Chapter 1245 You have anti-satellite, I also have anti-satellite

Chapter 1245 You have anti-satellite, I also have anti-satellite

Xing Muchun comes from the rocket industry, so he knows some of the twists and turns involved.

I soon realized that my thoughts had gone astray.

Although there is competition in many areas between the east and west ends of the Pacific, as two of the five permanent members of the UN Security Council, they still have to maintain a superficial situation of fighting but not breaking.

Therefore, communication channels similar to "hotlines" have been set up between counterpart agencies such as NASA and the China Space Administration, or between the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Military Commission.

Therefore, Xing Muchun subconsciously thought at first that Chang Haonan was talking about informing the United States of the news through this channel.

Unexpectedly, the latter was intending to lay a mine for the opponent.

All I can say is that there are some differences in the way of thinking between the aerospace system and the military system...

"You mean... to announce this news publicly?"

"Of course."

Chang Haonan immediately gave an affirmative answer.

"But……"

Out of professional habit, although Xing Muchun understood the other party's purpose, he still felt it was a bit inappropriate.

But the other end of the receiver quickly continued:

"In fact, according to my original intention, I also hope to resolve the possible crisis this time through communication and cooperation... But you just said that even if we convey the relevant risks through private channels, the other party will not stop. In this case, why not take advantage of the other party's mentality..."

Xing Muchun was stunned.

He hasn't figured out the feasibility of the other party's plan yet, how come in the blink of an eye, it seems as if he has led Mr. Chang astray?

Finally decided to change the subject:

"Ahem...if it's an open channel, then it won't be difficult to do."

"I heard this morning that after NASA held a press conference yesterday, many media outlets immediately called our National Space Administration to ask for our views on the matter. I guess there will definitely be reporters asking questions when we hold the next press conference. We can just find an opportunity to expose the issue then."

But this time, Chang Haonan did not respond immediately.

After about half a minute, he spoke again:

"I prefer not to let the space agency get deeply involved in this matter...it would be better if the Ministry of Defense came forward."

"Ok?"

Xing Muchun, who was about to screw the pen cap on, paused and then quickly wrote down this sentence on a piece of paper.

But looking at the actions, there is still some hesitation:

"But Mr. Chang, this kind of situation usually follows the principle of reciprocity, and if the announcement is made by the military propaganda agency... it will inevitably involve the sensitive issue of the militarization of space. The superiors..."

As an experienced deputy chief engineer, Xing Muchun also considers issues very comprehensively.

However, he did not understand the background of some things.

It was really inconvenient for Chang Haonan to say it directly, so he had to speak in an imperative tone first.

"Don't worry about that. Just report it as I said just now... I'm at least 90% sure that the superiors will agree."

"Yes!"

Seeing this, Xing Muchun stopped asking questions and immediately expressed his opinion.

After the successful test launch of the hypersonic verification missile, Chang Haonan's reputation in the entire project team has reached its peak.

Many times, even without any explanation, you can still convince the other party 100%.

After hanging up the phone, he thought for a moment, and after making sure that there was nothing he had missed, he turned and left the study.

In the kitchen downstairs, Yao Mengna, wearing an apron, was preparing breakfast (lunch).

The nature of her job is similar to Chang Haonan's. In fact, she seldom went into the kitchen in the past. Although it can be seen that she has learned it specially, she is still inevitably flustered due to her lack of experience.

When the latter arrived at the kitchen door, he happened to see his newlywed wife breaking two eggs into the pot, and then subconsciously dodged the splashing oil.

Chang Haonan was amused by the other party's slightly clumsy movements, then rolled up his sleeves and walked in.

As a result, the senior sister took two steps back and bumped into his arms.

"Did you finish the phone call?"

Yao Mengna didn't look back, but stared intently at the fried egg that was taking shape in front of her.

"Well, I may need to write a written opinion later, but there is no rush for this..."

Chang Haonan said this as he walked to the stove, ready to take the chopsticks from the other person's hand.

But Yao Mengna is clearly not ready to give up:

"What are you doing..."

Chang Haonan patted his senior sister on the shoulder:

"You should just go cut some vegetables. It would be ugly if your hands got burned..."

The latter pursed his lips and walked to the other side of the U-shaped stove as he was told.

I don't know whether it was intentional or not, but when I turned around, I gently touched Chang Haonan's belly with the full moon behind me...

……

On the other hand, according to Chang Haonan's instructions, Xing Muchun completed a report almost overnight.

Although there is no time to calculate the results in detail, from an empirical perspective, the anti-satellite tests conducted by China, the United States and the Soviet Union in the past few decades are listed in detail to illustrate the risks involved.

Finally, we came to the conclusion that even if we cannot stop the other party's interception, we should give countries around the world a heads-up in advance from the perspective of international morality and responsibility.

The next morning, the report was handed over to the external liaison department.

Although he is also a senior designer of the Aerospace Science and Technology Group, he does not have the special authority like Chang Haonan to write materials that can be directly heard by the top officials.

However, this matter is indeed of great importance, so after being reported step by step, it was sent to the highest decision-making level by Li Zhongyi.

But the chief asked directly before he even opened the cover of the folder:

"I guess... the content of this report should be what Comrade Haonan meant, right?"

Before entering this place, Li Zhongyi had anticipated many questions that he might be asked.

But I didn't expect it to unfold like this.

So much so that I didn’t know how to answer for a moment:

"This……"

Fortunately, I reacted quickly:

"The report itself is signed by the entire hypersonic weapons research project team. The meaning in it... does have some characteristics of Academician Chang, but judging from the writing style, it is obviously the style of the Rocket Research Institute, so it should be written by Researcher Xing Muchun, who is temporarily acting as the head of the project team."

The chief just asked casually, so he didn't dwell on it. He put on his glasses and smiled:

"This wedding leave has only been less than ten days...he can't sit still."

Then I opened the report and read to the end at a quick glance.

Only stayed on the last two pages for a longer time.

Then there was a long silence.

It was not until Li Zhongyi felt a little out of breath that the leader raised his head again:

"Let's do this... Tell the space agency not to respond to this matter directly for now. After the military holds a press conference next week, we will inform NASA of our attitude and reminder as usual."

"You still have to do the face-saving work..."

The former immediately stood up and stood at attention:

"Yes!"

However, the chief waved his hand and motioned him to sit down first:

"And one more thing."

Li Zhongyi quickly sat down again, looking as if he was waiting for instructions.

"How is the preparation of the Kinetic-1 anti-satellite weapon from CASIC going?"

Although he was puzzled by this somewhat sudden question, he quickly answered:

"The orbital design and interception control system have been designed, and the interception warhead and new solid rocket engine are still in the final testing stage. If everything goes well, it is expected to be launched in the second half of this year or early next year."

"Um……"

The chief nodded with satisfaction, but then changed the subject:

"The Kinetic Energy 1 project is, of course, mainly for the development of interceptor warheads. It is possible that there will be a relatively large adjustment after the US anti-satellite test. Regarding this, you need to give the R&D personnel a heads-up."

Li Zhongyi was immediately surprised when he heard this instruction.

But the discipline he had developed over a long period of time prevented him from actually asking.

But this time, the chief took the initiative to explain:

"The underlying meaning of this report is to create a favorable public opinion space for our anti-satellite test..."

"..."

Li Zhongyi frowned at first, then finally showed a look of enlightenment:

"Understood……"

"It seems that this is really Academician Chang's style..."