Chapter 1,075 The Pentagon’s Worries

It was not only the British and Finns who were watching the battle, but the United States on the other side of the Atlantic was also paying close attention to what was happening in Finland. When Star Ring Trade presented the card of Space-Based Weapons, everyone was livid.

Then to the later Powered Armor Brigade, drone airdrop tactics, and the atmosphere in the Pentagon conference room dropped to freezing point.

Although the footage captured by the British was not clear, through the screen they still felt the terror of the alien species that surged up like a tide, and how powerful the power armor was that could withstand the alien attack.

If the K1 exoskeleton is compared to a bicycle, then the power armor is undoubtedly the existence of a motorcycle. Not only does it provide soldiers with armor with high mobility, but it can also serve as a fulcrum for firepower output, increasing the soldiers' individual combat effectiveness to the limit.

Although from a human standpoint, the last thing the US Secretary of Defense wants to see at this moment is that the Star Ring Trade finally defeats the alien species. It would be best to follow the Hollywood script. Both the British and the New Zealanders were defeated by the alien species. In the end, the U.S. Marine Corps acted as a savior and fought a war to save all mankind.

The Minister of Defense kept praying in his heart that the swarm of insects could submerge the two hundred "humanoid armored vehicles". However, the reality did not go as he wished. The moment the drone swarm rushed into the alien nest, it was already Determined the defeat of the alien species. .

When the last Blade Warrior was decapitated by a plasma cutting dagger, the conference room was silent.

"These hypocrites, they are going back on their word! They clearly said there would only be two orbital airborne brigades, so why is there an extra one now?" A senior US Defense Department official broke the silence and couldn't help but curse.

Secretary Ashton Carter glanced at the officer and shook his head.

When people say there are only two orbital airborne brigades, do you really believe that they only have two? The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has a lot of equipment that has not been taken out. We can only blame the intelligence work for not getting the news in advance.

But there is nothing that can be done about it. The local counter-intelligence capabilities of the ghost agents are too strong. From a long time ago, the CIA wanted to steal the technology related to the space elevator by breaking into the internals of the Star Ring Trade. However, all the agents sent to the new country failed, and some of them went too far and even disappeared from the world.

At this moment, Comrade Hillary, who was sitting at the conference table, suddenly spoke.

"Rather than the orbital airborne brigade and powered armor, I'm more worried about their space-based weapons. If they can transport dozens of tons of tungsten core bombs to our heads at any time, it will pose a serious threat to the national security of the United States. "

Everyone present nodded.

Although the Outer Space Treaty promulgated in 1966 mentioned that the development of weapons and "space militarization" activities in outer space are prohibited. But in fact, it has long been the common strategic goal of all major powers to vigorously develop military aerospace technology and space power, seize absolute air supremacy, and seize the strategic commanding heights for safeguarding national security interests.

If this treaty is strictly observed, all high-orbit missiles should cease to exist. But is this possible?

After looking around at everyone present, the CIA director coughed slightly and spoke.

"As for their space-based weapons, we managed to get some tungsten core bombs from Ukraine. According to CIA technicians' research, this space-based weapon does not have high technical content. It is just an alloy tungsten ball about the size of a watermelon, with a core A guidance element similar to a gyroscope is installed."

"It's easy to imitate their weapons," he paused, with a hint of helplessness on his face. "The key is how to get these tungsten balls into synchronous orbit."

There is absolutely no point in developing space-based weapons if these tungsten balls cannot be sent into geostationary orbit at a reasonable cost.

"That's right." The White House military adviser smiled bitterly. "If you use rockets to transport these things into synchronous orbit and then throw them down, it is completely unnecessary. And the danger of the Star Ring trade is that there is currently no one with enough Binding international conventions can limit the scale of private armed forces. If they continue to expand their scale, we have no way to intervene."

Hearing this, Hillary tapped her fingers on the armrest of the sofa and pondered, "What if we promote relevant international conventions now?"

"I'm afraid we will become the biggest victim." Secretary of Defense Carter said with difficulty. "You know, a large amount of our annual defense budget is spent on military contractors. It is no exaggeration to say that they have Become part of the U.S. Army.”

Including Hillary, senior officials from the Department of Defense and the White House present in the conference room fell silent.

If the White House were to crack down on private military contractors, Wall Street would be the first to object. If the military industry is touched, it is equivalent to touching the pockets of all American conglomerates. Notorious private military contractors such as Blackwater, Clover, and Deyang International are all inextricably linked to Wall Street capital.

Next year will be the 2020 general election. Whether you can sit in this position must please the people on the one hand, and not offend the American conglomerates too much on the other. Now that Goldman Sachs has just collapsed, WASP consortiums such as Morgan Stanley and First Boston have dominated the entire North American financial circle. No one is willing to get in trouble with those capital tycoons at this time.

what can we do about it?

Hilary frowned as she thought.

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The war was over. After destroying the Brood, the Powered Armor Brigade took control of the military base under Jiang Chen's instructions.

Seeing that the outcome was decided, the brigade commander of the British Mechanized Brigade drove to the entrance of the military base and applied to Starlink Trading to enter the military base. His reasons were well prepared, such as "recover the remains of fallen soldiers" and "drag out the wreckage of scrapped armored vehicles." However, he was still rejected by Star Ring Trade.

The reason for rejection is simple.

There are no corpses here at all. The flesh and blood of the creatures captured by the alien species will be eaten immediately and sent to the mother nest as a hotbed for high-quality supplements and breeding spores. Star Ring Trading only promised that if it picked up a soldier tag engraved with English letters, it would be sent to the British army.

This reason obviously did not satisfy the British.

Recovering the remains is the next best thing. Everyone knows that the bones of the dead are probably eaten away. What they want more is to observe the power armor of Star Ring Trading up close and collect as much information as possible about this new equipment.

Of course, apart from this factor, what they are most worried about is that the X2 bacteria will be taken for themselves by Star Ring Trade.

It has to be said that those ferocious alien species are really impressive. If someone uses them for military purposes, the consequences will be unimaginable.

The best way to overcome fear is to get one yourself, just like a nuclear weapon.

Brigadier Moston made up his mind that they would not withdraw from this military base once they entered it. Anyway, Star Ring Trade probably didn't have the confidence to start a business with Britain directly. When the scientific research team from London comes over, they will study the formation mechanism of this brood no matter what. Even if it is not used for military purposes, it will be backed up in their own country's sample library for emergencies.

However, Star Ring Trade rejected them with disgrace and designated the entire military base as private territory.

Finnish officials came to mediate to no avail. When their president asked Starring Trading to send troops, he sold the assets of the nationalized Arrow Company to Starring Trading at a discount of NT$300 million. Legally speaking, the treaty signed between Arrowhead Company and the Finnish government naturally transferred to Jiang Chen.

For example, this military base is now a private asset of Star Circle Trading and is protected by Finnish law.

The commander of the power armor brigade had no intention of talking to Moston, and the two soldiers guarding the door blocked him back.

Even if Moston was reluctant, he could only return to the military camp next to the town of Partak in frustration, report the news to his superiors, and wait for the Ministry of Defense to study it before making a decision. (To be continued.) Activate new URL