Chapter 81 Designated Scapegoat
Norman Osborne felt a strong sense of absurdity in his heart, but Karl clearly threatened his son.
He could only hold back a fake smile and said, "Well, I'm just worried that the military will go crazy and launch nuclear weapons at New York."
After hearing this, Karl felt that it was not impossible. With the IQ of the top management in the United States, he could do any nonsense!
After all, the zombie crisis is spreading too fast and may even spread to the whole world.
It is even a high probability that the top leaders of the United States will launch nuclear weapons in order to prevent the spread of the virus.
At this stage, nuclear weapons still pose a threat to Karl. In order to prevent the nuclear bomb from blooming above his head without even knowing it, he raised his left hand and ordered:
"The Red Queen brought up real-time surveillance footage from New York, hacked into US military satellites, and monitored their wartime communication channels."
The watch then projects a holographic screen.
There are both real-time satellite surveillance of New York and internal surveillance of the Department of Defense and the Pentagon.
Even the New York peripheral blockade and the temporary command headquarters are monitored.
Seeing General Ross appear on the holographic screen, Norman Osborn looked surprised.
Unexpectedly, Umbrella's hackers were so powerful that they could invade the military network in just a few seconds.
"Umbrella's hacking skills are so powerful!" Norman Osborne complimented while holding back his displeasure.
Karl smiled and said nothing. He didn't even need telepathy to know that the old guy must be scolding him in his heart.
At this moment, a new situation appeared on the holographic projection screen. General Ross, the Pentagon Department of Defense, and the President of the White House started an emergency war situation online meeting.
Carr and Norman Osborne turned their attention to the meeting.
White House President Matthew Ellis first asked: "General Ross, what is the situation in New York now?"
Ross reported solemnly: "The situation is very bad. It has been found that this is a biochemical virus attack launched by Hydra!
Millions of people in New York have been infected, and the number of casualties cannot be counted yet.
And judging from the current infection rate, it is estimated that in two days, this metropolis will completely become a zombie city. "
Hearing that the situation was so bad, President Matthew asked: "Are there any efficient measures to control this infection rate?"
Ross shook his head helplessly and said: "I'm sorry, Mr. President, this is a biochemical virus that has never been seen before, and we have no way to control it for the time being."
President Matthew looked ugly: "Can't you even slow down the infection rate?"
Ross still said helplessly: "I'm sorry, but the military has no way to deal with this extremely terrible biological virus."
President Matthew asked again: “Is it possible to cure this biological virus?”
Ross was well prepared to reply: “I have urgently summoned dozens of international biologists to conduct virus vaccine research.
However, the current research progress is not optimistic, and it is still unknown whether this unknown virus can be cured. "
President Matthew looked at the senior officials of the Ministry of National Defense, hesitated for a while and asked: "Do you think it is necessary to release large-yield nuclear weapons to eliminate the virus threat?"
For a while no one dared to respond.
After all, if you say you agree directly, you will definitely be yelled at by the people if someone finds out later.
General Ross did not want to be a sinner for agreeing to release nuclear weapons, so he revealed bad news.
"Mr. President, there is no need to drop nuclear weapons at all because this virus has actually spread beyond New York.
Judging from the infection rate of this virus, I am afraid that all cities in the United States will turn into a sea of zombies within a few months. "
President Matthew frowned and retorted: "But nuclear weapons can quickly eliminate a large number of zombies and control the scale of the zombies.
Otherwise, if millions of zombies rush out of the city, can you stop them? "
Ross also fell silent. He was very reluctant to use nuclear weapons, not because of his unbearable conscience.
But because once he orders the launch of nuclear weapons.
Even if he is just a tool to issue orders on behalf of the president, due to the pressure of public opinion afterwards, the president is likely to push him out to calm the anger of the people.
Therefore, Ross hypocritically advised: "But there are still more than 20 million uninfected civilians in New York.
That’s tens of millions of human lives!
Do we really want to do this? "
He did this mainly for vaccination, and then he could say: "I have persuaded the president, but the president still insists. As a soldier, I can only carry out the orders of my superiors. Everything is the fault of the president!"
And President Matthew does not want to be the second president in American history to order the launch of nuclear weapons.
He didn't want this kind of opportunity to leave his name in history. The president who threw two little boys into Sakura Country last time was still being criticized.
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But in the current dire situation, using nuclear weapons is the only way.
And it is foreseeable that after this biological crisis, he, the president, will definitely step down early, so he doesn't care about getting more infamy.
After all, there are too many lice and it doesn’t itch.
After thinking carefully, President Matthew began to order with a serious face: "General Ross, as the President of the United States, I grant you the authority to use nuclear weapons."
Ross frowned and said: "This does not comply with the procedures. The regulations for unlocking nuclear weapons require the Ministry of Defense and the Chief of General Staff to come forward. The nuclear password must also be verified."
President Matthew interrupted: "This is a secret operation, and it is a wartime situation. Time is tight. Let us save those cumbersome procedures.
General Ross, you are just a soldier, and it is your obligation to resolutely execute orders! "
Ross's face was full of reluctance, and the president clearly wanted to take the blame.
Can you even skip the process of unlocking nuclear weapons?
If the president had said anything afterwards, it would have been General Ross who overstepped his authority.
Then wasn't he being roasted on the fire by the president?
But Ross saw the generals of the Ministry of National Defense, all keeping their mouths shut and not saying a word, for fear of having anything to do with him.
Ross thought about it for a while, and it seemed that he was determined to take the blame.
He spoke slowly: "Mr. President, after this crisis passes, I will take the blame and resign.
The career of a soldier is not suitable for me. Maybe I should become a respectable Secretary of State. "
This is Rose negotiating the terms. He can take the blame, but he must provide sufficient benefits in exchange.
Anyway, he has long had the idea of entering politics, and the position of Secretary of State is his qualification.
President Matthew thought for a few seconds and agreed to General Ross's conditions.
"May God bless America, Amen!"
Seeing that the president was still acting coy before shutting down the online emergency military intelligence meeting, Ross took the lead to log off with an expressionless face.
After the war situation meeting ended, Ross sat alone at the conference table in the headquarters and said quietly:
"Then let me be the devil who ordered the launch of nuclear weapons."
By invading the military network, Karl, who had watched the whole secret meeting, raised his eyebrows and said quietly to the old Norman beside him:
"They are really planning to use nuclear weapons. This is really bad news, isn't it?"
