The sun never sets

At the strong request of Comrade Chen Tianhua, the most core people in the government departments were qualified to know the secrets. The price was that they would live under the secret surveillance of the Purge Committee from then on.

Chen Tianhua didn't care about it. He was a typical representative of selfless dedication. Others might have other ideas, but on the surface they all agreed with Chairman Chen. So they knew that the military was secretly developing new bombs and vehicles.

Now, the "Zhurong Plan" that cost so much manpower and material resources has finally produced results. Chen Tianhua and other comrades have some doubts about the power of the new bomb. How powerful can the bomb be?

Napalm bombs are very powerful, and battleship main guns are also very powerful. Even if the power of an "atomic bomb" is ten or a hundred times stronger than that of napalm bombs and battleship main guns, it is not worth spending billions of RMB on it, right?

Lin Yongchang did not explain too much. Under the arrangement of Chief Engineer Wang Changhao, he entered the bunker 40 kilometers away. The accompanying personnel all changed into protective clothing and put on goggles, making full preparations.

According to calculations, when an atomic bomb explodes, in addition to the traditional lethality, it will also emit excessive amounts of harmful radiation. In order to avoid radiation sickness, a full set of protective clothing must be worn on board even on hot days.

"Is it necessary to go to such trouble?"

Someone murmured. They had already been to the scene to see the bomb hanging on the iron tower, and then took a car to the bunker dozens of miles away. At such a long distance, no matter how powerful the bomb was, it would not have any impact here.

"This is a rule!"

Wang Changhao is no longer a young boy with a green face, but a serious middle-aged man. He used to be lively and active, but now he is very methodical in everything he does. Scientific work requires a serious and earnest spirit. Even when facing the decision-makers of the Alliance Central Committee, Wang Changhao did not make any concessions.

"Either put on protective clothing or leave immediately!"

The faces of those who were scolded immediately turned red. They had been in high positions for a long time, but had rarely been scolded like this.

Lin Yongchang ignored what was happening around him. After putting on his protective suit, he picked up the telescope and looked in the direction of the bomb. The people from the Military Commission and the General Staff also changed into heavy protective clothing.

Chen Tianhua glanced at the people who were muttering, changed his clothes silently, then picked up the telescope and stood next to Lin Yongchang.

The distance was too far to see anything now. Only after the bomb exploded could we see the red-hot atmosphere and the rising mushroom cloud.

Chapter 918 Peace

Before the detonation, Wang Changhao introduced the working principle of the atomic bomb to Chairman Chen Tianhua and other comrades. Of course, it was very brief, so that laymen could understand it. The principle of confidentiality applies at all times, even when facing national leaders.

The concern was not that the country's leaders would betray the country and surrender to the enemy - at least this reason could not be used openly - but that the leaders would inadvertently leak secrets.

There are many things that are separated from the truth by a thin piece of paper. If you pierce through it, you will feel that it is too simple and nothing; but if you don't pierce through it, you will fall into confusion and despair, thinking that the road ahead is long and dark, and you can't see where the way out is.

".......The concentration of the fuel in an atomic bomb must be very high. The detonation of a nuclear bomb requires a critical volume, that is, the neutrons produced by spontaneous fission in the fuel must trigger a fission within the fuel volume. Therefore, the fuel of the atomic bomb is made into two

The blocks are smaller than the critical volume, and after combining, they form a hemispherical shape larger than the critical volume. When detonating, TNT is used to bombard the two blocks of fuel so that they are fully combined and larger than the critical volume, thus completing the detonation..."

These are all basic concepts, they just point out the general direction, and it doesn’t matter even if they are leaked.

Since Chen Tianhua learned that the country was secretly developing the epoch-making super weapon "atomic bomb", he spent one or two hours every day to understand the development process of nuclear physics and paid attention to domestic nuclear physicists. He found that many nuclear physicists had disappeared six or seven years ago.

The People's Revolutionary League did a good job in keeping secrets. After all, there were too many spies everywhere. Many important departments and projects had secret-keeping bureaus set up to conduct irregular and uninterrupted audits of internal personnel and to prevent sabotage by external spies.

Most of the leaders of government departments did not know much about nuclear physics, but the comrades of the Military Commission and the General Staff were much better. They had some understanding of the performance and principles of new weapons. Even if they did not know beforehand, they would study intensively before coming to Lop Nur.

Of course, the learning materials must be reviewed by the relevant departments. The principle part is only a rough introduction, and will not involve sensitive words such as specific data and configuration.

Wang Changhao continued his introduction, "...Atomic bombs use fission to release energy. Theoretically, fusion can also be used..."

Seeing that Wang Changhao was about to talk nonstop, Lin Yongchang could only interrupt his endless speech and said, "Okay, Comrade Wang Changhao, let's take a look at the actual performance of the weapon first. The principle can wait until tomorrow to introduce it."

Wang Changhao was a little unsatisfied. "Okay, I'll give the order to the comrade in charge of lighting the fire."

After a series of inspections and feedback, the order to detonate was finally issued. Comrades from the Military Commission, the General Staff, and government departments all put on goggles and looked toward the western sky.

"...Ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, one, detonate!"

Everyone stared at the west direction, nothing happened. The sky was still clear, and the blue sky and white clouds could be clearly seen. But suddenly, a purple-white flash appeared in the sky, followed by a tremor in the earth. Everyone in the bunker could feel the obvious tremor.

Then, there was a dull sound and a strong wind.

Looking northwest through the goggles, one can see a huge dark grey cloud of smoke, with a white column rising from the center of the cloud, forming a mushroom shape at the top and then leaving the column. The top of the column of smoke also forms a mushroom shape.

Even at a distance of dozens of kilometers, one could feel the earth shaking noticeably and see the mushroom cloud rising in the distance. The power of the atomic bomb far exceeded the expectations of Chen Tianhua and other comrades.

Wang Changhao was also surprised by the great power of the atomic bomb, but he concealed his shock well and acted as if everything was under control. Seeing the shocked expressions of Chen Tianhua and others, Wang Changhao was very satisfied.

The new bomb was more powerful than expected. Lin Yongchang turned to ask Wang Changhao, "What is the calculated equivalent of this explosion?"

"10 tons of TNT equivalent."

"I think it's more than 10 tons."

Wang Changhao quickly calculated the distance and the vibration in his mind, and then came up with an approximate value. "Well, it looks like the equivalent should be between 30 and 50 tons of TNT equivalent."

"It's too powerful, the explosive force is excessive, and the weight of the atomic bomb is a bit too large. It would be best if the weight of the bomb could be reduced to less than 5 tons."

The Alliance's four-engine heavy bombers can carry current atomic bombs for strategic bombing, but Lin Yongchang prefers to install nuclear bombs on missiles and use them as tactical weapons. This will be safer, less likely to be intercepted, and more efficient.

Weapons are made to be used. People like Einstein and Oppenheimer also participated in the theoretical research of the atomic bomb. They were very worried about the power of the new bomb and believed that the use of such weapons would cause large numbers of civilian deaths.

Some scientists are also worried that the use of atomic bombs will lead to the extinction of civilization. Their worries are completely groundless. It is only a few hundred thousand tons of TNT equivalent. Even if it is multiplied by a hundred times to tens of millions of tons of TNT equivalent, it can only cause some damage to the surface of the earth.

For the entire earth, the power of nuclear bombs is almost negligible.

Weapons are made to be used. Lin Yongchang plans to stockpile dozens of nuclear bombs, both for tactical and strategic use. Once the war breaks out, he will use nuclear weapons to neutralize all enemies. That would be a real blitzkrieg, not the bloody quagmire on the Western Front.

The battle between the Syndicalists and the Axis was fierce and long. Both sides had a lot of troops and technical equipment, so the fight became a mutual consumption of lives and equipment. The two major camps in the war were actively trying to win over the [People's Revolutionary League]. Even if the alliance had an atomic bomb, it would be useless.

Lin Yongchang was not in a hurry. Whether the trade unions or the Axis won, they would have to fight the Alliance. World hegemony could not be transferred peacefully. It would inevitably require the deaths of hundreds of thousands, millions, or even tens of millions of people.

In another world, the Americans always sit on the sidelines and watch the fights between the two sides, waiting until the two sides are exhausted and the outcome is about to be decided before they leave.

In order to take advantage of the situation, the US government still needed to arm tens of millions of troops and flatten Japan and Germany before it could even get close to becoming the world's hegemon.

Next, together with the Soviet Union, it dismantled the British and French colonial systems, and only then did it become the overlord of half the world.

[People's Revolutionary League] If we want to establish a new world order, we cannot be satisfied with just liberating half of the world. We will need more lives as sacrifices.

Lin Yongchang felt that the atomic bomb was not powerful enough, and that the hydrogen bomb plus the intercontinental missile was the real guarantee of peace.

Chapter 919 Axiom

After the atomic bomb exploded, some staff went to test various data, but because the radiation was too severe, in order to ensure the personal safety of the comrades, they had to wait for a few days. Only when the heavy protective clothing could block the residual radiation did the working group go deep into the center of the explosion to take samples.

Therefore, it was not until the third day that photos of the explosion site were taken. In the developed photos, it can be clearly seen that the town under the nuclear bomb has been completely destroyed. Houses, cars, armored vehicles, tanks and bunkers have all been turned into dust... No, not turned into dust, but more like burned into ashes and turned into molten iron.

At the center of the explosion, the tower completely disappeared, and on the ground appeared some quasicrystals that had never appeared before. Quasicrystals are similar in atomic composition to crystals, but they are not the same and do not repeat in a regular, brick-like pattern. It looks like the crystals have been squeezed or stretched by external forces, causing deformation and loss of symmetry.

Quasicrystals are also called impossible materials. They have a unique, non-repeating structure and are difficult to obtain under normal circumstances. They can only be produced in the process of a nuclear bomb explosion. However, it is hard to say what the discovered quasicrystals will do. It may promote the development of materials science, or it may just lead to some isolated, irregular conclusions.

All objects placed below the center of the explosion were destroyed, and houses and items a little further away were also severely damaged. This was expected. What was unexpected was that after the explosion, many mottled and strange shadows appeared on the ground and walls, which made people feel chilling.

According to experts' analysis, the main reason for these shadows is actually related to the atomic bomb. The explosion of the atomic bomb not only causes nuclear radiation with huge lethality, but also releases huge light and heat radiation due to the impact of shock waves and various light and heat energies.

At the moment of the explosion, the shadows of people or objects played a certain role in blocking the exposure of light and heat radiation. Therefore, those shadows left on the wall or the ground are all because the objects were exposed to the light and heat radiation when the atomic bomb exploded, leaving traces of obstruction.

Therefore, after the atomic bomb explosion, these traces also turned into shadows, engraved on the walls and the ground.

[People's Revolutionary League] They were not as crazy as the United States, which used living people for nuclear bomb explosion experiments. They did not place humans near the explosion site, but instead set up some dummies, just like the plastic models in the window.

In the explosion of the nuclear bomb, the dummy turned into ashes, leaving only some shadows on the ground and the wall.

After watching the nuclear bomb explosion, Lin Yongchang, Chen Tianhua and others left Lop Nur and returned to Chang'an. They did not need to wait for the results in Lop Nur. When the results came out, they would naturally be sent to Chang'an as soon as possible.

At another central meeting, nuclear physicist Zhao Kai gave everyone a detailed account of the damage caused by the first atomic bomb explosion. The equivalent of the nuclear bomb that exploded was calculated to be 38 tons of TNT, twice the calculated result. The specific killing effect was clearly shown in photos and film and television materials.

Lin Yongchang was not very interested in the photos and introductions, he had known all this for a long time. He also knew that 35 tons of TNT equivalent was just a small matter, and once the hydrogen bomb was released, the TNT equivalent of the explosion would soon be pushed to the level of tens of millions of tons.

Comrade Chen Tianhua and others were more or less shocked. Although they had seen the explosion of an atomic bomb, they were still somewhat wary and terrified of its destructive power.

This kind of powerful weapon is of course good for attacking the enemy, but what if the enemy uses it on one's own head? For example, if an atomic bomb is detonated over the Weiyang Palace, what will be the consequences?

Reinforced concrete is very effective against ordinary bombs, but not so effective against atomic bombs. In fact, there are some ordinary weapons that can effectively damage reinforced concrete, such as the "Gustav Cannon" made by the Germans, which played a great role in the battle with the French Red Army and was also bombed many times.

Although the actual combat efficiency is very low, the "Gustav Cannon" can indeed penetrate all existing fortresses. A few months ago, the German media boasted about the powerful power of the "Gustav Cannon", claiming that the super cannon with a caliber of 800mm and a range of more than kilometers was the crystallization of German technology and a destructive weapon that could end some wars.

Well, in fact, the "Gustav Gun" was certainly not that powerful. After being bombed by the British and French air forces, Germany had to hide the cannon. There was also news that it was destroyed.

Who knows? This is not the first time that governments have lied with their eyes open during war.

When wars are going on, governments often talk nonsense, fight each other, and behave like they are schizophrenic.

The Gustav cannon was powerful, but compared to a nuclear bomb, it was nothing. Chen Tianhua and other comrades who had heard about the nuclear bomb were both worried and excited.

With such a powerful weapon, can we order the Syndicalists and the Axis to cease fire? Can we establish a new international order based on the political stance of the Alliance? Will we enter an era where justice triumphs over power?

"........."

Lin Yongchang knew that many comrades were idealistic, but the atomic bomb was not that powerful. Chairman Mao had proposed the strategic idea of "preparing for an early and large-scale nuclear war" and made many preparations for nuclear war, such as the famous Third Line Project.

It can be seen that nuclear bombs are not omnipotent, but they have increased the cost of war to a level that the great powers cannot afford. Moreover, the principle of atomic bombs is not complicated, but the difficulty lies in the purification of raw materials, which requires strong industrial strength.

The Alliance cannot guarantee that it is the only one with nuclear bombs, unless it monitors the entire world and uses nuclear bombs to attack anyone who is researching and manufacturing nuclear bombs. If it really does this, the ideology that the Alliance has worked so hard to build will collapse.

Even if it is really so brutal, there is no way to guarantee that other countries will not secretly build nuclear bombs, nor is there any way to completely suppress the resistance of other countries. Military strength cannot solve all problems. For example, in another world, did the United States and the Soviet Union decline and even disintegrate because of their weak military strength?

Lin Yongchang was very worried that the Human Innovation Alliance would follow the old path of the Soviet Union and the United States, wanting to make money without doing anything, only to find in the end that termites had already eaten away at the country's foundations.

Chapter 920 Breaking

The General Staff of the People's Revolutionary League has made many plans to deal with the situation where the trade unions win or the Axis wins. The battle plan will be constantly adjusted according to the changes in the actual situation.

Now that the alliance has nuclear bombs, the battle plan can be revised. However, the existence of nuclear bombs is still top secret. A few people in the General Staff know this secret, but most people don't know it. Therefore, the battle plan has not been overhauled or revised. It is still based on the existing weapons and equipment and mobilization system to formulate defense or offensive plans.

The assembly of a nuclear bomb is a very troublesome matter, and the storage of nuclear materials is an even more difficult matter. The enriched uranium that the Alliance currently possesses is only enough to make three atomic bombs. One third of it was used up in the Lop Nur experiment, and the remaining enriched uranium is only enough to make two atomic bombs.

New atomic bombs can only be made after the next batch of enriched uranium is purified to a purity of more than 90%. According to the progress of various factories, the time is about 10 months later if the alliance does not manufacture and use more centrifuges.

There is no shortage of raw materials, and what limits production capacity is industrial strength. Centrifuges require a lot of electricity to work, and the alliance's power generation is increasing every year, especially after the power generation of the Three Gorges Dam has increased to the expected value, the electricity consumption in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River has become much more abundant. However, the demand for domestic industrial and agricultural electricity and residential electricity is also growing, and the electricity available for purification of nuclear materials is not so abundant.

This makes it impossible for the alliance to continuously produce more nuclear bombs like it produces cars and trucks. Unless, as before, the electricity for residents is cut off when the weather is not so hot, but that will inevitably cause strong dissatisfaction among the people, which is not in line with the wishes of the central government of the alliance.

Life should only get better and better, not go backwards. Have we entered a wartime system, or participated in a world war? Under what pretext should the central and local governments cut off electricity to residents from time to time?

It is always easy to find excuses, and it is normal for the government to fool the people. However, the People's Revolutionary League is still in its golden age, and neither Lin Yongchang nor Chen Tianhua will allow the government to fool the people.

We cannot think that having nuclear bombs means that the country is secure and that we can do whatever we want to the people. Once the bottom line is broken, it will be broken many times, until all kinds of dirty and dark things become blatant and commonplace, and the cohesion of the country will be reduced to a very scary level.

[People's Revolutionary League] is so large in size and has such a complicated internal situation. If it really comes to that, there will inevitably be flames everywhere. If it does not explode like the Soviet Union, it will fall into a civil war like the United States.

After the successful atomic bomb test, Lin Yongchang had conversations with comrades such as Chen Tianhua, Yang Du, Sverdlov, Molotov, Dajuewu Shizhen, Wang Hu and Zhdanov to discuss whether to disband the vanguard, whether to relax control over private media, and how to protect the rights and interests of the people.

Then, Lin Yongchang discovered that he was the only one who was somewhat pessimistic about the future, while everyone else was very optimistic or didn't care much.

For people like Sverdlov and Dajuewu Shizhen, the improvement in people's living standards is visible to the naked eye. Over the past few decades, many new problems have emerged, and there have been occasional minor setbacks, but overall, things are getting better.

The degree of electrification in cities, towns and rural areas has increased, medical systems, pension systems and social insurance systems have been established, the average life expectancy of the people has increased to 78 years, and the per capita meat consumption has increased.

The level of eggs, milk and fruits has been improved...This is not a small good thing, but a big good thing. What else is there to be dissatisfied about?

Lin Yongchang admitted that the alliance has made great achievements in both material production and spiritual civilization, but we must also see the problems hidden beneath the surface.

Since Comrade Chen Tianhua came to power, he has vigorously promoted the country's urbanization progress. From the perspective of economy and management, the higher the degree of urbanization, the better. The country can receive more taxes, provide public services to more people, and the government's expenditure will become less. It is simply a hundred benefits with no harm.

But is there really such a good thing in the world? Only good things, without any bad things?

As far as Lin Yongchang knows, many places in the alliance have begun to use various means to promote the progress of urbanization. This has led to the emergence of super-large cities such as Shanghai, Chang'an, and Moscow, and has also caused the rapid expansion of the urban proletariat.

Most people working in cities are in a situation where they can’t make ends meet. If they lose their jobs, even eating becomes a problem.

Isn't this a problem worth being vigilant about? The urbanization rate of the Union is about to reach 50%, which means that the urban population is more than million. If an economic crisis occurs... Don't say that the Union will not have an economic crisis. If you embrace capitalism, you must accept everything that capitalism brings.

Although the coalition government has given many explanations, using "characteristics", "special", and many fancy new concepts, this cannot conceal the fact that the coalition has learned a lot of capitalist practices.

Going back to the planned economy is not an option, but going forward is full of pitfalls. Using development to cover up problems is one way, but high-speed development will always come to an end, and there will always be a time when technology stagnates. How should we solve domestic economic problems at that time?

Lin Yongchang has some solutions in mind, including large infrastructure, real estate, and financial innovation. Moreover, if things go wrong, there may be industrial hollowing out, and building factories in developing countries will leave greater risks, but it can also extend life for decades.

Maybe by that time there will be a solution.

Wang Qi thought that Lin Yongchang was thinking too far ahead. It was good to have a long-term vision, but he also had to pay attention to the road ahead. "I know you want to maintain the consistency and coherence of policies," Wang Qi said. After stepping down from the position of President, he saw many things more clearly. He understood Lin Yongchang's concerns. "Since you have decided to solve the problems of the trade unions and the axis in the next term, why don't you take charge of the overall situation yourself?"

This was something Lin Yongchang had not expected. "I have already served two terms as president. According to convention, I should not serve a third term... This would leave a bad impression on future generations."

"You just think too much, so you are not happy."

Lin Yongchang was stunned. Was he not happy? No?

Wang Qi continued, "I've been free for the past few years, and I've read a lot of history books. I've found that every dynasty would make improvements to the shortcomings of the previous dynasty and leave behind ancestral laws. But no matter how ingenious the design is, it will lose its effect after a hundred years, or even less. No matter how much we do now, someone will find an excuse to break the management in the future, unless it is fixed in the form of law."

Immediately, Wang Qi himself denied this statement, "Even if it is written into the laws and regulations, it is not impossible to break it."

Chapter 921 Intervention

"We can't ignore the present for the sake of future matters," Wang Qi said. "Let's do the present matters well first. Comrade Chen Tianhua has postponed the retirement age of central government officials to 70. You can still work for another years. Twenty years is enough to solve the problems you mentioned."