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So there is no need to worry about not having enough nuclear bombs.

The nuclear bombs that humans now possess are enough to destroy humanity ten times over.

Many people don't understand.

Why do two countries need to keep so many nuclear bombs?

These are not just one or two hundred, but thousands of nuclear bombs.

A really crazy amount of equipment.

It just happens to come in handy now.

If you just want to blow up the Disaster Planet.

A nuclear bomb with a yield of 244 billion can certainly do that.

But this requires thinking about the consequences.

Because after the explosion, it just turned into fragments.

The asteroid itself did not disappear.

What's more, in the universe, it is a vacuum.

The power of nuclear bombs is not as great as we imagine.

Nuclear bombs can have such powerful destructive power on the blue planet.

One is the nuclear radiation contained in it, which can cause irreversible long-term damage to living things.

Another thing is the shock wave caused by a nuclear bomb.

But in a vacuum environment like the universe.

There is no air at all.

So there is no such thing as a shock wave.

And nuclear radiation is for dead objects like asteroids.

There is no effect at all.

Therefore, the efficiency of nuclear bombs intercepting asteroids is only about 3%.

Yes, the efficiency is just that low.

But there is no way, this is the most powerful weapon of mankind.

But the debris after the explosion is also a big problem.

Such a huge asteroid was blown up.

The scattered debris could also cause a huge disaster.

Although it will not destroy all of humanity, it will cause great suffering to many people.

Therefore, it is not feasible to directly use a high-yield nuclear bomb to completely shatter an asteroid.

Unless it is at a very far place, it will explode directly at a very far place away from the blue planet.

But if it is very far away, this method is not necessary at all.

Thrusters and small-yield nuclear bombs can be used to change the orbit of an asteroid little by little.

So the final plan is to destroy part of it and then change the orbit of the remaining asteroid.

The X-rays and heat energy produced by the nuclear explosion instantly vaporize the surface material of the asteroid, and the jet recoil force pushes it off its original orbit.

The destroyed part can also be broken down into smaller pieces.

The remaining large part directly pushes it off track.

That’s right, the current plan is to blow up part of it.

The fragments created by the destroyed part are within an acceptable range.

The remaining part of the Disaster Star will cause its orbit to change.

This is the most reasonable solution now.

In this way, only 10 billion equivalents are needed.

Several of the five permanent members of the UN Security Council worked together to transport all the necessary items to the Kourou Space Launch Center in France.

Through their joint efforts, they directly assembled everything that needed to be assembled in the plan.

All the astronauts have rehearsed this exercise several times in the past few days.

Strive to make everything perfect.

This is not just a simple work mistake, but it may ruin the fate of the entire human race.

Two aerospace technicians who traveled thousands of miles to the Kourou Space Launch Center.

Take some time out from your busy schedule to get together.

It’s not that they are lazy, but the people above force them to rest.

Because during these two days, some staff members were in a state of excitement.

It could also be caused by extreme anxiety.

Put them in an overloaded working state.

This is not a good thing; what they need is stability.

So making some people work eight hours a day forces them to rest.

Although they said they were not tired, they were still allowed to rest.

Let the rest of the people do the work for them.

They needed a foolproof plan, so they made a backup plan, and a backup plan for the backup plan.

We also made preparatory plans for the preparatory plans.

Ensure that nothing is truly foolproof.

Prepare multiple people for one important position.

If something happens on the same day, someone else can take over immediately.

Just use whoever is in better condition that day.

If you fail, you will be a sinner to all mankind.

So these two people, they are now in their rest time.

One of them handed over a cigarette.

The other party took it, lit it and started smoking.

"Huh." Looking at the lit cigarette butts, the two men squatted casually in an open space.

There is no sign that the two are high-end aerospace personnel.

"What do you think our chances of success are this time?" the man who just smoked asked curiously.

"Everything depends on human efforts. I think there is a high probability of success." Another person answered, but he changed his mind the next second.

"No, it will definitely succeed. We have prepared so precisely."

“It brings together so many top talents from all over the world.”

"How could I fail? I will definitely succeed." He looked into the distance with a firm gaze.

In fact, only very few people within the Five Permanent Members knew about this.

The success rate of this plan is less than 30%.

Don’t be fooled by the fact that the success rate seems to be less than one-third.

This is actually very high!
You should know that before this, some countries have conducted similar technological explorations.

But they all achieve their goals by deflecting the asteroid's orbit little by little over a long period of time.

Like now, just blow it up.

That has never been tested.

On the one hand, the whole world is watching you.

You can't use a nuclear bomb to launch into space.

Who knows if you are going to bomb other countries?

Or is it really used to blow up asteroids?

In addition, after the explosion in space, a large area of ​​radiation will be formed.

It is a direct violation of the Outer Space Treaty and could spark international conflict.

For various reasons, there was no opportunity for experimentation.

This is the first time, and it may be the last time.

The 30% probability is an overestimation.

The rest of the options are even more unbearable.

But on the surface, they need to declare to the outside world that it is 100%.

It will definitely succeed, and it will definitely succeed.

There is no possibility of failure.

Because humanity at this moment needs this kind of encouragement.

Otherwise morale will be lost.

Just like the few days when the news about the Disaster Star was announced.

Some small countries collapsed in less than a day.

All theories are invalid in the face of the end of the world.

No one can predict how everyone will behave.

Soon the day of launch arrived.

On this day, people all over the world stayed up all night.

Because if the launch fails tomorrow.

Humanity will be destroyed.

Rocket travel takes time.

In fact, the best time is to launch an interception directly on the day it is discovered.

It's just not possible to finish everything that day.

It was delayed until now to be launched and everything was completed within ten days.

It's already a miracle among miracles.

Never before has humanity worked so closely together.

Launching now is like a gamble.

No one will be surprised by any consequences.

But it is still countless times better than the result of the Disaster Planet directly colliding with the Blue Planet. (End of this chapter)