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Tempted by the machinery used to manufacture weapons of mass destruction, Saddam Hussein had to agree to a transaction in gold. In front of the USSR, Saddam Hussein had no right to refuse.

Weapons of mass destruction manufacturing equipment would be secretly shipped to the Middle East on a ship, and then trucked to Iraq, and of course Victor did so seamlessly. Although the CIA has been keeping an eye on Victor's arms deal recently, these items are called mechanical equipment, and in fact they are really mechanical equipment, and there is nothing suspicious about it.

Their minds have developed a stereotype, believing that what Victor sells must be weapons and ammunition, and that these machines are nothing more than a trick used by the cunning Victor. But they forget that chemical weapons are also a weapon.

However, in addition to purchasing weapons of mass destruction from the Soviet Union, Saddam Hussein also put forward a proposal to purchase conventional weapons from the Soviet Union. During the Gulf War, Saddam's Iraqi Army, the "fourth in the world," lost a large number of armored units, and the United States imposed an economic and military blockade, which made it difficult for Saddam's army to update its equipment recently. He desperately hoped that he could replenish his armored forces with the Soviet side, even the monkey version of the T72 that was abused in the Gulf War. According to Saddam, as long as he can quickly assemble an army, he doesn't care about anything else.

Hearing Saddam's words, Victor was also a little embarrassed, not that he was unwilling to reach this deal, on the contrary, Saddam Hussein, who was stupid and had a lot of money, was also one of the targets that the Soviet Union was preparing to make a fool of. It's just that in this time of the chemical weapons deal, he doesn't want to be too high-profile to attract the attention of the CIA.

Victor isn't the kind of guy who doesn't do business. On the contrary, he is well aware of the current international situation. If he sells Soviet T72 tanks to Iraq in a high-profile manner. Not only has it attracted the attention of the CIA and protests from the United States, but it may even expose the manufacturing equipment of these chemical weapons, and all this will outweigh the losses at that time.

Therefore, Victor planned to politely reject Saddam's suggestion, and he said to Saddam, "Otherwise, the recent international situation may be more severe, so the T72 tank may not be able to be delivered to Iraq." If President Saddam Hussein is in dire need of a shipment of arms, our shoulder-mounted needle-pierced anti-aircraft missiles and Europe's Dow anti-tank rocket launchers are also good options. Or should President Saddam think about it? ”

Victor has already said very euphemistically, I can't get you tanks, I can still help you get all the anti-tank weapons and anti-aircraft weapons, it depends on whether you want to or not.

But how could Saddam, who was bent on building an armored force, accept the weapons that only these guerrilla wars needed, he frowned dissatisfiedly and said, "Does Mr. Victor think that we can't afford to pay for that deal?" Or do you think that we are not worthy of Soviet weapons? ”

Victor did not speak, but he despised this madman in the Middle East, who fought a war in the early 20th century with modern weapons in the Iran-Iraq war, and he felt that the steel monster of the Soviet Union in the hands of Saddam Hussein was simply a tyrannical thing. But Victor wanted to think about it, but he couldn't say it.

"No, no, no. It's not that you don't deserve it, but I think Soviet-made weapons are being sold at this point in time. Isn't President Saddam afraid of being alerted by the United States? Victor asked tentatively, "Especially being alerted by the United States, this is not a good thing." No one wants the chemical weapons deal to be known, does it? ”

Hearing Victor's words, Saddam Hussein suddenly laughed, and he replied while laughing, "I thought Mr. Victor was nervous about something, it turned out to be because of this problem, don't worry, the Americans will never notice this business." Except for a few high-level officials on our side, no one on our side knows about the transaction between us at all. ”

Victor did not dare to compliment Saddam's assurance, and even the army was turned against by the CIA and MI6 to Iraq, which was preparing for a mutiny, how could he dare to believe your assurance?

"Otherwise, you can order Type 59 tanks from China, so that it will not arouse the suspicion of the American side. Then I persuaded the Soviet top brass to modernize the Fifty-Nine, so that even without the T72, you could quickly restore some armor strength. Victor made other suggestions, as long as he did not openly engage in arms deals with Saddam, everything else was fine. Even if you push such an order to your allies.

"Type 59 tank?" When Saddam Hussein heard this familiar term, the only thing that came to mind was the billion-dollar arms deal between the Iran-Iraq war. Although the production of the Type 59 tank was officially discontinued in China in 1988, the huge inventory always allowed Saddam to get what he wanted.

"Yes, the purchase of high-quality and inexpensive Type 59 tanks can temporarily alleviate the lack of armor combat effectiveness of the Iraqi army, and at the same time, we can equip Type 59 tanks with a form of fire control system, sighting system and reactive armor. In this way, even if you don't have a T72 tank, the modified version of the Type 59 can form a certain combat effectiveness and alleviate the crisis. ”

It has to be said that Victor's remark made Saddam Hussein a little moved, and Iraq's economic situation after the Gulf War was somewhat bad, not only did high military spending lead to a series of economic problems, but even the recent low oil prices also caused Iraq to be heavily indebted. At this time, it was obviously not a very cost-effective decision to buy the Soviet T72 with a large head.

"I accept your offer, Mr. Victor. I hope you can get the Soviet tank fire control, sighting system and reactive armor I want. After careful consideration, and according to his own economic conditions, Saddam Hussein had to accept Victor's proposal.

"I'm more than willing to help." As an arms dealer well versed in the international situation, Victor was quietly ready to pull China up and jump into the quagmire of Iraq, of course, the Chinese side would never know that behind this seemingly regular arms deal, there was actually a dirty deal between Iraq and the Soviet Union.

What's more, this kind of behavior is not considered a betrayal of allies, even if China learns about these things afterwards, it will definitely not make a noise, and it is their consistent style to make a lot of money in silence. It is precisely for this reason that Victor is relieved to drag the Chinese side into this situation. As for what will happen to the US intelligence agency when it finds out? This is not something that Victor, a small arms dealer, can influence and decide.

So Victor and Saddam Hussein happily signed another arms deal agreement, on the deal to assist Saddam Hussein in upgrading the equipment of his armored forces, this arms deal of up to 30 million US dollars was enough to usher in a new big deal for the Soviet Union's military industry. Both sides were happy.

The deal on the Iraqi side is over, but Victor's mission to the Middle East is not over. He needed to go to the next one to negotiate business, and of course, Iran, as the vanguard of anti-Americanism, naturally became the first target of the Soviet Union.

And everything Viktor is doing now is for Yanayev's watchdog program. (To be continued.) )