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The existence of the Red Mercury nuclear weapon, hailed as a Cold War artifact, has been so encompassing that in 2015 an extremist group seeking to establish religious fundamentalism in the Middle East saw it as a "holy relic" against Western countries.

The red mercury nuclear bomb is a miniaturized nuclear fusion tactical weapon, which uses antimony as the neutron source, which greatly reduces the volume of the neutron source compared with the general use of atomic bombs, and thermonuclear fusion has no critical mass limit, making the entire nuclear bomb very small in volume and light. The average small red mercury bomb may be small in size, but the explosive yield can reach incredible levels and can easily kill tens of millions of people in a single area.

Miniaturized nuclear weapons mean you can pack it in a briefcase and carry it anywhere you want to go to a public place, a sports market, an airport, a hotel, and if you can, you can even bring it to the Pentagon and the White House, where the symbols of American power are attacked by nuclear weapons at the same time, and the entire political foundation of the country can be paralyzed in an instant.

While the Soviets were so obsessed with this mythical weapon, and that the Soviets might have developed such a bipolar weapon according to U.S. intelligence, Yanayev knew that the Red Mercury bomb had remained theoretical, and that the project had been shelved indefinitely after failing to overcome certain technical hurdles.

And now the USSR is ready to use this non-existent weapon to intimidate the West.

Yanayev was also well aware of the effects of psychological warfare, such as the Reagan administration's non-existent Star Wars program, which brought down the Soviet economy with a space arms race. So as soon as Yanayev came to power, he simply canceled all plans to deal with the strategic defense agreement, and compared these projects to the same stupidity as the Stargate plan of the Americans.

"Decades of confrontation between the East and the West, as well as the mutual penetration of intelligence, gave birth to various intelligence spies, the so-called products of the Cold War." Ogarkov briefly explained his strategy to Yanayev, "The Americans want to obtain our intelligence, and they rely heavily on this intelligence network. For example, for example, we have long wanted to get intelligence from the United States on the issue of engine technology for launch vehicles, and as long as the Americans know what intelligence we want to obtain, then they can analyze some insurmountable difficulties in our engine technology, and then draw inferences from one another, so as to conclude which projects we still cannot complete and which things are just smoke bombs, all of which are clear at a glance. ”

"Are you saying that the sudden infiltration of our spies into the United States did not even have antimony intelligence that they may not have, and then attracted the attention of the CIA intelligence department?" Yanayev was a little puzzled by Ogarkov's thoughts, "Isn't this the same as telling the Americans that we are not yet fully developed technology in terms of red mercury reactions?" ”

"How can we let the Americans react so quickly that these are antimony ** intelligence, we must start from the two aspects of temperature and pressure, in addition to using antimony ** as a neutron source, temperature and pressure are also crucial." Ogarkov paused and explained to Yanayev's puzzled gaze, "In this way, the Americans can be convinced that we are really developing antimony ** as a suitcase nuclear bomb." ”

"When the Americans almost guessed that our real intention was to obtain antimony technology, they immediately cut off all intelligence infiltration and put all KGB agents in 'radio silence.'" Ogarkov, as an expert in psychological intelligence strategy, is very close to the psychology of the top level of the US Intelligence Agency, "Stopping intelligence infiltration means that we no longer need the secret technology of the United States, so that the Americans will think that we have made great progress in the technology of antimony, and then deliberately throw some false information to the Americans, so that their suspicions will become more and more serious." ”

The more Ogalkov spoke, the more excited he became, as if he had returned to the days when he had advised the Presidium of the Soviets. Yanayev sent away the rest of the room long before Ogarkov spoke, and these secrets can be said to be between the top brass and only Yanayev and Ogarkov knew about them.

"At the same time, the Soviet government will need to take an increasingly tough stance, preferably in a way that convinces Americans into believing that we are ready to start a third world war at any time, so that the fraudulent goal of a non-existent red mercury nuclear bomb is achieved." The Americans thought that we had created this kind of Cold War artifact and did not dare to act rashly, thus winning a certain amount of external relaxation for us to restore our own strength, and there was still time for us to regain our strength. ”

"It's a pity that no matter how amazing the strategy is, it's just a helpless move." Ogarkov took off his glasses and wiped them slowly, he thought of the pattern of Brezhnev's desperate export of oil, which caused the current deformity of the Soviet economy, and he couldn't help but shake his head helplessly.

"These are all solutions that cannot be solved, who told our economy to face unsolvable difficulties, institutional rigidity and the accumulation of malpractices are all problems that need to be solved urgently, and the current government can only desperately think of some ways to make up for the lack of time." Thinking that in the future, the Soviet economy would have to be supported by oil and munitions, Yanayev had a headache. It is clear that this is not the scientific democratic socialism that he wants to establish, the economic development of the Soviet Union should not be solved by relying on some kind of energy exports, the Soviets have not yet had enough food, the country still has no money, and the external environment is still worse than imagined.

Criticized by conservatives for dismantling the essence of the Soviet Union and betraying the Marxist-Leninist spirit, the development of the multi-ownership economy was also restricted, and Yanayev's pilot cities received few responses, and he even launched a policy of tax exemption and subsidies, but still did not attract the capitalists he wanted to come over. In the final analysis, they are still uneasy about the new measures of the Soviet Union. I am afraid that one day the communist Soviet state will change its leadership and become a different policy.

It seems that the slogan of persisting in taking economic development as the center and making common progress in the economy under various forms of ownership must be put on the agenda of the parliament and written in the party constitution of Angelica. As long as the national policy is decided, the president will do whatever he wants.

"When will I be able to return to the General Staff, after all, there is still a group of Soviet moths to deal with, and they are also one of the main culprits who have brought down the Soviet economy." Ogarkov, who was obsessed with the exclusion of the early years, did not fall into the trap at this time, and at once listed several young generals that Yanayev fancied.

So Yanayev knew what Ogarkov was thinking, so he rejected Ogarkov's request and threatened him, saying, "Stop thinking about the dangerous idea of using the army to control the Communist Party, I cherish your talent, Marshal Ogarkov, but if you go too far, I'm afraid you won't even have any free time in the director, and I don't mind throwing you in prison at all." ”