Chapter 709: Chapter 688: That Night

"Is this all?"

John held Sullivan's handwritten notes in his trembling hand, gripping the printer paper slightly.

The latter stood beside him, slightly bowed, without a word, accepting John's somewhat indignant questioning:

"We voluntarily cut 1,500 nuclear weapons, directly abolished the Wolf Clause, and even agreed to lift trade restrictions. So many conditions only got us an elusive promise?"

"Translate Xu's exact words for me. What does 'only for the defense needs of the country, limited use of lasers as defense' mean?"

John, of course, understood the real meaning behind this vague statement, for it was precisely because he understood it that he was so angry.

Starting from the national defense needs only meant that the laser satellites launched into space would also operate only above their own country's territory.

Doesn't this mean that they had initially planned to deploy globally, but simply scaled down a little?