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Volume 1 Pioneer of the Times Chapter 1260 The Ferocious Giant (Part 2)

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    Chapter 1260: The Ferocious Giant (Part 2) There is insufficient light in the cabin because all the portholes are covered by aluminum alloy plates. From inside the cabin, you cannot see the movement outside the aircraft. You can only hear the low roar of the aircraft engine.  The only source of light in the cabin was those small light bulbs. The dim yellow light was weakly projected onto the faces of the passengers in the cabin, making them look strange.  (Niu Wen Novel ~ Read Novel Online) Among all the passengers, more than half are foreigners. Although they have different nationalities, their expressions are all the same serious, because they are about to witness a "new concept"  Weapons experiments.  Among these foreigners, there are scientists, weapons experts, Asians, Europeans, and Americans. They all received invitations from the Chinese government to participate in this weapons test. They first rushed to Tianjin from various places.  After gathering in Tianjin, they were arranged to board two heavy-duty long-range transport aircraft of the Chinese Air Force, flying all the way west, taking a break at an aviation base in northwest China, and then flying directly to their destination.  Among these foreign scientists, the one with the most complicated mood was Mr. Niels Bohr. He rushed to China with a brigadier general of the U.S. Army. In order to catch up with the weapons test, they had to fly over the Arctic route.  , first went to the Far Eastern Republic, and then flew from the Far Eastern Republic to Tianjin, China, where he met a military attach¨¦ of the U.S. Embassy in China, and then boarded a plane to the western region. Naturally, the journey was tiring along the way, and there is no need to go into details about it, and Bohr  My husband's mood is also quite complicated.  On the one hand, Bohr himself was an important member of the U.S. atomic bomb research program. The U.S. was able to create the atomic bomb, which was also due to Bohr. But on the other hand, when he learned that Chinese scientists had also successfully developed an atomic bomb,  After developing practical atomic weapons, Bohr was very surprised that the leaders of the atomic weapons research project team announced by China were actually his students at the time, He Ping and Yuan Zi. These two people were not only Bohr's disciples, but also had  Served as Bohr's laboratory assistant for a long time.  Bohr was very emotional. It took him several years to complete the design and manufacture of the atomic bomb with top scientists from all over Europe and the United States. However, China's atomic weapons research team completed the design purely with China's own scientific and technological strength.  The development plan of this kind of doomsday weapon naturally owes to He Ping and Yuan Zi. What force made teachers and students embark on this path of opening Pandora's Box at the same time?  And don¡¯t forget, it is said that another of Bohr¡¯s disciples, the German Heisenberg, was also developing atomic weapons for Nazi Germany.  Although Bohr insisted that there was a problem with the statement that Tokyo was "completely destroyed" by the atomic bomb dropped by the US Air Force, he must also admit that the atomic bomb caused a large number of civilian casualties. If the US president and the military would "completely destroy"  If "reduce Allied casualties" is used as an excuse to defend this, then Bohr, as a scientist, seems to be unable to completely get rid of the contradiction deep in his heart. Science is supposed to benefit mankind, but now it is used to kill.  And destroying civilization is not the original intention of scientists.  ??Chinese newspapers call the atomic bomb a "doomsday weapon", which is completely justified.  However, while the Chinese are reflecting on the emergence of this doomsday weapon, they are also quietly studying this weapon. Is this ambivalent mentality very similar to Bohr's mood at the moment?  Bohr himself could not find the answer. He could only sit quietly in the corner of the cabin, studying a mathematical formula under the dim light above his head. This formula had nothing to do with the atomic bomb, it was just a mathematical conjecture.  , Bohr used this way to pass the time. After all, this flight journey was really long, especially the psychological feeling.  Finally, an officer of the Chinese Air Force appeared in the cabin. He shouted several times in several languages, seemingly telling these foreign passengers that the plane was about to land. Once the plane landed, there would be cars coming on the runway.  When picking up these foreign guests, everyone is asked not to run around after getting off the plane.  Bohr quickly put away his mathematical formulas and waited for the plane to land.  A few minutes later, two heavy-duty long-distance transport planes finally landed at an unknown airport. The passengers on the plane had no idea where this place was. They could only judge based on the shadow of the sun that they were heading west.  No one can be sure whether Fei has reached Central Asia.  After getting off the plane, Bohr and the U.S. Army Brigadier General beside him first observed the nearby terrain and found that it was a Gobi Desert, and the desert could be seen in the distance.  "Where are we?" Mr. Brigadier General seemed to be saying to himself. His name is Groves, and he is the deputy director of the Construction Department of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. He not only presided over the completion of the Pentagon project of the U.S. Department of Defense, but also the United States  "Manhattan"The person in charge of the "Project" was once Bohr's direct superior. "Maybe it's on the edge of a desert somewhere in China."  " Bohr's words were basically nonsense to the Brigadier General, so the topic ended here. At this time, several passenger buses drove to a stop near the aircraft. Guests from all over the world boarded the buses under the leadership of the officers, and soon  , the bus pulled everyone away from the airport and drove slowly on a simple road built in the Gobi Desert. It stopped fifteen minutes later. When everyone got off the bus, their eyes were immediately caught.  A building on the north side of the road attracted me: "Is that a rocket?  Brigadier General Groves put his hand on his forehead to block the dazzling sunlight and looked at the building. Indeed, the steel building itself was nothing special. The key was the slender object next to the building.  It is the focus that attracts everyone's attention, and that building may only serve for its erection. The reason why Mr. Brigadier asked this is mainly because if it is a rocket, it is too big. "It should be.  It's a missile, just like the V2 used by the Germans on the African front. The building next to it should be the launch pad of the rocket. I can't believe that the Chinese rocket technology is more complicated than the Germans.  " The attach¨¦ of the U.S. Embassy in China corrected it and sighed at the same time. "I seem to understand what is going on with this 'Ghoulish Giant' test.  "The brigadier general reacted quickly and quickly connected the scene in front of him with his mission. "You mean, the Chinese have combined rocket technology with atomic bomb technology?  "Although Bohr was a little slow, he quickly caught up with Mr. Brigadier's thinking rhythm. "If you want to know the answer to the riddle, you should wait until your student comes over and ask him in person.  "The brigadier general saw a group of Chinese scientists coming towards him, so he hurried up with Bohr. "Teacher Bohr, you are well.  " He Ping recognized Bohr at a glance, and Bohr immediately realized that the man in front of him was the always taciturn Chinese assistant at the Institute of Theoretical Physics in Copenhagen. "You plan to use a rocket to load an atomic bomb for a live bomb test?  "Bohr was not too polite and went straight to the topic. "Yes.  "He Ping nodded. "Aren't you worried about the experiment failing and being in danger?  "Bohr was very worried. After all, using a rocket to load an atomic bomb for a live-fire test is much more risky than using a bomber to drop an atomic bomb. Aren't the Chinese worried about the failure of the test? "This is a big desert, very vast, and uninhabited.  , and this is a short-range missile firing test. We have shortened the range of the missile so that its range does not exceed two hundred kilometers. More importantly, today's test is not the first time that the 'Giant' missile has been launched. Before this  , we have conducted several simulation warhead launch tests, and the test results are very satisfactory. The performance of the 'Giant' missile is very good, and the possibility is very high.  As for the performance of the nuclear warhead, it is also quite reliable. Moreover, if it is set to detonate at high altitude, it is relatively safe and the possibility of failure is very low.  "He Ping was full of confidence. "What is the maximum range of this missile, which you call a 'giant'?  U.S. Army Brigadier General Groves asked He Ping, and the embassy attach¨¦ acted as a translator. He Ping was slightly surprised by the Chinese language proficiency of the U.S. embassy attach¨¦, and then he shook his head. "About the specific details of the 'Giant' missile  Performance, this is top secret, I can't tell you, but I can tell you that this missile has a very long range. Just look at its diameter and length and you will know why I say that.  " After He Ping finished speaking, he looked at the missile that had been erected and being refueled. Others also looked at it. Although the distance was several hundred meters, because of the fuel refueling soldiers as a reference,  Therefore, the size of the missile can be estimated. Indeed, the missile is indeed very tall. According to Bohr's visual inspection, the length of the missile should be at least more than 20 meters, and the maximum diameter should be more than two meters, which is larger than the German V2 missile.  According to common sense, the missile should be loaded with more fuel, and its range will be further. Brigadier General Groves, who was standing next to Bohr, also came to a similar conclusion. His face became quite ugly, but his face became quite ugly.  , Bohr¡¯s next question made Mr. Brigadier immediately realize an important detail, which he had just ignored. ¡°How much does the atomic bomb you put in the missile warhead weigh?  What charge was used?  "Bohr asked He Ping. He Ping gave an answer very happily without any hesitation.   "The atomic bomb was codenamed 'Ju Heng Type 9'. It used uranium charge and its weight was less than half of the 'Ju Heng Type 1'. Since the successful test of the air-dropped atomic bomb, we have been working on small-scale atomic weapons.  Optimization and lightweighting have now achieved quite satisfactory results, thanks to the development of our country's electronic technology and the progress of material science. "This answer means nothing. Bohr can actually understand that this is also a military secret.  , He Ping may be taciturn, but this does not mean that he is dull. On the contrary, when he was in Copenhagen, He Ping was always able to complete any work assigned by Bohr very quickly. If he spoke freely, the Chinese side would not  Let him come forward to receive foreign visiting groups.  Bohr also knew that the atomic bomb dropped by the US military in Tokyo, Japan, weighed four tons. This weight was quite difficult to mount even on a B29 heavy bomber. If the atomic bomb was not lightweighted, it would be difficult to carry it with the rocket technology of this era.  , it is difficult to load the atomic bomb on the warhead of the missile.  Based on the data on the size and weight of the Tokyo atomic bomb, Bohr believed that the weight of the 'Giant Haunted Type 9' atomic bomb in front of him was likely to be controlled below two tons, or even around 1.5 tons, so we can estimate based on this.  What is the payload of this "Giant" missile?  The data estimated by Bohr are not far from the truth. The total combat weight of the "Giant 9" nuclear warhead is 1.5 tons, and the payload of the "Giant" missile is exactly 1.5 tons. In order to achieve such a large  The payload of this missile uses multi-stage propulsion technology. The missile body is composed of a two-stage fuel tank and an engine. It uses liquid fuel, and in order to increase the thrust of the engine during take-off, the range has to be sacrificed. This "giant"  "The missile's longest range is actually only two thousand kilometers, and it cannot be called an "intercontinental missile."  However, even so, the "Giant" missile is still the longest-range and most powerful missile in the world, and it is also the world's first medium-range strategic ballistic missile that will officially enter active service. If today's test is successful,  China's strategic air force will immediately be equipped with this powerful strategic weapon.  As the main person in charge of China's atomic weapons project, He Ping is not responsible for the design of the "Giant" missile. The main reason why he appeared at the test site was to install the shockingly destructive "Giant 9" nuclear warhead into the missile.  In the warhead, if this test is successful, "the giant ferocious is the first strategic nuclear warhead to officially enter active service." When I learned that the warhead of the huge rocket in front of me has been equipped with an atomic bomb with an explosive yield of more than 40,000 tons  Afterwards, all the foreign guests present turned pale, including Bohr, even though they had been informed that the nuclear bomb fuse had not yet been installed. ¡°Are we just going to stand here and watch the rocket launch?  "Bohr asked He Ping. "No.  We will watch the missile launch from an underground bunker five kilometers away from here.  Please rest assured that the bunker is very strong, hidden fifteen meters below the ground, and has underground passages. If the test fails, even if the atomic bomb explodes, we can safely evacuate the test area.  " He Ping's words made everyone feel relieved. Although they felt that the distance of five kilometers was still a bit close, since the governments of various countries sent themselves here to find the truth, the task must be completed. " At nine o'clock in the morning, the missile launch test started on time.  There is no need to go into details about this scene. Perhaps the historical significance of this "Ghost Giant" test can be understood through a telegram sent by Brigadier General Groves to the President of the United States the next day. "Mr. President, please forgive me.  In my opinion, the greatest power of atomic weapons is reflected in the ammunition depots storing aerial bombs and missile launchers. When atomic weapons are used on a large scale in wars, victory or defeat no longer matters, because in this  In a nuclear war, there is no winner.  The Chinese's 'Ferocious Giant' test undoubtedly heralded the arrival of a new era, and this new era was pioneered by Chinese scientists. While the U.S. Air Force was still using bombers to drop nuclear weapons in an almost suicidal manner, the Chinese Air Force no longer needed  Weapons with wings. In the new arms race, China is once again at the forefront of the world. In my opinion, the "gadgets", "fat men", "little boys" and "skinny men" of the United States cannot be regarded as real  Doomsday weapon, the real doomsday weapon is China's 'Hideous Giant'.  "Imagine the scene when a ballistic missile falls to the ground from the atmosphere close to the edge of the universe at more than ten times the speed of sound With the current technological means, no weapon can intercept the 'Ferocious Giant'.  Perhaps, as Mr. President has said, when atomic weapons come on the scene, this war will soon end.  Yesterday¡¯s experiment gave Mr. Bohr great mental stimulation. As a scientist, Mr. Bohr strongly appealed to avoid usingUsing this destructive doomsday weapon, he decided to jointly issue a public appeal with all famous physicists working in the United States. While calling on the allies to calm down, he also called on the governments of Germany, Italy, Japan and other countries to take action as soon as possible.  Make a rational choice, because it is absolutely impossible to intercept extremely fast strategic nuclear missiles by relying on fighter jets and anti-aircraft guns.  I understand Mr. Bohr's attitude very much, because the appearance of the 'Ferocious Giant' is too ferocious. I can't imagine what this weapon will bring to human civilization, but one thing is for sure, since  The United States has taken the lead in using atomic bombs, so don't expect the Chinese to continue hiding such doomsday weapons in the mountains and deserts.  "
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