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Chapter 261 Can Mushroom Bombs Also Detonate?

Back then, in the lead-up to the end of World War II, a large number of nuclear physics experts gathered in the United States in order to build an atomic bomb before Germany.

Einstein, Oppenheimer, Taylor—these people made significant contributions to the development of the atomic bomb, and these people—were all from the squid race!

Therefore, after the founding of the State of David, its first prime minister publicly stated that these people could be manufactured for America, and they could also be manufactured for David! David has no shortage of talent!

Once the talent problem is solved, the next issue is materials.

As everyone knows, centrifuges are needed to manufacture mushroom bombs. However, this mainly refers to uranium bombs. There are three isotopes of uranium in nature. Uranium-238, which is not easily fissile, accounts for a high proportion. Therefore, it is necessary to use physical methods to eject uranium-238 and leave uranium-235, which is easy to fissile. This requires a large number of centrifuges to work in stages and consumes a lot of energy.

Even a country like David's couldn't afford it.

Fortunately, there is another way: burn uranium-238 in a nuclear reactor to turn it into plutonium-239, which is prone to fission! And it doesn't matter if it's mixed with the former, since they are two different substances that can be separated chemically!

The Dimona nuclear reactor does exactly that; it consumes very little energy and can even provide energy to other systems. Their mushroom bombs are primarily plutonium bombs.

With the previous nuclear leak, the Dimona nuclear reactor is essentially rendered useless. The Davidians will not be able to produce nuclear fuel in the short term and will have to rely on their existing stockpile of mushroom bombs.

With nuclear materials available, the design of the mushroom bomb also required careful consideration.

Early versions used a two-hemispherical structure. A single piece could not produce an uncontrollable chain reaction, but when the two pieces were placed together, the volume would exceed the critical volume. One of the pieces could be pushed over, or a strip could be inserted between the two pieces. The former is an implosion structure, and the latter is a gun-like structure.

Regardless of the method, the fuse first detonates the explosive, which then triggers an uncontrollable chain reaction in the nuclear material, accumulating a large amount of energy in a short period of time, thus causing an explosion.

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The explosion of the first Volcano-3 triggered a terrible reaction!

Under the scorching flames of over 2,000 degrees Celsius, the ammunition truck and personnel were instantly reduced to ashes, and the two mushroom bombs were also ignited at that moment!

The explosives inside were detonated instantly.

Boom! Boom!

The energy from the explosion propelled the two plutonium hemispheres together. Instantly, countless neutrons shot out, some directly colliding with other plutonium nuclei, ejecting even more neutrons. These neutrons then collided with even more plutonium nuclei, creating a terrifying chain reaction!

However—the interior of the atom is too empty, so most of the neutrons will pass directly through it and then—collide with the neutron reflector material on the outside of the mushroom bomb, reflect back, and then rush towards the plutonium sphere again.

In this situation, with multiple reflections, all the neutrons will hit the plutonium nucleus!

Back then, when the Germans were building the atomic bomb, after calculations, they discovered that it was simply impossible. For an uncontrollable chain reaction to occur, the volume and mass of the uranium block would have to be enormous!

So by the later stages of World War II, they had actually abandoned research on mushroom bombs and turned their attention to reactors.

The Americans were unaware that they were still researching and struggling with this problem until one day, someone suddenly thought of playing soccer in a room. Theoretically, the soccer ball would bounce off the wall countless times and eventually return to the player's feet. So—problem solved!

At this point, as the number of atomic nuclei struck by neutrons increased, the accumulated energy also grew larger and larger, and finally, this energy was released.

boom!

This explosion was even more terrifying!

The temperature of five or six thousand degrees is the same as the surface temperature of the sun. This heat is enough to melt everything!

Under high temperature and pressure, the surrounding air is rapidly pushed, forming a terrifying shock wave that is enough to destroy everything in its path!

The robust hangars and the nuclear-proof ammunition depots—none of them withstood the test.

If a mushroom bomb were to hit, it would explode in the sky. These buildings have spherical domes, which can reduce the power of the shockwave.

But—the explosion is happening on the ground, and the shockwave travels along the ground, destroying even the strongest walls wherever it goes!

boom!

The second mushroom bomb exploded! The flames from the two bombs merged, forming an even hotter fireball large enough to engulf the entire base. Above the fireball, a plume of black smoke rose, taking the shape of a mushroom. This—this was simply hell on earth!

headquarters.

Melnik stared wide-eyed in horror at the bursting flames. At that moment, only one thought occupied his mind: Damn it, the Nassers actually used a mushroom bomb!

Even if major powers possess nuclear weapons, there's no need to be overly afraid. After all, the key to power relations is nuclear deterrence. If I can destroy you, you can destroy me. This way, no one dares to act rashly, thus ensuring strategic balance. It's just deterrence; war won't actually break out.

But small countries don't have so many concerns. If I'm about to be destroyed, why would I care about the rest of the world?

For example, the Russians have declared more than once that if Russia were to disappear, the whole world would lose its meaning.

That's right, Russia's GDP as a whole country is less than that of one of our provinces, so it's really not a superpower.

At this point, Melnik was unaware that his own mushroom bomb had detonated; he simply assumed that the Nassers had acquired such a weapon.

David's mushroom bomb detonated because their own design was flawed. The Jericho missile's warhead didn't explode because the flames destroyed the fortifications first, and then the flames were less intense. Now, the mushroom bomb here was exposed and caught in the center of the thermobaric bomb's explosion, so of course it was ignited.

Two mushroom bombs are enough to destroy the entire base!

The moment Melnick saw the flames, all the glass shattered, the roof was blown off, and he, along with everyone in the command center, were thrown into the air!

The shockwave was also very powerful!

The No. 3 ammunition depot was also blown away, and raging flames engulfed the remaining mushroom bombs!

In the sky, the volcanoes that were still falling one after another miscalculated. They did not expect such a violent explosion to occur below. The next moment—boom, boom, boom!

The remaining Volcano-3s were detonated, and the fireballs became even more dazzling. That night, the Tarnov base became the most dazzling presence in the world! Even satellites in space noticed the unusual nature of the place, pointing their lenses at it to capture the rays emitted by a nuclear explosion.

Instantly, the alert was triggered! The message was rapidly transmitted back to the Pentagon via communication satellite—the highest level of alert!