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Chapter 1194 The first nuclear explosion

As soon as he got off the plane, Zhao Shouhong met these hard-working scientists. As part of the Hualan nation, these Jewish scientists have regarded themselves as Hualan people. The Jewish nation, who has been wandering in the world for thousands of years, has gained a prosperous and peaceful life in Hualan for the first time, so they work extremely hard.

After coming to the scientific research base, Zhao Shouhong asked for the specific data and principles of the nuclear bomb from Einstein. Although he did not understand some of the professional knowledge very well, he could see that the nuclear bomb tested this time was a detonation nuclear bomb.

In the early days of the emergence of atomic bombs, there were two ways to manufacture atomic bombs, gun-type nuclear bombs and implosion-type nuclear bombs. Gun-type nuclear bombs rely on the critical value of uranium 235 elements. When this substance gathers in large quantities, violent atomic nuclear movements will naturally occur, causing violent explosions.

The manufacturing of gun-type nuclear bombs is simple, low in cost, and low in technical content. However, the biggest problem is that when some uranium 235 starts to detonate, the surrounding substances will be pushed away, thus avoiding the continued occurrence of critical values. Explosions cannot form chain reactions, which reduces the power of the explosion a lot. After calculation, the utilization rate of nuclear charges in gun-type nuclear bombs is less than 3%, and the waste is very huge.

Compared with gun-type nuclear bombs, the utilization rate of implosion-type nuclear bombs is much higher. This explosion method is to use ordinary explosives around to detonate, creating a high-temperature and high-pressure environment, so that the nuclear charge at the center will naturally detonate. In a high-temperature and high-pressure environment, the nuclear charge can fully react because the explosion compresses inward, which allows the chain reaction to continue and thus fully release the energy in uranium 235.

The power of the implosion nuclear bomb is much greater than that of the gun nuclear bomb, but the manufacturing complexity is much higher. Especially the external explosives used as detonators require extremely high power. At present, ordinary military TNT explosives cannot be used at all. With the joint improvement of several chemists, they quickly produced a new type of explosive called Hesorkin.

The scientific name of Black Sorkin is cyclotrimethylene trinitroamine. It is a ring-shaped nitro explosive with strong explosion power, which is 1.6 times more powerful than military TNT explosives. Because it is easy to detonate and has excellent comprehensive capabilities, it has been valued by the military. Now this Black Sorkin explosive is not only ready to be put into the trial production of nuclear bombs, but also intends to be used as ordinary explosives to fully replace the TNT explosives used by the troops.

In fact, for nuclear physicists, the power of the Black Sorkin explosive is still slightly insufficient, but it is the best choice at present. Einstein, Oppenheimer, Curie and his wife worked together to quickly create the first destructive atomic bomb with a TNT equivalent of 50,000 tons, so they invited Zhao Shouhong to visit.

After Zhao Shouhong looked at their atomic bomb materials, he asked about their test plans. After asking, he realized that these scientists were so bold that he was so scared that he was so relished. It turned out that these scientists believed that the first nuclear explosion was just to verify the theory of the atomic bomb and did not require evaluation of various effects. Therefore, they just set up an iron frame on the Gobi desert and hung the nuclear bomb in the air forty meters to detonate.

The scientists estimated the explosion equivalent of the atomic bomb, so they dug some trenches ten kilometers away from the explosion site to cover up. They expected the power of the explosion, but the assessment was relatively conservative and there was no prevention of the problem of radiation dust. If Zhao Shouhong had not been invited to visit, he would probably have lost most of the nuclear physics scientists.

Zhao Shouhong directly called for the nuclear test because the safety measures were too omitted. Zhao Shouhong re-formed the construction plan for the nuclear explosion site, and the staying site of all personnel was placed fifty kilometers away. Underground reinforced concrete fortifications were built, all walls were poured with cement as thick as one meter, and lead plates were added inside.

There is no window in the fortification, and all the scenes of nuclear explosion scenes are transmitted by as many as hundreds of cameras and projected onto hundreds of TV screens. These cameras include ultra-high-definition close-up cameras placed near the fortification, and disposable cameras are placed near a relatively close place. In addition, within a radius of ten kilometers centered on the explosion area, a large number of probes are placed to detect scientific research data.

In order to measure the power of the explosion, Zhao Shouhong mobilized a large number of abandoned tanks and trucks, built a large number of temporary houses and bunkers around the nuclear explosion site, and dummies were dummy in the area of ​​the nuclear explosion. In addition, 500 meters away from the nuclear explosion point, there was a rebuilt town, and dummies were placed in all the houses. In order to strengthen scientific research data, Zhao Shouhong also ordered some cattle and sheep to be placed within a range of five to seven kilometers.

Zhao Shouhong's systematic plan made all scientists admire him. They didn't know how Zhao Shouhong knew so many taboos. Not only were everyone equipped with protective clothing with lead-lined protective clothing, but also a pair of sunglasses that must be carried to prevent strong light from stabbing the eyes.

After everything was ready, the detonation date was set on April 2, 1930, which was fifteen years earlier than the nuclear test of the White Eagle Kingdom in history. After everyone put on their sunglasses, Zhao Shouhong personally issued a detonation order. As the current penetrated the detonator through the long wires, the detonated detonator ignited the external Black Sorkin explosives, and the explosion of the atomic bomb was irreversible.

The high temperature and pressure brought by the explosives erode the uranium 235 at the core, stimulating the activity of uranium atoms. The chain reaction instantly produced huge energy. With the fierce flash, a mushroom cloud soared into the sky, and everything within a range of four kilometers disappeared in an instant. A stream of blue smoke rose from the car a little further away, as if it was blown up dust, but in fact it was the paint on the outside of the car that was instantly vaporized.

The house was also seriously damaged. With the rumbling explosion, a strong shock wave spread rapidly along the ground in all directions. Wherever the shock wave went, the house was pushed down directly, and the ditches on the ground were instantly smoothed out. The panicked cattle and sheep were rolled up by the shock wave and fell heavily on the ground hundreds of meters away.

The huge power made everyone open their mouths. They had never seen such a powerful explosion power. This scene will surely be unforgettable for them for life. Among everyone, the only one who kept calm was Zhao Shouhong. He had seen too many nuclear explosion powers. There were many weapons in later generations that were stronger than nuclear bombs, and he had long been used to this.
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