This kind of waiting is really unbearable. Because mankind is about to move towards a forked road in the future, success or failure... Everyone became more anxious after sending the radio waves.
In a meeting that afternoon, many elites gathered and everyone was discussing the next step.
"Sending radio signals may reveal our location!"
"If it is a light-speed strike, we will have been attacked when we detect the other party's fire, and there is no possibility of interception!" Security Minister Xu Yunjin was saying worriedly. He clearly knew the difference between human weapons and real interstellar civilization.
difference.
Light speed strike is the most terrifying attack method. Because light is the highest speed known to mankind, it means that it cannot detect or intercept. This is also the main attack method in future space wars.
Weapons that are close to the speed of light that humans can also use, such as lasers, ion cannons, etc. However, most of these weapons are modified after being removed from the flying saucer. They are all semi-finished products and are only half as powerful. Moreover, theoretically, humans
It couldn't fire a few shots.
"We have shown our willingness to coexist peacefully by sending radio waves. We should also show our muscles appropriately to deter them!"
"It's like firing a warning shot in the air, we should... shoot them!"
Xu Yunjin's voice was loud, and he became more and more energetic as he spoke. He slapped the table angrily: "Yes, that's it. A single shot will prove our strength even more!"
However, his words were immediately opposed by a large number of people. Many conservative experts believed that this behavior was too impulsive. What if aliens were angered after firing?
"If a war really breaks out, no one can bear this responsibility!"
Xu Yunjin directly raised his head and retorted: "If such armed deterrence will lead to war, it only shows that the other side's attitude is very tough. We can't pretend at all. Sooner or later, war will begin!"
"You have to know that it was the other party that broke into our territory! This is not a sign of weakness! Once we are weak, the disguise will fail!"
In this kind of military aspect, Xu Yunjin can be regarded as an expert, and this is his old profession.
Yu Yifeng just watched quietly, and there was some truth in what both sides said. He kept thinking in his head, now the enemy is in the light, I am in the dark, and our side has taken the initiative to jump out and show considerable strength.
With good intentions, should we shoot two bullets, flex our muscles, and take more initiative?
Sigh... It's still because humans are too weak. If humans were strong enough, how could they cause such trouble?
“…I agree with Minister Xu Yunjin’s point of view!”
The person who stood up was a young congressman whom Yu Yifeng recognized. His name was Wang Yufan, and he was also a senior official of the new government. Although he was young, he had very high emotional intelligence and communicative skills, and handled government affairs in an orderly manner.
Wang Yufan, like Dr. Rimbaud, is a young man whom Yu Yifeng admires very much.
"It will take eight days for our radio signal to arrive. After the other party responds, it will take another seven or eight days for us to observe it. It comes and goes, that's sixteen days!"
"Can't we just wait during this period? We need to take certain countermeasures! Yes, I think Minister Xu Yunjin is right, we need to fire a shot as a deterrent!"
Immediately, another middle-aged man jumped out and shouted: "That's nonsense! The countermeasure is to fire artillery?"
The entire conference room was in chaos, with hawks and doves quarreling with each other and making each other red-faced.
"...We need to show off our muscles and let the other side know that our weapons are not decorations!" Another radical congressman shouted, he seemed to have forgotten that human weapons are really only for viewing...
"We don't have to actually hit them, we just need to deter them!"
"Yes...that's why they will feel scared. They took the initiative to break into our territory!"
Gradually, more and more people began to agree with Xu Yunjin and Wang Yufan's views... When they thought of firing at alien civilizations, this group of people felt excited and... crazy!
This kind of excitement is mixed with a hint of fear. The unknown future is always the most terrifying thing. Now every choice brings a lot of uncertainty to the future. But many people feel that firing a gun may be more effective than not firing a gun.
Be better!
Because humans have no choice, radio signals have been emitted, and there must be one way to go to the end, that is - deterrence!
"We cannot withstand temptation. Any temptation by the other party will lead to human beings being exposed. Only with sufficient deterrence can the other party not be tempted to test!" Wang Yufan shouted loudly.
The current radicals believe that acting requires a lot of weight. The "tiger" played by humans now not only roars, but even bites!
Yes... a cat dresses up as a tiger. When faced with an enemy that breaks into its territory, it not only roars, but also pretends to bite. This is more vivid and deterrent!
Most of the people on board the Noah are young people, and they are all in a state of fearlessness. Young people are always more adventurous, so there are gradually more hawkish ideas in the conference room. They believe that firing a cannon will
A shot must be fired!
Several conservatives stopped talking. They just frowned and couldn't think of a better plan.
Even Yu Yifeng believes that the ideas of these radicals do have some truth. People nowadays must pretend to be more "powerful", or "domineering"!
Next, people began to discuss what weapons to use, of course the weapons currently available.
In this case, it is unrealistic to use lasers. People's main purpose is to deter, not to actually hit the opponent. This shot must be known to the opponent and detected.
There are no particles such as dust in space, and light will not be diffusely reflected. It is difficult to observe using a laser unless the laser actually hits the opponent.
In some science fiction movies, the scene of a sky full of lasers during Star Wars may not exist. Unless the universe is full of dust, it is impossible to detect the passing lasers with the naked eye.
Therefore, this shot cannot hit the opponent, but it can also be clearly observed by the opponent.
They discussed for a long time, and the best way was the ion cannon! A series of charged particles approaching the speed of light will generate a certain electric field. Based on these electric fields, the ion cannon is easy to detect.
But detection does not mean that it can be intercepted. Although the speed of the ion cannon does not reach the speed of light, it is only slightly slower than the laser. Unless there is a computer with ultra-high computing speed and a sufficiently sensitive muzzle, the ion cannon can be intercepted by a laser.
intercept.
Human beings do not want to start a war. This cannon is just to deter the other party and make the other party feel that human beings are a "very angry" and "defensive" species.
Yes, that's it...human beings have great tempers and are very defensive!
Well, Yu Yifeng also thinks that this plan does make sense. Although it is a bit risky, once successful, it can create an "unreasonable" illusion for the other party.
Although when we were on Earth, even if we stood on a high moral level, the party that fired first always seemed to be unjust. But now we are not on Earth. There are no such unspoken rules. The suspicion between different civilizations is even greater and unsafe.