Ding Yidong is an internationally renowned nuclear physicist and missile scientist. He is a famous expert. He was responsible for the design of the famous FAA intercontinental missile and DA pocket atomic bomb. Ding Yidong can also be said to be a weapons expert.
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But in this peaceful era, the possibility of war is very small. Due to policy needs, governments of various countries are more inclined to invest funds in lunar bases. Therefore, the amount of military appropriations is also getting smaller and smaller. His abilities gradually
There is no use for it.
Under such circumstances, Ding Yidong resolutely came to the moon base to participate in the construction here. Here he can play a greater role. For example, he participated in the design of several surrounding nuclear power plants and the anti-asteroid system in the base.
He also designed the missile.
But the main reason is because there is an experimental material here that is not available on earth - helium-3!
Normally, the most common helium atom consists of two neutrons and two protons. Helium-3, as an isotope gas of helium, has an atomic weight of 3 and only one neutron.
It is a good material for nuclear fusion, because there are no neutrons in the thermonuclear reaction using helium-3, so when helium-3 is used as an energy source, it does not produce radiation and does not cause harm to the environment. It is a clean and clean energy source.
However, helium-3 reserves on the earth are scarce and cannot be used as a large amount of energy. This kind of thing that is not found on the earth is abundant on the moon. According to the results of lunar exploration, the helium-3 content on the moon is estimated to be 1 million tons.
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Therefore, Ding Yidong wanted to use helium-3 to design an unprecedented weapon on earth - a helium-3 nuclear bomb!
"Yu Yifeng, we can definitely use helium-3 to develop nuclear weapons!" Ding Yidong said seriously, "After thirty years of development, the base has stored at least one thousand tons of helium-3. Why not use these ready-made raw materials?
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Helium-3 is hidden in the lunar soil. If the lunar soil is heated to more than 700 degrees Celsius, helium elemental gas will appear. Since the establishment of the lunar base, billions of tons of ore have been dug, and there are indeed one or two thousand tons of helium-
3 reserves.
Yu Yifeng sighed. He already understood Ding Yidong's thoughts, "So, Professor Ding, why was your plan rejected?"
"Well, it's not because helium-3 nuclear bombs have never appeared..."
Ding Yidong showed a bitter expression, "They pursue conservative nuclear bomb technology to maximize human security. I can understand this."
"I also know that a weapon requires constant testing and modification from design, production to final equipment, and it takes at least five or six years. However, although there are some risks in adopting my plan, it can free up more time.
More energy!”
"The materials required for hydrogen bombs are deuterium and tritium. Deuterium can be extracted directly from water without any particular difficulty. But tritium is more troublesome and must be produced industrially. The cost of one gram of tritium is about US$30,000! If converted into energy,
Do you know how big a deal this is?" Ding Yidong said sadly.
"By freeing up this energy, we can definitely do more things! The construction period alone can be reduced by more than two months!"
"Yu Yifeng, if you believe me once, I will definitely build a helium-3 nuclear bomb! I designed it very early and have simulated it countless times on the computer. Due to funding issues, I have never been able to build it.
I’ve put it into practice. But there’s really no problem with my plan!”
Yu Yifeng moved his butt. He really didn't know how to reject these famous and stubborn scientists. In fact, Ding Yidong's plan was a huge gamble. If it succeeded, it would free up a lot of energy and save a lot of money.
With time, human beings can develop better. If they fail, they may be wiped out here.
He considered it carefully and pursued the most stable plan, but it may not be stable in the end. In fact, people do not have enough time. Six months is too little. It will take at least seven or eight months to safely leave the moon... More delay
One day brings more danger!
The most time-consuming issue is the issue of propulsion. Building nuclear bombs in the traditional sense does require a lot of energy and time. But even so, scientists still dare not bet, and they cannot afford the responsibility for failure.
The faster solution is not safe, but it saves time. The stable solution consumes more money and is slightly safer. In the end, it is not necessarily safe. This is a dilemma.
As the leader of the base, he has no way to escape and must make decisions.
After a long time, Yu Yifeng took a long breath and finally said slowly, "Oh, you have to know that the resources in my hand..."
"Just an atomic bomb, a small atomic bomb!" Ding Yidong said, "Similar to the hydrogen bomb, the helium-3 nuclear bomb also needs to be ignited with an atomic bomb. In three months... no, within two months, I will definitely be able to produce it.
A small-yield helium-3 nuclear bomb! I promise!"
Seeing that Ding Yidong had issued a military order, Yu Yifeng had also secretly strengthened his determination, "I can allocate manpower to you. But I only have one quota for small atomic bombs. If it fails, there will be no more..."
"Don't worry, I understand!" After understanding Yu Yifeng's subtext, Ding Yidong was in a good mood and shouted at the top of his voice.
"By the way, what do you mean by the gigaton nuclear bomb? Did you write that plan?" Yu Yifeng asked puzzledly. He recalled the plan he had read... It was really crazy.
It can be said that how bold a person is, how productive the land is.
"Yes, I wrote that plan!" Ding Yidong straightened his back, with a hint of fanaticism in his tone, "If my helium-3 nuclear bomb succeeds, I can use it to create a billion-ton nuclear bomb."
The ultimate nuclear bomb!”
"There is almost no upper limit for thermonuclear weapons. According to my calculations, a billion-ton ultimate nuclear bomb can produce extremely powerful propulsion. One bomb can directly blast our spacecraft into the sky!" He folded his arms.
I made a gesture.
"My plan is more trouble-free. After the spacecraft has an initial speed, we can then use conventional rockets to fine-tune the direction."
"In my plan, the ignition temperature of helium-3 is 100 million degrees, but the explosion of an atomic bomb can only reach about 50 million degrees, and the temperature is still a bit different. So I plan to let the atomic bomb ignite a hydrogen bomb first, and then let the hydrogen bomb
Come ignite a helium-3 nuclear bomb!"
"I will first design a small helium-3 nuclear bomb with a yield of one million tons. If the experiment succeeds..." Ding Yidong stared at Yu Yifeng.
Yu Yifeng slammed the table, "If you succeed, I will definitely let them consider your plan again!"
Use a hydrogen bomb to ignite another ultimate nuclear bomb! What a crazy idea this is, Yu Yifeng was a little shocked. But as a man and a soldier, he still likes this violent and wild weapon deep in his heart.
The most important thing is that although Ding Yidong's plan is risky, it saves too much time. It only requires one ultimate bomb with a yield of one billion tons, and the freed energy can be used for other things.
What is the concept of a nuclear bomb with a yield of one billion tons? I don’t know, it has never appeared in history.
The 50-million-ton "Big Ivan" bomb has so much energy that it can produce an 8.1-magnitude earthquake, shattering windows 900 kilometers away, and causing earthquake shock waves to circle the earth three times.
So what about one billion tons? It is 20 times that of Ivan the Great!
One ton of helium-3 can generate 10,000 megawatts of electricity, and the destructive power caused by an instantaneous detonation is equivalent to 1.5 times that of the "Big Ivan" bomb, which is an equivalent of 75 million tons. In other words, in theory, only 13.3 tons of
Helium-3 can make the ultimate billion-ton nuclear bomb.
This is the power of nuclear fusion, the power of the sun, and the infinite power of nature.
Yu Yifeng fell silent, deciding whether to gamble or not. He couldn't make up his mind for a while, and could only wait and see whether Professor Ding Yidong's experiment could succeed.