Chapter 822 The death coming experiment starts!

Time came to 1. After a long period of preparation, Arthur finally received the greatest good news, which was the first nuclear weapon produced by the nuclear weapons research and development experimental team, the atomic bomb Moss.

The name Moss was given by Arthur. Mors, the name of the god of death in Roman mythology.

It goes without saying that Arthur gave the name of the God of Death to this atomic bomb.

No matter who the enemy of Australasia is, Moss and its subsequent series of nuclear weapons will become the god of death over the enemies of Australasia.

Before conducting the final nuclear test, Arthur received a report from the nuclear weapons research and development project team and saw the appearance and internal structure of Moss.

The theory of atomic bombs is similar, that is, when a neutron rapidly hits the nucleus of uranium-235, it will split into two other elements, barium and krypton, and release 2 to 3 neutrons and an energy of about 200 MeV.

These released neutrons can continue to collide with other uranium-235, thus triggering continuous nuclear fission. This is also the principle of the famous chain reaction.

Before conducting the nuclear experiment, the research and development team had calculated the explosive yield of one gram of fully fissionable uranium-235, which is almost equivalent to nearly 20 tons of TNT explosives and can destroy all buildings within a radius of 120 meters.

Australasia's first atomic bomb, Moss, adopted a historically typical gun-type atomic bomb structure.

The structure of the entire atomic bomb is similar to the barrel of a pistol. The electronic detonator and explosives are located at the tail, and the uranium block is located at the head of the atomic bomb.

The explosive is detonated by an electronic detonator at the tail, and the gas pushes a hollow cylindrical block of uranium into the solid uranium block at the head of the atomic bomb.

The two uranium blocks combined can exceed the critical mass and collide with the surrounding projectiles made of polonium and beryllium metal.

These projectiles can release a large number of neutrons to trigger nuclear fission. The uranium block is surrounded by thick carbide, which can reflect the released neutrons back to the uranium block, causing a new round of nuclear fission.

This is not only the most original atomic bomb theory, but also a relatively classic atomic bomb design that makes full use of the chain reaction.

After the chain reaction theory was invented, Australasia's atomic bomb design was based on the chain reaction, and eventually the gun-type atomic bomb was developed.

Because it was a test bomb, the uranium-235 contained in Moss was only one kilogram, and the estimated maximum explosive yield was 200,000 tons of TNT.

This is the first time in the world that such a powerful weapon has been tested. In order to ensure safety, this test will be conducted in the Guangmao Desert of Western Australia. The selected place is deserted within hundreds of kilometers and is only accompanied by the desert.

After confirming the nuclear test, the Australasian government became busy.

On April 1, Arthur received a special order to block all roads to Western Australia in the name of road maintenance, and to move all foreign tourists within the Western Australia region to other areas.

Because time was of the essence, Arthur gave the Sheriff's Department only a week. In a week, it will be necessary to ensure that there are no foreign tourists in Western Australia.

The good news is that although Western Australia is vast, most of its land is desert, and its major cities are located on the coast.

The only inland Leonora industrial base is still a closed zone, which greatly limits the number of foreign tourists.

After receiving Arthur's order, the security department immediately rushed to Western Australia non-stop and began to relocate foreign tourists.

1. On this memorable day, in an unknown desert in Western Australia.

"Everyone, are you ready?" Szilard looked at the other members of the nuclear weapons research and development test team with a smile.

"All data have been determined and nuclear testing can begin." Enrique Fermi said with a serious face.

"Captain Einstein, you can start the nuclear test. Captain Einstein?" After Szilard's repeated calls, Einstein finally reacted and nodded rather slowly.

"What's wrong? Don't you have confidence in our experiment?" Szilard asked with a smile.

The development of nuclear weapons requires being far away from people, in anonymity in the dry and hot desert.

This makes these top physicists extremely boring during this period. But the good news is that these famous physicists have a good relationship with each other.

After all, most people are focused on research, and researchers don’t have that much thought and spend most of their time on research.

"No." Einstein shook his head, sighed, and said, "I was just thinking that just one kilogram of uranium-235 can exert a power equivalent to more than 200,000 tons of TNT.

Are such horrific weapons a good thing for humanity? If left unchecked, I am afraid that such weapons will destroy human civilization in the future. "

As a theoretical physicist and one of the most important technicians in the development of Australasian nuclear weapons, Einstein certainly understood the exaggerated power of this atomic bomb.

It is no exaggeration to say that any weapon that humans can think of is far less powerful than this seemingly small atomic bomb.

The complete reaction of one gram of uranium-235 can exert the power of 20 tons of TNT. Such an exaggerated conversion ratio has already destined that the atomic bomb will crush all human weapons in a quite invincible manner.

"I think the atomic bomb will help us limit war." Szilard patted Einstein on the shoulder and said to Einstein, who had become his friend: "We all understand that the atomic bomb is mankind's trump card weapon.

Didn’t His Majesty also say that? Europe is not far away from the outbreak of a second large-scale war.

Australasia's ability to possess such powerful weapons before the outbreak of war is likely to force the enemy to end the war earlier.

Thinking about it this way, atomic bombs may also allow mankind to suffer fewer casualties in wars, which is completely beneficial to mankind. "

"However," Einstein still hesitated and said thoughtfully: "The atomic bomb is a difficult technology, but other countries can also take a long time to break it.

Perhaps in a few decades, all major powers will possess atomic bomb technology. This would have a devastating impact on humanity and might even trigger a worldwide nuclear war.

A single atomic bomb can kill hundreds of thousands or even millions of people. If it is used on a large scale in war, it will be the end of mankind! "

"Don't think so, Mr. Einstein." Fermi said with a smile: "If one day, all countries in the world master atomic bomb technology, it will be even less likely that atomic bombs can be easily used in war.

After all, you have the atomic bomb and I have the atomic bomb. For humans, perhaps this is the best outcome. Atomic bombs can limit the occurrence of wars. The more countries that possess atomic bombs, the more countries that have atomic bombs, which can also limit the occurrence of nuclear wars between countries.

Moreover, you are talking about decades later. For us now, how to avoid greater casualties caused by this war is our most important thing. "

"Maybe." Einstein nodded and did not delve further into this issue.

The atomic bomb project has been considered a complete success so far. It was impossible for Einstein to prevent the birth of the atomic bomb because the talent pool in Australasia was completely sufficient.

Even if there were no Einstein, there would be scientists who were not inferior in ability to take over Einstein's work.

Rather than completely losing control of nuclear weapons, Einstein wanted nuclear weapons to develop step by step in his own hands. It would be better to turn them into human beings' trump cards rather than conventional weapons.

"Codenamed Death Comes, Australasia's first nuclear weapons test is launched!"

There is only one kilogram of uranium-235 inside the test bomb, which is also to ensure the safety of testers and observers.

After all, the current technology is still very rudimentary. If you want to observe the actual situation of the atomic bomb explosion, you must have a reconnaissance aircraft to conduct reconnaissance at a long distance.

"Countdown, 3, 2, 1, detonate!" Following the countdown and an order, a small atomic bomb successfully detonated in a desert dozens of kilometers away from the test team, blowing up all the yellow sand within a few kilometers of the surrounding area. , and formed an extremely spectacular mushroom cloud.

"How is the explosion going? Is there any data from the observation team?" the Einstein Alliance asked.

"The photos that the observation team has taken are on their way." Fermi received the signal and replied.

"How did the explosion go?" Einstein continued to ask.

"The atomic bomb exploded successfully and formed a huge mushroom cloud. But..." Szilard hesitated and said with some confusion: "According to the observer's description, the power of this atomic bomb is not the 200,000 tons of TNT as calculated by us. , only about a few thousand tons.”

"The explosive power of several thousand tons of TNT?" Einstein was stunned for a moment, unable to believe the number in Szilard's mouth.

Judging from the power of 200,000 tons of TNT they predicted, this was far lower than their expectations.

This also means that the nuclear test was successful and failed. Although the atomic bomb has been developed, the current atomic bomb obviously cannot exert its due power.

The scientists present were also somewhat disappointed. This is the result of many years of hard work. If it is lower than expected, doesn't it mean that their efforts in recent years have been completely in vain?

"Let the observation team collect all the data, and the calculation team recalculate the power of this atomic bomb." Einstein was silent for a while, and said to the researchers around him: "Others go to the conference room. I need to figure out the power of the explosion as soon as possible. The reason why it only has an explosive yield of several thousand tons of TNT.”

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