Chapter 1170: Danger and Opportunity at the Same Time

Alan Wilson followed, “It is important to emphasize that the origins of this confrontation lie in the fact that ballistic missile deployments in Italy and Turkey made the Soviet Union feel threatened. This led to the Soviet Union taking the desperate step of deploying ballistic missiles in Cuba in response, and fortunately the UK had not previously allowed the US to use the UK as a missile base.”

“Specific to the situation in the Caribbean, the previous meeting we put ourselves in the shoes of the United States to project the situation, the initial conclusion is that the United States must not let this missile, like in the Soviet Union side of the Turkish and Italian missile bases were successfully deployed. The first few days could be just a diplomatic maneuver, and once that doesn’t work, the US could end up threatening the USSR with nuclear war.”

“No way, does the U.S. have a way to intercept a nuclear missile taking off in Cuba?” Profumo was taken aback, that was a scary conclusion, wouldn’t that be the result of a global nuclear war?

“I’m talking about the worst case scenario, which could face a showdown, if this situation arises, I believe that Italy and Turkey will be the first targets of nuclear strikes.” Alan Wilson said without changing his face, “Of course none of the world’s major countries will be able to escape, it’s just a matter of sooner or later, Australia and New Zealand are still safe. Because the blue light missiles deployed in Australia can’t reach the Soviet Union either.”

“As for the submarine-launched version of the Evil-type missiles, because of the stealthy nature of the nuclear submarines, a range of two and a half thousand kilometers is more than enough to deal with the Soviet Union. There are also seventy strategic bombers in the homeland, enough to face any nuclear threat the Soviet Union might generate.”

“Of course these deployments are not enough to solve everything, once the United States and the Soviet Union really want to fight a nuclear war, the British mainland is still not immune to nuclear strikes, the safe place is still Australia in the southern hemisphere.”

Alan Wilson used a calm enough voice to introduce about the deployment taken by Britain in the event of a nuclear war. Said also very clear, the United Kingdom has its own trinity of nuclear strike forces, but for distance reasons, really go to war, as can not protect the United Kingdom.

Including Prime Minister Aidan and a group of cabinet ministers looked at each other, this is the Whitehall comprehensive consideration after taking out a mature program?

Alan Wilson, as if everything had nothing to do with him, held out a stack of documents, “This is a plan for the crown and government to travel to Australia to form a government in exile.”

“North America is not safe for forming a government in exile if Cuba is the place where a nuclear war starts, but Australia is safe enough, the major Australian cities are out of range of Soviet ICBMs, and Soviet nuclear submarine submarine missiles don’t have enough range.”

The meeting in Whitehall was certainly productive; hadn’t Alan Wilson worked out a plan for nuclear war? Even the safety of the royal family and the government in exile were taken into account. It can be said that he did his best!

It’s just that the Cabinet Ministers of the current government don’t like it very much, and Rab Butler looks at his permanent undersecretary and opens his mouth to snicker, “Maybe it’s not so serious, is it Alan?”

“Of course, my Minister.” Alan Wilson responded with a grin, “That’s just the worst predicted scenario. It doesn’t necessarily mean it will actually happen. I’m still quite optimistic that maybe the end result will be that the U.S. and the Soviet Union will each take a step back, and move the missile launchers that are set up on the other’s perimeter, which would be a good outcome.”

“But in planning, you always have to consider the worst case scenario, so that you don’t have to scramble, right?”

This sentence, the whole cabinet meeting atmosphere for a light, just reported most of the content is too heavy, even if many conservative cabinet ministers have experienced the world war, but the face of the prospect of nuclear war still can not help but gag.

No matter how cruel the world war is, in the final analysis, it is the need for cannon fodder to fill the life on the front line, for the powerful people, the danger of war is not so great, but the nuclear war is completely different, everyone is equal in front of the nuclear bombs, the life of the poor is not life does not matter, but the life of the rich is not life is very deadly.

This kind of outside the strongest mentality, Alan Wilson does not fully understand, but also can basically guess seven or eight.

Obviously pointing to another possibility, everyone compromised with each other, and the atmosphere of the entire cabinet was lightened, and there was laughter again.

The collapse of the Soviet Union had a serious consequence, that is, Europe and the United States felt that they could use economic and political strangulation to force a country to comply without paying any price.

It’s sort of a cautionary tale, that because it worked once, it will work again.

In a sense, this kind of blind thinking can also be a dangerous prospect.

After the new Undersecretary of the Cabinet stopped talking, Norman Brooke also began to ease the heavy atmosphere, “We still believe in the decision of the United States under the eyes of the United States, and in this forecast, it is believed that the United States will rely on the world’s most powerful navy, to impose a total blockade on Cuba, and the Soviet Union’s Red Navy is not so strong that it can’t even break through the blockade of the Royal Navy, and faced with such a blockade, there is no way. The Soviet Red Navy is not strong enough to break through the Royal Navy’s blockade, and is helpless in the face of it.”

“Which means the risk is naturally there, but it can still be closed.” Aiden nodded with relief.

“Maybe the US will take the opportunity to get Britain involved, but we’re in Europe, drawing the attention of the Caribbean to ourselves?” Allen Wilson said with a twist of words, “I’m particularly hoping now that a war breaks out somewhere that will keep Britain busy and out of the way of this potentially violent whirlwind.”

“Huh! That’s quite a thought.” Aiden couldn’t help but laugh out loud as well, “That way we can uphold justice and avoid being involved in such a big whirlwind.”

A group of cabinet ministers laughed along with them, and the tense atmosphere dissipated, as they had to go to work tomorrow, Aiden ended the cabinet meeting, and Allen Wilson went home with him.

If there was anything different, it was that his face was more serious than it had been before he came to Whitehall.

Going and returning, Pamela Mountbatten remained waiting in the drawing room for her husband’s return, not breaking into a smile until the familiar figure appeared, “What on earth is it that’s still making you make the trip over the weekend?”

Reaching out and grabbing both shoulders, Alan Wilson looked straight at his wife and said, “Pamela, take the kids back to Perth tomorrow.”

“Huh? It’s not too cold yet.” Pamela Mountbatten was surprised, not understanding what was wrong with her husband, “I hadn’t I already scheduled to go back in half a month?”

“Immediately, immediately, only Australia in the southern hemisphere is the safest now.” Alan Wilson interrupted with a serious face, “The Soviet Union has deployed nuclear missiles in Cuba, once the talks don’t work out there is a danger of a world war, at that point the British mainland is within range of Soviet land based missiles, it will become just as dangerous.”

Alan Wilson put the ins and outs of the Cuban Missile Crisis in a nutshell, laying out an easy way to say in a commanding tone.

“In that case, the mainland isn’t very dangerous, so why are you staying on the mainland. Come with me.” Pamela Mountbatten, startled by her husband’s tone, urged with a flustered face.

“Are you kidding, I’m a high ranking official in Whitehall, how can I run at this time.” Alan Wilson flatly refused, with a tone of wanting to live and die with Britain, “I’ve been very happy in my life, I have a wife who is centered on me, I have three children, both male and female, and I’m not interested in money, and I’ve been very contented up to this point, and I’ll be able to face it with open arms, even if the worst outcome does occur.”

“You’re crazy, you’re the one who goes to the colonies all equipped with bulletproof vests, come with me tomorrow.” Pamela Mountbatten, tears in her eyes, grabbed her husband’s shirt, “You’re only in your thirties, you’ve lived a good life, how can you say such things.”

“Honey, there is such a thing as patriotism in this world.” Alan Wilson calmed his wife and chided, “Take the children and mother in law and leave, take good care of them.”

No matter what Pamela Mountbatten said, Allen Wilson’s mind was made up and he turned a deaf ear to his wife’s words. Eventually the richest woman in the world jumped into his arms at once and wailed, “You’re marvelous, you’re not afraid to die ……”

Alan Wilson, who was holding his wife in his arms, was like coaxing a child to pat her back, and said in a deep voice, “Now that I think about it carefully, I’m still a little sorry for you, and I should have stayed with you more before.”

The sound of their mother’s crying made the children come out of the room to probe and watch, whispering, “It doesn’t look like a fight?”

“Of course not, I’ve never seen parents fight.” Pamela angrily dismissed her brother’s speculation, “Maybe they ran into something to hug, and you don’t see father looking angry.”

Angry? Not at all, Alan Wilson’s face did look rather peculiar with plan pass written all over it.

“You cry like that, the baby’s gonna wake up.” Alan Wilson was almost done acting, and began to reassure his pillow, “Actually, I’ve got a crack at it, and I might be able to prevent Britain from being caught in a whirlwind and kidnapped by the US. My dear, the public opinion aspect of the situation has taken you so many years to set up, it’s time to do something about it this time.”

“I’m all yours.” Pamela Mountbatten obliged with pearly whites and red eyes.

The construction of the information cocoon was necessary, out of the reality of the Chinese in Malaya, the local public opinion mainly emphasized that Britain had to stop the war, any other voices had to be suppressed, and Alan Wilson would also come from the official level to get the local colonial government to help.

It was also a way of pulling attention away from the Cuban Missile Crisis, with the same aim for the mainland and other colonies. But the other colonies didn’t have Chinese, so they didn’t have to put on a peaceful face.

Then naturally I, Great Britain, living out the second life with extreme sublimity, open a rescue of India in an unprecedented move, and as for the approach it’s the same as in the US, dragging out the time with a slow-moving navy, and it makes sense for the police to show up only after the triads have finished their fight.

“Remember, don’t believe any news unless it’s official from the British government.” Alan Wilson stroked Pamela Mountbatten’s hair, “Don’t let the murmur of fake news disturb you at a critical time again.”