Chapter 1098: The Reaction Stop Incident

The matter of nuclear weapons proliferation is not something that the UK needs to worry about, all nuclear weapon holding countries are unaware of this, and the end result is that all but the permanent members will be contained.

In fact, the United States is now curbing Sweden’s nuclear program, believing that the country’s nuclear proliferation has threatened the stability of the situation in Europe. The United States and Sweden have signed an agreement on civil nuclear energy cooperation. The two sides agreed to exchange information on the construction, operation and development of reactors.

The Swedish government promised to provide aec with information on Sweden’s nuclear energy development. The agreement also implies that the U.S. nuclear umbrella will protect Sweden, so Sweden does not need to equip itself with nuclear weapons.

And as an electoral state, there was too much room to maneuver against nuclear development.

Various opposition groups launched a petition against Sweden’s nuclear weapons program, which was signed by 100,000 people and presented to Prime Minister Erlend, in addition to the so-called “Grassroots Movement”, the “Anti-Atomic Bomb Action Group”, and others, who also campaigned against the Swedish government’s nuclear weapons development. In addition, the so-called “Grassroots Movement” and the “Anti-Atomic Bomb Action Group” also caused great trouble for the Swedish government in opposing Sweden’s nuclear weapons development.

“Tug Erlend, I’m on good terms with him.” Greta Garbo was invited and spoke directly, “He’s a center-left politician, the same attribute as your Labour Party in the UK.”

“That’s right, the party of the Second International.” Allen Wilson nodded, “But Sweden’s armed neutrality is a national policy, regardless of party, the difference is just a matter of details.”

Allen Wilson also didn’t ask Greta Garbo how she knew the Prime Minister, but in terms of popularity, Greta Garbo was still above this Prime Minister.

“Do you need my help?” Greta Garbo took the initiative to ask, “My child and his granddaughter are in the same school. That girl is also going to be my student.”

“I’m a tool man with you, and it’s so grateful to be loved this time.” Alan Wilson, of course, wouldn’t say no, but was a little concerned, “Your contacts can sway government decisions?”

“Swaying individual people can, swaying the government is overthinking it.” Greta Garbo replied noncommittally, “I’m not saying it will work, I’m just willing to give it a try.”

That was enough; Alan Wilson himself hadn’t expected any more surprises. It had been upholding good faith to plan this, but if he could get an extra boost, he certainly wouldn’t be opposed to it.

tsr.2 attack aircraft can be used to carry out nuclear missions, is a good start on the British-Swedish military cooperation. As for the platform has, after the nuclear weapons how to solve, it is up to the Swedes themselves.

The most important thing is that now the Swedish economy is good, per capita income is twice that of Germany and France, and two and a half times that of Italy. In current Europe, it is considered a fairly strong economy. And it has strong economic ties with the UK.

Britain is known as the offshore balancing hand, and has been at war with almost every country in Europe, and there are only about twenty countries in the world that Britain has not declared war on. But Britain has never gone to war with Sweden, and treats the EEC with the same attitude as Britain and Sweden.

On the contrary Britain and Sweden have, on many occasions, cooperated with each other to start offshore balancing when a power emerged in Europe. The UK is the main force in the offshore balancing of Europe, and Sweden is the one who plays the assisting role next to it.

Gibraltar is a disputed area with Spain and few countries will take a stand on where Gibraltar belongs.

Sweden, for one, has a consulate general in Gibraltar to show its support for the British Overseas Territories.

And to fend off the Russian-speaking countries to the east and the German-speaking countries to the south, Sweden would inevitably need British support.

Alan Wilson remembers that when Germany and France set up the European Community, Britain’s first thought was to pull Sweden to set up the European Free Trade Area to cope with the latter days when Britain was still in the European Union used the British pound and did not use the euro, as for Sweden and the United Kingdom as well as the use of their own national currencies. But this world does not have to, the United Kingdom is inside the European Community.

“Really, if the age difference isn’t too far, we can consider marrying the Prime Minister’s granddaughter.” Alan Wilson slapped his thigh and thought he was a genius.

Greta Garbo directly patted Allen Wilson, “It’s not like the age difference between you and me is so big, though. It’s better if my son doesn’t look too much like you.”

What kind of talk is that? Allen Wilson was very dissatisfied, Greta Garbo’s son didn’t look like himself, that wasn’t something wrong.

However, he didn’t dare to turn his back on the Queen of Sweden right now, the military cooperation program between the two countries still needed Greta Garbo’s help. He came with full sincerity, hoping to build a closer relationship with Sweden.

Allen Wilson for London and Stockholm running around, after returning to London, received a message from the United States, Aramco was returned to Saudi Arabia by the United States, becoming a company owned by Saudi Arabia. The U.S. at the same time give up the fifty percent share that it had previously stated with Saudi Arabia.

“What a masterstroke!” Alan Wilson can’t help but sigh, last year Saudi Arabia’s oil production was sixty million tons. The United States will return the oil company to Saudi Arabia, at the same time abolish the quota profit, not ordinary countries can do.

Although the Mountbatten Group did this before, the Mountbatten Group did not allow other British oil companies to follow suit. And now Britain’s share of oil in the Middle East is less than that of the United States.

Sighing, Alan Wilson could not help but think about whether this matter was related to Kennedy. Historically Aramco belonged to the Saudis, also during Kennedy’s administration, but only until a year after the Cuban Missile Crisis.

“Was Kennedy’s murder related to this?” Alan Wilson couldn’t help but wonder about this incident, whether it had anything to do with Kennedy’s assassination, or at least the oil groups were not kind to Kennedy.

There is no doubt that the pressure faced by Britain in the Iran negotiations will also increase, and by giving up its oil quotas, Britain has shown that the benefits are not a problem, but Iran must be sanctioned.

The U.S. is now also giving up its oil quota and returning Aramco oil to Saudi Arabia, again demonstrating that it wants to support a more equitable distribution of oil, which seems to be the same means, but the significance is definitely different.

Since the U.S. has given up its share of oil, the U.K. must also no longer have a death grip on Iran under any pretext. This would be the next thing the US would say to the UK.

Sure enough, just two days later, words came from Washington to resolve the Iranian issue, informing London that talks on the Iranian oil crisis should be resumed and that it would be best to bring out an outcome.

Alan Wilson expressed concern to Foreign Secretary Macmillan, “This would leave Britain with little justification for maintaining sanctions. It is no longer morally defensible.”

The reason that morality is important to Britain is that now that Britain is less powerful than the United States, it can’t treat morality like a fart as it was in the days of the Sunset Empire, and it can’t get past the U.S. if it really wants to play gunboat diplomacy.

“The United States is indeed a difficult opponent to confront.” Macmillan also laughed bitterly after hearing this, “Our relationship with the Americans is like the Greeks seeing the Romans.”

If it were not for the fact that the Conservative Party always produces traitors, Alan Wilson with a very professional control of the face does not change color.

But as soon as he heard Macmillan’s Greco-Roman argument, he was furious. You can’t be Prime Minister from a facial expression.

“We have defended Britain’s interests as best we can, with all the effort I believe the citizens see.” Macmillan, still moving himself, said the Foreign Office had done its best.

“I’ll go prepare the documents for the talks.” Alan Wilson simply turned around, not wanting to see the Greek.

“And he still thinks it’s okay?” Norman Brooke, who met Alan Wilson in his office in the afternoon, after hearing Macmillan’s Greco-Roman analogy, said with a face full of helplessness, “He doesn’t even know what kind of downfall he’ll face if he fails in this diplomacy this time, I see that the position of the Minister of Education is more suited to the scholarly atmosphere in him, Greece, it’s still better to do academics properly. ”

“We have to be careful of the Greeks’ sugar coating.” Alan Wilson grunted, “With such a minister, I see us doing nothing is the best, the national strength is not as good as the United States will directly admit defeat, but we are now also not the Soviet Union’s rival, the next time we encountered the Soviet Union’s interests, we in to the Soviet Union to admit defeat?”

“Speaking of the Soviet Union, can’t we take advantage of the Congo’s affairs in exchange for U.S. understanding in the Middle East?” Norman Brooke asked Alan Wilson if he could maneuver.

“I’d like to do that, but it might not make much sense. It’s still not good to compare the importance of the Middle East and Africa together.” Now it was Allen Wilson’s turn to be the Greek, smiling bitterly, “We know that the Middle East is important, so does the United States, so does the Soviet Union, there is no country that doesn’t know.”

“Indeed!” Norman Brooke shook his head, the United States directly sent out Aramco oil to Saudi Arabia, indeed placed Britain in an extremely awkward situation. This is the difference in national strength, against than to give the body bloodletting, the United States can also put more, so that Britain can not follow.

“This time the Basra meeting, Dean attended after persuading the British, do not continue to make trouble, the United States will naturally come up with a program to take care of the interests of all parties. But being the same as the original is impossible.”

Kennedy, who was in the White House office in Washington, D.C., called in Secretary of State Dean Rusk, hoping that the other side would make clear to Britain the position of the United States, that the colonial era was over, and that the Soviet Union should not be given the opportunity to take advantage of the situation, especially in that part of the Middle East.

“I’ll certainly try to persuade the British!” Dean Lasker nodded then said, “Since I’m attending the Basra meeting, the foreign ministers of the various countries should also attend and work together to resolve this matter. I will personally communicate with Macmillan.”

“That would be best!” Kennedy was about to say something else when the phone on his desk rang, and Kennedy had to answer it first, “A large number of deformed children are appearing everywhere? Almost every state has them, how did this happen? Have you identified the source yet?”