The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

Chapter 509 Purchase medium-range ballistic missiles?

As soon as Giroud left, the ambassador of the US Embassy in Saudi Arabia came to pay a visit to Saudi King Fahd.

"Your Majesty, we in the United States do not want Saudi Arabia to help Libya or provide weapons to Libya." The ambassador stated his purpose directly.

The loss this time was so great that after the news reached the United States, the U.S. immediately held a meeting to discuss countermeasures and then came up with a plan overnight.

The first thing to do is to appease the emotions of the people at home and let them vent their hatred and anger towards Libya and Gaddafi. In this way, more funds can be invested and a larger military force can be mobilized.

The second thing to do is to replenish the carrier-based aircraft of the three aircraft carriers.

The carrier-based aircraft of other aircraft carriers took off directly, transferred through US military bases and allied airports, and headed straight for the Mediterranean.

This reflects the benefit of the US military having a large number of overseas military bases, which makes it easy to deploy troops.

The third thing to do is to order the three aircraft carrier formations to retreat away from the Libyan coastline to avoid the threat of "Eagle Strike" anti-ship missiles.

This battle proved that the Eagle Strike anti-ship missiles posed a powerful threat to surface ships. Even with the US military's powerful air defense firepower and interception firepower, they were still unable to shoot down all the Eagle Strike anti-ship missiles.

The United States is now very wary of the "Eagle Strike" anti-ship missile.

If the "Eagle Strike" anti-ship missile was successful in the Falklands War, some members of the US Navy would be very disdainful, thinking that the British had fallen, and that the Americans could definitely intercept it.

Well, this time, absolutely no American naval officer or soldier would think so.

The fourth thing to do is to cut off Libya's access to weapons and ammunition, especially the 'Eagle Strike' anti-ship missiles and the 'Aegis' air defense missiles!
The United States cannot obtain specific intelligence from China, but South America, the Middle East, and Africa have long been infiltrated by the CIA.

The United States knows which countries have the "Eagle Strike" anti-ship missiles and which countries have the "Aegis" air defense missiles.

Of course, the most important thing is that China must stop exporting advanced weapons to Libya!
Saudi King Fahd took the opportunity to say: "Your Excellency Ambassador, we Saudi Arabia are friends of the United States, and we want to buy medium-range ballistic missiles from you."

Saudi Arabia now has the "Eagle Strike" anti-ship missiles and the "Aegis" air defense missiles. Now it just lacks an attacking weapon that can bring destruction to the enemy.

If there are mushroom bombs here, it would be perfect. With only three or five mushroom bombs, Saudi Arabia can sit back and relax, and no one will ever have any idea of ​​targeting Saudi Arabia.

However, it is too difficult to get mushroom bombs. There are only a few nuclear-weapon countries in the world, and it is almost impossible to buy mushroom bombs. No nuclear-weapon country is willing to sell them.

"I'm sorry, Your Majesty, this is absolutely impossible! Saudi Arabia is very safe under the protection of the United States and does not need medium-range ballistic missiles!" The ambassador refused without hesitation.

In recent years, Saudi Arabia has made such requests more than once or twice.

But the United States and its allies rejected it without hesitation.

Because of the medium-range ballistic missiles, Saudi Arabia has the confidence to speak and can easily disobey.

Saudi Arabia can import more tanks and armored vehicles, and more third-generation aircraft, but as for medium-range ballistic missiles, there is absolutely no need to think about it.

After the ambassador left, Fahd's face immediately turned gloomy.

Saudi Arabia has been working hard in this regard in recent years. With Saudi Arabia's industrial level, it is a no-brainer to develop missiles. Missiles are among the world's most advanced weapons, and the number of countries that can develop ballistic missiles can be counted on one hand.

Therefore, the only way for Saudi Arabia to possess medium-range ballistic missiles is to purchase them!
The best solution is to buy from the United States. After all, American weapons are still very advanced.

However, after several years of efforts, the United States has never given in on this issue.

"It seems like it's time to visit China!" Fahd looked towards the east. In recent years, the relationship between Saudi Arabia and China has developed rapidly.

Saudi Arabia has purchased a large number of advanced weapons from Panshan Group, including Type 80 main battle tanks, Type 80 self-propelled anti-aircraft guns, "Vanguard" air defense missiles, "Eagle Strike" anti-ship missiles, and "Aegis" air defense missiles.

Moreover, Saudi Arabia also invests in China.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

This is true for individuals and for countries!
In the past, Saudi Arabia mainly invested in the United States, purchasing U.S. Treasury bonds, buying stocks of U.S. listed companies, and investing in American companies; secondly, it invested in Europe, especially major European powers such as Britain, France, West Germany, and Italy.

In recent years, Saudi Arabia has begun investing in China, and the amount of investment has been increasing every year.

They even provided China with low-interest loans or even interest-free loans.

At present, these investments have not suffered losses, but have instead appreciated significantly.

Fahd made up his mind and arranged for someone to contact China for the visit.

On the other hand, Giroud rushed to Baghdad, Iraq.

Baghdad seems to have not been affected by the Iran-Iraq War and is still very prosperous. It can even be said that it is more prosperous than before the outbreak of the Iran-Iraq War.

Iraq is the focus of Giroud's trip. He wants to meet Saddam, pay tribute to the new strongman in the Middle East, and seek help in fighting against the United States.

"If we openly support Libya against the United States, it would be tantamount to openly supporting terrorist activities, which will have a great impact on our international reputation. Our actions in Europe and around the world will also encounter obstacles, and the Americans will not give up," said Iraqi Foreign Minister Aziz when he met Giroud.

Aziz was very opposed to this.

First of all, the relationship between Iraq and Libya is very ordinary. Both Gaddafi and Saddam are strong men. Each has his own ambitions and wants to become a hero of the Arab world like Nasser. It is inevitable that they will spit at each other.

Colonel Katrina cursed Saddam many times, and Saddam also cursed Colonel Katrina directly in public many times.

Saddam was known as the 'Lion of Babylon', while Gaddafi was known as the 'Lion of Africa'.

To say that the relationship between the two lions is very good is pure nonsense.

It’s good enough that the two lions didn’t fight directly.

This is because Libya is located in North Africa and the two sides are far apart. Otherwise, they would have started fighting long ago.

Secondly, the relationship between Iraq and the United States is quite good now. For example, during the Iran-Iraq War, the United States supported Iraq. The oil produced by Iraq is mainly exported to Europe and the United States. There is no need to offend Europe and the United States for Libya.

It can even be said that Libya and Iraq are competitors in terms of oil exports.

Thirdly, Iraq has not yet decided the outcome of the war with the Persians, so it is not advisable to cause trouble.

If supporting Libya causes Europe and the United States to side with Persia and provide assistance to Persia, it will be very disadvantageous for Iraq and may even cause it to lose the Iran-Iraq War.

Now that so much money has been invested and so many sacrifices have been made in the Iran-Iraq War, Iraq can no longer afford to lose.

(End of this chapter)