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NATO's seismic monitoring station could sense a nuclear explosion in Semipalatinsk, and could speculate that the equivalent was 50 million tons. The Soviet Union said it was a hydrogen bomb, and the United States could not refute it for a while.
It probably took NATO's radiation monitoring planes to collect radiation and radioactive dust from afar, take them back and study them in the laboratory for three to five months, before they dared to conclude that "the Soviet bomb is not a hydrogen bomb, but an enhanced atomic bomb."
But it was too late, and the sensational effect of the news that the Soviet Union wanted had already achieved its goal.
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"Korean War - Asia First, Europe Will Bring Disastrous Consequences"
Louis Haller, the bimonthly Foreign Affairs, Issue 1953, 05
"Last week, four generals who were captured in the Korean War returned to the United States: Lieutenant General Walker, commander of the Eighth Army, Major General Lawrence Kaiser, commander of the 4nd Infantry Division, Major General Dean, commander of the 8th Infantry Division, and his successor, Blacksea. Major General Er."
“这是美国武装力量历史上从未有过的景象：包括集团军司令在内的4名美国将军被俘，其中步兵24师有两任师长被俘。迪安少将是在1950年7月与朝鲜军队的遭遇战中迷失方向而被俘的，24师虽因此损失巨大，但并未被摧毁。布莱克希尔少将的被俘过程悲惨得多：在1951年5月三八线附近的战斗中，布莱克希尔少将和他的美步24师2万多人被中国军队合围并彻底消灭。”
"Four generals and 4 soldiers went home, and 4 body bags were brought back from North Korea. In June 7, the border between North Korea and South Korea was 1950 degrees north latitude. In June 6, the border between North Korea and South Korea was still Around 38 degrees north latitude, the Chinese and North Koreans also took away thousands of square miles of South Korean territory. This is what the United States has gained two years and nine months after Truman intervened in the Korean War.”
"What happened in Europe in the last 3 years?"
"On August 8, the Soviet Union exploded its first hydrogen bomb. This means that in the field of nuclear weapons and thermonuclear weapons, the highest level of weapons, the gap between the Soviet Union and the United States is less than 12 years. The Soviet Union's atomic bomb is 2 years later than the United States exploded, and their H-bomb was only 4 years behind the US."
"In the past three years, the size of the Soviet Red Army has continued to expand, and the tank force has become stronger than ever. In contrast, the US Army in Europe has maintained a forward division and three reserve divisions in the homeland for the past three years. , only a few tenths of the total size of the Soviet Army."
"In 1952, the forces of the KGB invaded Iran."
"On July 7, about 26 pro-Soviet militants headed by Fidel Castro and Raúl Castro launched an attack on the Moncada Barracks and the Bayamo Barracks in Cuba. This is an extremely terrible It is a signal that the tentacles of the Soviet Union are not limited to Western Europe, nor even limited to Asia, Europe, and Africa, but to the Americas—the backyard of the United States of America.”
"In Finland, the Soviet Union signed a mutual assistance treaty with the Soviet Union. The Soviet Union promised to guarantee and not violate Finland's sovereignty. Last year, the author called this phenomenon 'Finlandization', that is, although it maintains a neutral diplomatic line in name, deep internal Influenced by the Soviet Union, the domestic media strictly self-censors no anti-Soviet remarks, and they stand on the side of the Soviet Union in foreign affairs. In the future, will there be more 'Finnishized' European countries?"
"Europe has the largest industrial population. Even if the Soviet Union and Eastern European countries are removed, the industrial population of Western Europe, Northern Europe, and Southern Europe is still comparable to that of the United States. Europe has a huge industrial base and infrastructure scale, and has several of the most important industrial countries in the world."
"Both the two world wars took place in Europe. After World War II, the allies of the United States were mainly located in Western Europe. In contrast, how many traditional interests do we have in East Asia, especially on the East Asian continent?"
"I can't understand what interests we still need to protect in the East Asian continent. The United States is an enemy of China because the right to freedom of navigation in China's inland waters has been banned, or the Citibank building in Shanghai has been confiscated, or because the United States has access to China's sea trade channel was cut off by the US Navy?"
"Compared with the barren East Asia, the United States should run Europe more, and build a Western Europe with a stable society and a strong military that can survive under the pressure of the Soviet Union."
"The United States should secretly assist Finland to prevent Finland from moving further towards the Soviet Union. If it is not stopped, Finland will become a satellite country or even a republic of the Soviet Union in the future."
"Increase the number of troops in Europe, and increase the number of nuclear weapons deployed in Europe if permission is obtained from the host country. Increase the number of naval ships in the Atlantic Ocean, and the fleet should go to Western Europe and the northern Atlantic Ocean more frequently to curb the expansion of the Soviet Union at sea."
"Give more economic and social assistance to Turkey, help Turkey step into the ranks of a modern country, and thus gain Turkey's trust. At this time, the Turkish Strait is a strategic waterway for maintaining the security of the Mediterranean Sea and even the world's oceans."
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China has an embassy in the United States is a lot of benefits.In addition, Tang Hua now has the main article of "Foreign Affairs" in his hands, and there are also several articles of quite important American policy magazines - not the original magazine, at least one original magazine It's been a month, and this is what the embassy hand-typed and sent back.
The magazine "Foreign Affairs" has weight in American political circles.The foreign affairs staff of the US president and the think tank of the White House often post their views on this.For example, George Kennan, the promoter of the Cold War, often poured water on this magazine, and even the "long telegram" that promoted the emergence of the Cold War, he later extracted the main content and sent it to "Foreign Affairs".
The author of this article, Louis Haller, is an expert in the Policy Planning Research Office of the US State Department and a member of the Geneva International Studies Association. His main field of research is Latin American studies, followed by Western European studies.
Between the lines in Louis Haller's article, he mainly criticized the United States for investing too much energy in this poor and backward place in Asia. Anyway, Japan and the United States, the most developed countries, are already in their hands, and other regions are not so important.Louis Haller warned the United States to keep America, and then tilted all its foreign policy towards Europe.
To what extent will Louis Haller's views affect American politics?
After the end of the Korean War in history, a large number of U.S. troops on the Korean peninsula returned home and were abolished, but the naval and air forces deployed in the Western Pacific did not decrease.
Especially in Taiwan, after the end of the Korean War, the U.S. military increased its garrison in Taiwan.
According to Lewis Haller, the next actions of the United States in the Western Pacific region can be described as "broken cans and smashed", and Taiwan has been lost, so the Western Pacific should simply seize two points - the Philippines and Japan (and South Korea) )--enough.
Of course this is Louis Haller's personal opinion.However, the idea of breaking the jar and breaking the fall makes sense.When the situation has deteriorated to a certain extent, it is unwise to raise in the game.
Tang Hua flipped through the handwritten copies of other magazines, and after careful consideration, he still wrote a report.
"In the next few months, the United States may adjust its foreign policy to tilt its strategic focus towards Europe."
"It is in the interests of the United States to re-incline the strategic focus of the United States to Europe. Whether it is the world strategy, military interests or economic interests of the United States, Europe is more important to the United States than Asia. If the United States takes this path, for our country, the sea direction There will be a little less direct pressure."
"After leaning towards Europe, the United States will shift from a comprehensive blockade in the Western Pacific to focusing on operating two bridgeheads: the Philippines on the south line, and Japan + South Korea on the north line."
"The strategic variable of the United States in the Western Pacific lies in Vietnam. The United States may want to inherit the French colonial scope in the Indochina Peninsula. If this step is reached, when the US military takes over the French army in Vietnam and opens fire on the Vietnamese People's Army, the Western Pacific, China The surrounding security situation will undergo major changes."
"In the United States, another factor that is beneficial to us is the release of 4 American prisoners of war, including [-] generals, who will affect the people around them, thus forming an anti-war movement that cannot be ignored. the power of the enemy."
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Texas, Houston.
After being released from the town of prisoners of war, Walton Walker certainly could not return to the command of the Eighth Army.He reinstated his rank, received the unpaid wages and captive allowances from the US Army for the past 8 years, and then - filed for retirement.
He should have retired too.As a person born in 1889, he was 61 years old when he was captured. Going to North Korea was originally "I will finish this term as commander-in-chief and retire next year."Now 64 years old, it is definitely time to retire.
Retired Walker returned to his hometown in Texas to take care of his grandson. When he was wandering on the streets of Houston, he saw a sign for a Chinese restaurant and walked in involuntarily.
"Your fried rice is not real. The ground three delicacies are not real either."
The restaurant waiter was very surprised that this authentic American old man actually recognized that his dishes were not authentic, and pointed out what was not authentic one by one.
"Sir, it's like this. Sometimes the authentic Chinese cuisine doesn't meet the tastes of most Americans, and we are forced to make some improvements. Although the taste is different from the original Chinese cuisine, the ingredients and ingredients are of high quality."
Walker snorted, expressing dissatisfaction.
"Then can you cook these two dishes again according to the authentic method?"
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New York publisher Bowes Carter spent a lot of trouble and finally found William Dean, the former commander of the 24th Division who returned to China.
"I heard that you are going to write a book about your experience of being captured, called "Adventures of Being Captured in North Korea". We are going to buy the exclusive publishing rights of this book. The asking price is 5 US dollars."
William Dean was captured by the Korean People's Army. During the war, he did not live in the prisoner-of-war town with the other three captured generals, but in a prisoner-of-war camp in North Korea.However, although the Korean People's Army didn't have a good look at the prisoners of war, Dean was a major general after all, so the treatment was still acceptable.
Dean, who was starved and skinny when he was captured, became a little fat man in the Korean prisoner-of-war camp.The armistice was signed, and Dean sailed home in June.At the farewell dinner, Dean has mixed feelings and gets very drunk.
After returning from the Korean Peninsula, Dean was not abandoned by the US military, and soon he was appointed as the deputy commander of the 6th Army.According to his age, he can work for another two or three years.
Hearing the publisher's words, William Dean shook his head, stretched out his palm to face the publisher, flipped it 180 degrees.
"No, I want $10."
Chapter 15, University-Research-Production Integration and Innovation
The second time I went to Wuhan, Tang Hua went to Jiujiang by land first, and then took a boat to Wuhan in one day.
Although Wuhan Iron and Steel Construction intends to build a railway dedicated to ore from Wuhan to Daye, the industrial center of Wuhan cannot be separated from the Yangtze River after it is built.The Yangtze River is the cheapest way to transport bulk cargo between Chongqing, Wuhan, Nanjing and Shanghai.
This is why the Yangtze River is recognized as a golden waterway in the world.