Chapter 940 Rescue of Two Astronauts

Hearing the anger on the other end of the phone, Andropov's face was filled with a smile. The Americans' Challenger was blown up, so of course they would be angry. It's good to be angry. When they are angry, they will lose their reason and their brains. As a politician, the most important thing that must not be lost is calmness!

"I strongly protest to you!" Andropov said on the phone: "As a responsible major country, how can you do such an outrageous thing?"

Andropov's words almost made Reagan curse into the microphone. Damn it, they killed our astronauts in outer space, and you still say that we have done something out of line?

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Reagan felt his head was a little dizzy, and a stream of blood was about to spurt out of his throat. Before he could say anything, the other party continued to talk.

"President Reagan, you actually became a thief and moved our Polaris from its original orbit, and then tried to use your space shuttle to take our Polaris away!" Andropov was still nagging: "Fortunately, we reacted quickly and discovered that you were trying to steal our satellite, so I ordered them to use weapons to destroy our Polaris. I am sending you a serious protest, and at the same time, I remind you that it is impossible to steal our satellite!"

Bullshit! Hearing this, President Reagan finally couldn't help it: "General Secretary Andropov, did you really destroy your Polaris? Your Polaris is still in space, but our Challenger has been blown to pieces in space! This is a serious provocation on your side, just like the island country's sneak attack on Pearl Harbor. Do you want to cause a world war by declaring war without declaration?"

Reagan deliberately made his words gloomy to show that he was extremely angry.

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How about it? You want to fight? I'm not going to live anyway, let's get the knife!

"What?" Hearing Reagan's words, Andropov on the other side was also extremely surprised: "What? Wrong hit? How is this possible! They swore to me that it was the Polaris they hit. In order to prevent you from taking the Polaris away, they had to make such a decision. You made a mistake, didn't you?"

In an instant, Reagan knew what the other party was planning. First give them a slap in the face and then give them some compensation. The Soviets, that was a nice thought. Of course, this matter could not be let go like this!

"Don't play dumb. We have a video here. Our space shuttle was destroyed by a laser," Reagan said. "At the time, we still had two astronauts walking in space."

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"Really? There are still survivors? That's great!" Andropov said on the other side, "It seems that we must rescue these survivors to find out what happened at that time. How about it? Do you have the ability to rescue them?"

Suddenly, Reagan came to his senses. Oh no, he was lured into a trap by the other party!

The news just reported is that our Challenger was destroyed in space, and two astronauts were left in the cold space. It can be said that the fate of these two astronauts is already doomed.

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Launch a new spacecraft to pick up the two people? Don't be ridiculous. It's not that simple to launch a space shuttle. It takes many days to prepare in advance! Moreover, the first Enterprise is still under maintenance and it is impossible to be deployed immediately!

Therefore, the two astronauts could only wait for death in the cold space!

However, if the United States does not have any rescue plan and allows these two people to die in outer space, it can be said that the American people will completely lose confidence!

After all, what Americans advocate is never giving up. In the Vietnam War, they often paid more sacrifices in order to save a captured American soldier. This is also the soul of their army.

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Why is The Martian so popular in later generations? It is because Americans’ values ​​cannot be abandoned.

Now, if the two astronauts were to be abandoned, the US government would face even greater pressure! However, there was no way to rescue them!

"We are certainly capable of rescue," Reagan said. "We are working on a rescue plan. Be prepared to accept the compensation plan we propose!"

After saying that, Reagan hung up the phone. Damn, this old guy Andropov is so insidious!

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After hanging up the phone, he realized that everyone around him was looking at him.

"Mr. President, shouldn't you lodge our protest to the Soviets about the West German issue? If the Soviets continue to instigate East Germans to cause chaos, we will have to send troops. We are serious this time and we are going to rely on our military force to maintain order in Western Europe?" Vice President Bush said on the side.

Reagan couldn't help but slap his forehead: "Damn, how could I forget about this!"

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The explosion of a space shuttle and the death of several astronauts are still minor matters at present. The big thing is our own European problem!

However, is protesting useful? This hotline is more of a way for both sides to argue with each other, just like what happened just now! The final outcome still depends on the actual situation!

"President, this is bad." At this moment, Secretary of State George came hurriedly and said, "The Soviets have just issued a statement to the world, saying that our Challenger exploded in outer space and the lives of two astronauts are unknown. The Soviets will do their best to rescue the two astronauts."

The Soviets are so arrogant! What do the Soviets have? Even if their Soyuz spacecraft is launched immediately, can it save the astronauts? Don't be ridiculous, their spacecraft is so small, it's impossible!

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After hearing what George said, almost everyone thought it was impossible. However, if the Soviets could not rescue their own astronauts, or even retrieve their bodies, then why did they make this statement?

"The Soviets have a way." At this time, the Assistant to the National Security Affairs spoke: "After the moon landing race ended, we began to develop the space shuttle, and the Soviets have always been developing space stations. Now, there is a Soviet space station in outer space."

space station!

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There is no consensus in later generations as to which one is more suitable for exploring outer space, the space shuttle or the space station. However, in later generations, all US space shuttles were retired due to safety issues, and the supply of the International Space Station depends entirely on Russian spacecraft. Even US astronauts have to board the Soyuz to enter the space station.

The Soviets have been at the forefront of the world in space station research, and now, Salyut 7 is flying in outer space!