Chapter 2077 Strong Response 2
At this time, the President of the United States has been replaced by the younger Clinton. Even if the Gulf War did not break out in this life, Bush still lost the election. Perhaps it was destined to be unknown!
The butterfly effect may exist, but it cannot affect everything; the historical trajectory is still developing towards the original track, and at most there will be some deviations!
As luck would have it, Clinton was on a foreign visit at this time; the president's itinerary was fixed and could not be changed easily.
In addition, the identity of the director of the CIA is too sensitive. No matter which country he goes to, he will be closely watched. It’s hard to rush over to see the president without being suspected!
Now there is only one way, first contact the Minister of Defense; and then report to the President together!
Les Aspin; the current Secretary of Defense of the United States, a typical academic figure; and he has a deeper relationship with the richest man!
Les Aspin was born on July 21, 1938 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. In 1960, he received a bachelor's degree from Yale University; in 1962, he received a master's degree in literature from the University of Oxford, England; in 1965, he received a doctorate in economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
He served in the U.S. Army from 1966 to 1968; from 1971 to 1993, he served as a member of the Wisconsin House of Representatives.
He has served as the Secretary of Defense of the United States since 1993; it can be said that his resume is very eye-catching and very clean.
There is no subordinate relationship between the CIA and the Department of Defense. The relationship between the CIA and the Department of Defense is mainly reflected in military support and intelligence collection. Most often in counter-terrorism operations; the U.S. Department of Defense has provided the CIA with extensive military support, including air transportation, logistics support, medical evacuation, etc.
Of course, the relationship between Director Woolsey and the current Secretary of Defense Aspin is relatively special. If Aspin had not recommended it, Woolsey would never have been the director of the CIA.
Therefore, in terms of the relationship with the president, Defense Secretary Aspin is closer!
Aspin knew Woolsey's style of conduct very well; otherwise, it would have been impossible for him to recommend him as CIA director. Of course, the relationship between the two parties is colleagues at this moment, and there is absolutely no way to repay the favor; if that is the case, it will be very annoying; and it also proves that the character is not very good!
Aspin smiled and said: "Woolsey, it's so late. If you can't give me a reasonable explanation, my wife will not forgive you!"
It's more like a joke between friends, even mentioning the wife; it's not difficult to see from this the friendship between the couple!
Woolsey said very seriously: "I just received an important piece of information from"
He didn't finish his words, but took a look at the map!
The two were extremely familiar with each other, and Woolsey's seriousness was enough to tell that something major had happened; combined with eye analysis, the intelligence came from the Soviet Union!
The director of the CIA could pay so much attention to it, and it was intelligence from the Soviet Union; Aspin immediately paid attention to it!
He didn’t say anything more, just a gesture; indicating to go to the study room for negotiation!
After all, we were at home, and secrets could easily be leaked in the living room; if it hadn't been an emergency, Woolsey wouldn't have been able to find the home directly!
After they sat down respectively, Aspin said with a serious expression: "Woolsey, what is it that makes you pay so much attention to it!"
Woolsey didn't hesitate at all and replied directly: "You'd better see for yourself!"
After speaking, hand the compiled photos to the other party. It is obviously more intuitive to look at the pictures!
Aspin is a super academic and has served in the military. In addition, as the Minister of Defense, he still doesn’t know much about military equipment and important parts!
The large CNC machine tool is very intuitive; as for the parts on the processing table, there is no doubt about the large ship propeller!
From the surrounding conditions of the machine tool and the work uniforms, it is enough to prove that the picture comes from the Soviet Union!
After Aspin looked at all the pictures, Woolsey said with an air of enthusiasm: "The location of the photos is the internal factory of the Leningrad Naval Base. A CIA agent discovered that there were Japanese people inside the base; he started an investigation."
"Risk your life to finally find the root cause."
"The CNC machine tool in the photo is a five-linkage CNC machine tool produced by Toshiba Corporation of Japan. It can process high-precision large-scale parts; it is a mechanical equipment that is strictly prohibited from being exported to Warsaw Pact countries!"
"As for the object on the workbench, it has been confirmed; it is the propeller of the Soviet Typhoon-class nuclear submarine. The reason why the Soviet submarine was reported at sea has finally been found. The accuracy of the propeller is no different from that of the U.S. Navy."
"In addition, based on the analysis of the machine tool usage and model, it arrived in the Soviet Union nearly ten years ago. In other words, Japan had already exported controlled equipment to the Soviet Union almost ten years ago."
"As for the specific time, it is not clear yet, but it should be after the August 1st Western Military Exercise; Little Japan has already found a way out and does not want to suffer any loss!"
"Over the years, how many controlled machinery and equipment have been exported? The more I think about it, the more terrifying it becomes!"
After hearing Woolsey's report, Aspin was also very excited.
Encircling and suppressing the Soviet Union; not allowing the Warsaw Pact countries to obtain any advanced machinery and equipment has been a long-established policy.
A fortress is most easily breached from within, and now it seems that’s exactly what happened!
Aspin thought for a moment and said: "The matter is of great importance and must be investigated clearly. We must obtain the authorization from the president, otherwise we cannot launch relevant actions against Japan!"
Rushing to launch a large-scale investigation against an ally can easily backfire; in addition, Japan has strong economic strength and advanced technology; the United States cannot afford the consequences of Japan's full fall to the Soviet Union!
If that were the case, the plan to encircle and suppress the Soviet Union would probably fall short; at the critical moment, there must be no surprises!
Woolsey immediately replied: "Of course I have to report to the president, but the president is far away in Africa at the moment."
"Sending someone directly there is too sensitive; reporting by phone, many things cannot be explained clearly. Should we come up with a reasonable plan and then report it!"
It is indeed difficult to deal with it when I am not here; as a big country, the United States certainly has a corresponding emergency mechanism. However, the existing conditions cannot be activated; in addition, the matter is of great importance; the director of the CIA cannot make a decision alone, so he found the secretary of defense to discuss together!
The current U.S. Cabinet consists of the president, vice president, ministers of various departments and other members designated by the president. There are 26 positions in the cabinet, including the vice president and 15 cabinet ministers, as well as other important positions such as the director of the Environmental Protection Agency, the director of national intelligence, the trade representative, the permanent representative to the United Nations, the chairman of the White House Council of Economic Advisers, the director of the Small Business Administration, the director of the White House Office of Management and Budget, the presidential science adviser and the director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, the director of the Central Intelligence Agency and the White House Chief of Staff!
The president is just not in the country, and his life is not in danger; therefore, the vice president is just a decoration and cannot exercise any rights!
As for other ministers, many of them accompanied the president on the visit; even if they stayed in the country, they could not decide anything! Things are very tricky!
In fact, Aspin was also worried that without the president's authorization, it would be very likely that there would be big problems in investigating Japan. The Secretary of Defense of the United States has not been awarded a military rank; his main responsibilities are coordination and logistics support, and he cannot directly mobilize the army and related resources!
Aspin thought for a while and said: "According to the plan, the president will go to at least 3 countries and will not return to the country until 10 days later."
"The CIA needs to investigate the matter clearly within ten days."
"It is not aimed at the whole of Japan, but only Toshiba; there should be no problem! Even if it is exposed, it can be easily dealt with!"
"The root cause of the matter is Toshiba. The Japanese government may not be directly involved; but it is very likely to default. You must know that Toshiba has a very high status in Japan, and many projects require official assistance."
Exporting machine tools to the Soviet Union cannot be done by a single company. Customs, ports, shipping, technical personnel; if there is a problem in any link, the matter has already been exposed!
There is no better way at present, so we can only start with Toshiba!
Woolsey said very seriously: "I will arrange it myself and ensure that nothing goes wrong. He is really an ungrateful person who can never be tamed."
Aspin knew who the ungrateful person was, so he advised: "Don't be angry, first find evidence; once there is enough evidence, you must skin the other party alive!"
"As for the agents in Leningrad, they must be protected; no more operations can be carried out."
"Such an important CNC machine tool will definitely be protected by the Soviet Union; finding the source is already a great achievement!"
That is, the relationship between the two parties, otherwise there would be no reminder of the protection of the agents. Worried that Woolsey had just taken office and lacked experience; if he made mistakes in a hurry, the loss would be immeasurable.
You must know that an excellent spy can play a much greater role at a critical moment than a heavy-armed force!