British civil servant

The most disappointed person is de Havilland. He is the most staunch supporter of the Blu-ray missile, and he has won the opportunity to develop it. It is difficult for people to understand this feeling.

"Pamela, I'm sorry." After a long time, de Havilland apologized to his partner in the rain of fire.

"It doesn't matter, failure is the mother of success, continue to develop until success." Pamela Mountbatten put aside the sense of loss, and said to her partner, "Both we and the government know very well that research is not going to be smooth sailing." , will require a lot of capital investment to see results."

If you want to talk about loss, Pamela Mountbatten certainly has it in her heart, and her husband attaches great importance to this project.

There are not many important things that can make that man talk about it. In her memory, there is almost nothing that can make her husband pay too much attention. There was no surprised expression in exchange.

Only this matter has been mentioned again and again. This time, the failure of the blue light missile test made Pamela Mountbatten feel a little guilty. Her husband only explained such a matter, but she failed to do it well.

Married for many years, Pamela Mountbatten has always been supported by her husband, and there is no fault in guiding the direction.If she, in turn, can't help at all, the husband will surely be disappointed.

Although she thought so in her heart, Pamela Mountbatten knew that this was not a time for frustration. What the research team and the military personnel who came here needed was encouragement, and they immediately clapped their hands and said, "Failure is the mother of success. It's nothing, and we're not in vain, at least with the engine."

If Alan Wilson were here, he would be amazed that his wife knew how to partially fail and partially succeed.

But at this time, Pamela Mountbatten, who is a firm supporter of the Blu-ray missile, is needed to sweep away the depressed atmosphere.

"We must continue to experiment until we succeed." Pamela Mountbatten expressed her determination to firmly support the Blue Light missile project, "No matter how much it costs, it is worth it."

Pamela Mountbatten, the main funder, said this, and swept away the frustration of the failed test launch. Outside the observation station, the fuel with fire was still burning, but it did not damage everyone's determination to push the project forward.

Alan Wilson, who was still in Aden, knew that the test of the Blu-ray project had failed, and immediately sent a telegram to comfort his wife, "No weapon development will be smooth sailing. Isn't that what so-called development is like? You think I'm writing about the future of the world." To solve the mystery, just make it up? I heard that my dear wife immediately expressed her determination to continue to develop it. I am very pleased as a social tool. I really don’t know if I saved the world in my previous life to find such a good life partner. "

Alan Wilson certainly hoped that the Blu-ray project would be successful the first time around, but it shouldn't be a surprise that it failed.Who made Britain's accumulation in this area really not very good.Not as good as the United States and the Soviet Union, and even Germany's post-war talent snatching did not make much money.

In order to prevent the flow of German rocket talents to the United States, he even hinted that the Soviet Union and the United States had taken action.

The original intention was also because of Germany's rocket talents. Even if Britain got it, it would not be able to keep it. Instead of cheapening the United States in the end, it would be better to give it directly to the Soviet Union.

The blue light missile is an important cornerstone of the UK's strategic strike system, and of course it is necessary to implement it.

Lost is not without it, at least for now, Alan Wilson hides the OPEC organization that he has always been thinking about.Only when Britain is on the right track in all aspects and will not be blackmailed can OPEC be established.

"It's sad, no matter how good the idea is, it won't work without the support of national strength." Alan Wilson, who sent the telegram, couldn't help but sigh, all he can do now is to stabilize the situation and wait for competitors to make mistakes.

Fortunately, the most difficult time has passed, and Britain now at least has the financial resources to do what it wants to do.Compared with the barren environment in [-], it was much better.

The best proof of this point is that in the meeting these few days, the colonial commissioners have been shirking each other about the share of the fund preparation. This is a good thing. Checked.

There is a big difference between having no money and being unwilling to spend money if you have money, and the external performance is also completely different.

In the end, Alan Wilson hinted that if this was the case, he would actually report to Whitehall to send someone to check the accounts.This topic is skipped directly, so that the financial support of [-] million pounds has been implemented.

"Without your support, it's really not an easy task to get them to pay." John was full of feelings, and said to Alan Wilson, "I thought they really had no money."

"Does the Gold Coast seem to have no money? It is a place where gold is produced. Apart from Xiangjiang, it is estimated that the Gold Coast is a place with strong financial resources among the African colonies." Alan Wilson pouted, "Maybe the Gold Coast alone can Get £[-] million out."

"Except for Xiangjiang?" John frowned, "I remember, it seems like a small place."

"It's bigger than Ding." Alan Wilson raised his eyebrows and asked back, "Guess who is China's largest trading partner for a long time? Of course it is not now. The trade volume between the Soviet Union and China has surpassed ours. Are you guessing, what currency is used to settle the trade agreement signed between China and Japan? That’s right, China’s largest trading partner before was the United Kingdom, and the settlement currency was the pound.”

Even now, Britain is still the country with the largest trade with China in the free world, and it is bigger every year than the previous year.

It's a pity that Alan Wilson couldn't extend his hand to Xiangjiang. He wanted to send a commissioner to take a share in the framework of the Overseas Assets Management Committee, but Xiangjiang happened to be a place with a governor.And being valued by London, he has nothing to do.

"The United States may be dissatisfied with us." John said sincerely, "Since I came to Aden to take office, I found that the atmosphere here is completely different from Sudan. I can feel it when I have more contact with Americans. To a certain extent The U.S. is not an ally with the U.K."

"The United States is an important supporter of Israel, and we support Arab countries." Alan Wilson shrugged, "And countries like Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Bahrain, Qatar, and Jordan, don't the United States want to replace us? We You can’t always deter them by garrisoning troops, but you have to buy them with money, otherwise problems will arise sooner or later.”

"So your job is as difficult as mine, and colleagues in Africa don't feel our difficulties."

The Persian Gulf and the Strait of Malacca are now the most important places where Britain can still control.Americans may not have much interest in Africa, but they have always had an interest in both places.And Britain is very aware of this interest, otherwise it would not have established the Middle East Joint Operations Command in Aden and the Far East Joint Operations Command in Singapore.

"As long as there are no problems with the Suez Canal, no one can drive us away. I don't believe that the Americans can still go to war against us. The Soviet Union must be very happy to see our two countries turn against each other. There is France on the other side of Africa. Don't worry about it for the time being." An accident happened, and it is currently mainly engaged in the Far East and the Middle East, which is also the meaning of the cabinet and Whitehall."

In the end, after the two complained to each other, they reached a consensus on one issue, and nothing happened to the Suez Canal.As long as there are no problems in Egypt, Britain still has something to play in this game.

"I almost slept facing the direction of the Suez Cloud Canal." John shook his head and smiled wryly, "I just don't know how long the Aswan Dam can help us."

"It depends on whether Farouk I's position is stable. No matter what happens, we must express our support for the living monarch known as Ali Pasha." Alan Wilson said this with a slight pause, "If necessary Troops should be sent to support."

The failure of the blue light missile test was just an episode for Alan Wilson, and did not delay his meeting in Aden.

But only a few days later, the news published in Pravda caused an uproar in the free world.The Soviet Union successfully tested the R-16 ballistic missile, an intercontinental missile with a range of more than [-] kilometers, which was tested in Poland and finally successfully concentrated in the shooting range in Kazakhstan.

The P-16 missile is a two-stage intercontinental ballistic missile. It is the first intercontinental ballistic missile in the world to install a high-boiling-point storable propellant engine, and it is also the first Soviet intercontinental ballistic missile to adopt an autonomous control system.In the absence of radio corrections, the designer's system brought the strategic missile to a firing accuracy acceptable to the user.

Huge tracking stations for missiles are no longer needed, enemy radio interference can no longer disable sensitive instruments, and autonomous systems can reliably steer missiles in flight toward their targets.

The time of the successful test was exactly the second day after the UK conducted the blue light missile test in Australia.

"The rocket technology of the Soviet Union is so much stronger?" Alan Wilson muttered to himself when no one was around. This is a real intercontinental missile, which appeared more than a year earlier than the original history.

At the beginning, he hinted that the Soviet Union's retention of German rocket talents had anything to do with the early emergence of intercontinental missiles?

There is no doubt that the appearance of this intercontinental missile must make people in the free world feel uncomfortable.War is no longer limited to confrontation at the front, and threats are not divided between the front and the rear. If there is a fight, no one is safe.

Chapter 888 Missile Competition

Originally, the blue light missile test failed, and Allen Wilson didn't feel much, but the Soviet ICBM was successfully tested. In contrast, he felt sad for no reason. He was not psychologically prepared for this news, and he never thought of the Soviet ICBM. There is progress so quickly.

The reason is that von Braun and his team were supposed to be accepted by the United States, but now they are intercepted by the Soviet Union to serve the Soviet Union.

Germany's rocket project is personally in charge of von Braun, responsible for including but not limited to: construction of missile assembly plant, parts manufacturing plant, launch base, general system design department, measurement and guidance of warhead fuel engine projectile structure of each subsystem design department, wait, wait...

After experiencing hundreds of failed launches, an unprecedented ballistic missile engineering practice, fully rolled out and gradually perfected, this is the value of von Braun.

When von Braun faced the approach of the U.S. Army in the west and the Soviet Army in the east, he decided to lead his team to surrender to the U.S. Army. If Alan Wilson hadn’t reminded the Soviet Union, von Braun would have succeeded and would not have served the Soviet Union as he does now. .

More scientists, engineers, and technicians who played a role in missile development were discovered and reused by the Soviets.Germany's rocket industry was also completely moved to the Soviet Union.As a chaser who was severely damaged in the war, the Soviet Union had high hopes for overtaking in the rocket field, and had always attached great importance to von Braun and his team.

Finally this year, the advent of the R-16 intercontinental ballistic missile proved the Soviet Union's advanced rocketry.

Alan Wilson immediately ordered a lot of newspapers to see how the current public opinion views this matter, but in the end he did not find any major changes. After all, ordinary people still don’t quite understand what this means.

"Von Braun and Koriorov are playing for one country, which is terrible." Alan Wilson lamented, who is in charge of the blue light missile project in the UK, de Havilland.

Alan Wilson is not looking down on de Havilland, he does not deny de Havilland's talent, but the person in charge is a monk in the field of aircraft after all, who knows how proficient in rocket technology, who would believe it.

The range of the blue light missile is far below the standard of an intercontinental missile, and the design range is only [-] kilometers.The weight is close to [-] tons. It can be seen that the UK has no technical reserves in this regard. It relies on Rolls-Royce's rocket engines, and it takes the route of flying to the sky with only a large brick of power.

"It's normal for the people to be silent, and I don't know what the Pentagon thinks." Alan Wilson could already faintly feel that the era of the space race was approaching, but unfortunately he didn't have the enlightenment to understand.

Although the Five Eyes alliance has been pulled, the so-called intelligence sharing is not so high that it has no boundaries.

This is because Britain is not currently weak enough to bow its head.The United States is still wary of the United Kingdom, and the United Kingdom is not a fuel-efficient lamp. Pulling Canada, Australia, and New Zealand is in itself a way to increase its weight over the United States under the name of these countries in the Commonwealth.

What is really important cannot be known through intelligence sharing, and the United States will not tell Britain what it really thinks.

He himself has a good relationship with McCarthy, but McCarthy will not tell him this kind of secret.If you want to know, you have to wait for McCarthy to get drunk.

Alan Wilson's guess was correct, the successful test launch of the ICBM was vigorously promoted by the Soviet Union.It directly shakes the free world, which occupies the dominant strategic air force position.

Whether it is the United States or the United Kingdom, strategic bombers are currently the core of threatening the Soviet Union not to act rashly.

The fact that bombers dropped nuclear bombs and Japan surrendered made both the United States and Britain believe that air superiority is a magic weapon to suppress the Soviet Union.

After the war, the U.S. Air Force was established, and the U.S. Strategic Air Command was established, directly possessing an unparalleled and unstoppable power to deter the entire surface of the planet, that is, intercontinental long-range bombers and air-dropped nuclear bombs.

Although the United States regretted not getting the German von Braun rocket team, it did not take it seriously in the end.After all, the strategic air force sweeping the world is in the hands of the United States, and rocket technology is not so valued.

But all of this was completely ended at the moment when the R-16 intercontinental ballistic missile appeared. The R-16 intercontinental ballistic missile has a range of more than [-] kilometers. It can do everything a strategic bomber can do, and it can even do it better.

The combination of rockets and nuclear warheads is a matter of course. It is not just as simple as overturning the advantage of strategic bombers. Once the Soviet Union's intercontinental ballistic missiles mature, they will put the United States in a backward position.

In the White House, Secretary of State Dulles reported to Eisenhower with a heavy face, "To know the exact situation, it is necessary to send a high-altitude reconnaissance plane into the Soviet Union. The U2 reconnaissance plane has just entered service, and its performance is difficult to detect. The reconnaissance aircraft in service are also unfamiliar."

"We just expressed our response to Khrushchev's détente policy." Eisenhower frowned, looked at Dulles and said, "Once discovered, this will put the United States in a passive position."

"The successful test of the intercontinental missile made us very passive." Dulles corrected flatly, "If it just turned into a big fireball like the British blue light missile, it would not be worth paying attention to, but the Soviet test was extremely successful. We You should know immediately where the Soviet rocket base is and grasp all the information, otherwise you will be irresponsible to the United States, Mr. President, do you think so?"

"Even Britain is ahead of us. We must also speed up the progress of intercontinental missiles." Eisenhower couldn't help being a little dissatisfied when he heard this. Of course, the United States also has an intercontinental missile project in progress.

Various reports and evaluations emerge in endlessly, but the project was just established until the beginning of the year.The reason for this is not complicated at all. The US Strategic Air Command is the biggest opponent.It's not superficial, but there are a lot of hidden actions.It is believed that the development of strategic missiles is a waste of resources.

The United States used it to contain the Soviet Union based on its air force superiority, and now the results have appeared.When the United States' intercontinental missiles were just beginning, the Soviet Union had already produced finished products, which had already put the United States in a backward position.

In the end, Eisenhower agreed to Dulles's suggestion to let the U2 reconnaissance plane station in Pakistan to conduct reconnaissance on the Soviet space center. Although it was also contrary to his previous attitude towards Khrushchev's easing, he couldn't control so much at this time. up.

Immediately afterwards, the U.S. Congress passed a special budget to increase research and development on the intercontinental missile project.The Pentagon meeting also emphasized the importance of the ICBM project, and all military services should cooperate and not set up obstacles.

The result of this discussion is to keep the U.S. Air Force from continuing to be an opponent of the ICBM project, which is not good for everyone.

The successful test-firing of the R-16 intercontinental ballistic missile made the atmosphere of the whole world suddenly solemn. The United States, which had always believed that it had an absolute advantage, felt a little panic in its heart.

It also has an impact on the United Kingdom. Although the test of the Blue Light missile failed, it was encouraged by the cabinet and the Ministry of Defense and informed de Havilland of increasing support for the Blue Light missile project.

Chapter 889 British follow-up

Before people left Aden, Alan Wilson received a telegram relayed by Whitehall.

Another telegram was sent from Kuala Lumpur, the content was about France's order. In order to win the support of Britain in the Algeria war, France was willing to use part of its economic interests to let Britain stand on its side.

Even if the United States fought a big fight in Afghanistan in later generations, it still spent money to build a certain infrastructure.

Although under the superb financial skills of the United States, every item of construction in Afghanistan is the most expensive in history, but it cannot be denied that the United States spent money to rebuild it, but it just spent too much money.

Part of this part of the raw material orders was left in the Malayan colonies. This was the result of Alan Wilson's active promotion. After all, he didn't expect to make money, but just to ensure the operating rate.It is content to keep the industries of Colonial Malaya running.

Such a conscientious seller should be noticed by the Paris government through his wife's connections.

During the successful conclusion of the Aden meeting, John also joked that once the largest oil refining center in Asia in Singapore was completed, he would rely on Alan Wilson's breath, "But after this missile test, it seems that the incident in Poland is gradually calming down..."

"Yeah, I don't know whose idea it is to load fuel in Poland and launch it at the shooting range in Kazakhstan." Alan Wilson sighed after hearing this, "But the deterrent significance is obvious, and the incidents in Poland and Hungary seem to be calming down .”

The test launch of the Soviet Union's intercontinental missiles has shocked the free world enough, not to mention the friends in their own camp.At this time, if Moscow took advantage of the free world's dumbfounded, and directly took action to clean up the thorns, maybe the matter would be calmed down.

"The Eastern camp is indeed difficult to deal with." John chuckled, "I think Gerald Edward is the one with the most pressure. Although we are more stressed than our colleagues in Africa, we still can't compare with him."

"That's true." Alan Wilson did not deny that Gerald Edward was the commissioner in Germany, which was the front line of the Cold War.

But it depends on how old the concept of the East is in the mouth of my colleagues.According to the traditional European perspective, the concept of the West is actually very small. An accurate summary is that the west of the German border and the entire Americas are the rear.Beyond the eastern border of Germany is East.

But from the perspective of other civilizations, the concept of the West is astonishing. Among the big countries, there are not many countries that think of themselves as Eastern countries. The Peace Church is also a standard Western civilization, which originated in the same place as Christianity.Most of the countries where the two major religions are the mainstream are Western culture.

Even Iran considers itself part of Western civilization, not to mention the Soviet Union.Such a generalization of the East and the countries that think of themselves as the East are nothing more than Eastern countries including India.East Asia, South Asia, and Southeast Asia are all of the East.The rest is called the West.

The West under this concept is astonishingly large in both population and area, but European countries do not recognize it.

The Soviet Union is Schrödinger's Western country, and when it is strong, it has been a member of the Western camp since ancient times.Get out if you are weak.

Alan Wilson accompanied his old colleagues around the Persian Gulf and inspected the airport project.Then he secretly left Aden with Pauline Gao Dai.

Taking Pauline Goddard, who is determined to be a foster mother, to Kuala Lumpur, let her meet the potbellied Anna.Then it took off and arrived in Australia, where it appeared in front of Pamela Mountbatten.

"Why are you here?" Looking at her husband who didn't have a drop, Pamela Mountbatten asked very puzzled.

"The Wumera launch site is an important asset of the United Kingdom." Alan Wilson showed his wife a telegram from Whitehall, and said solemnly, "The cabinet asked me to follow up the Blue Light missile project with all my strength and provide support in any sense. There is no doubt that this project must be burning money, and all the extra costs will go through my hands."

In other words, this time should have belonged to the space race between the United States and the Soviet Union, and the United Kingdom should follow up.At least the current government will follow up. Whether it is missiles or rockets, Britain must join the competition.

"There will be a large number of personnel stationed at the Wumera launch site soon. My dear, if possible, can you help communicate with Canberra." Alan Wilson stretched out his hand and shook it in front of his wife, looking full of solemnity.

"Leave it to me." Pamela Mountbatten nodded, and then said embarrassedly, "The blue light missile failed, you are very disappointed."

"Failure is the mother of success. It's okay." Alan Wilson comforted without hesitation, "This kind of project is built with money. I want to meet with the person in charge of the space center and tell him the mission goals planned by the government. "

Arriving in Australia, Alan Wilson immediately went to work, inspected the Wumera launch site, and determined the infrastructure and capital flow. For this reason, he did not even have time to invite his sister-in-law to take the rocket, which made Her Royal Highness, who had already experienced the joy of riding a rocket, secretly annoyed. Doesn't brother-in-law like to be passive?

At this moment, Attlee, who became the prime minister after the war, delivered an impassioned speech in the House of Commons in front of members of both parties. This image also entered thousands of households in Britain through television.

Cabinet Secretary Norman Brooke, not far from Prime Minister Attlee, watched the Prime Minister who was gaining bipartisan support.

"Breakthrough progress in the aerospace industry has made future competition not limited to two-dimensional space, but rapidly shifting to a wide three-dimensional space. The major powers in the world today are all competing on the same level. As a world power, Great Britain is facing new challenges. We will never back down from the challenges, and the people of this generation will overcome the challenges and maintain the order and peace of the civilized world just like our ancient and glorious fathers did."

"The government will mobilize all forces to join this competition. It clearly shows that Great Britain is not afraid of challenges not only on land and in the sea, but also in the sky."

Every time there was a break in Prime Minister Attlee's speech, the Labor MPs, who occupied half of the House of Commons, burst into applause.

"Britain can get support from the Commonwealth of Nations, from Europe, and from anywhere. With 12 points of effort, let us turn our eyes to the distant universe. Perhaps, this is another era of great voyages."

The House of Commons burst into warm applause. The Age of Discovery was a beautiful era that has haunted countless British people.Britain could only be regarded as a marginal country in Europe, but it soared into the sky in the age of great exploration, creating the glory of an empire on which the sun never sets.

"Adversity can test a person's character; only extraordinary circumstances can show extraordinary integrity; on a calm sea, all ships can win together; when the iron fist of fate hits the vital point, only the brave and wise can take it calmly. "

Prime Minister Attlee ended his speech with Shakespeare's famous quote, "The whole world is a huge stage, and everyone in the world is an actor. We will make a choice, and we will not regret it."

"I will never regret it." Labor MPs, who occupy half of the House of Commons, stood up and applauded, expressing their support for their prime minister.

"If it weren't for the election being far away, it is almost certain that we will win the election again." Norman Brook raised his eyebrows when he saw this scene.

Prime Minister Attlee came up with a special draft including a budget, which was overwhelmingly passed by the House of Commons.