Chapter 690 London Smog Incident

"Managing important members of the royal family naturally has nothing to do with me." Alan Wilson took a deep breath and bowed decisively to the uninvited guest in front of him.

This gesture finally made Princess Margaret a little satisfied, and her eyes widened when she saw the newspaper on the table. She immediately became interested, and it was obvious that this was what her brother-in-law was most concerned about at the moment.

The results of Operation Ivy were reported in the newspapers, just days after nuclear tests were conducted on the American Coral Islands. It has entered the category of second-generation nuclear weapons. In terms of yield, it is almost five hundred times more powerful than the atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki. The explosion after the test detonated Irujirab Island to the ground.

"It turns out that this is what happened, and the Australians are so happy." Princess Margaret put down the newspaper and talked about what she had seen in Australia, "But isn't this a good thing?"

"I don't think so! Your destiny is in your own hands." Alan Wilson pressed his forehead twice. The news that the United States successfully tested the first hydrogen bomb made the recent Korean War another fruitless good news. It's looking pretty bleak now.

This troubled look made Wang Mei dare not speak, and she said cautiously, "Aren't we allies with the United States?"

"There is a difference between allies and servant countries." Alan Wilson raised his eyebrows and shook his head. "Any change in the world will be a disadvantage to a small country like ours, just like the transition from sail battleships to steam battleships. , erasing Britain’s centuries-old naval superiority.”

Everyone knows that Britain used to implement the two-power standard in the battleship era, which seemed very arrogant. But in the era of sailing battleships, starting from the defeat of the Dutch Navy, the status of the British Royal Navy was far higher than the two-power standard.

The British Royal Navy can go to war with the navies of all countries combined. After defeating Napoleon, the British learned a lesson that they could not rely on Europe for wood. For this reason, they spent a lot of money to plant a large number of trees in Canada to reserve wood for the construction of sailing battleships.

Then there was the Crimean War. Both warring parties installed steamships, especially the Imperial Russian Navy, which used steamships to deal with the British and French forces. This directly made all countries see that the sailing battleships had declined, and the British timber reserves overseas had become green. project.

History has proven that every application of new technology will weaken the first-mover advantage. After all, there is no real protagonist on the earth. Britain has launched an industrial revolution, and it cannot be left behind every time.

Now the UK has no first-mover advantage at all. If it cannot keep up with the pace of the United States and the Soviet Union, the end will be miserable.

Alan Wilson believes that the Atomic Energy Commission in London has also received the news, and may have discussed with Washington whether the hydrogen bomb technology can be shared, but it has probably been rejected.

The only consolation is that it will take more than a year for the United States to overcome the issue of putting the hydrogen bomb into actual combat. The current hydrogen bomb is an 80-ton behemoth, and no vehicle can carry such a thing into actual combat.

When he was still thinking about worrying about the country and the people, Princess Margaret had already entered a dangerous distance and sat directly on Alan Wilson's lap, muttering, "The Prime Minister has to worry about these, what are you doing in a hurry from here?" use?"

"If it weren't for the short term of the prime minister's general election, I would have run for the election long ago." Alan Wilson didn't know where to put his hands. In the end, he was grabbed by Princess Margaret and placed on her lap. superior.

The two of them maintained this posture for a minute, and Alan Wilson said helplessly, "I'm afraid that I will be killed by the royal family's spies. I have told you so many times that I am your brother-in-law."

"I got it, brother-in-law!" Princess Margaret's red lips were already close to hers, and she kissed her softly, "How dare you keep other women? Are you afraid now?"

"That's different, you are a princess." Alan Wilson reached out and pulled Her Royal Highness's chin aside, "Safety first, I also want to contribute to the country. By the way, you should leave Kuala Lumpur immediately. As an empire Princess, you shouldn't stay in the colony for long.

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Alan Wilson showed obvious duplicity regarding his sister-in-law's door-to-door delivery. If someone asked him if he was very proud, of course he was.

But this kind of pride could not stop him from making the right judgment, and he still made up his mind and was willing to be killed.

He could not ensure that Princess Margaret would be satisfied with the same status as his wife, so he still had reservations about having something happen with an important member of the royal family.

While dealing with the princess's initiative, Alan Wilson had never been so passive before. He was studying how to invade Indonesia and asking whether Australia's uranium mines could be used. These things were much more important than the princess's sincerity.

As for how to receive the princess, he asked Alyssa to arrange the princess's itinerary. Any places with nice scenery and non-dangerous places should be arranged. The etiquette should not be neglected.

The fact that the United States successfully tested a hydrogen bomb, which is far more powerful than the atomic bomb, will naturally attract the attention of other countries. Not to mention that Moscow thinks so.

The British Atomic Energy Agency naturally asked the United States to share technology, but of course it was rejected as expected. Making demands is just a routine procedure. The Labor cabinet knows very well that Americans are unreliable, so sharing will not break the agreement.

The UK must have its own hydrogen bomb. This is already the consensus of this government. Being rejected by the United States only allows the UK to continue its own hydrogen bomb research, and related research has never stopped.

Like Alan Wilson in Kuala Lumpur, ministers rejected by the United States could only console themselves with the hope that another stalemate in the Korean War would result in the same outcome.

Alan Wilson understood this from a personal level. As a colonial commissioner, he had a certain ability to distinguish himself, despite being interfered by the princess.

De Havilland, the collaborator of his wife Pamela Mountbatten, is the initiator of research on blue-light strategic missiles. His father-in-law, General Mountbatten, was a supporter of research into nuclear submarines.

So it was easy for Pamela Mountbatten to know the cabinet's attitude towards advancing the Trinity Strike Force. When the wife knows about it, he, the husband, will naturally know about it right away.

"The Labor Party is indeed more reliable than the Conservative Party!" Alan Wilson muttered. As long as it does not sign the Nassau Agreement, Britain does not need to look at the faces of the Americans.

The Nassau Conference marked that the United States had finally completely crushed its biggest strategic rival, the British Empire, after more than a century of continuous attacks since it declared independence. The conference also marked that the British Empire had completely lost its status as a superpower and had since become a superpower. As a second-rate power, Britain actually withdrew from its position as a contender in the Cold War. From then on, the Cold War began to degenerate into a two-man battle between the United States and the Soviet Union.

In any case, Alan Wilson feels that Britain must have much greater historical room for maneuver than it had before. Of course, this is all his credit. From this point of view, it is actually reasonable to reward him with a British limited edition luxury car to drive. He himself has absolutely a clear conscience.

But this princess is not a peaceful being. He still cannot act rashly until he can fully grasp the idea of ​​surrendering the princess. This will definitely be a protracted battle.

As the end of the year approached, Alan Wilson naturally continued to take care of both public and private affairs, sending out calls of love to ladies everywhere through telegrams, while conducting annual summaries, adjusting officials in British Malaya, and appointing new Christmas Island commissioners based on performance.

How could Pamela Mountbatten be so relaxed, buying land in Australia with the hard-earned money of a gambling addict in North America?

The explosion of the hydrogen bomb in the United States had the effect of causing a seemingly deathly silence to all countries, while secretly stepping up to catch up. Compared to the sunny beaches of Malaya, London has entered a smog-prone period of the year.

And the busy London citizens don’t know that this time the London smog will become the most unforgettable one in their lives.

On a day like every other day in early December, when the icy winds had been sweeping across the British capital for weeks, coal-fired fireplaces lit up in homes and offices across the city as Londoners woke up in the morning. to warm the indoor air.

Since the Industrial Revolution, London has been known as the Smog City. In the eyes of today's London citizens, smog itself is part of their lives. The smog covering London is just like wind and rain. It is completely natural. part.

The citizens went to work as usual and did not make a fuss about the usual thick fog. The citizens who walked out of their homes did not know that the smoke, which was a part of their lives, would really take away their lives this time.

Big Ben, St. Paul's Cathedral, and Waterloo Bridge were all covered in smoke. The entire London was in a thick yellow-brown fog, and it was different from what many Londoners imagined that it would dissipate in a few hours.

Throughout the day, the smoke became thicker and thicker, making it almost impossible to see even one's fingers. The towering chimneys of major factories and the fireplaces of residences added to the smoke. The smoke was so dense that residents in some areas of the city could not see it when walking. own feet.

The next day, the smog covering London still showed no sign of dissipating. It was obviously noon, but pedestrians going out could not feel any trace of the sun. The sun, which usually shines brightly, emitted a light as bright as the moon in the sky. The light barely reminded Londoners that it was daytime.

Passenger planes, ships and trains have all been cancelled, universities have suspended classes and concerts have been cancelled. Even in the normally bustling Whitehall, even those who have long been accustomed to the smog in London, the constant coughing will remind everyone that the current situation is extremely serious.

Even birds were killed when they hit buildings due to the smoke, and the smoke continued. Citizens tried their best to find available handkerchiefs to make masks. Gas masks became the favorite of Londoners at this time.

However, this kind of protection still cannot prevent some people from dying due to the effects of the smoke. Many people with breathing problems call for help, but cannot reach the hospital at all because ambulances are also unable to go on the road at this time.