The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

Chapter 1059 Level Air Defense Alert

Unparalleled blessings, misfortunes do not come singly!
At the beginning of March, a magnitude 3 earthquake occurred in Gujarat, India.

In just five days, there were more than 3 aftershocks of magnitude 110 or above and more than 3 aftershocks of magnitude 300 or below.

The earthquake caused a large number of buildings to collapse and damaged many roads.

According to statistics, the earthquake caused more than 2.5 deaths and more than 16.7 injuries. The infrastructure in the earthquake-stricken areas was severely damaged and many villages and towns were razed to the ground.

This is the strongest earthquake to hit India since a magnitude 1950 earthquake in 8.

The old town of Bhuj, with a population of 15, has been reduced to ruins. Anjar, the second largest town in Kutch district, with a population of 8, has also been razed to the ground except for some newly built houses outside the city. Thousands of survivors are injured and others are buried in the rubble. The same is true for Pajo, with a population of 4.

The commercial city of Ahmedabad was badly damaged and many people were buried.

A few days after the earthquake, the affected people were furious because India's relief efforts were slow and no much-needed relief supplies were delivered. There were no urgently needed tents, blankets, medicines, clothes or kitchenware in the disaster area.

It was obvious that the war could no longer be fought.

India had no choice but to accept mediation and choose a ceasefire.

The price paid was the two places of Gelnar and Baniberd.

The war came suddenly and ended quickly.

Pakistan also accepted the ceasefire conditions. After all, the border between the two sides is actually the Thar Desert, and asking for more Thar Desert is of no use.

Although the Thar Desert is not as uninhabited as other deserts, the Thar Desert area is very poor, and it is a burden rather than a wealth.

During the three-month war, Pakistan suffered heavy losses and consumed an astonishing amount of supplies and ammunition.

The consumption of supplies and ammunition in modern warfare is horrific, far exceeding that of the 80s!

Pakistan's victory this time is a great encouragement for the whole of Pakistan, after all, it is a victory over a strong enemy.

For Nepal and Khalistan, being able to capture the two cities of Karnar and Panipat means thousands of square kilometers of fertile land.

Of course, the most important thing is to choose to accept the ceasefire conditions at this time, which can also gain a good reputation internationally.

But although the war has stopped, everyone knows that this is not the end of the war, it is just a ceasefire. The parties signed a ceasefire agreement, which means that the war may break out again at any time.

Therefore, all parties have to prepare again and strengthen their military forces to prevent the war from restarting in the future.

Liu Tao secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Sure enough, no one can stop the national destiny!

Then Liu Tao also began to pay attention to another thing, that is, the polar bear 'Mir' space station was about to fall into the Pacific Ocean.

The Mir Space Station is an orbital space station built by the Soviet Union in 1976. It is the first space research center for mankind that can be habitable for a long time, and also the first third-generation space station. It was assembled in orbit from multiple modules over several years.

Although the Americans landed on the moon before the Soviet Union, and the Soviet Union never achieved the goal, the Soviet Union has always been ahead of the United States in aerospace technologies such as launch vehicle technology, satellite technology, and space station technology.

Now that the Mir space station's service life has expired, it's going to fall into the Pacific Ocean. This is a big deal because if this thing hits land, the power of the explosion would be quite large.

The Mir space station is 32.9 meters long, has a volume of about 400 cubic meters, weighs about 137 tons, of which scientific research instruments weigh about 11.5 tons. It orbits the earth at an altitude of 350 to 450 kilometers and takes about 90 minutes to orbit the earth.

The Mir space station was originally designed to last for five years, but by 5 it had been in orbit for more than 1999 years. It has now exceeded its service life and its equipment has aged and cannot be used any more. China's reconnaissance ships, scientific research vessels, and astronomical observatories have been tracking the Mir space station.

Liu Tao also came to a space command center in Beijing.

The flight trajectory of the Mir space station is constantly displayed on the big screen, updated almost once a minute.

The coordinates of the Peace Space Station are constantly updated, and the entire flight trajectory is very clear.

At 8:33 Beijing time, the Polar Bear Krolev Flight Control Center issued the first braking ignition command, and the engine of the "Peace" space station ignited and began to enter the falling orbit.

It was also at this time that the country's air defense forces entered a level one alert state.

At 10:02 Beijing time, the Polar Bear Krolev Flight Control Center issued the second braking ignition command, and the "Mir" space station further adjusted its orbit.

The Mir space station then orbited the Earth twice.

At 13:30 Beijing time, the Polar Bear Kloyev Flight Control Center issued the third braking ignition command, and the "Mir" space station began to enter the atmosphere.

Finally, the Mir space station reached an altitude of 90 to 110 kilometers, and the Mir space station began to disintegrate.

But even at this point, no one dared to be careless.

Because even if it is just a piece of debris, its future explosion may be no less than that of a missile.

With so many fragments, if they shift just a little bit, the deviation will actually be thousands of kilometers.

Therefore, even those fragments are being tracked throughout, especially those that may be heading towards China.

Fortunately, at 14:30 Beijing time, the debris of the Mir space station fell into the designated waters in the South Pacific.

Everyone couldn't help but secretly breathe a sigh of relief, and the air defense force also lifted the first-level alert status.

Liu Tao couldn't help but secretly admire the polar bear's aerospace technology. You know, the 'Mir' space station fell safely in the reserved area of ​​the South Pacific according to the planned orbit. This is the largest controlled fall of an artificial celestial body encountered by mankind so far.

It fully reflects the polar bear's powerful aerospace capabilities.

Liu Tao looked at a small screen again, which showed the 'International Space Station' in space. After the 'Mir' space station fell into the Pacific Ocean, the International Space Station became the only space station for mankind in space.

Anyone who knows a little about the International Space Station would be furious.

But it doesn’t matter. Facts will prove that although the road to independence is difficult for China, China will definitely be able to do it.

If others don’t want you to have something and look down on you, then don’t be discouraged or despair. Fight for yourself and you will surely create a world for yourself.

Liu Tao believes that it won't be long before China will be able to succeed in manned space flight, continuously use its own manned space flight technology to send people into space, and independently build a space station that belongs to China.

Even more, China will certainly be able to realize the dream of manned lunar landing.

He has full confidence in this regard.

The road is difficult, but it will definitely lead to a smooth path.

(End of this chapter)