Chapter 20: The Other Side of the Ocean

Across the ocean, the United States.

Inside the Oval Office of the President inside the White House.

A Chinese newspaper lies quietly on the president's desk.

The big red characters on the newspaper are particularly bright against the black and white background!

"good news! The controlled nuclear fusion ignition of the Sandaokou University Nuclear Physics Laboratory was successfully ignited! 》

"Bang!"

There was a sound of slamming on the table.

The presidential desk, made of mahogany, trembled violently.

"fxxk!"

A fat middle-aged man with blond hair sat behind his desk, his face flushed, and he shouted sternly: "Damn it!"

"Anthony, can you explain this to me?"

Hearing the angry scolding of the middle-aged man in front of him, the man named Anthony took a step forward, shrugged and said nonchalantly: "Sir Albert, I don't think there is anything to explain."

"What? There's nothing to explain? Is this the reply you gave me as the Minister of Defense?!" The muscles on both sides of the blond middle-aged man's cheeks trembled slightly, and even his blond bangs trembled twice.

"Tell me Anthony, what did you tell me then?"

"As long as Xia Guo is kicked out of the ITER project, we can always maintain a leading position in controllable nuclear fusion." Albert vividly imitated Anthony's tone of voice, "If I remember correctly, this is your original Talk?"

Anthony looked at this scene with an ugly expression.

"What now? Anthony, tell me, what is written in this newspaper?!"

Albert angrily picked up the newspaper on the table and threw it on the floor in front of Anthony!

The corners of Anthony's mouth twitched slightly.

He lowered his head and read the newspaper carefully.

Then, he said in a deep voice: "Your Excellency, I can't read Chinese!"

Obviously, Anthony's reply completely exceeded Albert's expectations.

Albert opened his mouth slightly and looked at Anthony in front of him in disbelief: "Anthony, you..."

"Okay! Very good!" Albert even laughed out of anger, "You can't read Chinese, then let me tell you what is written on it!"

"The newspaper said that Xia State has successfully conducted a controlled nuclear fusion ignition experiment! Do you understand?"

Anthony's face was expressionless and he nodded slightly: "Yes."

"So?" Albert sneered, "Is this your reply to me?"

Anthony took a deep breath: "Your Excellency, I hope you will take a good look at this report before speaking, instead of complaining directly to me."

"As one of the ITER member states, Xia has naturally mastered some controllable nuclear fusion technology."

"In my opinion, there is basically no need to worry about this so-called ignition experiment. They are still far away from truly mastering controllable nuclear fusion!"

The expression on Albert's face softened a bit.

After calming down, some doubts flashed in his eyes, and he asked again.

"you mean……"

Anthony stretched out his hand and pointed behind him: "Your Excellency, please let professionals explain these professional knowledge to you."

With that said, Anthony turned sideways and said behind him: "Professor Collins, now is your time."

An old man with gray hair walked forward slowly on crutches and saluted Albert respectfully: "Hello, Mr. President."

Albert frowned slightly. After pondering for a moment, he asked softly: "If I remember correctly, you should be the leading professor who was sent to ITER a few years ago, right?"

Professor Collins' eyes flashed with excitement: "Yes, Mr. President, I didn't expect you to still remember me!"

Albert nodded slightly and said with a slightly arrogant expression: "What, do you want to explain something to me?"

Professor Collins nodded quickly, and then said with a somewhat hurried look: "Your Excellency, President, I think you don't need to worry about this news about Xia Country at all."

Albert's eyes moved slightly, and he gestured for him to continue, while he adjusted himself to a more comfortable sitting position.

"I have read reports from Xia Guo. The controllable nuclear fusion device they used this time is a stellarator, not a traditional Tokmak device."

Hearing this, Albert frowned tightly.

He was somewhat impressed by the Tokmak device.

After all, a large part of the Tokomak device in the ITER plan was manufactured at the expense of the United States.

But what the hell is that stellarator...?

He looked at Professor Collins in front of him with some confusion: "Professor, the stellarator you just mentioned..."

Seeing the doubt in Albert's eyes, Professor Collins suddenly realized: "Your Excellency, you don't need to know what a stellarator is. You just need to know that the stellarator device is an equipment that has been eliminated by us."

"The reason for elimination is simple. It is too expensive to build and too difficult to manufacture, which can easily lead to failure of nuclear fusion."

"I can probably guess the origin of the stellarator at Sandaokou University in Xia State. It should be a nearly scrapped stellarator from country D a few years ago."

Albert looked at Professor Collins in disbelief: "Are you sure? A scrapped stellarator can also successfully ignite nuclear fusion?!"

Obviously, Albert did not quite believe what Professor Collins said.

Professor Collins nodded vigorously: "Your Excellency, President, you should know that the quality of products made by people from country D is always good."

"I guess this is also the reason why Xiaguo was able to succeed."

"But this outdated thing is definitely not reliable, so you can see that Xiaguo's controlled nuclear fusion can only last for two minutes."

"Perhaps you don't know that the current ITER tokamak device can extend the controlled nuclear fusion time to 26 minutes!"

Professor Collins' words warmed up Albert's stiff face a lot.

"Then... In your opinion, Xiaguo's research on controlled nuclear fusion..."

"Impossible! Xiaguo will never be able to complete the research on controlled nuclear fusion on the stellarator!" Professor Collins said without hesitation, "The stellarator has long been proven to be a thankless road!"

Hearing this, Albert finally smiled.

As long as Xiaguo cannot master controlled nuclear fusion, the United States' position will not be shaken!

"It's just... Mr. President, there is something I want to talk to you about." Professor Collins' eyes flashed with some hesitation.

"Speak!" Perhaps because he had just received good news, Albert nodded with a faint smile on his face.

"Mr. President, the United States should also build its own controlled nuclear fusion device." Professor Collins said nervously, "We can't always share experimental results with ITER!"

"In the next experiment, ITER is going to extend the controlled nuclear fusion time to more than 30 minutes. If it succeeds... perhaps, the era of human beings mastering controlled nuclear fusion is coming, and we in the United States should prepare in advance."