Before southern Africa threw super weapons on Hiroshima, the East Asian Allies still had the possibility of occupying the entire territory of Japan by relying on ground forces. After that, this possibility no longer existed.
Compared with those who survived, those who died directly in the bombing were lucky, at least they did not have to suffer the pain of nuclear radiation.
When a super bomb explodes, a large amount of soil and gravel is thrown into the air. The energy of the explosion near the center point will evaporate the water in the rock and even melt it. The melted rock will be in a liquid state and condensed into very fine particles. The explosion is very powerful.
Radioactivity turns this dust into radioactively contaminated ruins.
These contaminated ruins may be radioactive for as long as ten years, or even twenty or thirty years, or even hundreds of years.
In Hiroshima in another time and space, until the 21st century, the center of the explosion was still classified as a radioactive contamination area.
Although half a century has passed since the explosion, the rate of leukemia infection among Hiroshima residents is still much higher than that of residents in other cities.
Half a century seems like a long time, but the Japanese government still has southern Africa to thank.
The super bombs dropped in southern Africa were air-blasted and did not explode on the ground, so the degree of contamination was not very serious.
The radioactive material in the super bomb has a half-life of 24,000 years.
The technology in southern Africa is not good enough. The super bomb only contains 64 kilograms of uranium, but only 1 kilogram of uranium undergoes nuclear fission, and less than 1 gram of the material is actually converted into energy.
Just one gram of fission can produce as much power as 15,000 tons of TNT explosives.
If the technology in southern Africa were more advanced.
If the super bomb explodes on the ground.
Then Hiroshima may not be suitable for human habitation within hundreds of years.
In any case, Angel will not order the Southern African expeditionary officers and soldiers to enter Hiroshima in the short term.
As for whether the US military will go, it depends on how hard MacArthur's heart is.
With the jewels of southern Africa at the forefront, Truman also wanted to use Japan as a testing ground for nuclear weapons.
It's really a rare opportunity.
Although the U.S. atomic bomb has been proven to be powerful at the test site, experimentation and actual combat are two different things after all. It is impossible for Truman to use hundreds of thousands of Americans to verify the power of the atomic bomb, so Japan became the best target.
Considering the power of the atomic bomb, this may also be the only opportunity for the United States to use the atomic bomb in actual combat, and Truman did not want to miss it.
How to throw it, where to throw it, these questions will be discussed later.
After the meeting that day, Rock, Truman, and Attlee issued an ultimatum to Japan in the name of the Potsdam Conference.
The main content of the ultimatum was to demand Japan's unconditional surrender.
If they do not surrender, the Allies will increase their efforts to completely destroy Japan.
Russia did not sign the ultimatum because it had not yet officially declared war on Japan.
This is actually the meaning of issuing an ultimatum to Japan.
The so-called punishment without teaching is called cruelty; teaching without converting and punishing is the kingly way.
What this means is that it would be cruel to completely destroy you without giving you a chance to surrender.
If you don't seize the opportunity given to you, then we can kill you openly.
To Truman's delight, the Japanese government did not respond immediately.
This gave Truman a reason to take action.
"Is there any plan to continue using super bombs to bomb Japan in southern Africa?" Truman took the initiative to talk to Rock about it. Among the remaining cities in Japan, there were not many cities worth bombing.
"If necessary -" Roque is also happy for the United States to join in, so that when this issue is raised in the future, at least the United States can accompany Southern Africa to be scolded.
There are not too many people reflecting on it now, but there will be too many in the future. When the time comes, the bombing of Hiroshima will probably be mentioned repeatedly, and it is certain that it will be scolded.
It doesn't matter. How can we be called a great power if we don't get scolded? Even a country as small as Belgium will get scolded. If Southern Africa doesn't get scolded, it won't be able to live up to Southern Africa's international status.
"Our atomic bomb has also been tested successfully." Truman was half showing off and half warning.
Don't think that only you in southern Africa have it, we in America have it too.
"Congratulations -" Rock said sincerely.
There is such a thing as a super weapon. With the strength of the United States, it will be available sooner or later.
If the United States knew nothing about super weapons, it might take desperate risks. Now that it also has atomic bombs, the Americans must think twice before they want to cause trouble.
During the two world wars, the United States unscrupulously exploited both sides, relying on the fact that no matter how the world war was fought, it could not reach the United States.
With super weapons, there is no need to send out ground troops, just throwing one into a certain American city can break the myth that the United States boasts about.
One of the key reasons why the United States is favored by Europeans is that the United States is far away from Europe, there is no threat of war, and there will be no war on its homeland.
Once the war spreads to the United States, this myth will be completely shattered.
Think about it, Americans are quite shameless.
It is not that wars have never broken out in the United States. During the American-British War, Washington, the capital of the United States, was burned by the British and Canadian forces. The Civil War lasted for four full years, less than a hundred years ago.
a hundred years.
Combined with the two world wars in Europe within twenty years, it seems that the United States is indeed much safer than Europe.
However, the fact that no war has broken out in the United States does not prove that Americans love peace.
On the contrary, the United States is the most bellicose country in the world, bar none.
According to statistics in 2021, since the declaration of independence in 1776, in its more than 240 years of history, the United States has not participated in wars for only 16 years.
From the end of World War II in 1945 to 2001, a total of 248 armed conflicts occurred in 153 countries and regions in the world, of which 201 were initiated by the United States, accounting for approximately 81%.
After 2001, the United States continued to wage wars around the world under the banner of "anti-terrorism" and carried out military operations in 85 countries around the world, causing millions of casualties and tens of millions of people becoming refugees.
Rock knew the nature of Americans. Since Truman was willing to help share firepower in southern Africa, Rock was naturally happy to do so.
An Qi is also very happy.
Now that the super weapon in southern Africa has been unveiled, it is best for the US atomic bomb to be drawn by a mule, so that everyone can have an idea.
MacArthur was even more happy. He called Angel himself and invited Angel to visit the atomic bomb and the B29 bomber used to carry it.
"I will not be like someone who treats allies as enemies and defends them to death!" MacArthur meant to see how generous we America are, unlike some people who just hide some good things and are stingy.
"Are you sure this thing won't have a nuclear leak when we visit?" Angel was skeptical about the U.S. atomic bomb.
This cannot be blamed on An Qi for making things up out of thin air. You must know that some time ago, five B29 bombers used by the United States to drop atomic bombs crashed for no reason. The reason has not yet been found out.
After the Southern African super bomb arrived in East Asia, it was quickly sent to a field airport in the Philippines and did not even dare to stop at Changi Naval Base.
This is not because Angel cannot believe in the technology of the southern African super bomb, but to prevent problems before they happen. In fact, once this thing is leaked, the consequences will be too serious.
"What do you mean?" MacArthur really didn't know the consequences of a nuclear leak.
"I mean this thing is very dangerous, you'd better not get it to Manila." Angel reminded MacArthur not to have too much confidence in American technical personnel.
I think back when Germany used the "Fritz
This may be more difficult than hitting all 40 "pure azimuth" missiles on the target.
Not to mention that "pure azimuth" is used in the name of precision guidance. Even if 40 ordinary aerial bombs are thrown, the hit rate cannot be 0%. There will always be one or two bombs that accidentally hit the target.
Therefore, part of the reason why the United States invested so much energy in the atomic bomb may be because of the poor performance of "pure azimuth".
Since precise guidance is impossible, increase the power.
Considering the power of the atomic bomb, even if the error is three to five hundred meters, it will not have much impact on the result.
So with the "pure azimuth angle" Zhuyu in front, Angel is not sure about the safety of the US atomic bomb.
"No way?" MacArthur was surprised and unsure. If this thing is really as dangerous as Angel said, it would be better to stay away from it. MacArthur has not lived enough yet and will have to run for President of the United States in two years.
"You won't have already brought the atomic bomb to Manila, right?" Angel's heart was dark, what does Murphy's Law say - if there is a possibility that things will go bad, no matter how small the possibility is, it will always happen.
Well, Murphy's Law was not proposed until 1949, and there is no Murphy's Law yet.
"No, no, the Russians made territorial claims to the peninsula in Potsdam. I have a plan to target the Russians' claims." MacArthur quickly changed the subject, which made Angel feel that MacArthur was lying.
It doesn't matter, as long as MacArthur doesn't get the atomic bomb to Changi Naval Base.
"What's the plan?" An Qi was quite curious.
The plan could not be explained clearly over the phone. MacArthur was quite confident in his plan and quickly flew to Changi Naval Base with the plan.
MacArthur brought Angel a topographic map of the peninsula and drew a line in the middle of the peninsula. The line was so straight that Angel suspected it was drawn with a ruler.
"If Russia insists on getting the peninsula, then we can follow Berlin's example and divide the peninsula in two. The northern half will be controlled by Russia, and the southern half will be jointly controlled by us." MacArthur was proud, and Angel felt that this approach seemed familiar. .
Yes, most of the dividing lines in Africa are drawn like this, horizontally and vertically, just like the streets of Pretoria.
"Who made this plan?" An Qi didn't want to comment. She always felt that MacArthur's IQ was about the same as that of a kindergarten kid in many things.
The most I can get is the second grade, no more.
"I proposed it, and Colonel Phobos implemented it." MacArthur took the initiative to introduce it to Angel. Phobos, as MacArthur's attaché, came to Changi Naval Base with MacArthur, probably preparing to introduce his great idea to Angel.
"How much do you know about the peninsula?" An Qi also didn't know what reasons Phobos had for making such a plan.
European colonists used rulers to draw borders on African maps because before European colonists arrived in Africa, most parts of Africa had no concept of countries and borders at all. It was almost like a primitive society, so they used rulers to draw borders. save trouble.
The peninsula is not a primitive society. There are records about the peninsula in the "Book of Mountains and Seas". It gradually entered a civilized society around 1000 BC. It was a vassal state of the Central Plains Dynasty for a long time and was deeply influenced by the Central Plains Dynasty. It was annexed by Japan in 1910.
Therefore, it is okay to use a ruler to draw strokes in Africa, but it is inappropriate in the peninsula.
"Before taking over this task, I had never known anything about the peninsula, and I had never even heard of its name." The answer given by Phobos surprised An Qi.
I have never even heard of the name of the peninsula, but I was actually assigned by MacArthur to take charge of this task——
There were so many flaws in this matter, and An Qi didn't know for a moment whether she should complain about Phobos' failure to learn the history well, or whether she should complain about MacArthur.
This cannot be blamed on Phobos.
After all, the United States has only been founded for more than a hundred years and has no history at all. What do Americans learn from history?
Learn how the United States massacred Indians?
This is not history, it is modern history, and it has not yet been completed.
Therefore, the idea of "learning from history" simply does not work in the United States, because the United States has no history to draw lessons from.
Since Phobos couldn't be blamed, An Qi looked at MacArthur and didn't understand why MacArthur did what he did.
"It is precisely because Colonel Phobos has no understanding of the peninsula that I put Colonel Phobos in charge of this matter. Because if you know too much about the peninsula, you will be biased and not objective enough." MacArthur's reasons actually sounded a bit
reason.
"Why don't you send this plan to Washington first and listen to what Washington has to say." With Phobos present, Angel finally remembered to save some face for MacArthur.
No wonder Americans didn’t elect MacArthur as president——
However, from the perspective of southern Africa, Angel should do her best to help MacArthur become the president of the United States. That would be in the best interest of southern Africa.
Forget it, forget it, Southern Africa is a country that advocates fairness and justice and never interferes in the internal affairs of other countries.
"I was just about to do this. Such a simple question has been discussed in Potsdam for so many days without any results. The efficiency is too poor -" MacArthur shook his head repeatedly, wondering if he was allowed to represent the United States.
Go to Potsdam for a meeting, and all disputes over interests will be resolved.
"You are really efficient -" An Qi held back her reply.
MacArthur's mouth was as if he had opened his mouth. He offended not one or two people, but all the leaders of the Allies who participated in the Potsdam Conference. It was as if all of them combined were not as smart as him.
