120: The shock that Dragon Country brings to the world!

Inside The Pentagon's main command center, Peng Lin stared at the giant electronic screen.

A Dongfeng-6 missile train, disguised as a freight train, was speeding along Long Country's railway lines.

As the "Launch" command was given, the train's hydraulic roof mechanism on the screen suddenly opened, and the 35-meter-long silver-white missile body rose with a roar amidst the swirling dust!

The three-stage rocket spewed out brilliant white flames, and the train completed its concealed launch with violent tremors, as mushroom-shaped smoke clouds rose on both sides of the tracks.

The large screen tracked the missile's trajectory in real-time, its starlight correction system flickering faintly, as the warhead pierced the sky with the force of thunder, drawing a crimson arc straight towards the South Pacific's Kangaroo Country waters, 18,000 kilometers away!

According to the simulated trajectory, this live-fire exercise would see the Dongfeng-6 intercontinental missile traverse the entirety of Kangaroo Country!

Flying 18,000 kilometers, it would accurately strike the target waters in 44 minutes!

This "Mission Accomplished" military exercise not only showcased Long Country's strategic nuclear deterrence capability with its "intercontinental missile train"!

It also demonstrated the world's only 18,000-kilometer extreme range intercontinental missile strike capability, covering the entire territory of Kangaroo Country!

...At the same time.

The Pretty Country President in the White House instantly looked towards the East.

Although it was already 10 PM Eastern Time, he remained fully alert.

"Well, have you detected Long Country's intercontinental missile launch site?" the Pretty Country President asked with a hint of urgency.

To counter Long Country's "Mission Accomplished" military exercise, Pretty Country had activated its reconnaissance satellites two days prior, and all radars deployed in the island nation and Kimchi Country in the Asian region were turned on to search for Long Country's intercontinental missile launch sites.

In addition, large numbers of Pretty Country Air Force high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft from bases in the island nation frequently took off, approaching Long Country's airspace for reconnaissance.

"We haven't found Long Country military's Dongfeng-6 intercontinental missile launch site!"

"Even our radars deployed in Asia haven't locked onto the Dongfeng-6's trajectory!" The Pentagon's Defense Secretary reported, looking shocked, from within the conference room.

Pretty Country's satellites and high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft could even detect the Soviet Union's intercontinental missile silos.

But after two days, searching the entire Long Country and marking dozens of suspicious areas, not a single one was Long Country's intercontinental missile silo!

What shocked him even more was that even after 10 o'clock, with Long Country's Dongfeng-6 already launched, they still hadn't found Long Country's launch site!

This not only meant that The Pentagon would not have the capability to preemptively destroy Long Country's nuclear launch facilities!

It also meant they lacked the ability to provide early warning or intercept Long Country's intercontinental missiles!

This conclusion left The Pentagon's Defense Secretary dumbfounded!

Including the Pretty Country President, everyone was horrified by this conclusion!

For a long time, under the surveillance of space-based reconnaissance satellites, high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft, and intelligence systems, the intercontinental missile silos of Pretty Country and the Soviet Union were relatively transparent.

Therefore, these two world superpowers, in order to maintain the ability to retaliate with nuclear weapons against the other after a first nuclear strike, have long been engaged in a high-speed nuclear arms race.

This has led to a situation where both countries now possess no less than 1,000 intercontinental missiles and a nuclear arsenal of tens of thousands of warheads!

This is also why, even after Long Country acquired intercontinental missiles, The Pentagon never believed Long Country possessed nuclear deterrence capability against Pretty Country!

Because they believed that even if Long Country produced dozens of intercontinental missiles, they could be wiped out at any time in a first nuclear strike!

But now!

Long Country suddenly told them that without a nuclear arms race, Long Country could still maintain a powerful global nuclear counter-strike capability?

...At the same time.

The same situation also occurred in the Kremlin.

The Soviet Union's Ministry of Defense mobilized its "Cosmos" space-based satellite reconnaissance system, the Strategic Rocket Forces activated its "Heavenly Eye" monitoring system, all border radar stations entered a state of readiness, and 12 Tu-95RT strategic reconnaissance aircraft and 4 MiG-25RB high-altitude, high-speed reconnaissance aircraft patrolled for surveillance!

Additionally, a "Nuclear War Command Vehicle" on the Siberian railway line was receiving real-time data!

The entire Soviet Union made such a grand display, yet not only failed to capture the trajectory of the Dongfeng-6 intercontinental missile, but didn't even discover its launch site?

This result directly caused the Kremlin authorities to lose their composure!

At a penetration speed of Mach 20, Long Country's Dongfeng-6 intercontinental missile might take thirty to forty minutes to strike Pretty Country!

However, Long Country is only about 6,000 kilometers from the Kremlin!

If it cannot be intercepted during the intercontinental missile's ascent phase, Long Country would be fully capable of destroying the Kremlin in just 14 minutes!

The current situation is that the entire Soviet Union's "space-based," "air-based," and "ground-based" reconnaissance forces were all deployed, yet they could not discover Long Country's intercontinental missile launch site!

Furthermore, throughout the entire process, Long Country didn't even send fighter jets to drive away the Soviet Union's high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft!

So at this moment, the Kremlin truly panicked!

"Notify the Army General Staff to urgently revise the Eastern Theater's defense plan!"

"All tactical nuclear missile army division-level units originally deployed on the Long Country border are to be withdrawn and reorganized!"

"Also, summon the Long Country ambassador and restart border disarmament negotiations between the two sides!" The Kremlin's leader immediately made a decision and issued instructions.

Currently, the most important thing for the Soviet Union is to avoid friction between its border troops and Long Country's military!

Especially to revoke the tactical nuclear weapon launch authority delegated to front-line army division-level units!

Once nuclear weapons go out of control, with Long Country possessing sufficient strategic nuclear deterrent forces, the Kremlin itself could be even more dangerous than the front lines!

This is absolutely unacceptable to the Soviet Union!

"Also, notify our representative to the United Nations to immediately submit an agenda item to the General Assembly, condemning Kangaroo Country's ramming of Long Country's Type 051 warship incident!"

"And call on all red countries to speak out for Long Country, demanding that Kangaroo Country and Western countries make compensation according to Long Country's demands!" The Kremlin's voice came again after a period of silence.

At this moment, the Kremlin's leader couldn't help but re-examine relations and strategy with Long Country!

He even considered the possibility of joining forces with Long Country to push the red wave to its peak, completely overwhelming NATO and the Western world!

...Ten forty.

The Dongfeng-6 intercontinental missile, at a maximum speed of Mach 20, pierced Kangaroo Country's airspace, beginning atmospheric re-entry from above the Karman line!

The missile body ignited with dazzling fire from atmospheric friction, streaking across the Southern Hemisphere sky like a meteor!

Ten forty-four.

The warhead accurately plunged 1 kilometer from Kangaroo Country's territorial sea border, and the 4-ton all-nitrogen anion salt warhead exploded with a roar!

Instantly, the sea and sky trembled, a brilliant white light mass expanded into a fireball with a diameter of a kilometer, the shockwave instantly vaporized the surrounding seawater, raising circular giant waves a hundred meters high!

The temperature at the explosion's center exceeded 6000℃, even the seabed rock layers were melted into a vitrified giant crater 300 meters in diameter!

The reddened seawater and mushroom cloud intertwined into a canopy of death, and the electromagnetic pulse paralyzed all radars within tens of kilometers!

This explosion, as precise as a surgical operation, announced to the world the formidable power of Long Country's "Dongfeng Missile, Mission Accomplished"!

At this moment, the entire international community was shaken!