Chapter 769 GLONASS
Gold, this precious metal, has magical magic. It is rare, precious, stable in value, and a symbol of wealth and identity. It has always been the goal that people pursue and its status is always prosperous. For a country, gold is a very important thing.
Gold is generally calculated in grams, and it is simply unimaginable to calculate it in tons like this.
For a gold mining power like the Soviet Union, the amount of gold reserves of only 100 tons is a relatively small amount. Gorbachev knew that if he used to sell gold to obtain foreign exchange, then he had to continue to sell gold when the foreign exchange was used up. Moreover, if he exchanged foreign exchange, one hundred tons would definitely not be enough, at least 300 tons would be needed. Only by letting the world's oil prices rise can the Soviet Union get rid of the current crisis. Therefore, he used this hundred tons of gold as a bait to let the Middle Eastern countries end this malicious mining and return to the right track.
It seems that the method seems very primitive, but it is absolutely effective. For example, as Saudi Arabia, which has black gold buried underground, the country is very wealthy and the people are also very rich. Saudis have special hobbies for gold. For example, it is said that in the homes of some royal members, even toilets are made of gold. Therefore, Saudi Arabia has a huge demand for gold, and the gold they consume only every year is hundreds of millions of dollars.
However, Saudi Arabia's own gold production is very low, and their annual output is less than five tons. Until now, the total amount of gold stored by Saudi banks is less than one hundred tons.
Selling one hundred tons of gold and selling it to wealthy Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and other countries will definitely impress them. For a wealthy country, it is very necessary to increase the reserves of gold to deal with possible financial problems.
Gorbachev is confident that this big deal of 100 tons of gold can impress them. Of course, Gorbachev is not a fool. He naturally knew the ins and outs of this matter. The most important thing now is Iraq's attitude. Fortunately, Gorbachev knew what Kusai needed.
"We have completed the components of the two nuclear reactors produced for Iraq. We will accelerate the infrastructure construction of the nuclear power plant base in Iraq. In another half a year, both nuclear reactors will enter a normal power generation state to alleviate your country's power shortage. At the same time, our country will continue to provide you with fifty OTP-23 missiles to make up for the consumption of this missile in your country."
In the last war against Israel, Iraq had exhausted all the OTP-23 missiles. (Of course, it was just claimed that Iraq had left a small number for reverse mapping and imitation.) Those fifty missile launchers had no missiles and lost their value. Therefore, exporting them fifty missiles could allow them to continue to have such powerful tactical-level ballistic missiles. The power of this missile has been verified in the last conflict. Therefore, when Gorbachev friendlyly threw this hydrangea, Iraq would not be able to refuse.
After hearing Gorbachev say this, Kusai felt that he had made enough money. He was just going to say that he would try it out on his own and whether he could persuade Saudi Arabia and other countries to reduce production, but he heard the words there: "We have always maintained friendly relations between the Soviet Union and Iraq. I hope we can continue to strengthen and deepen our relationship with each other. As long as your country needs, we will provide you with it."
Now, the United States and Iraq are very close. Rumors are that the United States even wants to sell the e-3 early warning aircraft to Iraq. The Soviet Union must win over Iraq. Gorbachev is just thinking about how to reduce production and increase prices. In fact, the last sentence is also very polite, but he forgot that the guy on the other end of the phone is very greedy.
"I feel very grateful to Secretary Gorbachev. We now need to import twenty Su-27 fighter jets from your country. The transaction amount is determined by your side, and we will pay as soon as possible." Hearing that the other side was so generous, Kusai was of course not polite and directly expressed his thoughts.
However, just after he finished speaking, he regretted it. Su-27, the current Su-27, is not the Su-27, six years later, and is selling everywhere. The current Su-27, is the most advanced fighter jet of the Soviet Air Force, which has only entered the military service this year!
You can see the appearance of the aircraft. A good-looking aircraft must be an excellent aircraft. Although this sentence is a bit arbitrary, it is true for fighter jets. From the appearance, the Su-27 will make it impossible for everyone who sees it at first sight.
The slightly drooping nose, the suspended wall-type mid-wing, and there are smooth curved forward-extending edges outside the wing root, perfectly blending the aircraft together, and there is almost no sharp joint. The normal layout of the double-engine double-hedge tail, and there is also a pointed tail vertebra at the tail. The wedge-shaped air intake is located in front of the wing body fusion body. You can see the engine directly to the tail from the abdomen. The entire aircraft is as if riding on the engine, so natural, so beautiful, and so full of power. In later generations, such aircraft were exported to the Eastern powers in large quantities and were completely understood by the Eastern powers, forming their J-11 fleet.
The large fighter with wings is another choice for the Iraqi Air Force, but now, the Soviet Union will never export it to Iraq. In fact, before the collapse of the Soviet Union, Iraq would never have such fighter jets.
The other side of the phone was silent for a long time. Kusai knew that the other party was not considering whether to export to Iraqi fighter jets, but considering how to reject Kusai. Gorbachev regretted it very much. He just said that just now, how can he show his friendship with Iraq?
Fortunately, Kusai was very tactful. When he heard Gorbachev was blocked by himself, he immediately said: "Your country's aircraft are equipped with troops. It is certain that your country's demand is also very large. Even if we place an order, we will have to wait a few years before it will be our turn, right?"
"Yes, after a few years, our own air force equipment will be in place, we will definitely give priority to export to Iraq." Gorbachev immediately intervened. Who can explain what happened a few years later?
Gorbachev breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, the other party was very tactful, otherwise he really didn't know how to interact. Unexpectedly, he had not recovered yet. When he heard the other person, he made another suggestion. This time, if he refused again, it would probably be inappropriate.
"We in Iraq want to participate in your country's GLONAS satellite navigation system. For example, you provide us with civil parameters for this navigation satellite. Our Iraq will be equipped with a large number of receivers of this navigation system. We can also provide certain operating funds for this navigation system to help manage this navigation system." Kusai continued.
He was rejected just now. This time, Gorbachev will definitely not refuse again, otherwise he would also know that he would definitely not be able to agree to his requests.
Satellite navigation systems, in future wars, Kusai knows the huge role they play. If you don’t know this name, then when it comes to gps, I’m afraid everyone will know that it has given way to the painful experience of getting lost. It only needs to cooperate with the navigation map to achieve the direction-guiding function. This is just a small purpose.
The most important thing about gps is precise navigation, which can make the strike accuracy of your own weapons higher. For example, almost all weapons in later generations will add the GPS function to improve their strike accuracy by receiving GPS signals.
gps is the United States' satellite navigation system. For a country, if it does not have its own navigation system, and using this American system will be subject to restrictions at any time during wartime.
Although GPS is everywhere in later generations, when it comes to satellite navigation systems, the Soviet Union was at the forefront. In 1976, the Soviet Union began to launch satellite navigation projects. This Gronas system will use 24 satellites to achieve global positioning services, which can provide high-precision three-dimensional space and speed information, and also provide timer services.
According to the design, the GLONAS constellation satellite consists of 24 satellites in the middle orbit, including 21 working stars and 3 backup stars, distributed on three circular orbital planes. From 1982 to this year, the Soviet Union launched a total of 3 simulated satellites and 18 prototype satellites for testing. Due to the backwardness of the Soviet Union's electronic technology, the design life of these test satellites is only one year. Even so, the GLONAS system has begun formal construction this year, and the improved GLONAS satellites will be launched one after another.
This system was a project of the Soviet military, but when it was developed, it proposed a dual-purpose idea for military and civilians, and did not charge civilian terminal users and did not reduce the accuracy. Now, Kusai proposed that joining this project is aimed at this opportunity.
In later generations, after the collapse of the Soviet Union, this system was paralyzed at any time. The satellite life was short and Russia did not have the funds to re-network launch, resulting in GPS occupying the global satellite positioning market.
Even if it is only used for civil use, Iraq can make a lot of money by developing terminal receivers. What's more, Russia, which raises funds everywhere, is likely to be unable to withstand its own temptation and hand over this system to Iraq. At that time, Iraq has integrated East-West technologies and will definitely occupy half of the satellite positioning market and drive GPS out!
Moreover, this system has an advantage that GPS does not have, which is its strong anti-interference ability!
"We will carefully consider your proposal and will definitely give you a satisfactory reply." Gorbachev said.
"We will make a proposal for production cuts at the OPEC meeting as soon as possible. I will do my best to convince Saudi Arabia and Kuwait and other countries." Kusai also agreed.!~!
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