Traveling through the sword to engage in military industry.

The Han-class strategic nuclear submarine came into being, although it was developed in secret.

But for a shipyard as large as Dalyan, it is impossible to make it airtight.

Ever since the Qin-class nuclear submarine made its first high-profile appearance in the world, the great powers have been frantically searching for secrets related to it.

The Dalyan Shipyard, which develops and produces this nuclear submarine, has become the most popular target of agents from powerful countries.

Therefore, there is no need to release anything deliberately. Ren Zhong's strategic warning intention can be spread through this network by spreading the seemingly true news about the Han-class strategic nuclear submarine.

White House. Chief of the West, Porter Gomez, handed over the latest strategic intelligence information to the Rogue Eagle Commander.

"Commander-in-chief. Dongda's latest naval strategic equipment is called the Han-class strategic nuclear submarine. Our internal code name is HAN-CLASS. According to the intelligence we have collected, it has been launched and entered the test phase. From the intelligence we have currently obtained, this submarine, currently numbered Han-class 001 strategic nuclear submarine, has an underwater displacement of no less than 6500 tons and an unknown power drive. Considering the situation of Dongda's previous generation of nuclear submarines, the underwater speed should be no less than 25 knots. The force configuration is unknown. There are pictures showing signs of launch holes above the submarine, and it is speculated that it has the ability to launch missiles. Whether it supports submarine launches is still unknown. From our tests, submarine-launched missiles have some technical difficulties, but we already have a successful launch case. Considering that Dongda's missile research has always been at the forefront of the world, we can infer that we do not rule out that Dongda's new nuclear submarine has the ability to launch submarine-launched missiles."

Gomez's words made the commander-in-chief's face change.

He opened the document and took a quick look at it, and had a general understanding of the matter.

"Xi'ai, continue to follow up and do everything you can to obtain more updated and detailed information about this new type of nuclear submarine. Now we need to convene a security committee to discuss the impact of this breaking intelligence." After pondering for a moment, the commander-in-chief made a decision on this matter.

Soon, National Security Advisor Haig, Treasury Secretary Rodman, Secretary of State Levins, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Baldwin, a five-star general, and Westey Director Gomez all gathered together to study the incident of the Han-class strategic nuclear submarine that suddenly appeared in the East.

"Commander-in-Chief, there is no doubt that this is a groundbreaking strategic deterrent weapon. At present, we are unable to produce similar equipment comparable to it. If it has the ability to launch missiles, it will pose a threat to us in all aspects. Taking into account the premise that Dongda is leading in missile research, we can assume that, on the premise of confirming that Dongda's Han-class strategic nuclear submarine is capable of missile launch, its combat capability is aimed at global coverage." General Baldwin, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said after reading it.

"So far, our Skipjack-class attack nuclear submarines have not even caught up with the Qin-class nuclear submarines of the University of Tokyo. The next generation of Thresher-class attack nuclear submarines, which are comparable to the Qin-class nuclear submarines, has just been put into development. According to the plan, it will take 60 years to launch them, and they will be put into service even later. So for now, we have no weapons to fight against the Han-class strategic nuclear submarines underwater. Gentlemen, this means that for at least 10 years, we will have no control over our underwater areas, and we will be facing threats from underwater all the time and be powerless."

General Baldwin's words made everyone look a little ugly, but no one raised any objections.

Because everyone knows that this is just a stated reality. Since the Qin-class nuclear submarine came out, the Rogue Eagle has been catching up quickly, but now it seems to be getting further and further away.

In the past few years, not only has Dongda continuously added four Qin-class nuclear submarines per year, but it is also obvious that each batch of Qin-class nuclear submarines has some new features, showing that they are constantly updating and iterating. From the first Qin-class nuclear submarine that debuted on a global cruise to the latest Qin-class nuclear submarine, the displacement alone differs by at least 4 tons!
The fact that this nuclear submarine is getting bigger and bigger means that its attack capability is also getting stronger and stronger.

Especially in terms of onboard electronic systems, thanks to the rapid development of semiconductors at Dongda University, the degree of automation achieved by onboard electronic systems has basically reached the level of comprehensive electrical automation, according to intelligence.

Because the intelligence on the crew configuration of the Dongda submarine obtained at great cost shows that while the ship is getting bigger and bigger, the number of personnel on board has not increased, and basically remains at around 80 people.

This is a very amazing progress. The original displacement has increased, but now there is no increase in personnel, so it must be the improvement of weapons and living conditions of crew members, which means that their sustained combat capability is further enhanced.

The 3000-ton Skipjack-class attack nuclear submarine is equipped with 18 533mm heavy torpedoes. According to this calculation, the latest model of the Qin-class nuclear submarine is equipped with at least double the number of heavy torpedoes if they are only equipped with 533mm heavy torpedoes.

But in fact it is unlikely to be just like this. They have such a large space and can be equipped with a large number of mines for long-term sea operations. A Qin-class nuclear submarine can carry dozens or hundreds of mines weighing hundreds of kilograms to several tons. This makes it very practical in blockade warfare. The deployment of deep-diving and concealed nuclear submarines can be said to be undetectable.

"Gentlemen, although the progress of the East China Sea in nuclear submarines is indeed amazing, we don't need to worry too much about this matter." Security Affairs Advisor Haig knocked on the table. "Based on my long-term tracking and research on the East China Sea strategy, it is true that they are pursuing global strategic threat capabilities, but the development of their maritime forces is not in line with the development of their global deterrence capabilities. Although they are following up on the development of aircraft carriers, according to intelligence, the first Dawn-class aircraft carrier has entered the design and single technology research stage, including cooperation with John Bull."

"However, compared with their expansion in the air force, the navy is very restrained in both size and external expansion. They have established four fleets, three of which focus on territorial waters defense. The fourth fleet they are building now may be an ocean fleet, but progress is still relatively slow. This does not match their current shipbuilding capabilities, at least compared to the giant ships used in sea transport. Their annual production of giant ships is more than ten times that of naval vessels. This means that Dongda has no intention of rapidly expanding its navy. They have more than 30 Jianghai-class destroyers, but the number of the more powerful Luhai-class destroyers has dropped to 25. Although there is no definite information about the latest Luyang-class destroyers, it is believed that there should be no more than 20 ships. This is an obvious signal."

"The size of the future fleet of the East China Sea is likely to remain at the level of four fleets. Therefore, I don't think they have any ambition to expand globally. This is completely different from the Great Bear."

"Therefore, I judge that the strategy of the University of Tokyo is to maintain a certain global deterrence capability, but it has no idea of ​​global expansion, at least in the military aspect." The words of security adviser Haig made the originally serious crowd regain their composure.

"They are independent and would rather get closer to the European continent. We have a lot of cooperation with them now, and there are many results that deserve our attention. In particular, they have done a great job in food cooperation. I think this is a very obvious signal that the ambition of the University of Tokyo in economic development far exceeds its ambition in military development."

"As long as we don't provoke him, I think the current Tokyo University will not pose any great threat to us." The last two points are the main points that Haig wanted to make.

In this regard, the Korean Peninsula War once taught the Rogue Eagle a lesson.

Therefore, there is not much that is difficult to understand about Heger's research.

"Gentlemen, I think Mr. Haig's research is very valuable for reference. Instead of regarding the latest nuclear submarine incident of the University of Tokyo as a threat, we should regard it as a deterrent. From the news, they did not even mention such a thing. Compared with their publicity of the achievements of the manned spacecraft launch, it is completely different from their treatment. Although from my personal point of view, the launch of the manned spacecraft of the University of Tokyo is a greater pressure on us. If we lose our advantage in space, the future will be no better than losing our advantage in the ocean. In fact, we need to further increase the budget in space exploration to catch up, because there is no possibility of resisting attacks launched from space now." Treasury Secretary Rodman continued Haig's words.

"From the perspective that they can recover the spacecraft they launch, it is obvious that launching an attack from space is not a difficult task for them. Theoretically, it would take less than 10 minutes to launch missiles into space and launch a targeted attack from space to any place. Gentlemen, this is the biggest threat we face." Rodman's words made everyone's faces turn ugly again.

This is true. Although no one is an expert in space weapons, it is obvious that they have all received enlightenment education from experts.

"Gentlemen, Mr. Rodman is right. We should not separate these two things. We do not have the technological advantage in both space and the ocean," Secretary of State Levins continued.

"This is a fact. Based on Mr. Haig's judgment, if we do not treat the technological advantages of the University of Tokyo with hostility, theoretically, we also have the ability to destroy our opponents. We are all in a wonderful deterrent balance. If we do not provoke military confrontation, there will be no new risks. In terms of global expansion, at least so far, the University of Tokyo has not made any major moves, which is completely different from the Big Bear. I suggest that we should not interfere in this regard."

"What we need to pay attention to is the economic aspect that Mr. Haig mentioned. The food sector is a good example. We have now lost more than half of our global control over food. This is a sign that we should be vigilant about." Levins obviously admires Mr. Haig's research.

Of course, it is also possible that Mr. Levins's interests are greater on Wall Street than elsewhere.

For example, Rodman's interests are obviously in the military-industrial complex.

"Our automobile industry is now facing challenges from Dongda. According to our statistics, we have imported hundreds of thousands of cars from Dongda in the past two years, which has never happened before. According to statistics from the European continent, the number of cars they import from Dongda is even greater than ours. This means that our competitors in the industrial sector, which we used to look down upon, have begun to rise, not to mention the electronics industry. Now we are dependent on Dongda's electronics industry."

"I suggest that the government should strengthen its support for our modern key industries such as the automobile industry and the electronics industry. We should have more budget for research on basic technologies of modern industries such as automobile engines, automotive electronics, semiconductors, computers and communications, and encourage more universities, research institutes and enterprises to enter these sunrise industries for development." Although Mr. Levins' words were a little off topic, they did not deviate from the overall security framework. After all, a country's economic security is also part of national security.

What's more, the suggestions he put forward are very practical. If you have some understanding of the development of modern industries, then you will not be unfamiliar with what Levins said.

Listening quietly to the speeches of these most important aides, the President was also thinking carefully. Indeed, the Han-class strategic nuclear submarine cannot be viewed in isolation. This is just one point.

Starting from this point, we need to have an overall perspective to think comprehensively in order to come up with a reasonable response plan.

The strategy to deal with the rise of the University of the East has been discussed for more than a day or two. This has been discussed for more than ten years. People did not care about this ancient Eastern empire that was originally unfamiliar to them, but unexpectedly, with technological breakthroughs one after another, the University of the East suddenly broke free from the blood control of technology and produced a burst of new technologies.

The development over the past decade is simply unimaginable. The economic ranking has skyrocketed from the bottom of the world to the top ten in the world like a rocket, and now it is developing rapidly at a rate of overtaking one place every year!
This was something that was simply unimaginable in the past, that a backward country could rise so quickly.

But the fact is right under our noses. Today, Dongda has not only gotten rid of hunger and basically achieved self-sufficiency in food based on hybrid technology, but has also exported this technology and personally achieved basic self-sufficiency in food in the vast black Africa.

Even though the stable grain prices did not bring much profit to Dongda's grain industry, this alone gave Dongda a wide influence in Black Africa and its relationship with John Bull became closer. The cash flow helped John Bull stabilize the crumbling colonial system, allowing them to have a more relaxed opportunity to deal with the transition of the colony and reduce the cliff-like impact of drastic changes on John Bull.

It also allowed the former empire on which the sun never set to take a breath. It now vaguely controls the position of the locomotive of Europe and has begun to actively participate in the European Community, promoting the economic integration of Europe. Before this, John Bull would have refused.

But now that he has laid these foundations, John Bull, who has regained some strength, has the tendency to lead the European continent, so he has to fight hard for it.

Even the objections from the White House were ignored.

So the commander-in-chief has to consider many aspects. (End of this chapter)