Chapter 552: You Tai Country's Final Frenzy (Part 2)
Later, the You Tai Country continuously attempted repairs, even at the risk of being bombed by the Jieke Group. However, the You Tai Country persisted, as if there was something extremely important here worth retrieving at all costs.
As for why they were so determined to reclaim the Zaharia missile launch site, located at the national emergency control center in the southern Xili Mountain of the You Tai Country, the high-level insiders of the You Tai Country were very clear.
"What, the attempt to retake the Zaharia missile site failed again. Useless, you're all a bunch of useless idiots, and the Beautiful Country is an untrustworthy fool; they have betrayed all of us You Tai,"
Upon hearing that the counterattack to retake Zaharia failed again, the You Tai Country President Ernesto flew into a rage, the roar of his voice reverberating throughout the entire command center.
"Mr. President, can we not think of something else now? And what about our air force?"
Someone spoke up from the side, it was the chairman of the public affairs committee of the Beautiful Country and the You Tai Country, Butler Isaga, the famous Wall Street financier who was also the mastermind behind the Jieke Group's series of actions.
After the Jieke Group declared war on the You Tai Country, their high-level officials urgently relocated to the national emergency control center within the mountain cave vault at Xili Mountain, and Isaga was among them.
This was the strongest fortress of the You Tai Country, connected through strategic optical cables and satellite communications laid across the country, capable of serving as a wartime command post, ensuring the government heads and military high-level personnel could remain in contact with external troops safely.
Simultaneously, there was another crucial mission here, which was the nuclear weapon command institution of the You Tai Country.
The You Tai Country possesses nuclear weapons, with a total of 37, one of which is located at the Zaharia missile launch site, where nuclear weapons are buried within underground nuclear missile silos.
Additionally, the You Tai Country has developed a certain level of air-based nuclear capability by modifying fighter jets.
"Air force, our air force has long been completely destroyed, not a single plane remains."
Hearing Isaga's words, President Ernesto of the You Tai Country was extraordinarily pained.
Back then, the You Tai Country was also a strong nation with hundreds of combat aircraft, but now, in less than a month, the country's entire military foundation was exhausted in this battle.
Now the You Tai Country was at the end of its rope, on the brink of national destruction, with its only hope of reversal being nuclear weapons.
Currently, only the Zaharia missile launch site, with its underground nuclear missile silos, could still be utilized.
The You Tai Country possesses missiles with a range of 6000 kilometers, which can be equipped with nuclear warheads, threatening the Jieke Group with nuclear weaponry to halt their offensive and save the nation from destruction.
However, now that Zaharia has been destroyed, bombing has caused malfunctions in the nuclear missile silos there, requiring them to be recaptured and repaired.
More importantly, they, the You Tai Country, do not have the authority to launch nuclear missiles.
Yes, although the nuclear weapons belong to the You Tai Country, the launch authority is not in their hands; it is with the Beautiful Country.
"Mr. President, a communication request from the Beautiful Country's Black Palace is coming through."
Suddenly, a report came from the communication officer in the command room.
Ernesto quickly walked over, sat in front of the computer, and connected the communication from the Black Palace of the Beautiful Country.
Soon, the video call image of the Beautiful Country President Jesmin appeared on the computer.
"My friend, you look weary,"
Inside the computer, the moment Jesmin spoke, Ernesto's anger surged; who do you think caused all this?
With the country on the verge of extinction, how could he not be weary?
The originally black hair had turned half white due to exhaustion and stress these days.
"Mr. Jesmin, why hasn't your Beautiful Country stepped in, why not dispatch the carrier combat group? We need your help now. Without our You Tai Country, your Beautiful Country's influence in the Middle East will significantly decline; surely that's not what you want to see, is it?"
Ernesto's face turned black, suppressing his anger forcefully.
Their You Tai Country was like a wedge in the Middle East; with their threat, the Beautiful Country's influence in the Middle East could be better maintained, making the You Tai Country very important to the Beautiful Country.
Upon hearing this, Jesmin sighed: "Ernesto, this is not something I can decide alone, without Congress approving the war application. There's nothing I can do,"
This was, of course, a prevarication, but it was also the truth, as those opposing war within the financial conglomerates in the Beautiful Country now formed a majority.
"Fine, since your Beautiful Country doesn't want to step in, we'll handle it ourselves in You Tai Country; give me the launch codes for the nuclear weapons, and we'll confront the Jieke Group on our own,"
Ernesto gritted his teeth; when the You Tai Country initially developed nuclear weapons, it was virtually an open secret to the world's major powers.
However, the You Tai Country had significant backing, unlike other small countries. Were a small nation to try developing nuclear weapons, the Beautiful Country would have long suppressed it under various pretexts, even going to war.
The nuclear weapons in the You Tai Country used some of the technology provided by the Beautiful Country, the obsolete atomic bomb technology rather than hydrogen bombs.
But even though they developed nuclear weapons, the launch button for these weapons was always firmly controlled by the Beautiful Country.
Without the Beautiful Country's permission, the You Tai Country couldn't independently complete the nuclear weapon launch and detonation procedure.