If an ordinary person were to be reborn, even if their family had fallen into decline, with the advantage of information from their previous life, there would still be plenty of opportunities to become a wealthy and influential figure. But William Lawson is different. If he wants to change the miserable life he had in his previous existence, the first thing he must do is save his family from destruction. If history repeats itself and he ends up on the blacklist, not only would his political career be hopeless, but even trying to go into business and live the life of a wealthy man would be fraught with difficulties.

Relevant authorities would definitely give him “special attention.”

Being born into such a powerful family, having power in your hands is the only guarantee!

Without power, everything else is just an illusion.

William Lawson had thought this through very clearly.

A look of obvious shock appeared on The Lawson Family’s face. He raised his hand to stop William Lawson’s “long speech” and said, “The Star Wars program was meant to bring down the Soviet Union?”

This conclusion is a common one in later generations, but at the time, it was absolutely “earth-shattering.”

Right now, the Soviet Union hasn’t collapsed yet.

No one could have imagined the fall of such an old and powerful nation.

Because of geographical proximity, our country pays extra attention to any changes in our northern neighbor.

“Yes. It was precisely to bring down the Soviet Union.” William Lawson answered with certainty. “America’s productivity and economic strength are far above the Soviet Union’s. The economic strength between the two countries is nowhere near as balanced as their military strength. With both sides possessing weapons of mass destruction, it’s absolutely impossible to conquer the Soviet Union by force. The only way is to use overwhelming economic power to drag down this old rival. The Soviet Union’s planned economy, no matter what, simply can’t sustain the massive expenses of an arms race in the long run.”

“Who told you all this?”

The Lawson Family asked in confusion.

William Lawson smiled, speaking in a casual tone: “Dad, you really underestimate your son. Why would I need someone else to teach me these things? If you think about it carefully, you can analyze it yourself.”

Megan Lincoln gave a wry smile and said, “Weihong, I just can’t analyze things like this.”

William Lawson laughed, “Mom, it’s different. You’re a doctor, your attention isn’t on these things at all. Besides, men and women have different ways of thinking.”

“Wow, you even study that?”

Megan Lincoln exclaimed in surprise.

“Mom, I haven’t studied it, I’m just saying it casually. Besides, these are all common sense.”

Common sense of the 21st century.

Megan Lincoln was left speechless, but when she looked at her son, her eyes sparkled with delight.

“Dad, in a couple of years, once the Soviet Union collapses, the Star Wars program will end too. Just wait and see.”

William Lawson said nonchalantly, as if he were talking about something that had already happened.

“Why do you keep saying the Soviet Union will collapse?”

The Lawson Family pressed him.

“It’s a certainty. After Gorbachev came to power, he carried out reckless reforms without regard for reality, even tolerating people like Yeltsin. He was basically destroying the very foundation of the Soviet Communist Party. Without a strong regime and stable social order, no reform will end well—it will only lead to social unrest… Let’s not talk about that, it’s a whole separate topic… Let’s get back to military reform. Firepower, mobility, and command are the three key elements of military advantage. We’ll talk about firepower and mobility later; let’s start with command. Command must be based on correct analysis, otherwise it’s just blind command. And correct analysis and judgment come from accurate information. Without accurate battlefield information, any command is blind. No matter how strong the firepower or how good the mobility, you can’t win a war. So, if we don’t want to be at a disadvantage in future wars, we must start focusing on the informatization of the military now. Dad, you’re the Minister of Operations—you should understand this even better than I do.”

The always dignified and steady The Lawson Family was almost completely stunned. He stared at his son, unable to speak for a long time. After a while, he finally picked up his teacup and took several sips in a row.

William Lawson quickly stood up, picked up the thermos, and refilled his father’s tea.

He had already placed the thermos within easy reach.

“These… these things, did you really analyze them all by yourself?”

After a long while, The Lawson Family finally asked, still uncertain.

“Yes. I just like to analyze political and military situations in my spare time. The automation and informatization of the military command system is an inevitable trend. If we don’t develop computer systems, we’ll definitely be left behind. But even as we pursue automation and informatization, there are dangers. If we fall behind in computer technology, our command systems won’t be secure and could be completely paralyzed by enemy information attacks at any time. Even if we start now, we’re already behind. If we don’t work hard to catch up, we’ll fall further and further behind. In the next local war involving the United States, we’ll see this very clearly. The U.S. military’s information advantage will be the greatest advantage on the battlefield.”

As William Lawson spoke, he thought of the Kuwait War that would soon break out.