Chapter 1771 Facing the Problem Head-On
Returning to the Cold War pattern will be a huge harm to the British and Western European countries, not just the United Kingdom. Among this harm, the billions of pounds that have landed in Eastern Europe are not particularly important, although at a certain level This is also very important. No company can lose billions of pounds without blinking an eye, at least there is no such company in the UK.
It’s not just the UK that invests in Eastern Europe. Isn’t there French companies? There are also German companies. This money was confiscated by the Soviet Union. I dare not say all of it this year, but there will definitely be a government that will fall because of it.
So after several days of research in the Whitehall meeting, the result of the research is that returning to the Cold War will definitely be a dead end for this government. The Conservative Party has a low chance of winning because of the poll tax. If it really returns to the Cold War, the chance of winning will be gone. .
Geographically speaking, once a return to the Cold War is established, only three million square kilometers of land will be left for the European Community countries to freely develop.
Even if Alan Wilson set the combat effectiveness of the Soviet army and the Russian army thirty years later to be equal, assuming that 200,000 Russian troops could occupy a quarter of Ukraine, the area of Ukraine is roughly equivalent to that of two Federal Germanys. The German and Soviet troops attacked and the whole of Germany was wiped out.
Returning to the Cold War is too detrimental to Western Europe. Otherwise, why would it have been holding on to the lap of the United States for so many years? Isn’t it because I’m afraid that I won’t be able to react?
The current situation is that the free world should give up when it gets better. The Cold War has been won, and the free world has defeated the Soviet Union. From the Soviet Union's perspective, it certainly does not think that it has the same status as the Federal Republic of Germany, which surrendered unconditionally. It is like Germany's fate. , the Soviet Union will definitely not accept it.
Alan Wilson arrived at No. 10 Downing Street with the results of the discussion, but the first question was to ask Mrs Thatcher what she thought about the next election.
"What do you think?" Mrs. Thatcher asked, "Do you think it is impossible for me to be re-elected?"
"Nothing in the world is 100%, and miracles may happen." Alan Wilson's words meant that basically it was impossible for the Conservatives to win, and then handed over the results of the discussions in Whitehall.
Mrs. Thatcher glanced at Digu, who was dissatisfied, and said, "Maintaining the status quo? A very conservative view."
"If the Prime Minister is not satisfied, you can consider joining the Labor Party and continue the election." Alan Wilson sneered, "That would no longer be conservative, it can be said to be very radical. You politicians just like to look at their positions. How dare you act like the Soviets? Are you going to fire cloud bombs at the House of Commons? You don’t dare. If you don’t dare, don’t talk useless nonsense.”
This time Alan Wilson did not spoil the Iron Lady at all. The Cabinet Secretary had never been a spoiled child, but he was originally unwilling to do so and preferred to communicate slowly.
Things are different now. The Iron Lady has completed the tasks he expected and handed over the state-owned enterprises established by previous governments to reliable people. This hammer deal is over, and future prime ministers cannot replicate it. Naturally, he does not have to coax the other party, and he will not hide his true opinions about some unacceptable whims.
"Preserving the economic interests of the Democratic Republic of Germany and Czechoslovakia, and the political interests of Poland and Hungary are the most important tasks at present, and nothing else."
Alan Wilson patiently explained that the main problem now is to digest and eat independent meat, rather than spitting out the meat eaten in the stomach. The Soviet Union can force Britain to spit out the meat by relying on the Soviet troops stationed in Germany. It can be done, the Soviet Union did it in Czechoslovakia after World War II.
Alan Wilson doesn't need to explain too much. I believe Mrs. Thatcher can understand that if the Cold War returns, 70% of Europe will become the sphere of influence of the Soviet Union, and Britain, France, and Germany will have to hide their tails between their legs again. How much harm is done to Britain's national interests.
"We can't try it again." Mrs. Thatcher was unwilling to accept it, and she had a delusion in her mind. Maybe the level of the map head was the normal level of Soviet leaders.
"If there is no France, why don't you go talk to the Soviets yourself?" Alan Wilson's meaning is very obvious. Now the talks have to involve France. Is this something you can promote yourself?
When Ellen Wilson was thinking about arranging a convertible for Mrs. Thatcher, the Iron Lady finally put an end to her boring delusions. After George H.W. Bush came to power, she understood at least one thing: she could do it herself Things were limited, and she needed to be given face by others. Reagan gave her room to perform, but Bush couldn't do anything if he didn't.
Just because Tutou gave her this face, it does not mean that future Soviet leaders will also give her this face. "What would you do if you were asked to operate it?"
"Many prime ministers before the First World War told me countless times what should be done." Alan Wilson glanced sideways at the Iron Lady and asked, "Do you still want to step on the Soviet Union? Unless the current Britain is a hundred years ago. The British Empire. While we are making plans, we also have to wait for the political situation in the Soviet Union to stabilize. What exactly are the requirements? If the pattern of the 1980s must be restored, we can prepare for the Cold War again. If we carry out the existing pattern in Eastern Europe By default, everyone just sits down and talks.”
"I will first notify the ambassador in Moscow to ask the Soviet government to explain its remarks on the proliferation of nuclear weapons and strive to get the Soviet government to make a commitment to non-proliferation of nuclear weapons."
Countries like the Soviet Union must become part of the world order. The Soviet Union was a relatively shameless stage in the history of the Russian nation. Whether it was Imperial Russia or the Russian Federation, it was shameless.
If it really wants to go from being a part of the world order to becoming a destroyer of the world order, then the future of Europe will not be good in the next twenty years. It will have negative growth every year, and the Soviet Union will commit suicide along with Europe.
Since before August 19, this has been the outcome that the free world has focused on avoiding, and now it is even more important to avoid it, because the free world has already tasted the sweetness, but it cannot die just because of a little sweetness.
The attack on the White House incident must be absolutely prohibited from being discussed in public opinion. As for the fate of the Lithuanian people, that is an internal matter of the Soviet Union. Therefore, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs must emphasize in its external remarks that each country can decide its own destiny, just like Poland. They can decide their own destiny, so Poland has changed its color. The Soviets can also decide their own destiny, so Lithuania cannot be independent.
There may be some unconfirmed news circulating in the Soviet Union in the next few months. The British media must exercise restraint, do not believe rumors, do not spread rumors, etc.
Alexeyev, who has been reunited with his wife and children, accepted the British ambassador's request to meet and expressed the idea that he could talk about the major issue of changing the current situation. However, the sincerity of the British was based on previous experience. The analysis is somewhat unreliable.
"If the United Kingdom can help the Soviet Union carry out sincere economic reforms, the current situation can be discussed. If the problem is handled from a hostile stance. The Soviet Union can not only squeeze NATO into Western Europe again, but also make some bigger moves. Our country has three to four hundred nuclear submarines, and if it launches unrestricted submarine warfare, it will be much more powerful than the Third Reich."
"The Royal Navy has nine aircraft carrier battle groups, which are also very powerful. Of course, I personally agree that this hypothetical problem will hurt both the United Kingdom and the Soviet Union."
"Yes, we don't want to get to that point." Alexeyev frowned slightly, "But this is not just a European matter. European problems also have American factors. Will the result of the Soviet Union taking a step back... It leads to bigger problems. The United States is not a European country. If the United States wants to mess up Europe, whether it is the United Kingdom or France, can it play a role in checking and balancing?"
In the evening, Alan Wilson received a report from the ambassador to the Soviet Union. Alan Wilson still had a high opinion of Haodaer. The United States was separated by the Pacific Ocean and was not afraid of messing up Europe. This will be proven in the future, so the European security system cannot have the role of the United States.
Just like the history in my memory, after the disintegration of the Soviet Union, because of the advantage of the United States over France in national power, the United Kingdom surrendered early and embraced the United States, and Europe became an expander of American power.
This has also led to an increase in the number of scapegoats in the United States in Europe, and the value of Britain's united front has been greatly weakened.
Another factor is that after the past two years, a certain major country has realized who will kill it. There are only a few tricks of Big Brother in the Soviet Union. There are so many deadly tricks in the free world that they are best blocked. The Soviet period is over.
No matter how much personal friendship Bush has in the future, a big country will not really use force to kill Big Brother, let alone use force, and will not even think about it.
After thinking about it, Alan Wilson really believes that Britain's traditional offshore balancing is a good solution, at least it will not be worse than the pattern in his mind.
As for Moscow, preparations have begun for a new Supreme Soviet meeting. This time it will discuss the status of the Union Republics. However, I heard that a body called the Advisory Committee has emerged. It seems to have a lot of say now. Others don't know much about it. Alan Wilson knew as soon as he heard it that it was an imported product, copied from a certain big country.
Fortseva is leading a group of old faces to discuss the status of the union republics. The Russian people's antipathy towards the Soviet Union will not disappear just because of a cloud bomb, but now they dare not speak out and put their antipathy aside. Keep it in mind, so the ethnic issue still needs to be resolved.
The most important problem that needs to be solved is the Union Republic of Uzbekistan. This Union Republic has a population of 20 million, of which Uzbeks account for 75%, or 15 million people. It is also the Union Republic with the lowest proportion of major ethnic groups in the Soviet Union. Another country with a similar population ratio is Azerbaijan.
The old people also agree that it is indeed time for the Soviet Union to shrink. The question is how to shrink. This is what the Soviet Union must face.
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