year, the UK plans to useWhat is the reason for the bombing of China with nuclear bombs, but in the end it was not carried out?
In 1982, when British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher visited China, in response to the issue of Hong Kong's return to China, Deng Gong said that although the Chinese people lived in poverty, the country's protection of the territory has always been unswerving.
When Margaret Thatcher heard this, her face was solemn, and she finally gave up Britain's idea of separating "governing power and sovereignty," accepted our opinion, and successfully concluded the negotiations on the Hong Kong issue.
On the face of it, compared with the attitude of fighting at the expense of the Falklands in 1982 for control of the Falklands, Britain has been particularly "moderate" in dealing with the Hong Kong issue and has no intention of occupying Hong Kong for a long time.
However, this is precisely the resolute defense of territorial sovereignty and respect for peace negotiations by the Chinese people.
While this may seem like a reality, in reality, it is an impossible dream, like getting the capitalists to give up exploiting the workers. Britain has behaved like this on the issue of Hong Kong's handover"Collaboration", because they tried to use the threat of force, but in the end they all failed.
For example, in 1961, Britain planned to deploy 48 atomic bombs in Singapore to blackmail us and prevent us from taking back Hong Kong. They even bought a dozen atomic bombs from the United States.
But since they had atomic bombs ready, why did they not end up using them, choosing to ship them home? The reasons can be manifold.
First of all, with the increase of China's strength and the decline of Britain's strength, Britain's status in the hearts of most Chinese has slipped to a second-rate country. Therefore, when people hear that Britain was preparing to carry out nuclear blackmail against our country with 48 atomic bombs, they tend to be suspicious.
Second, the UK may also be aware that the use of nuclear ** will not solve the problem, but may cause greater trouble. As a result, they chose to abandon the plan and seek other ways to deal with the Hong Kong issue.
In short, although Britain had planned to carry out nuclear blackmail against our country with nuclear **, in the end they did not do so. This may be because they realize that this is not feasible, or because they are afraid that it will cause more trouble.
In any case, Britain's behaviour on this issue has proven that their actions do not change the ultimate fate of Hong Kong.
Once upon a time, Britain was a major military and economic power in the world, but in this day and age, Britain is far less powerful than it once was. However, more than 60 years ago, Britain was a powerful country capable of nuclear blackmail with our country.
At that time, China's first successful atomic bomb test was in 1964, and China was the fifth country in the world to develop an atomic bomb. At that time, Britain became one of the three dominant players in the world, along with the Soviet Union and the United States.
Therefore, technically, it is quite possible for Britain to carry out nuclear blackmail against our country.
After the end of World War II, although Britain's strength was slightly inferior to that of the United States and the Soviet Union, its strong naval power still existed, with nearly 8 million troops and dozens of aircraft carriers of various types.
What's more, most of Britain's overseas colonies around the world have not yet become independent, among which India, known as the "crown jewel of the British Queen", only achieved independence after World War II.
However, due to the tacit cooperation between the United States and the Soviet Union, Britain lost control of the Suez Canal, which meant that they lost control of most of their colonies.
The Battle of the Suez Canal took place in 1956, when Britain's international position was very delicate. Although it is no longer one of the "Big Three" in terms of military and political strength, it is still seen as a country alongside the United States and the Soviet Union in terms of international influence and Britain's own self-perception.
In a special historical context, the intensification of the Cold War made the antagonism between China in the socialist camp and Britain in the capitalist camp even more serious. Coupled with India's independence, Hong Kong became an important support point for Britain to maintain its status as a "world power", so Britain began to worry about Hong Kong.
In reality, however, China has no plans to regain Hong Kong in the short term. The anxiety of the British made them feel helpless, but after the Korean War in the fifties, the whole world understood that conventional war could not defeat the United States and the 16-nation coalition forces on the continent, and the British naturally had no confidence.
In the face of China's plan to recover Hong Kong, a plan to use the atomic bomb to intimidate and deter came into being. At the time, Singapore was not yet independent, and Britain used its military base in Singapore to expand its airfield, deploy bombers, and prepare to deploy 48 nuclear bombs there.
As soon as our country tries to recover Hong Kong, they are ready to bomb it with these 48 nuclear bombs. Britain's actions are not unfounded, but put into practice. There are two pieces of evidence of British intent to act.
First of all, Britain has sent an aircraft carrier fleet to cruise near the South China Sea of our country, and this information has been revealed through newspapers, and its threatening intentions are obvious. Second, Britain was also worried that the nuclear bombs it had prepared might not be enough to deal with it, so it sent General Mountbatten to negotiate with the United States, and received the support of the United States.
U.S. Pacific Theater Commander Felt has publicly stated that if China forcibly recovers Hong Kong, the United States will work with Britain to launch a nuclear strike on our country. In general, the British acted with clear intentions, were well prepared, and were supported by the United States.
However, we should understand that this will only inspire the will of the Chinese people to resist, and the determination to recover Hong Kong will not be shaken by this.
1.Douglas advocates using nuclear ** to deter China and prevent Hong Kong's return, does Britain really dare to use the atomic bomb? The international pattern factors cannot be ignored. During the Cold War, the United States and the Soviet Union entered into a tense confrontation over the Berlin Wall and the Cuban Missile Crisis.
2.Britain** had planned to use the atomic bomb to prevent China from taking back Hong Kong, but why was it not implemented in the end? Maybe it was because of the international landscape at the time. In 1961, the Berlin Wall and the Cuban Missile Crisis broke out, and the United States and the Soviet Union faced off tensely, and the two sides almost pressed the nuclear button, so Britain acted cautiously.
Although the outbreak of nuclear war was ultimately averted, the two events exacerbated the tense antagonism between the socialist and capitalist camps, and the world was almost on the brink of a third world war.
Against this background, if Britain uses a nuclear bomb against our country, it will undoubtedly be swinging on the edge of danger and may trigger a global nuclear war. Despite the fact that Sino-Soviet relations were not good at that time, it was impossible for the USSR, as part of the socialist camp, to remain silent after a nuclear strike on us, which would lead to the intervention of the USSR, in which the United States would have to participate.
In the event of a nuclear war, both sides would be seriously harmed, and no matter what the Soviet Union's nuclear bomb delivery capabilities were, it would not be possible to avoid a lose-lose outcome.
European countries near the Soviet Union, including Great Britain, experienced devastating blows. You know, at that time, East Germany was still under the control of the Soviet Union, and it was very close to Britain.
Therefore, although the British claimed to threaten, they did not dare to threaten us with the atomic bomb from 1961 to 1964, which was the "window period" when our country was facing difficulties.
However, after 1964, the situation changed. Third, China's strength has increased, and Britain's strength has further declined. On the afternoon of October 16, 1964, China's first atomic bomb was successfully tested, and China became the fifth country with nuclear weapons after the United States, the Soviet Union, Britain and France, and it was independently developed.
The release of this news came as a surprise to the British, who at that time commented when reporting the news of the test explosion of China's first atomic bomb: "It's time for Britain to change its attitude towards China." ”
Although China has just developed and tested its first atomic bomb, and there is no effective delivery vehicle to hit the United Kingdom, in essence, China has officially entered the club of nuclear states, which means that Britain's nuclear deterrence against us has become ineffective.
This is because in the "nuclear balance of terror" between the five great powers, each country's nuclear missiles pose a threat to all other countries, just as when a nuclear missile is raised, all nuclear missiles are likely to be launched.
In other words, if a nuclear war breaks out between China and the Soviet Union, China will not have any advantage in a nuclear war, since the number of nuclear weapons and delivery vehicles of our country are inferior to those of the Soviet Union.
But in any case, the fact that China has an atomic bomb has made Britain dare not engage in nuclear blackmail against us.
At that time, we deliberately spread the news that no matter how the Soviets attacked us, as soon as they made a move, we would immediately strike at the US ** bases in the vicinity.
We cannot allow the Americans to sit back and reap the benefits, because they may take advantage of the opportunity to profit from our big war with the USSR. This made the United States very nervous, and they began to put pressure on the Soviet Union not to use nuclear ** in the war, otherwise all would face destruction.
This is the truth of the "nuclear balance of terror" of the five major powers, that is, once any two countries use nuclear **, the other countries will also be forced to get involved in the war, which will eventually lead to a global war.
Therefore, when our country's first atomic bomb was successfully tested, it actually began to have an impact on Britain's nuclear deterrence. While we can't attack Britain directly, we can strike at U.S. bases in the periphery and other British colonies.
In this case, Britain will not dare to threaten us with the use of nuclear ** again. In addition, in addition to the increase in the strength of our country, the decline of Britain itself was also an important reason why they did not dare to use the atomic bomb in the end.
Britain used Singapore as a base and deployed atomic bombs to threaten our country. However, at that time, independence movements were underway in many Western colonies, including Singapore.
Britain lost control of the Suez Canal and was not militarily strong enough to suppress these independence movements, so it was forced to compromise and delay the independence of the colonies as much as possible.
Against this background, the deployment of the atomic bomb by the United Kingdom in Singapore poses a significant threat to Singapore. When our country succeeded in developing the atomic bomb, it would still be feasible to attack Singapore, even if we could not attack Britain directly.
In this way, the deployment of the atomic bomb by the British would only increase the fear of Singaporeans about their involvement in a nuclear war, thereby promoting Singapore's independence movement and adversely affecting British colonial rule.
In order to maintain its influence in Singapore and the surrounding region, Britain had to withdraw atomic bombs and bombers in exchange for dominance and more benefits in the Strait of Malacca.
Therefore, Britain was forced to withdraw the atomic bombs and bombers used to threaten our country, also because of the decline of its own power, unable to suppress Singapore's independence movement, but also hoping to maintain colonial rule over Singapore.
Generally speaking, Britain did not dare to really use the atomic bomb to prevent China from taking back Hong Kong because of the increase in China's strength and the decline of Britain's strength.
Compared with the United States, which is still powerful today, Britain, which has gradually declined, better reflects the cultural traditions of the previous world hegemon dominated by the Anglo-Saxons. In 1964, when China had not yet developed the atomic bomb, the British Foreign Minister suggested that a nuclear strike be used to solve the Hong Kong problem, but only three years later, China's atomic bomb**, Britain** began to consider changing its attitude towards China.
In this world of the jungle, the relationship between power and truth is vividly displayed. We must admit that it is quite difficult to change the value perception of a people, especially when it was once the most powerful in the world.
From our own experience, the Americans' global push for color revolutions has been almost invincible, but it has failed with us, and the fundamental reason is that we are not compatible with their set of values.
Conversely, for countries like the United Kingdom and the United States, it is useless for you to talk to them about "world unity" and "harmony without difference", because they believe in the basic principle that "a big fist is justified".
Therefore, it is a reasonable diplomatic strategy to follow objective laws and communicate with them "in a way that they understand". This law is that 10,000 verbal ** times is not as effective as a bomber's wing incitement.