Chapter 582: Use of Nuclear Weapons

The losses suffered by the United States are huge, so huge that the United States simply cannot bear it!

Prince Sultan Air Base has nearly 100 American fighter planes, including E-3 early warning aircraft, which cost hundreds of millions of dollars each, F-15 fighters for air combat and F-16 fighters for ground attack, EF-111 electronic warfare aircraft, etc. These aircraft were almost all scrapped with the Iraqi ballistic missile attack! Add to that the pensions needed for the dead, etc., and the United States lost tens of billions of dollars in this airstrike! You know, the United States spent a total of more than 700 billion US dollars on the last large-scale Vietnam War.

The United States was full of energy and asked Saudi Arabia for military funds. It thought that there would be no suspense in this war, but now, the United States has ushered in the biggest defeat! Even in the Vietnam War, the loss of a battle has never been so much, this is simply an astronomical figure! Moreover, this one shot has completely crippled the US Air Force in Saudi Arabia! And the Saudi Air Force is so weak! Now, the air supremacy over Saudi Arabia has changed hands, and the entire front is also in danger.

Although the navy's aircraft carriers are about to go to the battlefield and a large number of carrier-based aircraft can take off, the Iraqi army is about to rush into Riyadh! If they control Riyadh, it is equivalent to controlling Saudi Arabia! If the Saudi royal family loses control of Saudi Arabia, then the funds promised to the United States will become a bubble. The most the United States can do is freeze all Saudi funds in the United States.

The most terrifying thing is that after Iraq controls Saudi Arabia, Iraq will control nearly 50% of the world's oil production! This is something the United States absolutely does not want to see!

Therefore, no matter what the cost, this war must be fought!

But how to continue the war? Since the Vietnam War, the US military has lost its self-confidence and dignity. They need a new war to verify their strong strength. Unfortunately, now the war has become like this!

The United States cannot fail! If the United States wants to turn the tide of the war as quickly as possible, it has only one means: nuclear weapons!

The speaker was Vice President George Bush, a veteran of World War II, who frowned at this moment. The current situation was about to deteriorate to the point where even the United States could not control it! Therefore, the United States had no choice but to use nuclear weapons to force the Iraqi army to retreat!

"I agree with President Bush's opinion," said Defense Secretary Weinberger. "It will take time for us to mobilize new European troops, regroup, and mobilize our air force. The Iraqis will not give us this time, so we must use nuclear weapons to save the current defeat."

It's not a nuclear deterrence, but a real intention to use nuclear weapons!

President Reagan also frowned. Nuclear weapons! If this Pandora's box is released again, it will shock the whole world!

After all, apart from the dropping of two atomic bombs on the island country at the end of World War II, although the number of nuclear weapons in the world is increasing, a nuclear war has not broken out. This thing, after all, is only used for deterrence. If it is really used, the decision maker will be subjected to strong inner condemnation, and will not have a comfortable time in the second half of his life.

Once it is launched, tens of thousands of people will be gone!

"I also support the use of nuclear weapons," said Secretary of State George. At this time, who cares about international morality? Let's deal with the current situation first! Using nuclear weapons can solve the current difficulties at the lowest cost.

The US economy has long been in trouble. After Reagan came to power, he promised to focus on the economy. However, the Star Wars plan first diverted part of the funds for improving the economy. Now, the war in the Middle East will make the US military expenditure astronomical! The US economy will also deteriorate further! If there is a simple and direct way to solve the problem, why not use it?

Moreover, it is different from the Vietnam War. During the Vietnam War, the United States played the role of an ignominious aggressor, and Vietnam had the Soviet Union and China behind it. In this case, the United States could not use nuclear weapons against Vietnam at all, and could only fight a conventional war. But in the current situation in the Middle East, Iraq is an out-and-out aggressor, first invading Kuwait and then invading Saudi Arabia! The US military entered after accepting the invitation of Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, and the United States went to maintain local peace! The United States has sufficient reasons for the war!

Therefore, in this case, even if the United States uses nuclear weapons, it will be justified!

"Then besides using nuclear weapons, do we have no other choice?" Reagan asked. As an actor, Reagan did not understand military affairs, so he needed to seek the opinions of his subordinates.

"Of course, we have other ways," the National Security Advisor said. "There are conventional solutions, but the cost is higher. We can take advantage of Baghdad's emptiness and open up another front to completely solve the Baghdad problem."

"Okay, then we will use both options at the same time." Reagan finally made up his mind: "Baker, you go to a press conference. If Iraq does not immediately stop their military actions, we will use nuclear weapons to solve this problem."

"Yes." Baker understood what Reagan meant.

Outside the White House, reporters were already noisy. The reports sent back from the distant Middle East had concerned Americans. Their own air force base had been hit by a blanket attack by the Iraqis and was almost flattened, with heavy casualties. What should they do next?

Some Americans believe that a bigger attack should be launched to protect Saudi Arabia's allies, after all, it is related to the United States' oil supply. However, more Americans are worried that the government's investment in the military will make the country's economy worse. After all, during the war, except for arms dealers who are producing at full capacity and making profits continuously, other industries will be greatly affected.

When White House Chief of Staff James Baker came out, he immediately attracted everyone's attention. Baker walked up to the podium under everyone's attention. Facing the microphone, Baker tried to keep his tone calm: "Right now, the Middle East is experiencing a catastrophe. The army of the evil Iraqi government in the Middle East is advancing towards the Saudi capital Riyadh. Former friends are now becoming mortal enemies. In order to help our allies and to restore peace in the Middle East, we have decided to launch a nuclear strike to stop Iraq's evil hands until Iraq withdraws from the invaded Kuwait and Saudi territories and until the Middle East returns to its original state."