Chapter 999: Unshackle
"That's true, what's so embarrassing. "Serov is not very happy, he has money, so much that he can use it to heat the fire, but that money is used to prevent something and give the KGB a chance to make a comeback."www.biquge.info Anyway, I believe that my son will understand in the future.
Now social antagonism has arisen in both the United States and the Federal Republic of Germany, which is a golden opportunity for the Soviet Union. The Federal Republic of Germany was on the front lines of the war pact, and it would be much less stressful to take care of itself. In this way, the withdrawal of troops from the northern cluster is completed, and the certainty of investing in another direction is greater.
After the withdrawal of the 38th Guards Red Banner Vitebsk-Novgorod Tank Division, the central organ of the entire Northern Cluster is still stationed in Poland, but only one-third of the original strength remains, and the command is still in operation.
One after another weapons that were supposed to be prepared for NATO were fished onto the train, and the 38th Guards Red Banner Vitebsk-Novgorod Tank Division was the main force, armed with 335 T80 main battle tanks. In terms of strength, it is absolutely second to none in the ranks of the Soviet army, and the dense bunch of tanks on the train preparing to leave is the best proof of this.
The evacuation of the northern cluster also caused a big stir in Poland, and some Poles even came to the train station to watch, and the Poles still had a complicated idea of the northern cluster living in their own country. There were pro-Soviet people in Poland, but there were not many, on the contrary, because of the history from the Baltic to the Black Sea, and the Soviet Union was always in a tight stride.
As the Soviet Union grew stronger, this disobedience was buried in the hearts of the Poles and was slowly dissipating over time. It is time that matters, as long as there is a country that is still stronger than the USSR, the Poles will not die.
When the last carriage full of Soviet trains departed, the onlookers slowly dispersed, with a complicated look on their faces, and as the Internet was spread across Eurasia, all sorts of Polish jokes had spread, and one of the negative effects of the Internet was that it was easy to breed public intellectuals.
The increase in information channels has also made the Poles understand the real situation in Poland today, which is of course absolutely unfriendly to the rhetoric circulating on the Internet. Poland is the second-poorest country in Eastern Europe, including the Soviet Union, and is only slightly richer per capita than Albania, which is a bunker in the country.
At the annual Warsaw Pact joint meeting, accusations against Poland could be heard, and jokes about Poland began to circulate in Eastern Europe, and the KGB's disinformation department took great pains to make the issue clear about its status.
Why did two Polish workers push a wheelbarrow? Because the third person called in sick.
Why is Poland opposed allowing the United States to join the Economic Interaction Commission? Because Poland could not afford to support the economies of the two superpowers.
The grandson complained to his grandfather, grandpa, you lied to me, I went to the Soviet Union, and there was no gold, silver, treasure, beauty, and delicacies at all. It's completely backwood. Who did you go with? Grandpa asked. State-arranged travel. Sun Tzu replied. That's right, I went with Marshal Pilsudski back then. Grandpa replied.
Jokes such as these were widespread in Poland, which was consciously or unconsciously promoted by the Soviet Union as a counterexample within the socialist camp to warn other countries. Don't let your country fall behind like Poland, it seems to be working very well so far.
The Vitebsk region of Belarus is a very ordinary place in the Soviet Union, and if there is no missile launch base here, it will not attract even the slightest attention.
"There are twenty-four medium-range missiles here, and when they are all destroyed, the entire Belarusian medium-range missiles will be destroyed." On a boulder, a young officer stood on it and pointed to the underground launch shaft not far ahead, "This is also the common purpose of our two countries, the early completion will allow us to take a break." ”
"I hope you Soviets don't play tricks!" A technical officer of the U.S. military investigation team opened a diary, which recorded the number of medium-range missiles that had been destroyed in the recent period and how many missiles were still within the scope of destruction.
"Since we have signed a treaty and let you come in to investigate, we will naturally not make small moves." Soviet officers were unimpressed, the destruction of medium-range missiles was one thing that the whole of Europe was paying close attention to, and how many missiles would the USSR hide for others to attack themselves? Isn't this a joke, medium-range missiles accounted for a very small part of the Soviet Union's nuclear weapons.
"It's better to see it with your own eyes, I believe in your country's concealment ability." Closing the diary, the U.S. officer said as he walked forward, he must go down the well and take a look for himself.
"That's the truth, only the stars can't reach it!" The young officer spoke the motto of his department.
The entrance to the missile silos, which have already been painted in a mess on the outside, is a very simple camouflage. Before entering, including officers from both countries, they will need to wear masks and avoid inhaling asbestos. These silos have been in existence for more than 20 years, and they have been in a state of no maintenance for nearly a year, after all, they are about to be dismantled, and it is useless to keep them in stock. If you don't obey, missile silos can be turned into civilian facilities.
The twenty-four launchers were built in the sixties, and it took the Soviet government millions of rubles and more than two years to erect them day and night - perhaps, a description that pales in the face of a structure embedded tens of meters deep into the ground.
Passing through the usual tunnel, the group entered the interior of the missile silos, although there was no one to support them for a year, the operation of the entire missile silo was still no problem, and one year was not enough time for the Soviet manufacturing to become broken copper and iron. Walking through the now empty metal floor, the group descended the stairs to the bottom of the missile silo.
The control center of this silo is not badly maintained. The control center is connected to the silos by a twenty-meter tunnel. Even the launch console remained intact, with the red buttons and other equipment intact.
"Since the signing of the medium-range missile a year ago, this silo has been in an abandoned state, just waiting for your arrival!" The Soviet officer wearing a mask said, "Earlier we have dismantled the nuclear warheads, and now only rockets are left, and the time of destruction is up to you, of course, I mean the sooner the better, so that we can complete the task as soon as possible." ”
"Looks like you're in a hurry?" The SS-20 is the fourth-generation strategic missile of the Soviet Union, and it is a two-stage solid-fuel multi-warhead mobile medium-range ballistic missile of the Strategic Rocket Force, which is codenamed "Sabre." Initial design in the late sixties, equipping the troops from seven or seven years. The total number of pieces of equipment is four hundred and fifty. The missile is placed on the launch vehicle in wartime, and the maneuvering range is fifty kilometers. It can also be launched from underground wells. It is equipped with a sub-missile or a single warhead, and if necessary, a third stage can be installed, which has the capability of long-range strike.
The main purpose of the United States in signing the INF Treaty is to rush to this medium-range missile, which has the title of Saber.
After careful inspection, the accompanying American investigators all nodded their heads, confirming that this was something to be destroyed. The group returned to the ground, ignited the engine, and destroyed the heavy machinery to complete the destruction of the batch.
"It's only been ten years since this batch of missiles was deployed, and it's a pity to destroy them." Some Soviet officers could not help but slander in their hearts as they watched the Soviet fourth-generation strategic missiles turn into scrap metal one by one.
"I believe that the country has its own intentions!" The officer, who had just begun a conversation with the U.S. military investigators, reassured his colleagues that he believed his father's decision was not intended to unilaterally destroy his martial arts.
A month later, in Moscow, the officers who had returned to the GRU to submit their reports returned home and met with their father, Serov, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, and gave a detailed account of their recent experiences.
"Distressed? If you don't say it's not a bad thing to see more of the world, what about you? It's not long since I joined the GRU, and it's better to experience it late than early! Serov poured his son a cup of black tea, then took a sip of water and said, "Of course I know that we will suffer losses in the INF Treaty, but medium-range missiles can only be used to blackmail Western European countries, and there is no threat to the US mainland." On the contrary, American medium-range missiles pose a great threat to Moscow. Our geographical advantage is a disadvantage in this regard, and this is also normal, there are always advantages and disadvantages in the occurrence of one thing, and not all the benefits in the world can be taken by the Soviet Union. ”
"Now the remaining short-range missiles in Europe, even if they are carrying nuclear warheads, will not be able to hit us. In the end, it will deal a blow to Poland, Hungary and other countries, and we are safe. Serov smiled and said, "If the Soviet Union is a tiger, it turns out that because of this geographical disadvantage, it is like being tied to a chain, and now the chain has been untied." ”
"I see, Father! As long as we have a breakthrough, the mid-course missile will not be a loss. ”
"Well, sometimes it's better to let some!" Serov was satisfied, and the spy family had another one.
By the end of 1988, two-thirds of the main forces of the Northern Cluster, which had been stationed in Poland, had returned to the Caucasus, just as they had left for Poland more than a decade earlier. At the same time, the INF Treaty signed by the United States and the Soviet Union has also come to an end, and the last batch of SS-20 intermediate-range missiles has been destroyed in Ukraine. The chains on the Soviets have been untied.