Reborn Before the Apocalypse: My Backing is the Nation

Chapter 200 Atomic Detonation
Sun Changhe's question, on the surface, seemed to be directed at the expert, but for some reason, all the attendees simultaneously felt that it was directed at them.

Is it really not possible?!
Is it that they truly lack this industrial capability, or is it because Jiang Yang's existence has provided them with some kind of "escape route," thus making them lack the capability?
"Without Comrade Jiang Yang, would we still be able to say 'we lack the capability' so readily in the face of this world-ending crisis?!"

Sun Changhe's voice struck the hearts of every attendee like a heavy hammer.

Thousands of attendees fell silent simultaneously.

After an unknown amount of time, the deep, powerful voice of the leader of the decision-making group reached people's ears.

"I agree with Comrade Sun Changhe's opinion."

"I agree."

"Agree."

One voice after another rang out, expressing their opinions and views. Finally, everyone raised their heads, their expressions filled with determination.

"No matter what, we must give it our all in this life."

Even if we ultimately fail to complete this project, we can still say with a clear conscience that we did our best.

Even if, starting from this life, Comrade Jiang Yang's ability to reincarnate was stripped away by that unknown being, causing us to truly perish because we failed to complete this project, if we could know this in the afterlife, we would have no regrets or remorse.

"On behalf of the World Government and all members of the Decision-Making Group and the Council, I hereby announce that, starting today, we will go all out to advance the black hole interception project!"

From this moment on, every individual, organization, and factory living on this blue planet must unite.
Everything in the world must give way to the black hole interception project. We will spare no expense and make no sacrifice for this project.

This meeting has concluded. The black hole interception project is now initiating!

wow——

Enthusiastic applause resounded throughout the virtual conference room.

Jiang Yang looked over and saw faces that were either familiar or unfamiliar.

His face remained serious and solemn, without the slightest sign of relaxation or excitement.

As if performing a most sacred ceremony, with this solemnity and reverence, with this most enthusiastic applause, people signed a contract with their truest selves, a contract of the highest legal force:

Regardless of future success or failure, from this moment on, we will do our utmost and try our best to save our civilization with our own hands.

Even if we ultimately fail, we can still say those words without regret or remorse.

We did our best, so we have no regrets even if we die!

After the meeting, the hibernators once again went back to their posts.

Industrial production and the organization and allocation of manpower under extreme circumstances still require their experience. Jiang Yang, on the other hand, was once again free.

At least for now, his most important task was complete. What followed was beyond his control, so all he needed to do was wait.

Did humanity ultimately complete this project, successfully intercepting the black hole, altering its trajectory, and ending this apocalypse, or did all their efforts prove futile and ultimately fail?

Jiang Yang didn't know.

He only knew one thing: the difficulties of reality would not be improved by a high spirit.

No matter how determined we are, those difficulties and obstacles still need to be addressed in a practical way.

That's the production, manufacturing, transportation, and deployment of 3.6 million hydrogen bombs with a yield of 10 megatons each...

Time slips away quietly.

Professor Yu Qing, a nuclear physicist, sat on the podium, looking at the familiar faces before him—faces he had at least interacted with online, even if he hadn't met them in person. He slowly began to speak.

"I am honored to have been appointed by the World Government to serve as the leader of the hydrogen bomb manufacturing project team."

Starting today, our engineering team will take full control of and coordinate all industrial forces worldwide related to hydrogen bomb manufacturing, and execute the World Government's order to complete the production of 360 million hydrogen bombs within 60 days.

Those of you selected to be members of the hydrogen bomb team are clearly experts in nuclear physics, hydrogen bombs, and military engineering. I believe the difficulty of this mission is self-evident.

Professor Yu Qing let out a soft sigh: "I won't try to motivate everyone or say anything unrealistic or useless platitudes."

Frankly, this task is almost impossible to complete. There are simply too many difficulties from all sides.

Meanwhile, apart from our hydrogen bomb team's mission, the rest of the entire black hole interception program faced no less difficulty. After all, simply producing enough hydrogen bombs is useless; the most important thing is to deploy them to the designated locations within the specified time.

This means that even if we eventually complete the hydrogen bomb production mission, it may still be of little use to the overall situation.

but……"

Professor Yu Qing's voice suddenly rose: "My requirement is that you focus on your own mission and ignore everything else! The other components of the black hole interception project, such as the transfer and launch of the hydrogen bomb, are all irrelevant to us. We don't need to worry about whether they can be completed; just focus on doing our own job well!"
At the same time, I do not require that the production of 360 million hydrogen bombs be completed—yes, I do not mandate it, and the world government has not given us any requirement to complete it.

The world government and I have only one request.

Go all out and do your best! Do whatever it takes!
As long as you can pat your chest and say without hesitation or guilt when the end of the world comes, "I've fucking done my best!"
This project had no assessment, no supervision, and no evaluation. Or rather, the only assessor and supervisor was himself!

Do you understand?

Professor Yu Qing's neck veins bulged as he roared out those words.

At that moment, hundreds of experts attending the meeting responded simultaneously.

"understand!"

"Alright, let's break down the mission now!"

First, there's the production capacity of the hydrogen bomb factory.

Director Zhao Xinhai, you are the production capacity manager nominated by the 27 hydrogen bomb factories. Please speak to everyone.

Zhao Xinhai stood up, gave a slight nod to all the attendees, and then said:
"At present, all 27 hydrogen bomb factories in the world are in a low-level production mode, producing less than 1000 new hydrogen bombs per year, with most of their efforts focused on the maintenance of old hydrogen bombs."

If we were to mobilize all resources and maximize hydrogen bomb production capacity, we are confident that we could increase the production rate of standard hydrogen bombs to an average of 60 per year.

This number is still far from the 36 million hydrogen bombs required for this black hole interception project. Moreover, this project requires production to be completed within two months, which translates to an annual production of 360 million bombs, a full 2160 times the current production capacity.

Reaching this production capacity is indeed very difficult.

We not only need to fully tap the production potential of existing facilities, but also need to build hundreds of temporary factories in a very short time. We need to recruit hundreds of thousands or even millions of workers who have never had experience in hydrogen bomb production before, and put them into the production line after short-term emergency training.

The difficulties and complexities involved far exceed what ordinary people can imagine. I can say without hesitation that to complete this production task, the total number of people mobilized may need to reach over ten million.

However difficult it may be, after a thorough discussion, our engineering team believes that there is actually no need to worry too much about this aspect.

Although hydrogen bombs are highly technologically advanced, once the technological barriers are overcome, their production process is no different from that of ordinary industrial products.

To obtain a sufficient quantity, we simply need to invest enough manpower and resources. With world governments currently pushing forward with black hole interception programs, we believe we are fully capable of producing the required number of hydrogen bombs within the stipulated timeframe.

Of course, there's a prerequisite.

His gaze suddenly sharpened: "There is an ample supply of raw materials."

Most of the raw materials used in the hydrogen bomb manufacturing process, whether special steel, high explosives, or control components, are essentially industrial products. Expanding production capacity is difficult and involves the mobilization of countless human and material resources, but under the current circumstances, it will not pose an obstacle.

The only obstacle is the fission raw materials, namely uranium-235 and plutonium-239.

Assuming that an average of 10 kg of fissile material is needed as the detonator for a hydrogen bomb, 3.6 million hydrogen bombs would require a total of 360 tons of fissile material.

"Can we produce that much fission material right now?"

The principle of a hydrogen bomb explosion is that isotopes of elements such as hydrogen and helium enter a fusion state under extreme high temperature and pressure conditions, converting mass into energy.

This is predicated on an environment of extreme high temperature and high pressure.

This is similar to nuclear fission using uranium and plutonium as fission fuels, but with even higher requirements.

A fission bomb, also known as an atomic bomb, creates this high-temperature, high-pressure environment using high-explosive chemical explosives. The energy of the explosives is used to extremely compress fission fuels, causing them to enter a fission state and release energy.

The environment required for a fusion bomb, also known as a hydrogen bomb, cannot be achieved using high-explosive chemical explosives.

Only an atomic bomb could meet the requirements.

That is, every single hydrogen bomb, without exception, contains an atomic bomb that serves as the detonator.

High-explosive chemical explosives detonate an atomic bomb, which in turn detonates a hydrogen bomb.

Without the atomic bomb, there would be no hydrogen bomb.

360万颗氢弹，就需要360万颗原子弹作为起爆炸弹，就需要3.6万吨铀-235或者钚-239。

This is because technological advancements have pushed fission fuel to its limits, greatly reducing the yield of the atomic bomb required for each hydrogen bomb.

At this point, there are no exceptions, no room for negotiation.

The laws of physics show no mercy to people.

Faced with this question, Professor Yu Qing looked at another nuclear physics expert.

(End of this chapter)