"Managing important members of the royal family naturally has nothing to do with me." Alan Wilson took a deep breath and bowed decisively to the uninvited guest in front of him.
This gesture finally made Princess Margaret somewhat satisfied. When her eyes widened, she saw the newspaper on the table. She immediately became interested. Obviously, this was what her brother-in-law was most concerned about at the moment.
Newspapers reported the results of Operation Ivy. Just a few days ago, the U.S. Coral Island conducted a nuclear test. It entered the category of second-generation nuclear weapons. In terms of yield, it was almost five times as powerful as the atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki.
A hundred times. After the test explosion, the explosion leveled Irujirab Island.
"It turns out that this is what happened, and the Australians are so happy." Princess Margaret put down the newspaper and talked about what she had seen in Australia, "But isn't this a good thing?"
"I don't think so! Your destiny is in your own hands." Alan Wilson pressed his forehead twice. The news that the United States successfully tested the first hydrogen bomb made the recent Korean War another fruitless good news.
It's looking pretty bleak now.
This troubled look made Wang Mei dare not speak, and she said cautiously, "Aren't we allies with the United States?"
"There is a difference between allies and servant countries." Alan Wilson raised his eyebrows and shook his head. "Any change in the world will be a disadvantage to a small country like ours, just like the transition from sail battleships to steam battleships.
Everyone knows that in the battleship era, Britain used to implement the two-power standard, which seemed very arrogant. But in the sailing battleship era, starting from the defeat of the Dutch Navy, the status of the British Royal Navy was far higher than the two-power standard.
The British Royal Navy can go to war with the navies of all countries combined. After defeating Napoleon, the British learned a lesson that they could not rely on Europe for wood. For this reason, they spent a lot of money to plant a large number of trees in Canada to reserve wood for the construction of sailing battleships.
Then there was the Crimean War. Both warring parties installed steamships, especially the Imperial Russian Navy, which used steamships to deal with the British and French forces. This directly made all countries see that the sailing battleships had declined, and the British timber reserves overseas had become greenery.
project.
History has proven that every application of new technology will weaken the first-mover advantage. After all, there is no real protagonist on the earth. Britain has launched an industrial revolution, and it cannot fall behind every time.
Now the UK has no first-mover advantage at all. If it cannot keep up with the pace of the United States and the Soviet Union, it will be miserable.
Alan Wilson believes that the Atomic Energy Commission in London has also received the news, and may have discussed with Washington whether the hydrogen bomb technology can be shared, but they have probably been rejected.
The only consolation is that it will take more than a year for the United States to overcome the issue of putting the hydrogen bomb into actual combat. The current hydrogen bomb is an 80-ton behemoth, and there is no vehicle that can put such a thing into actual combat.
When he was still thinking about worrying about the country and the people, Princess Margaret had already entered a dangerous distance and sat directly on Alan Wilson's lap, muttering, "The Prime Minister has to worry about these, what are you doing in a hurry from here?"
use?"
"If the prime minister's term in the general election hadn't been short, I would have run for the election long ago." Alan Wilson didn't know where to put his hands. In the end, he was grabbed by Princess Margaret and placed on her lap.
superior.
The two of them maintained this posture for a minute, and Alan Wilson said helplessly, "I'm afraid that I will be killed by the royal family's spies. I have told you so many times that I am your brother-in-law."
"I know, brother-in-law!" Princess Margaret's red lips had already touched her and she kissed her softly, "How dare you keep other women? Are you scared now that you know it?"
"That's different, you are a princess." Alan Wilson reached out and pulled Her Royal Highness's chin aside, "Safety first, I also want to contribute to the country. By the way, you should leave Kuala Lumpur immediately. As an empire
Princess, you shouldn’t stay in the colony for a long time.”
Alan Wilson showed obvious duplicity regarding his sister-in-law's door-to-door delivery. If someone asked him if he was very proud, of course he was.
But this kind of pride could not stop him from making the right judgment. He still made up his mind and was willing to be killed.
He could not ensure that Princess Margaret would be satisfied with the same status as his wife, so he still had reservations about having something happen with an important member of the royal family.
While dealing with the princess's initiative, Alan Wilson had never been so passive before. He was studying how to invade Indonesia and asking whether Australia's uranium mines could be used. These things were much more important than the princess's sincerity.
As for how to receive the princess, he asked Alyssa to arrange the princess's itinerary, including any places with good scenery and non-dangerous places. The etiquette should not be neglected.
The fact that the United States successfully tested a hydrogen bomb, which is far more powerful than an atomic bomb, will naturally attract the attention of other countries. Not to mention that Moscow thinks so.
The British Atomic Energy Agency naturally asked for technology sharing from the United States, and of course it was rejected as expected. Making requests was just a routine procedure. The Labor cabinet knew very well that the Americans were unreliable, so sharing would not tear up the agreement.
The UK must have its own hydrogen bomb. This is already the consensus of this government. Being rejected by the United States only allows the UK to continue its own hydrogen bomb research, and related research has never stopped.
Like Alan Wilson in Kuala Lumpur, ministers rejected by the United States could only comfort themselves with the hope that another war would result in a stalemate in the Korean War.
Alan Wilson understood this from a personal level. As a colonial commissioner, he had a certain ability to distinguish himself, despite being interfered by the princess.
De Havilland, the partner of his wife Pamela Mountbatten, is the initiator of research on blue-light strategic missiles. His father-in-law, General Mountbatten, is a supporter of the research on nuclear submarines.
Therefore, Pamela Mountbatten could easily know the cabinet's attitude towards promoting the Trinity Strike Force. Once his wife knew it, he, the husband, would naturally know it immediately.
"The Labor Party is indeed more reliable than the Conservative Party!" Alan Wilson muttered. As long as the United Kingdom does not sign the Nassau Agreement, the United Kingdom does not need to look at the faces of the Americans.
The Nassau Conference marked that the United States had finally completely crushed its biggest strategic rival, the British Empire, after more than a century of continuous attacks since it declared independence. The conference also marked that the British Empire had completely lost its status as a superpower and had since become a superpower.
As a second-rate power, Britain actually withdrew from its position as a contender in the Cold War. From then on, the Cold War began to degenerate into a duel between the United States and the Soviet Union.
In any case, Alan Wilson feels that Britain must have much more room for maneuver than it did before. This is of course all his fault. From this point of view, it is actually reasonable to reward him with a limited edition British luxury car to drive.
, he himself has absolutely a clear conscience.
But this princess is not a peaceful being. He still cannot act rashly until he can fully grasp the idea of surrendering the princess. This will inevitably be a protracted battle.
As the end of the year approached, Alan Wilson naturally continued to take care of both public and private matters, sending out calls of love to ladies everywhere through telegrams. At the same time, he made annual summaries, adjusted officials in British Malaya, and appointed new Christmas Island commissioners based on performance.
How could Pamela Mountbatten be so relaxed, buying land in Australia with the hard-earned money of a retired gambling brother in North America?
The explosion of the hydrogen bomb in the United States created a seemingly dead silence for various countries, and secretly stepped up their efforts to catch up. Compared to the sunny beaches of Malaya, London has entered a period of the year where smog is most common.
And the busy London citizens don’t know that this time the London smog will become the most unforgettable one in their lives.
On a day like every other in early December, when icy winds had been sweeping through the British capital for weeks, coal-fired fireplaces lit up homes and offices across the city as Londoners woke up in the morning.
to warm the indoor air.
Since the Industrial Revolution, London has been known as the Smog City. In the eyes of today's London citizens, smog itself is a part of their lives. The smog covering London is just like wind and rain. It is completely natural.
part.
The citizens went to work as usual and did not make a fuss about the usual thick fog. The citizens who walked out of their homes did not know that the smoke, which was a part of their lives, would really take away their lives this time.
Big Ben, St. Paul's Cathedral, and Waterloo Bridge were all covered in smoke. The entire London was in a thick yellow-brown fog, and it was different from what many Londoners imagined that it would dissipate in a few hours.
Throughout the day, the smoke became thicker and thicker, making it almost impossible to see even one's fingers. The towering chimneys of major factories and the fireplaces of residences added to the smoke. The smoke was so dense that residents in some areas of the city could not see it when walking.
own feet.
The next day, the smog covering London still showed no sign of dissipating. It was obviously noon, but pedestrians going out could not feel any trace of the sun. The sun, which usually shines brightly, emitted a light as bright as the moon in the sky.
The light barely reminded Londoners that it was daytime.
Passenger planes, ships and trains have all been cancelled, universities have suspended classes, and concerts have been cancelled. Even the usually bustling Whitehall, even if it is already accustomed to the haze in London, the continuous coughing will remind everyone of the current situation.
It's already extremely serious.
Even birds were killed when they hit buildings due to the smoke, and the smoke continued. Citizens tried their best to find available handkerchiefs to make masks. Gas masks became the favorite of Londoners at this time.
However, this kind of protection still cannot prevent some people from dying due to the effects of the smoke. Many people with breathing problems call for help, but cannot reach the hospital at all because ambulances are also unable to go on the road at this time.