During the Spring Festival of 2002, An Yi did not reunite with his family, nor did he attend the endless New Year reunions. Instead, he went to the Laizhou Nuclear Physics Research Center and Physics Experiment Base to observe the before and after with government leaders and military commission officials.
Live video of the two nuclear tests.
The first nuclear test occurred in December last year.
The images captured by multiple cameras faithfully record what happened before and after the nuclear explosion as well as the external conditions.
At the beginning of the film, the progress of the development of the Nanhua atomic bomb is introduced. The two atomic bombs developed by the Nuclear Physics Research Center include a gun-type uranium bomb and an implosion plutonium bomb, both weighing less than 2,000 kilograms, and their size can be completely determined by
Existing bombers carry drops.
Since both atomic bombs were used for test explosions and test data in order to improve and develop optimized nuclear warheads, they were not designed as air-dropped bombs, but used barrel-packed atomic explosive devices.
Unlike the two atomic bombs produced by the Americans for the first time in history, which were bulky and inefficient, the samples produced by the Nanhua Nuclear Physics Research Center this time were shorter, leaner, and much more practical. The reason why the atomic bombs were made so well from the beginning
Small, mainly for two reasons:
The first is sufficient preparation time. Weapons-grade uranium that can be used for an atomic bomb was refined in early September last year, and the experiment was scheduled for December, which gave more time for design. Since there is no need for high safety factors
Over-capacity design, as long as it can explode and collect various data, is not very difficult;
The second is that long before the trial production of nuclear weapons, the engineers and ordnance experts at the Nuclear Physics Research Center who were responsible for warhead manufacturing had already performed subcritical test explosions (see previous chapter 1692) thousands of times. As the saying goes, practice makes perfect, and for this design
With a plan in mind, it took almost no time to come up with more than ten drafts, and finally selected the best ones to achieve the best optimization.
Another point is that after more than ten years of accumulation, Nanhua now has more than two million tons of uranium ore, most of which comes from Canada, Australia and South Africa.
As we all know, due to the economic crisis, the economies of Canada, Australia and South Africa have fallen into a long-term downturn. Therefore, we have seen people holding dollars and pounds to collect such easy-to-find uranium ore (uranium ore, pitchblende, crystalline uranium ore, amorphous uranium ore, etc.
All have strong radioactivity and can be easily detected with instruments) and "useless" ores. Excited, capitalists are looking for veins and increasing mining efforts.
After years of mining, nearly 80% of the uranium mines in the Three Kingdoms were plundered by Nanhua-controlled leather goods companies, which was gradually stopped with the outbreak of the war.
In addition, before the U.S. government formally established the "Manhattan Project", Anyi Group also purchased nearly 400,000 tons of uranium ore from the United States, Brazil and other places through layers of registered mining groups. Now uranium mining in Kazakhstan and Mongolia has already
On track, the uranium mine site in northeastern India has also begun construction, so that future nuclear weapons production in South China will be effectively guaranteed.
Since there is no need to worry about wasting precious nuclear raw materials, the engineers and ordnance experts responsible for the design of the atomic bomb can easily go into battle and maximize their strength.
The first nuclear test was full of twists and turns.
The two originally selected times had to be postponed due to sudden sandstorms and weather changes. Fortunately, on December 22, the winter solstice, the meteorological department's forecast was no longer wrong. The weather conditions were good, with clear skies and clear skies.
The cloud is a good time to experiment.
The scene before the experiment appeared on the big screen.
In the middle of the vast, endless desert with thousands of miles of yellow sand, stands a 128-meter-high iron tower. It was the iron tower where the atomic bomb named "Big Pudding" was placed.
Around the tower, there are four- and five-story buildings made of reinforced concrete for experiments, as well as two- and three-story brick-concrete structures. Different experimental objects are placed in different locations inside and outside these buildings.
Detection instruments, photography facilities, etc. are all available, and various animals are eating quietly in iron cages, not knowing that the crisis is coming.
Between the various buildings and in the wilderness beyond, there are parked aircraft, tanks, artillery, armored vehicles and countless very solid-looking fortifications. In the beautiful sea of sand, there are also two small warships. All of these things are
It will be tested in the following experiments.
Subsequently, the scene of the movie changed, and the camera clearly moved underground. A large number of experimental instruments were placed in various dim rooms. The staff and guards were evacuating in an orderly manner. Judging from the time, it should be two or three days before the experiment was carried out.
What happened during the hour.
At ten o'clock in the morning, as the countdown of the central automatic control system ended, a bright and huge fireball suddenly appeared on the ground, kicking up dust on the ground, causing heat waves to roll, and the fire to shine.
On the movie screen, violent winds and waves set off by bright red flames swept across the earth and were invincible.
Huge roars continued to be heard from the sky and the earth, and powerful shock waves spread rapidly across the vast desert. Thunderous thunders shook mountains and seas.
The huge shock wave, like the autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves, completely destroyed everything it came into contact with.
The violent flames, mixed with dense smoke and dust, together with the soil and gravel melted by the high temperature after the explosion, formed a huge red cyclone that continued to climb upwards.
When the huge air wave rose to an altitude of five or six hundred meters, the rolling red clouds and flames gradually formed a huge mushroom-like thing. As the big mushroom climbed, its color continued to change. From the beginning
dark purple, turned into orange-yellow, and then continued to spread, becoming larger and larger in shape
At this time, the colors displayed in the movie can also be compared to a kaleidoscope.
Due to the live shooting by multiple cameras, it can be seen that the entire desert has been shrouded in a strong and dazzling light that is even many times stronger than the midday sun.
The colors of the movie screen are constantly changing, gold, crimson, purple, gray, blue... are displayed in turn, impacting the hearts of everyone watching the movie in the large conference room.
The intense and long-lasting terrifying roar coming from the movie speakers made the government leaders and military commission officials who had witnessed the nuclear explosion with their own eyes look pale at each other, almost thinking that the end of the world was coming.
At this time, the screen switched to the control center one hundred kilometers away from the nuclear explosion site. The central computer quickly calculated the intensity of the nuclear explosion, which was about 21,000 tons of TNT, which was consistent with the results calculated on the computer before the experiment.
Exactly the same.
Seeing this, everyone in the large conference room couldn't help but stand up and applaud warmly.
Ou Yaoting, Jiang Yunshan, Xu Ziliang, Ngo Dinh Diem and others who knew the inside story of the nuclear test for the first time were so excited that tears filled their eyes. They never expected that even advanced weapons that only existed on paper in European and American countries had been witnessed in front of them.
With such a devastating weapon, which country can pose a threat to South China in the future?
Jiang Yunshan, Zhou Chongan, Yin Jinan, Hu Jialin, Zhang Chengzhu, Li Jinlong, Gu Changfeng, Lu Guang, Xia Jian, Ye Cheng, Huang Bingyi, Yang Fei, Deng Bin and others who knew the truth couldn't help but look surprised and then thought about it.
What will the emergence of the atomic bomb bring to the country and nation?
Those who are directly involved in management and responsible for R&D work, such as Gong Qian, Ding Molan, Fermi, Strassmann, Lize Meitner, Leo Szilard, Bohr, Planck, Born,
Li Jiaxian and others all looked proud, but if you look closely, you will find the worry hidden in the eyes of many Jewish scientists.
The power of the atomic bomb was so terrifying that the scene after the nuclear explosion was shown on the movie screen:
The entire experimental site seemed to have suffered a terrible catastrophe. The tall iron tower no longer existed. The moment the atomic bomb was detonated, the entire iron tower turned into gas at a temperature of thousands of degrees, becoming a source of energy that boosted the power of the atomic bomb.
Additive, steel-made aircraft
, tanks, artillery, etc., show different results depending on the distance from the explosion point - the innermost part at the center of the explosion has been vaporized, and the slightly outer part has partially melted. The further away, the smaller the loss, but
Most have been scrapped.
The shock wave swept away everything, razing all the reinforced concrete structures in the central area to the ground. The buildings a little further away from the explosion point, those brick and wooden houses have been burned, the roads, trenches and fortifications were filled with sand and gravel, and the animals participating in the experiment,
The center area was almost scorched, and although the outer area was better, the side facing the center of the explosion was also burned. He was dying and screaming in the cage, obviously in extreme pain.
The endless desert, blown by the violent shock waves, appeared in alternating density and undulating waves. The sand and gravel on the ground in the central area were almost all melted into colorful glass.
The movie did not end here. Just when everyone was about to comment, the situation of the second nuclear test was shown again.
The second nuclear test was completed on February 9, only five days before the Spring Festival of the Renwu Year. The site was the Kara Desert Experimental Base, about 400 kilometers away from the first site.
The second nuclear bomb was called "Little Pudding" and weighed only 1,000 kilograms. It was an implosion plutonium bomb. The demonstration results were almost the same as the previous one.
On the movie screen, a fireball suddenly exploded from the top of the iron tower. Smoke billowed from the ground, and waves of fire surged into the sky. The fireball, which kept bursting with flames, jumped higher and higher, straight into the sky, and looked like a huge fireball.
The pillar of fire, against the ever-rolling smoke clouds, shot up into the sky, and soon a huge mushroom cloud formed in the sky.
With the previous shock, the audience can now calm down and silently watch the huge mushroom cloud appearing on the movie screen, the weapons and equipment that were destroyed and twisted into scrap metal, etc. The desert at the center of the explosion point was squeezed into a saucer by high temperature and high pressure.
On the same terrain, within a radius of more than 300 meters from the explosion point, the sand melted and formed a layer of emerald-green hard glassy object like jade.
As the lights came on, a flurry of discussions filled the conference room. Everyone was excited and eager to express their opinions, and the large conference room soon became abuzz with chatter.
Just when An Yi was listening to everyone's opinions with a smile, Jewish scientists such as Fermi, Bohr, Born and others approached An Yi, and Liz Meitner asked on behalf of everyone:
"Dear Mr. Chairman, this is really terrible. It is hard for us to imagine what a miserable end it would be if human cities were attacked by such weapons... We beg you, if it is not necessary, please do not
Is it okay to use this weapon?"
Seeing the hopeful looks in the eyes of a group of scientists, An Yi thought for a moment and replied solemnly:
"This kind of super powerful bomb is just like the poison gas bombs we have already equipped our troops. Its function is to deter and threaten the enemy and maintain peace. For our government and army, atomic bombs are a must, but they are
It cannot be used casually. We, the Chinese nation, are a peace-loving nation. We have always been strict with ourselves and lenient in treating others. We will never do anything like the European and American colonists and Japanese militarists who did something to exterminate the entire nation. Please don't worry."
The Jewish scientists nodded one after another, obviously having deep confidence in An Yi's promise.
An Yi added: "You are all experts in nuclear physics. I hope you can invest in the collection and calculation of nuclear explosion data as soon as possible to reduce the size and weight of atomic bombs, especially to develop ultra-small atomic bombs with an equivalent of tens of tons as soon as possible.
, so that it can be used on the battlefield to save friendly troops while avoiding harm to innocent people."
The scientists thought about it carefully and agreed.
If such a powerful bomb is thrown on the battlefield, it will probably affect many civilians. But if it develops into a low-power bomb, it will be different. It is just a simple military tactical weapon. Thinking about it, everyone feels a lot better.
, so one by one they said they were good and retreated, going back to continue their work.
Ou Yaoting, who has recently been superstitious about Taoist theory of karma and retribution, is worried about the consequences for future generations. He asked worriedly: "Xiaoyi, are you really not going to use this thing? Killing too many people will shorten your life..."
"Dad, why did I lie to you?"
An Yi shrugged and said: "Now we have a variety of weapons that are ahead of the times. Unless the situation is critical, I do not plan to use them. The emergence of the atomic bomb has actually put a curse on the war, unless there is an absolute
Be sure, who dares to use it easily?"
Speaking of this, An Yi lowered his voice:
"Dad, to tell you the truth, I don't plan to use this on land in the short term. I plan to reduce it to the power of dozens of tons of explosives, and then use it for the navy to use small-yield nuclear bombs guided wirelessly by radar.
One shot can sink a battleship with a strong skin, and it is more reliable to deal with aircraft carriers, cruisers and destroyers, so that civilians will not be harmed... With this explanation, dad, you should be satisfied, right?"
Ou Yaoting nodded repeatedly, with a happy smile on his face.
An Yi was also very satisfied. His promise not to use atomic bombs casually did not mean not to use them. If the situation was critical, only a fool would leave such a deadly weapon and watch the country fall.
Moreover, there is a hidden hole in An Yi's words. The Institute of Nuclear Physics is now preparing to develop hydrogen bombs. With the accumulation of technology for atomic bombs, coupled with the powerful computing power of electronic computers, there are also the stories An Yi read when he was a child.
In the vague memory of science and education films about two bombs and one satellite, the research on hydrogen bombs will also take a high-speed road.
A hydrogen bomb is a nuclear weapon that uses the energy of an atomic bomb explosion to ignite the fusion reaction of hydrogen isotope deuterium and other light atomic nuclei, instantly releasing huge energy. It is also called a fusion bomb. The power of an atomic bomb is usually hundreds to tens of thousands of tons of TNT equivalent. A hydrogen bomb
Its power can be as high as tens of millions of tons of TNT equivalent. Its advantage over atomic bombs lies in its low cost per unit area of destruction. At the same time, the reserves of hydrogen and lithium in nature are much larger than those of uranium. The required nuclear
There is no upper limit for raw materials.
However, thermonuclear reactions can only occur at extremely high temperatures, and such high temperatures can only be generated when an atomic bomb explodes. Therefore, hydrogen bombs must use atomic bombs as "detonators" to ignite thermonuclear materials. In the history of the development of nuclear physics, light
The nuclear fusion reaction was actually discovered earlier than the phenomenon of heavy nuclear fission, so it has theoretical support. As long as he continues to study it persistently, An Yi believes that the results will not disappoint him.
Once a hydrogen bomb is developed, using this more powerful weapon against the enemy in the future would not be considered a breach of promise.
Central Asia conducted two nuclear tests not long ago. It is not that other scientific research institutions discovered the anomaly. The reason why it did not attract attention is that Europe and North America, the most technologically advanced countries, are engaged in fierce wars, and the governments and militaries of various countries have no time to distinguish.
Heart.
Moreover, one hour after the first nuclear test ended, the central government of South China announced that a 4.8-magnitude earthquake had occurred in the Kizer Desert, and the second time said that a 4.5-magnitude earthquake had occurred in the Kara Desert in the southwest, according to the Geological Research Institute of the Syrian Government.
The institute also wrote an article in the media questioning whether Central Asia has entered a period of active seismicity.
In order to ensure Nanhua's leadership in nuclear weapons research, all Jewish scientists were closely monitored. Fortunately, these scientific research madmen were not keen on social activities. They squatted in the mountains of Laizhou and were unwilling to move, which saved the intelligence department a lot of work.
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