of all countries. What project will the two sides discuss?Will there be an agreement on nuclear disarmament, the world's greatest concern?

In the eyes of the people, on November 11th, Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev, the two leaders of the most powerful country on earth, met for the first time in this beautiful city of Geneva city ​​of.

This was the first meeting between the two parties. When the two hands were clasped together, both of them had smiles on their faces. Under countless flash lights, this very important scene was filmed.

Each of Reagan was very tall, obviously a head taller than Gorbachev. Reagan had the usual three to seven point back hair with a full hairstyle, while Gorbachev was already a little bald. The weather was a bit cold at this time, and both sides Wearing a woolen coat.

The conversation at this time is obviously polite and will not contain any substantive things.

On the vast and smoky Lake Leman, it is crystal clear. In the middle of the lake, it seems like a shining long sword goes straight into the sky. The 145-meter-high silver water column turns into a fan-shaped drizzle and pours into the lake. This is the famous rì Neiva artificial fountain.On sunny days, the broad lake here is rippling with blue waves, sailing boats with colorful sails, cruise ships and yachts are constantly flowing.

But now, there are no tourist boats on the lake, only a few patrol boats shuttle back and forth, with agents from Switzerland, the United States, and the Soviet Union on board.

In a villa by the lake, the security is even more heavily guarded, and a motorized anti-aircraft missile launch vehicle can even be seen around the corner.This is the famous Splash Villa.

After the delegations of the two sides had their first contact with each other, at the invitation of President Reagan, Gorbachev and President Reagan readily came to this villa for a private meeting.

This meeting between the two parties is the most important thing. It is of great help to exchange the opinions of the two parties, the most basic attitudes towards various issues, and to ease the tense situation between the East and the West through the conversation between the two. .

"Recently, the rising value of the rì yuan is very good. I heard that all the capital of your country has gone to the island country to invest in the stocks of the island country. Their income must be good." Gorbachev said.

After hearing this sentence, President Reagan did not expect that this guy was not as easy to deal with as he imagined, and he actually came up to join his army!

Because of the depreciation of the US dollar, a large number of capitals have fled abroad, which has led to more serious economic problems in the United States, and a lot of capital has gone to island countries to invest. The United States has not gained any benefits from this depreciation of the US dollar. It was a very failure. economic action.

Gorbachev's words are clearly ridiculing the United States.This is not like the demeanor of a leader of a big country.

Since this was the case, Reagan was also unceremonious, saying: "This year's rainfall is good, and harvests have been bumper all over the world. International grain prices have fallen, and your country has imported grain, which has relieved a lot of pressure."

The world has had a bumper harvest, but the food in the Soviet Union is not enough. As the person in charge of agriculture, I really don't know how you messed up the agricultural production in the Soviet Union.

Hearing the other party's sharp criticism, Gorbachev knew that it was meaningless to discuss this kind of content. However, what he said just now was not to ridicule the other party. They came to Rì Geneva so solemnly. , It's not like a savage woman on the street came to scold and fight.

When he said this, he just wanted to point out that the economy of both sides is not very good now. Correspondingly, they should save some money for each other. This family is not so easy to make.

"In spite of the opposition of the whole world, the United States launched the Star Wars program, turning outer space into another battlefield and making the world more turbulent. Just a few days ago, another anti-satellite experiment was conducted, which intensified the This is not in line with the trend of world peace." Gorbachev continued.

"The Soviet Union possessed anti-satellite technology ten years ago, and we have not crossed this threshold until now. From this point of view, it should be the Soviet Union that first provoked the arms race in outer space, right?" President Reagan said .

The two confronted each other like this, in fact, just to leave more cards for themselves. Gorbachev continued: "More than ten years ago, when our General Secretary Brerìnev and President Nixon met, they signed a joint agreement. The Agreement on Cooperation in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space has already opposed the militarization of outer space, and since then we, the Soviet Union, have not conducted outer space experiments, while the United States has provoked competition in outer space."

Our development was before the two sides signed the agreement. However, after the United States signed the agreement, it annulled the agreement and re-developed this weapon.

Having said that, Reagan was speechless, but they didn't take the signing of that kind of agreement seriously at all. Besides, it was completely different between Nixon's time and now.

"General Secretary, it seems that we are not here just to protest?" Reagan said.

"Yes, we are here to find a solution." Gorbachev said: "We should increase exchanges and trust between each other and reduce our mutual hostility, so that we can benefit both our national interests. "

Gorbachev's words made Reagan happy. This is the general secretary, who no longer has the aggressive posture of Brerniev. The exchanges and cooperation between the two parties are in the interests of both parties. is for an empty name.

But then, he heard the words of Gorbachev: "In order to reduce our mutual hostility, the United States should completely stop the Star Wars program and prohibit wars in outer space."

For the Soviet Union, the Star Wars program of the United States is a reason that has seriously increased the confrontation between the two sides. This is the key issue between the United States and the Soviet Union. Erbachev needs to focus his funds mainly on domestic reforms, but he must not give up national interests. He wants to reduce the army, but he cannot fall into a disadvantage in the confrontation with the United States. Therefore, his idea , It is to let the United States stop the Star Wars program, so that the Soviet Union does not need to invest a lot of money in these areas. You know, for the current Soviet Union, what the United States has, the Soviet Union must have.

"Then, please also ask the Soviet Union to withdraw its troops from Afghanistan, so that the situation in Central Asia can be restored to stability." Reagan said.

For the United States, the brutal Soviet invasion of Afghanistan has always been a reason to verbally attack the Soviet Union.

Do you think I don't want to withdraw troops from Afghanistan?Gorbachev thought in his heart that, in fact, there was not a day when he stopped thinking about withdrawing troops from Afghanistan and ending the war there. This war put a heavy economic burden on the Soviet Union, but he couldn't, because that was If the land obtained by the army has suffered countless casualties, if it is given up like this, the titans of the army will definitely make a fuss. Before he has absolute control over the army, he has to endure it for the time being.

The two sides confronted each other. Although the words were transmitted through translation, there was no smell of gunpowder, and they even kept smiles on their faces. However, in the words, each was maintaining the dignity of its own big country. This kind of dialogue has no meaning. up.

It's better to come up with a real proposal first, otherwise, if you go on like this, talk about it one day, or even talk about Stalin and Roosevelt back then, there will be no substantial progress.

"I think that for our common interests and world peace, we both need to make substantive concessions to each other. I propose that we jointly reduce our nuclear arsenals and contribute to easing international tensions. What do you think? How's it going?" Reagan asked.

Chapter 924 Geneva Negotiations ([-])

As the two superpowers in the world, the confrontation between each other is very serious. The national interests and ideologies of both sides determine the irreconcilability of the mutual game. However, there is also a common starting point between the two. For example, reducing the number of nuclear weapons on both sides and maintaining world peace is not just a rhetoric, but has real benefits. Reducing military expenditures on both sides, since they cannot afford it, let's negotiate a solution and jointly reduce it.

Gorbachev was very happy to hear Reagan first raise this question, since the two sides always have overlapping interests.

"So, where do you think our nuclear disarmament should start?" Gorbachev asked.In fact, the two countries have negotiated on this kind of issue before, but unfortunately, after each time, it ended without a problem.

The nuclear arsenals of the two countries are huge, but this also places a heavy burden on both sides. Therefore, after the Cuban missile crisis, the two sides have carried out countless rounds of negotiations on the issue of nuclear weapons.The most recent time was in 1979, when US President Carter and Brennev signed the "Treaty on the Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms" and a series of annexes in Vienna.The treaty stipulates that the total strategic arms limit of the two sides is 2250 pieces, and that of multiple guided missiles is 1320 pieces.The two sides also reached an agreement on restrictions on heavy missiles, the Soviet Union's restrictions on Backfire bombers, and the United States' restrictions on cruise missiles; however, there are no restrictions on the strategic nuclear submarines of the two sides.