The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

The eyes of the whole world are focused on the Falklands conflict.

Countless people's eyes are focused on the two sides of the Falklands conflict, wondering whether the two sides will engage in a second Falklands War.

In the 1982 Falklands War, Argentina was defeated and paid a heavy price.

Britain won the Falklands War, but it also paid a heavy price and failed to achieve the great rejuvenation of Britain as it had advertised.

It was also this war that made Britain completely turn to the United States. It no longer had the ambition to be the empire on which the sun never sets, but instead relied on its alliance with the United States to maintain its international status.

To put it nicely, it is the 'US-UK alliance'; to put it bluntly, it is a vassal of the United States.

Even the former world hegemon, the empire on which the sun never sets, had to apply to the United States for permission to launch its own nuclear weapons, and could only launch them with the consent of the United States.

This world is so magical!

Everyone talks about the Five Constant Virtues, but nowadays even the Five Constant Virtues are divided into the upper three and the lower two.

If we say that on the issue of South Ossetia in Georgia, facing Georgia's military operations, Russia decisively sent troops to participate in it, defeated the Georgian army, and maintained its status and dignity as a world power.

So this time, if Britain just lets Argentina take back the Falkland Islands by force, Britain's international status and influence will plummet.

When Britain visited the United States to seek support from its ally, it was not met with the desired response. Faced with public opinion in the UK, Britain was doing everything it could to show its readiness to start a war.

London, airport.

Scholars from various fields of Chinese cultural relics got off the plane.

This is a team of experts with a total size of one thousand people, and they chartered five planes.

In this team of experts, the director of the Palace Museum can only serve as deputy leader.

Every expert had excitement on his face.

Since the 80s, China has been taking advantage of various opportunities to recover cultural relics of the Chinese nation that had been lost overseas.

Among these, the UK is definitely the top priority.

Starting from the First Opium War, Britain was the first Western power to use its powerful ships and artillery to blast open China's door.

During the century of humiliation, Britain has plundered countless cultural relics of the Chinese nation from the land of China, including some very precious ones.

Compared with the previous compensations paid to Britain, there is no doubt that these cultural relics are more valuable.

As China's economy develops, the auction prices of Chinese cultural relics in the international cultural relics market have skyrocketed, constantly breaking records.

This also increases the difficulty of recovering cultural relics.

After all, each museum in China has limited annual funding, and the funds available for purchasing cultural relics are limited.

Every year, only some truly kind-hearted people will actually donate cultural relics purchased from overseas.

Over the past twenty years, the main force in recovering cultural relics has undoubtedly been the Panshan Group. Through various transactions, the Panshan Group has recovered a large number of cultural relics for China over the years.

Of course, Panshan Group also paid a price for this.

So far, the countries with the most Chinese cultural relics are undoubtedly Britain, Japan and the United States!
As for which country has more Chinese cultural relics, no one knows!
This time, in order to raise military funds, Britain finally compromised on cultural relics.

When the expert team was formed and learned that they would go to the UK to identify cultural relics, these experts were very happy. If we ask who cares most about the cultural relics of the Chinese nation, it is undoubtedly the professionals in the relevant fields.

These people have been researching and immersed in this field for their entire lives.

Among them, some are masters in the field of antiques, some are masters in the field of calligraphy, and some are masters in the field of Chinese ancient paintings.
Some are even masters who are proficient in all fields!
Many of the experts here are unfamiliar to ordinary people, but they are definitely masters in their fields.

The entire team of experts includes both the older generation, the middle-aged generation, and the emerging young generation.

Their task is to ensure that the cultural relics they receive are authentic and not fakes.

In the market, fakes are rampant. Some say they are ancient cultural relics, but most of them are modern industrial imitations. The difference is huge.

When it comes to identifying cultural relics, these experts are much more reliable than equipment and instruments.

After preliminary identification of the equipment and instruments and review by three to five experts, counterfeits can basically be eliminated.

Brown personally went to the airport to greet the expert group and gave them the highest courtesy.

Since moving into 10 Downing Street last year, Brown has felt unlucky.

First, the US subprime mortgage crisis broke out, followed by the US financial crisis, which then evolved into a global economic crisis.

Now, Argentina has taken back the Falkland Islands by force!

Falklands: After winning the first Falklands War, Britain stationed 1500 British troops on the Falklands.

But this time, the 1500 British troops on the Falkland Islands, despite their perfect fortifications, surrendered without even fighting for a few days or inflicting heavy damage on the Argentine army!

This is a complete disgrace to Britain, making it comparable to France during World War II.

In addition, Argentina's actions were like a slap in the face of Britain, making Britain completely embarrassed.

If the UK lets it go like this, its status and influence will decline drastically, and it will no longer have the face to say that it is a world power or one of the five permanent members of the UN Security Council!

After visiting the United States and failing to gain support, Britain also realized that it had to rely on itself!
The British military industry system has long been degraded. After all, Britain's "de-industrialization" was before the United States, and Britain is no longer the industrial power it once was. Britain's own military industry is far from enough for Britain to support a large-scale war, and an expedition.

Especially the British shipbuilding industry, which only has luxury yachts to show off, and warships are not worth mentioning.

Otherwise, the development of the new generation of aircraft carriers of the Royal Navy would not have been delayed until now, and there are even rumors that they will be converted from nuclear-powered aircraft carriers to conventional-powered aircraft carriers.

And Britain has no money anymore!

It seems that the UK has put out a large amount of funds to rescue the market, but in fact there is serious inflation in the UK!

Whether it is mobilization or purchasing ships and warships, money is needed.

Money is not everything, but no money is absolutely impossible.

After much deliberation, Brown and others decided to sell their assets and get some money to use for the war.

The weapons of the Panshan Group are not of the same system as those of the United States. If the British army wants to use them, they will have to undergo at least one or two years of training.

Naturally, Britain could not wait until one or two years before launching the Second Falklands War, as by then it would be too late.

But Britain can use the money to purchase weapons from the Americans, as well as corresponding arms and supplies from the Panshan Group, and can afford a transport fleet!
The current strength of the British Army is naturally insufficient for a second Falklands War, but in addition to withdrawing troops from the battlefields of Afghanistan and Iraq, the British Army can also mobilize for war. (End of this chapter)