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"This time, I have another matter to report to you." Saadi said: "The Long March series rockets of the eastern power are going to be put on the market, and they will undertake foreign satellite launch business."

Long March rocket!Qusay suddenly remembered that in later generations, the Long March rockets of the great eastern country launched dozens of satellites for other countries and gained a good international reputation.

At that time, also in 85, the Long March Rockets began to announce the commercial market model for external launches, but there were very few responders. It was not until 88 that they took over the two rockets developed by Hughes Corporation of the United States for Australia. Satellite, in 90, successfully launched the Long March [-]E bundled rocket, and it became an instant hit.

In other words, in the past three years, the Long March Rockets have been very embarrassed.

Now that Saadi has become the person in charge of Iraq's ballistic missile and launch vehicle projects, he naturally began to pay attention to various aerospace news at home and abroad. This move by the eastern power naturally attracted his attention. He felt that it was necessary to Report to President Qusay.

The entire aerospace and missile business of the eastern power was developed under the leadership of Qian Xuesen. The Long March carrier rocket was also inherited from the Dongfeng ballistic missile. The famous Long March-5 rocket is actually the Dongfeng-[-] ballistic missile.

At present, the outside world, especially Western countries, simply dismiss the launch vehicles of the eastern powers. Now, the only companies that can undertake foreign commercial launch missions are the European Ariane Corporation, and the American McDonnell Douglas Corporation and General Motors Corporation. Power company, after the disintegration of the Soviet Union, Russia also started commercial development.The East is a backward country, launching commercial satellites?If it fails, the loss is very big.

And for Iraq, this could be a great learning opportunity!

If Iraq is willing to cooperate and use Long March rockets to launch satellites, then Iraqi technicians will work closely with personnel from the eastern powers. Iraqi technicians will participate in the entire design and launch process, which will be of great help to their growth. , is very beneficial.

Aerospace engineering is a major project of a country, and no country is willing to export this kind of technology, so it can only learn from others.If you choose a European company, then Iraq has very little contact with them, and they will have a superior attitude, but it will not be the case when you cooperate with the East, and they will definitely receive this first business very sincerely.Iraq has learned more from it than launching a satellite.

In fact, not only rockets, Iraq is definitely still a blank in terms of satellites, and now, Iraq's space program has just begun, and apart from its own Dongfeng-3 missiles that have just begun to map, the only ones that are ready to cooperate with the Soviet Union The navigation satellite project is over, but there are still many variables in that project.

Iraq does not have any satellite development capabilities, but Iraq needs satellites, such as earth resources satellites!

At present, satellites are of great military value. For example, the United States and the Soviet Union have launched a large number of reconnaissance satellites. Iraq is completely blank on this. It has a reconnaissance satellite that can observe the ground and the ocean for a long time. In this case, there is no need to worry about diplomatic problems caused by the use of reconnaissance aircraft, so it is of great use value.

Of course, except for the Soviet Union and the United States, no one would claim that they launched a spy satellite, so the name was changed to Earth Resource Satellite, which was used to scan the earth and find various resources.

Qusay also knows that at this moment, the Eastern power has already launched several returnable remote sensing satellites. The technology of the Eastern power is sufficient, and Iraq can import some more sophisticated equipment from Europe and jointly develop it with the Eastern power. , Trial into Iraq's first Earth resource satellite!

With this satellite, the situation in the entire Middle East region can be effectively monitored, which is a great improvement for Iraq's intelligence acquisition!

Moreover, Iraq is now financially strong and has sufficient capabilities to support its own space program.If the funds are insufficient, you can also bring in Saudi Arabia, a local rich man.

In addition to reconnaissance satellites, there is another communication satellite. Whether in peacetime or wartime, geosynchronous communication satellites have always been a very important means of communication. For example, when your fleet is far away from the base and When the base communicates, if there is no satellite communication, it can only use long-wave radio stations. Long-wave radios can travel around the earth and are not affected by the curvature of the earth. However, the bandwidth is too narrow. A telegram with dozens of characters needs to be sent. She and receive for half an hour.

Although Iraq has sufficient funds to carry out two researches at the same time, it still cannot support it. However, in addition to Iraq, there is another institution closely related to Qusay that needs communication satellites.

Ousheng Electronics Company!This miraculously rising company that has developed into a large electronic company that spans across the globe already has sufficient funds to invest in various projects, and is making breakthroughs in the personal computer business by relying on the large profits it has made in the communications industry. .

Starting from the Walkman and achieving leapfrog development through mobile communication, Ousheng Electronics also needs communication satellites if it wants to continue to climb the peak in the communication industry. The most advanced satellite technology in Europe is definitely a very wise choice.

After the Ousheng company's satellite is successfully launched, Iraq can rent some of the channels temporarily, and then launch its own communication satellite after Iraq recovers, or directly buy the Ousheng company's satellite. OK.

Chapter 841 Hijacking a Cruise Ship ([-])

If you want to realize the leap-forward development of Iraq, if you want to catch up with the trend of the world in a few years, and make Iraq an advanced industrialized country, you must have a mind that exceeds ordinary people. Therefore, although people outside In their eyes, Iraq is still an upstart who made his fortune from oil resources in the desert areas of the Middle East, but Iraq is already making great strides forward.

If it were any leader, he would definitely not invest in projects that have not yet seen any benefits. For example, spending hundreds of millions of dollars to build a satellite is not as cost-effective as buying several fighter jets, which can be used for reconnaissance. to the situation in the countries of the Middle East.

However, can reconnaissance planes be used to detect the United States and Europe?The advantage of satellites lies in this!

Under the impetus of Qusay, the Iraqi space project began to develop from scratch, from small to large.

However, at the moment, Qusay is not omnipotent, neither is Watban or the intelligence agency led by Yourid. A major event that is causing a sensation in the world is slowly being laid out.

Edha successfully entered Egypt and came to Alexandria, an important port city in Egypt.

After Egypt and Israel chose peace talks, there has never been a large-scale war in Egypt. However, the economic development of Egypt is still slow. lively.

Although Egypt has oil, in a region like the Middle East, Egypt can only be regarded as a small oil-producing country. Apart from oil, Egypt’s other main income is the canal. After taking back the management rights of the Suez Canal, Egypt relies on Collecting tolls has also become an important source of finance.In addition to oil and canals, the other is tourism.

As one of the four ancient civilizations, Egypt, the ancient Egyptian civilization appeared in about 5 BC, and Egypt became a unified country in about 3100 BC.

Although at that time, the Sahara Desert was fully formed.However, ancient Egypt certainly could not have been born in a desert where there was no grass, because there was a Nile River.With the water supply, a long and narrow oasis was formed. Ancient Egypt was built on this oasis.

On the banks of the beautiful Nile River, the ancient Egyptians left magnificent pyramids, mysterious sphinxes and a large number of magnificent ancient temples. The sacred belief of the ancients.

Therefore, the tourism industry in Egypt is also very developed. Not only people from the Middle East come here to travel, but more tourists from Western countries.

In Alexandria, there are many oil tankers from abroad. Among them, the Italian luxury cruise ship Achille-Laurent is particularly dazzling.

The Achille-Laurent can be said to be a classic ship. It was built in Flinsigen, the Netherlands in 1938 before the Second World War. It belongs to the Rotterdam Shipping Company. In 1939, the hull keel had been laid. .However, when the Second World War broke out, the construction project was interrupted by two bombs, and it was not continued until after World War II, when it was renamed the William Rice. It was finally completed at the end of the next year.The hull length is 192 meters, the beam and column length is 25 meters, the draft is 8.9 meters, the displacement is 23000 tons, and it can accommodate 900 passengers. In 1964, the ship was sold to the Star Lauren company and named the Achille-Lauren, after the old mayor of Naples, Italy.The ship was then extensively rebuilt and modernized to become a luxury liner with a reduced number of passengers.You know, sailing on the winding Mediterranean Sea on a luxury cruise ship of more than 2 tons is a very romantic thing. On this luxury cruise ship, there are large rooms, large beds, bars, and various entertainment facilities. .Therefore, although it is very common to fly by air, every time this cruise ship sails, it can make good profits.

In Edha's hand, he held a boat ticket, which had been prepared for him by the Israeli agents in Egypt, and he was waiting for the final order.

At the same time, he has joined the rest of the people, they all know what this action means, but they have to do it, they have no choice!

Pretend to be a Palestinian militant group and hijack that luxury cruise ship!

"Prime Minister, we have already arranged everything. Our goal is the Italian cruise ship docked in Egypt, which is relatively close to us. At critical times, we can use force to 'rescue' the hostages on that ship. We The risk taken will be minimal, and at the same time, once things happen, I believe that the whole world will have a new understanding of us, and the United States will definitely change its attitude towards us." Mossad Director Nahum said.

"What about the crew on that ship?" Perez asked.

"On that ship, there are 380 passengers who have bought tickets so far, including 120 Americans, 53 Italians, [-] French and personnel from other European countries. We have verified their identities one by one. , no one has served in the military, and they have no combat experience, so let those few people hijack them, as long as they show their weapons, they can frighten them, and we don't have to worry about accidents at all. Moreover, we also arranged Two of our own," said Nahum.

Those gangsters, no matter how generously they treated each other, never really regarded them as their own people. Only the agents trained by Mossad themselves were considered their own people.

Verifying all the passengers on that ship is a very energy-consuming task for Mossad. They used most of their intelligence forces in Europe to create opportunities for the hijacking of the cruise ship. At the same time, among the hijacked people, Two of them are Mossad agents. They hold British passports and will also board the ship. When special circumstances arise, they will play a decisive role. For example, those who hijacked ships criminals to kill!

Mossad must not fail in this operation!The successful operation will put the charges of terrorists on the heads of the Palestinians, especially Arafat, who will never shirk his responsibility, and Israel, as the bridgehead of the United States against terrorists, will definitely be re-established by the United States. Recognize their important status and restore relations with the United States.

In this way, the crisis will be resolved, and the domestic political crisis will also be resolved.

Bold, adventurous, but, in the current situation, is there a better way besides this?

In the Arab region of the Middle East, they are always given special "care" in other countries as a person of color. Therefore, when Mossad's agents act, they will never use their real identities , Mossad is a master at forging documents. Their favorite forgery is the passports of the United Kingdom and Australia. In these countries, there are also Jews, so their identities will be preserved.

On the basis of using Bajiān, coupled with their own agents, this ship robbery incident directed by Mossad will be foolproof!

Perez knows that now is the time to make his own decision. Currently, Israel's situation is very pessimistic. Therefore, Israel needs to take necessary measures to change the current state. Although this method is evil, it is still , but it is a very effective method, just to see if he has the guts to give an order!

Thinking of this turning point in the relationship with the United States, thinking of the situation of Israel, and thinking of being attacked by Syria, they did not dare to fight back. Perez's mood gradually calmed down.

"I fully approve of this operation," Perez said.

"Yes, Prime Minister," said Nahum.

Looking at the figure of Nahum rushing out, Perez couldn't calm down again. If this incident fails, it is not the most terrible thing. If it is exposed, then even if he voluntarily resigns, it will not be the most terrible thing. Absolutely unable to quell the accountability from all directions in the world, he shook his head and put those thoughts behind him. Now he has only this choice, and he can only look forward!

All of them have never failed before!

The special forces should also be prepared. When necessary, the Israeli special forces will be dispatched to rescue the hostages on the ship and kill the robbers at the same time!Perez has yet another backup plan.

Edha didn't know that they were just pawns in the hands of the higher-ups. In recent years, they have received a lot of benefits by doing things for Mossad, and there is no turning back.

This time, with such a large sum of money, the ideals in their hearts have long since disappeared.

Hijack just hijack, anyway, everything has been arranged.