Chapter 914 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty
Selov was a little unsure of what he felt. It was definitely not good to be too tough. Ustinov's death was also vacant at the appropriate time. After all, he was not a Go map. Ustinov left at this time had a completely different historical significance. However, Selov has attended too many funerals in recent years...
"Please don't be sad. People always have such a day. Comrade Ustinov will not suffer any pain." Selov shook hands with Ustinov's family one by one, including Ustinov's son who is studying laser weapons.
He did not lie. Compared to Chernenko, who continued to stay here, sometimes bad and sometimes bad, he was suffering from illness, Ustinov left without any pain. Even Selov thought that Ustinov's fate had been changed.
Whenever he speculates on fate, fate always comes to the face at the right time. However, Selov, who was constantly slapped in the face, still does not have awe of fate. It is normal for a person to make a mistake in judgment. Moreover, the General Secretary is an atheist. He will not blame the result of being slapped in the face on fate.
The evening news of the Soviet Union reported the death of the Soviet marshal, party activist, Ustinov. The Central Presidium of the Soviet Union announced that it would take three days for national holidays, and Ustinov's body was retained for three days for respect, and it was confirmed that it would be buried under the Kremlin wall.
Because the Supreme Soviet Chairman Chernenko was still in the hospital, Selov ordered Kuznetsov, the first vice chairman of the Supreme Soviet Union, and Ligachev, the Central Secretary, to award the deceased Ustinov the Order of Lenin to commend Marshal Ustinov for many years of his achievements in military construction to the Soviet Union. In addition to this posthumous award, Ustinov received a total of twelve Lenin medals in his life, setting a record.
During this period, there were endless people visiting Ustinov's coffin, mainly the generals who respected the Minister of Defense.
Three days later, the members of the Central Soviet Union's Central Committee, except Chernenko and Serbizky, Kunaev did not attend the funeral of Ustinov. The whole process continued to maintain order. While the coffin fell, it marked the end of an era of the Soviet Ministry of Defense.
Then Selov convened a military meeting as chairman of the National Defense Commission, and at the same time, he issued a transfer order as the General Secretary to begin to adjust the structure of the Soviet Red Army. It included the appointment of some front-line commanders, with three main appointments.
"Appoint the First Deputy Minister Marshal Ogalkov as Commander of the Western Cluster in Germany, and also serves as the First Deputy Minister of Defense, and is responsible for the front-line confrontation with the Democratic German People's Army."
"General Bagramiyan, chief of staff of the Western Cluster, was appointed as commander of the Moscow Military Region and also served as deputy minister of the Ministry of National Defense."
"The first deputy minister of the Ministry of National Defense and Chief of the General Staff Marshal Akhromeyev has the most upright character and the most professional military style. I believe that Marshal Akhromeyev is a true Communist Party member, so he decided to appoint Marshal Akhromeyev as Minister of National Defense and enter the Central Presidium of the Soviet Union."
After issuing three important orders in a row, Selov said to these very important generals of the Soviet military, "What we need to consider is not only the matter of the Soviet armed forces, but also the issue of unity between the Warsaw Pact and even all the people's army. As well as future coordinated operations, the Warsaw Pact is the foundation, unity will exert the greatest combat power."
All problems cannot be solved by the Soviet armed forces. Since the 1970s, this has been a consensus. The Soviet Ministry of Defense's issues of consistency and solidarity on the overall Warsaw Pact have always been highly valued.
The formal appointment was also soon published in the Communist Youth League's Truth Newspaper. In the Kremlin, Selov introduced the new member to other members of the Central Presidium, "From today, Marshal Akhromeyev will represent the military to participate in the country's highest decision-making."
Some members were still a little surprised at the emergence of this new member. The new Minister of Defense also entered the Soviet Central Presidium, which was not surprising, but he was not expected to be him.
Regarding the appointment of Marshal Akhromeyev as Minister of Defense, Selov made a decision based on two historical events. First, Marshal Akhromeyev believed that after occupying Afghanistan, the Soviet army should have taken advantage of the victory and occupied western Pakistan in one go, so that the Soviet Union could obtain the sea outlet of the Indian Ocean, so that the later Afghan guerrillas could be eradicated. At that time, when the Soviet Union was at its peak, the United States and international anti-Soviet forces were unable to interfere.
The second thing was in the late Soviet Union, when Marshal Akhromeev opposed Gomap's position: "I publicly state my position, I advocate the socialist way of life, and if someone attempts to split the country with force or other unconstitutional acts or change its social system, the president and the Soviet Union may decide to use force to ensure the unity of our motherland and to maintain its constitutional social system." He closely linked the defense of the Soviet Workers' and Peasants' Red Army and the defending of the Soviet Communist Party and the Soviet Union's Alliance of Socialist Republics. After the failure of the Eight-Man State Emergency Committee, Marshal Akhromeev committed suicide and died for his country.
These two points are enough. If there is anything unsatisfactory, it is that Marshal Akhromeyev did not use his prestige and called on the Soviet Red Army to firmly support the National Emergency Committee.
For countries like the Soviet Union, loyalty is more important than anything else. Big figures in European and American countries live much better than Soviet cadres. Communists who can be loyal should play a greater role.
The formal appointment will have to wait until the next National Congress, but in fact this will not delay anything. The formal appointment will only go through a procedure at that time. However, this behavior of jumping into the line in the middle is not just a good thing. It will be eliminated in the future. When the General Secretary achieves his entire purpose, relevant regulations will be issued.
"My dear eldest princess, can't you be like a real prosecutor? Black stockings look good, but it's January. If you don't want to be aged, arthritis, it's best to listen to your father." The Selov family is going to Marshal Baglamyan's house to celebrate the Russian New Year, of course not all. The General Secretary's son and family have already looked for their father-in-law in Ukraine. Who stipulates that the General Secretary cannot take a leave? The New Year cannot be celebrated?
"But this is very beautiful, is it a mother?" Yulia asked for her mother's support with a smile.
"That's right!" Valia responded happily and blocked the General Secretary's opinion directly. When did the man in this family say it? It's really outrageous. Haven't you seen your son and his family go to find his father-in-law?
Gaba, Gaba! From the back seat where the General Secretary was riding, the crackling sound of finger bones clearly reached the ears of the two women.
"Brother, it's been a long time since I saw you! Uncle's body is still very strong." Xie Luof led his wife and daughter to greet him very familiarly.
As for his group of sons, I guess the school is happy again. What a good school, a group of female instructors and female students can provide physiological tutoring, and there are too many, and it will make it a little crowded when they come to Bagramiyan's home.
"Yura is here, it's been a long time since we met." General Bagramiyan looked very healthy, with a military aura, and did not transform into a big belly. However, he is old, and this time he returned to Moscow, General Bagramiyan himself estimated that it should be the last stop in his military career.
Selov has always had no special feeling about the New Year. In Azerbaijan's memory, he received some benefits. Later, he received benefits with Valia, and then the birth of children was the ones. They were all from their own family and there was nothing to celebrate. There were several times when the New Year was meaningful, they were all at Marshal Baglamyan's home.
"For a long time, I have always wanted to compete head-on with the US military. It is not a proxy war, but a real head-on competition!" Shellov looked at his family not far away with a hint of alcohol, and tilted his head to General Baglamyan, who was already the commander of the Moscow Military Region, "The opponent is the US military, and the opponent of the US military is the Soviet armed forces."
"It's a pity that we all have thousands of medium-range missiles in Europe pointing at each other, which is not easy to achieve." General Bagramiyan, as a soldier, had never thought about this kind of competition. Only the US military was the opponent of the Soviet army. Various war processes almost made the Soviet General Staff think in the head.
As long as the Soviet army moves, thousands of nuclear missiles pointing at each other in Europe will be launched immediately. Of course, some people think that they may not fly directly to the Soviet Union, but even if these medium-range missiles explode on the territory of Federal Germany and Democratic Germany, they will turn war into nuclear war.
"So I'm going to let Reagan take advantage of some battlefields at the right time, and to destroy all the medium-range missiles in Europe while agreeing to the negotiation conditions that are unfavorable to us. Finally..." Selov tilted his head and looked at General Baglamyan, the meaning of which was self-evident.
"After all the medium-range missiles are destroyed, only tactical nuclear weapons with little power, as well as the United States and our strategic nuclear weapons. Do you want to attack Western Europe?" General Bagramiyan gasped and said, "Reagan just beat us with his mouth, and you are ready to really start a war. Are you ready to let the Western clusters carry tactical nuclear weapons to attack Federal Germany?"
Chapter completed!