CHAPTER 634: CHAPTER 305: [1980: SHIFTING OFFENSE AND DEFENSE] (4K)

Yu Feng took out the intelligence on the United States.

In just five short years, the Soviet Union had gradually reached its peak and then suddenly declined, causing a sense of inexplicable shock among the Blue Star players.

At this time,

the Blue Star players also wanted to see what the situation was like in the United States.

After all, the sanctions later on were really severe.

Yu Feng looked at the data and began to speak:

"First, it’s 1976, right?"

"In this year, the United States held its presidential election."

"And the incumbent president lost the election unexpectedly due to pardoning the former president’s crimes."

"This is understandable."

"After all, the entire United States wasn’t foolish."

"After the former president committed crimes, the vice president succeeded him without issue, but then immediately pardoned all the former president’s crimes."

"This is treating the law as a toy."

"Although, being constitutional, the American public couldn’t refute it."

"But clearly,"

"such a president could not be re-elected."

"The newly appointed president of the United States started off by cutting his own hand."

"Reducing the military budget proportion."

"It reached the lowest point since the Vietnam Federation war."

"There was a lot of criticism internally in the United States."

"Mainly criticizing that he reduced the deterrent power of the United States."

"Then came the shift in diplomatic strategy."

"Using ’human rights’ as a slogan to reshape the moral leadership image of the United States."

"To put it simply,"

"this newly appointed president of the United States believed that force couldn’t deal with the Soviet Union, so he changed strategies, differing from the usual military race of previous presidents."

"Instead, he proactively cut military expenses and then began to reshape the United States’ image as a ’moral’ leader."

"If military force doesn’t work, then pursue it culturally."

"However, this approach faced quite a lot of criticism in the United States at the time."

"But this is a long-term strategic influence."

"More on this will be mentioned later."

Yu Feng continued as he spoke:

"Then in this year, the economic inflation of the United States deepened."

"The inflation rate was 9.1% alongside a 7.8% unemployment rate, making the domestic situation unfavorable as well."

"But the United States could still manage."

"While the Soviet Union was fully expanding."

"Then came 1977."

"In this year, the new president’s diplomatic strategy began implementation, using means such as terminating military cooperation and economic sanctions to pressure the South African apartheid regime."

"But the effect wasn’t great."

"Or not at all."

"Instead, it gained quite a bit of ’moral and reputational’ praise internationally."

"At the same time,"

"not only was military spending cut, but military aid to Argentina, Chile, and other federations was also ended."

"This led those federations to turn to other parties."

"This move significantly reduced the influence of the United States in Latin America."

"So there was a lot of criticism."

"And in this year,"

"the energy crisis dilemma erupted."

"Since the United States’ oil imports and exports accounted for 50%, the ’Energy Act’ was promoted in an attempt to find alternative energy."

"But similarly, short-term results were hard to achieve."

"There were already many internal opposing voices."

Yu Feng was looking through the data and continued:

"Then it was 1978."

"In this year, the economic crisis in the United States worsened."

"The US Dollar exchange rate plummeted by 15%."

"The Federal Reserve raised interest rates to 20% to save the situation."

"It can be seen."

"While the Soviet Union was aggressively expanding, the United States was still dealing with internal problems."

"And for the past two years, the new president’s policies of reducing military expenditure."

"Appeared to the Soviet Union as a sign that the United States had conceded."

"That’s why the previous situation arose."

"Also in 1978,"

"The Soviet Union’s global expansion had reached its peak."

"While the United States was still dealing with internal economic problems."

"It’s just that no one knew the subsequent developments and changes would happen so quickly."

"Then in this year, there was also another event."

"Under the United States’ mediation, the Republic of Egypt and the Federation reconciled, which led to the collective severing of diplomatic relations by Arab region countries with the Republic of Egypt."

"To put it bluntly, it was seen as a betrayal by the Republic of Egypt."

"Kicked away."

"Then came 1979."

"In Europe."

"NATO approved the deployment of 108 Pershing Missiles and 464 ground-launched cruise missiles in the Western Empire to ’equally deter’ and force the Soviet Union back to the negotiating table."

"Everyone sits down and talks together."

"But facing NATO’s dual action of deploying missiles as a threat, while trying to force the Soviet Union to negotiate, their thoughts were clear."

"The Soviet Union expressed."

"’What negotiations?’"

"’What level of player are you, trying to negotiate with me?’"

"The fact is, the current Soviet Union had expanded to its peak, coupled with the belief in the United States’ weakness, it now resembled the world leader."

"Naturally, they wouldn’t pay attention to these threats."

"Moreover, the range of these threats was limited."

"An 1800-kilometer range is too far compared to their 5000 kilometers."

The Blue Star viewers in the live broadcast room didn’t know what to say.

Is...

The people on ’Earth’ really that straightforward and crude?

Or have they been playing ’Republic’ too long?

So when they look at these foreign actions, they all seem straightforward and crude?

Considering the United States’ actions over these five years.

If it were the Republic’s players, they would definitely think there was some hidden conspiracy beneath the United States’ military spending cuts and this ’human rights’ slogan.

They would not rest until they figured it out.

While on the Soviet Union’s side, it was simply believed.

The United States has conceded.

They have already declined, now is the best time for me to take action.