Chapter 469: You buy equipment? We buy technology! Scholar: Nuclear fusion is impossible!
The Groom Lake Project raised US$55 billion and is one of the world's largest scientific research projects, comparable to the Apollo moon landing project.
In terms of the speed at which funds are spent, the plan has far exceeded other scientific research projects in history.
Until now, the Groom Lake Project has been a huge failure. They have spent more than half of the funds, and as a result, they have not even been able to create a strong annihilation field.
The reason is that there was a direction adjustment midway.
The original plan was to study upgraded superconducting materials to support the creation of high-end strong annihilation force fields. Later, the plan was changed after a long period of time without results, but a lot of money was spent on the original direction.
After Ronald Nolan became the project leader, he decided to use the technology of the International Annihilation Theory Organization to create a strong annihilation force field and then conduct subsequent research.
Although they are only copying the Annihilation Organization's technology, they have made certain improvements in the design. In addition, they have the most advanced nuclear reactor control technology, and they are confident that they can create better equipment than the Annihilation Organization's 'second generation'.
That should be called a '2.5 generation' device.
As long as the equipment performance catches up with the International Annihilation Theory Organization and can see the hope of 'catching up' with the Antigravity Behavior Research Center, they can get more support.
By then, the plan can be regarded as ‘half successful’.
This is not only a scientific research goal, but has also become a political goal.
The influence of annihilation field technology is so great that it has covered many major fields such as aviation, materials, and high-end equipment, and will directly affect the future economy.
Many people know the importance of annihilation field technology.
If they can master the most high-end technology in the direction of the annihilation force field, Amrican can continue to maintain its technological advantage. However, at this stage, they are at an absolute disadvantage in the field of annihilation technology. The direct impact is that a lot of money has flowed into flower growers.
Even they had to spend a lot of money to buy new materials made by flower growers.
When technological research and development affects interests, it is no longer just a technological issue.
So the Groom Lake project is getting a lot of attention.
If the equipment that was spent a large amount of money to manufacture cannot keep up with the International Annihilation Theory Organization, the Groom Lake Project can be said to have failed.
When the time comes, someone will be responsible for it.
Ronald Nolan believes he will be one of the 'responsible people', but others cannot remain unaffected.
For example, some people at the decision-making level.
They strongly support the Groom Lake plan, and the eventual failure of the plan will definitely affect their individual and group support.
in the office
Ronald Nolan thought seriously.
He analyzed the current situation and found that he had entered a dead end, with no way forward or on either side.
Now the manufacturing of new equipment cannot stop.
Even if we continue to support the Annihilation Organization and pay another $4 billion to join in the research and develop the technology, it will take another year to research and manufacture new equipment.
One year is definitely not something I can wait for.
"If you rely on the equipment purchased by the research annihilation organization from flower growers and then manufacture new equipment, there is a high probability that Kubo will be responsible for this project."
"Kubo has been annihilating the organization and has enough prestige."
"The equipment manufactured now can only be used as a low-end experimental machine, and the maximum field strength produced can only reach 6.5 times..."
"6.5 times, 7 times."
"The difference is only 0.5 times..."
Ronald Nolan let out a long sigh.
The outside world believes that the new equipment may be able to create a powerful annihilation field with seven times the power. In fact, that is just an exaggerated figure.
Even if everything goes very smoothly, they can only create a force field with a maximum power of 6.5 times.
There is not much difference between the 6.5 magnification and the 7 magnification, but the difference actually lies in the magnetized material. To put it bluntly, it is a magnetized iron material containing first-order iron.
If it is a strong annihilation force field with a power of 6.5, it will not be able to create first-order iron, but it can be produced with a power of 7.
The difference is right here.
So even if they suppress the news and fail to create first-order iron, their technical level will eventually be exposed.
How to do it?
Ronald Nolan thought hard and thought of a way, "If you can purchase high-pressure mixed materials and related material layout technology from a flower grower..."
"From this, we will modify the design of the new equipment, including replacing materials and underlying layout, so..."
"The strong annihilation force field created can reach 7 times the power!"
Ronald Nolan's eyes lit up as he thought about it.
He felt that he could convince the No. 1 decision-maker to make a decision, and believed that as long as he showed sincerity, the flower growers would probably sell this technology.
This is a political consideration.
The success or failure of the Groom Lake project has been related to the support of many people at the decision-making level.
The No. 1 decision-maker is no exception, because he single-handedly led the implementation of the plan and worked hard for a long time to convince the House of Representatives to support it.
Therefore, the impact on decision-maker No. 1 will only be greater.
After Ronald Nolan made his decision, he immediately applied to meet with the No. 1 decision-maker, and his application was quickly approved.
…
White House, office.
Ronald Nolan said sincerely, "The field strength produced by our new equipment is between 6.5 times and 7 times."
"We cannot determine the accurate data until the equipment is officially put into operation."
"The Annihilation Organization purchased high-end equipment from flower growers. It can routinely create an annihilation force field with a power of 5.8 times. Technically speaking, they can create a field force with a power of 7 times."
"In other words, the equipment they bought is likely to have better performance than our new equipment..."
The No. 1 decision-maker sounded very depressed.
Some time ago, the plan was progressing very smoothly. Public opinion was paying attention to the new equipment of the Groom Lake Project. The Annihilation Organization could not even get funds, and the 'third generation' equipment could only stay in the demonstration stage.
Now the Annihilation Organization is directly cheating!
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Buy equipment?
Don’t talk about martial ethics!
"Ronald, do you mean to let us interfere with the transaction in some way?" the No. 1 decision-maker asked, rubbing his forehead vigorously.
"of course not."
Ronald Noland said, "That won't do us any good, and we are also a member of the Annihilation Organization."
"That is……"
"I think we can do the same thing. They exchange equipment and we exchange technology. Our new equipment is in the final stages, but there is still time to make adjustments to the plan."
"If we can have the materials and material layout technology, the new equipment can create an annihilation force field with seven times the power."
He finished speaking seriously.
The No. 1 decision-maker opened his mouth in shock. Thinking about it carefully, it was indeed a solution.
In this way, the new equipment they produce will at worst exceed the equipment purchased by the Annihilation Organization, giving the outside world the impression that "the plan is going very smoothly."
"Your suggestion..."
The No. 1 decision-maker thought carefully for a long time, and finally waved his hand, "We will discuss it further, and you can go back."
…
Flower grower, capital.
Wang Hao continues to lead work related to nuclear fusion projects.
They are currently trading old equipment, and they have obtained some high-end equipment and materials. Because many aspects of equipment and materials are involved, it will take some time for the transaction to be completed.
Even if the transaction is completed, it will not completely solve the material and equipment problems of the nuclear fusion project.
This is mainly because of Amrican.
The Annihilation Organization's negotiating team cannot represent Amrican, or Amrican is not involved, but it is undeniable that Amrican has mastered high-end technology in many fields. Because of this, they can become the most influential person in the world.
s country.
There are many aspects of materials and equipment in the hands of American's institutions and companies.
"For these materials and equipment, we can only develop them ourselves or find substitutes with poorer performance." Wang Hao said helplessly to Tang Jianjun.
Tang Jianjun said nonchalantly, "Academician Wang, you just pursue perfection too much. In fact, most scientific research projects are like this, and it is impossible to achieve perfection in all aspects."
"To be able to do this now is amazing."
"Some of the equipment and materials on the list are simply unthinkable. When I first discussed it with Wang Ye, we both felt that we should develop it ourselves slowly, or find other solutions, such as using several equipment to
Replace a piece of equipment..."
Tang Jianjun talked about some ‘conventional’ methods.
Wang Hao felt that what Tang Jianjun said did make sense, but the nuclear fusion project involved too many problems, and the main equipment was not allowed to make any mistakes.
He wants it to be completed perfectly.
But because there are too many problems involved, we can only choose inferior equipment and materials, or find alternatives.
"A person's energy is limited!"
Wang Hao said with emotion.
If he only encounters one problem, he will definitely lead a team to do research and development to solve it. It is impossible to solve dozens or hundreds of problems.
While they were talking, Wang Hao received a message from Teacher Xu.
"What?"
“Is it still a problem with the old equipment?”
He simply went to the technology department.
After meeting Mr. Xu, I found out that it was Ameriken who asked if they could 'secretly purchase' the materials and layout technology of the old equipment.
Wang Hao couldn't understand.
They have exchanged the old equipment to the Annihilation Organization, and Amrican is also a member of the organization, so there must be a way to participate in the research of the old equipment.
As long as you do research carefully, you will definitely master high-pressure hybrid materials and related layout technologies.
Still buying it now...why?
Teacher Xu said with a smile, "That's the political factor. They hope that the Groom Lake project will succeed, but the performance of the new equipment manufactured now is not up to standard."
Teacher Xu briefly explained it.
Although what he said is also speculation, the possibility is very high, otherwise Amrikan would not be able to do this.
"sold!"
Wang Hao made a decision immediately.
Now they need American equipment and materials to support the improvement of the manufacturing of controllable nuclear fusion equipment.
The opponent is a powerful annihilation field technology that needs to be ‘eliminated’.
They have even sold the equipment to the Annihilation Organization. As long as the other party spends time doing research, they will definitely be able to master the technology.
So the other party just buys 'time'.
This has only advantages and no disadvantages for them. As for the competition between the Groom Lake Project Project Team and the International Annihilation Theory Organization...
It has nothing to do with them.
The competition among competitors is naturally more intense, the better.
…
American sent a negotiation team.
This negotiation team is on a visit. In name, it is discussing the transaction of upgraded elements with the science and technology department. Rumors claim that the 'first-order carbon element' is involved.
Further rumors suggest that the negotiation team hopes to know information about other upgrade elements.
Although the Antigravity Behavior Research Center has not published relevant results, it is no secret that Wang Hao's team has discovered more upgraded elements.
This is mainly because the research institutions on nuclear fusion-related materials have obtained many new upgraded element materials.
When many people are involved in research, complete confidentiality is simply not possible.
But in fact, the direct purpose of the negotiation team is to purchase or exchange high-voltage hybrid materials and related layout technologies.
The latter can definitely be negotiated.
Since we have agreed to the negotiation, we are definitely interested in selling the relevant technology. The only issue is the price.
The negotiation team of the science and technology department drew up a list of demands.
These include high-end alloys, composite materials, and even biological materials, as well as several high-end technologies, precision equipment, and high-end equipment in other fields.
For example, purchase a license for a high-end photolithography machine.
Lithography machines involve chip technology.
The domestic chip field has always been restricted. In the past ten years, chip manufacturing technology has developed rapidly, but high-end technology still cannot catch up with the highest international level.
It can be said that the negotiation team in the science and technology department is raising the price from the ground up, because they know very well that what American wants to exchange is 'time' and 'politics'.
Of course, it is impossible to agree to all requests.
They still need to be measured.
According to the negotiation team of the Ministry of Science and Technology, the technology involved in the old equipment is very high-end. One thing they often say is, "That is only one generation lower than the technology we have!"
Also, "We are exchanging equipment with the Annihilation Organization, but we do not sell the relevant technology. It will take a long time to develop the technology..."
Amerikan recognizes this.
They have invested tens of billions of dollars, but they have not been able to create a strong annihilation field. The technology is really far behind.
The two sides talked for a week.
After that, the negotiations entered a pause stage, and Amrican's negotiating team did not leave. Instead, they reported the news and waited for the decision-makers to make a decision.
…
State University of New York.
Decision maker No. 1 visited the university and went to a large conference room where many scholars were already waiting.
This is a secret meeting.
Participants in the meeting included many top scholars in the fields of nuclear engineering, annihilation fields and theoretical physics, and Ronald Nolan was one of them.
The meeting discussed only one content - "the possibility of success of the flower growers' controllable nuclear fusion project."
Scholars expressed their opinions one after another.
Almost all of them gave a negative answer.
First, there is the ignition problem.
"Just an ignition problem won't solve it."
"I have paid attention to nuclear fusion projects. They use annihilation field technology, but the problem is that the outer layer enhances the strong annihilation force field, and the inner layer is an anti-gravity field..."
"It will be more difficult to light a fire in this environment!"
"Even if they successfully manufacture the equipment and the equipment can still operate normally, filling it with raw materials and re-igniting it every time will be a huge project."
"This is even more complicated than our aircraft carrier maintenance..."
Second is safety.
"Mixing materials at high pressure is very unsafe."
"Just look at the equipment of the Annihilation Organization. After the nuclear reactor is built in, the equipment cannot be adjusted at all, and it is very difficult to suspend it."
"The equipment is unstable and prone to accidents."
"Nuclear fusion...if an accident occurs, it will be very scary!"
Third, technical issues.
"The force field is not strong enough, and the materials are also a big problem."
"In many fields, our existing material technology is simply not up to standard. The demand for controlling nuclear fusion is too high. Even with an annihilation force field, it is impossible..."
"In addition, the accumulation of alpha particles, tritium materials, etc. are all problems."
etc.
Throughout the meeting, scholars kept saying "impossible".
The decision-maker was relieved after hearing this. He had been worried that trading a large amount of equipment and materials to the other party would make their nuclear fusion project research a success.
Now, don't worry anymore.
"There are a lot of nuclear fusion-related research around the world, but florists only have bigger projects, and in the end they can only stay at the laboratory stage."
"It can only be regarded as technology accumulation for the future realization of nuclear fusion energy technology..."
"Don't think about the future."
"In at least ten or twenty years, it will be impossible for them to use nuclear fusion reactions to generate electricity. That's enough!"