Chapter 1662 1664 [Stride forward]
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Xiang Nan received a gift of nuclear physics knowledge from Qian Sanyi long ago, and has a detailed understanding of atomic bombs, hydrogen bombs, neutron bombs, and nuclear power.
So when he came into the R&D group, he was immediately effective. At that time, Chinese people basically didn't know how to develop an atomic bomb, and they still relied on the materials, equipment, and scientific researchers provided by the Soviet Union.
But the equipment, materials, and personnel of the Soviet Union were not given for free, so domestic atomic bomb research can be said to be struggling. However, Xiang Nan's joining completely shattered the Soviet Union's knowledge monopoly and greatly accelerated the research and development of the atomic bomb.
In March 1955, China's first atomic bomb was successfully detonated in Lop Nur, Xinjiang, with an equivalent of 50,000 tons of TNT, which was several times more powerful than the little boy and fat man dropped by the United States on Japan.
The strong shock wave generated by the explosion circled the earth several times, and it was even observed by the observatory located in the United States.
When the news came, the world was shocked.
No one would have imagined that China, which was poor and penniless and penniless in less than six years after the founding of the People's Republic of China, would be able to master the world's top weapon technology so quickly, which is really amazing.
You must know that France, one of the five permanent members, has not developed it yet.
Even the Soviet Union did not react. They also thought that China was asking them to cooperate, to provide equipment, materials, and personnel.
But I didn't expect that people are not quiet, and they have already made the atomic bomb. And the power is so powerful, enough to destroy the world, it is extremely powerful.
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In the same year, China's first short-range surface-to-surface missile, Dongfeng No. 1, was successfully tested.
Although its range is only two hundred kilometers, and its explosive power is only equivalent to two thousand pounds of high explosives. But its birth still declares that China has successfully taken its first step from scratch.
Everything is difficult at the beginning, if you take the first step, the second and third steps will be easy.
Therefore, the symbolic significance is far greater than the actual combat significance.
The successful test launch of the Dongfeng No. 1 missile also made China one of the few countries in the world that can manufacture its own missiles.
Especially when China already has an atomic bomb, the successful test launch of the missile has shocked the outside world even more.
Because once the missile and the atomic bomb are combined, the range and lethality will be immeasurable, so it is naturally cause for concern.
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But before the outside world calmed down, in April 1956, after more than a year, China's first hydrogen bomb was also successfully tested in Lop Nur, with an equivalent of 3 million tons of TNT.
The news once again surprised the world.
Because the Soviet Union's hydrogen bomb just exploded last November, China detonated its own hydrogen bomb so quickly, which shows that its nuclear bomb technology did not come from the Soviet Union.
This is a very incredible thing.
Before China’s first atomic bomb test was successful, many countries and many people thought that China was aided by the Soviet Union, so it was able to be so fast.
But it now appears that China did not rely on Soviet technology at all, but relied on its own capabilities to successfully develop the nuclear bomb. This couldn't help but be more surprising.
It is reasonable to say that China lacks talents, resources, equipment, and foundations, and its science and technology cannot develop so rapidly.
On the one hand, he is the most famous. He is the pioneer and founder of quantum mechanics, string theory, and the Big Bang theory. People who don't know him, don't say that they have studied physics.
On the one hand, he also has quite in-depth research in the field of nuclear physics, and his accumulation in this area is no worse than Oppenheimer, the father of the atomic bomb.
In addition, after he returned to China, he disappeared soon. Until now, he has not appeared in public for several years. Therefore, there is reason to believe that he is going to develop nuclear weapons.
After reaching this conclusion, many people feel that talents are rare.
Especially French President Charles de Gaulle, is even more envious.
France has also been developing nuclear weapons over the years, but let alone hydrogen bombs, they haven’t even worked out atomic bombs yet.
Compared with China, whose economic strength, scientific and technological strength, and hardware facilities are far inferior to France, but now it has atomic bombs and hydrogen bombs, how can this not make him angry.
"If I had known today, I shouldn't have let him go back to China." He grumbled. You must know that Xiang Nan was still a professor at Brown University back then, and he went to the United States after leaving France.
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In 1958, China built its first nuclear power plant with a generating capacity of 200,000 KW, which can save nearly 5 million tons of coal every year.
The completion of the nuclear power plant made history again, making China the third country in the world to have a nuclear power plant. The completion of the He power plant also shows that China's nuclear technology is quite mature enough for civilian use.
This can't help but surprise the Soviet Union and the United States. You know, the nuclear power plant in the Soviet Union has only been built for a few years, and it is still experimental.
The first formal commercial nuclear power plant was built in the United States, but it was only completed in 1957, and the power was only 90,000 KW.
In comparison, the mainland is only one year behind the United States, but its power is more than twice that of the United States. It can be seen that the nuclear power technology in the mainland is more mature and advanced than that of the United States, which makes them very puzzled.
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In the same year, China tested its first self-developed missile and successfully hit a target 500 kilometers away. China has also become one of the few countries in the world that can make its own missiles.
The advent of this weapon shocked the world.
Because of the range of 500 kilometers, it has been able to hit many places.
Before, after the mainland developed atomic bombs and hydrogen bombs, the United States still smoothed things over. It is not scary to say that China has bullets but no guns. But now China has clearly built the gun.
In the same year, China also successfully tested the first domestically produced fighter jet, and named it J-6, code-named Falcon.
This fighter was designed by Xiang Nan. Xiang Nan inherited Kim Jung-hwan's knowledge of fighter jets and has a very in-depth research on fighter jets.
He knows all about the designs, layouts, and functions, so now that he has come up with the design plan, it is naturally eye-catching.
The J-6 designed by him can reach twice the speed of sound on average. In terms of speed alone, it can already be included in the second-generation fighter jets.
However, the J-6 aircraft lacks missiles, more advanced avionics systems, and radar systems, so compared to the Soviet MiG-21 and the American F11, it is still a bit behind.
But its birth is enough to break the technological monopoly of the Soviet Union, the United States, the United Kingdom and other countries, making China one of the few countries in the world that can develop its own second-generation fighter jets.
The advent of the Falcon has also effectively guaranteed the safety of our country's airspace.
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(end of this chapter)