Into Unscientific

be honest.

 Before the start of today’s meeting, many participants actually had a rough mental preparation for the content of today’s meeting.

  After all, unifying ideas before charging has always been the basic operation of rabbits, and at such critical meetings, some matters that have not been disclosed before will most likely be brought up.

 But even with this psychological expectation and the amazing arrangements before.

 After hearing what Li Jue said, the scene fell into silence for the third time since the meeting began.

Even Wang Ganchang and Zhou Guangzhao, who would have two bombs and one star in the future, had their eyes widened at this time, as if their eyeballs might fall out at any time.

 Mom.

Live broadcasting a nuclear explosion?

 After a while.

A middle-aged man with a round face slammed the table and stood up from his seat with a crash. He didn't even notice that the chair was being brought down to the ground:

 “Director, I don’t agree!”

This person is also an old acquaintance of Xu Yun. He is Huang Zuqia, the former leader of the light nuclear group. He is one of the famous "Eight Directors" of the Theory Department of the Ninth Academy. He is even among the academicians with the highest scientific titles in China. Be among the top batch.

Huang Zuqia’s slap brought many scholars back to reality from shock. The whole conference room was like a melting glacier, with the sound of water rushing:

 “Director, I don’t agree either!”

"Are you kidding? Such a major event is broadcast live? What if there are enemy agents sabotaging it?"

"That's right. And there is a risk of failure in the experiment - failure without live broadcast will at best bring shame to our theory team and R&D team. Who the **** knows who Lu Guangda and Wang Jing are outside the base? But once the external live broadcast fails, then It’s a disgrace to our country, and I never agree!”

 “Absurd! Boring! Meaningless!”

“Consultant Xu, are you really kicked in the head by a donkey?”

Many of these scholars at the scene are usually low-key and reserved, but at this moment, their necks turned red and they shouted all kinds of objections as if they were quarreling with others.

Some of them looked at Xu Yun angrily while talking - just kidding, the only person in the entire base who can come up with such an idea is this innate troublemaker who often comes up with all kinds of wild ideas.

Of course.

 They have no personal grudges against Xu Yun. After all, Xu Yun’s previous contributions to the base are obvious to all.

 But when it comes to issues involving principles, the status of personal relations has long been thrown to the Java Kingdom.

However, in the face of everyone's responsibilities, Xu Yun, Li Jue, Qian Wushi and others seemed very calm.

　　It has been about three to five minutes.

 When everyone had almost dried up their saliva, Li Jue just put his hands behind his back, and the expression on his face remained unchanged:

“What, you’ve finished spraying? Can I say something now?”

Xu Yun couldn't help but raise his head and glance at Li Jue.

be honest.

I don’t know if it’s because it was used in some novels about overlords in later generations. Xu Yun has never had a good impression of the word “aura”. He always thought that the so-called aura of overlords was just nonsense in novels.

 Much of the so-called aura actually depends on a person's clothing and wallet.

 But when Li Jue, who was wearing a cotton coat, spoke like this, Xu Yun actually felt a somewhat suppressed majesty.

The originally noisy conference room scene became audible again.

Only then did Xu Yun remember that even though he was teasing Li Jue, the technical factory director, every day, he had actually been on the battlefield. He had been fighting a gun since 1937. In the first half of his life, he had commanded the Huaihai, Dujiang, Southwest, and Rongcheng battles. A true warrior!

　　Those so-called tyrants in later generations may not have even killed a chicken, but Li Jue directly or indirectly annihilated more than a few hundred or even thousands of enemies?

 It is no exaggeration to say that Li Jue really has murderous intent.

Then Li Jue looked around the scene, snorted coldly, and said in a deep voice:

“Comrades, I can understand your feelings, but have you overlooked one thing?”

“That is, the organization must have gone through detailed discussions before making a decision, and if we can get the capital to agree to the plan, it means that the capital has a basis for believing that the plan is feasible.”

“But what about you? You make ridiculous assertions without even doing simple analytical thinking. Are you worthy of being called experts and scholars?”

ˆ “.”

Hearing Li Jue's words, many scholars in the audience were stunned and immediately shrank their necks.

right

Although the decision-making power of rabbits' actions lies with the capital, the capital does not have the habit of talking to each other.

Whenever a major scientific research decision is involved, the capital usually conducts a detailed expert discussion first, and only makes a decision after understanding the feasibility from multiple parties.

 For example, the development of nuclear weapons back then.

Everyone knows the importance of nuclear weapons to a country, but even so, the capital still asked Li Siguang to lead a team to conduct a long-term mine inspection across the country, and only launched the project after fully demonstrating that uranium mines could be provided domestically.

To know.

At the time, many people disapproved of this approach, because at that time Mao Xiong had stated that it could provide enough uranium ore.

 The subsequent historical trajectory once again proved the correctness of the capital's strategic vision - without the survey results of that year, the entire project would have been shelved after the bear experts withdrew.

 At that time, ore exploration was countless times more difficult and complicated.

 Same reason.

The organization didn't have a talk back then, so it's natural that it won't be too hot-headed to launch this plan now.

 This is also the second time Li Jue mentioned the word ‘argument’.

  In other words.

 The organization has at least discussed the feasibility of live broadcasting.

Think of this.

 Huang Zuqia, who was the first to 'break the defense', moved the corners of his mouth and said to Li Jue:

“Director, I’m sorry, I was impulsive.”

Li Jue waved his hand to him indifferently after hearing this. When he was fighting in the war, he didn't have many contacts with intellectuals, but someone with a more aggressive temper than Huang Zuqia could at least gather a reinforcement camp:

“It’s okay, Lao Huang, please sit down first.”

 After Huang Zuqia sat back down.

Li Jue turned to look at Xu Yun again, and gently raised his chin towards him:

“Xiao Xu, since everyone has guessed the proposer of the plan, it’s up to you to explain this matter.”

Xu Yun nodded. Although he couldn't stand up from the wheelchair, he still tried his best to straighten his back:

"no problem."

 Then he looked around the scene, considered for a moment, and said:

“Comrades, I have heard your discussion just now. Regardless of your extreme emotional bias, the issues you are concerned about can be roughly divided into three categories.”

"The first is whether it is necessary to conduct this live broadcast, the second is what to do if enemy agents or hostile forces use certain tricks through the live broadcast, and the third is the conditions for the live broadcast."       "The first question can be broken down into Divided into two parts, the first is to essentially question the meaning of live broadcast, and the second is to worry about what to do if the atomic bomb test fails."

“Everyone, my summary should be correct, right?”

Many scholars at the scene nodded.

Everyone was a little out of sorts due to emotional problems just now, and some people may have been a little too extreme with their words, but overall it can be summed up as the three problems Xu Yun mentioned.

Xu Yun then raised a finger and continued:

“Let’s answer the second part of the first question first, which is the ‘shameful’ issue of the failed atomic bomb test explosion.”

“This is actually the most meaningless discussion point in my opinion. If this topic can become a point of doubt, then can I also ask what if a nuclear war breaks out one day and the atomic bombs we dropped in the past no longer go off?”

After saying this, Xu Yun couldn't help but shook his head:

“As experts and scholars who develop nuclear weapons, we must at least have confidence in our results, right?”

“If there is a risk, then we should avoid the risk completely—otherwise, what is our detonation test site used for?”

“With all due respect, there is no such thing as fault tolerance when it comes to nuclear weapons.”

Xu Yun’s words are a bit harsh, but the truth is indeed the truth.

The reason why the Rabbits have set up test sites of various sizes in Lop Nur and the 221 Base, including even a one-to-one cold explosion site, is to make the atomic bomb debug to its best before test explosion.

 What is a one-to-one cold blast?

 It is a test explosion based on the same proportions and structure as the atomic bomb, excluding enriched uranium. The cost of an experiment is sky-high for today's rabbits.

Under such circumstances, if you still question [if the atomic bomb test fails], you will really be sorry for the efforts of the 20,000 people at the base.

 In fact.

This problem has also appeared in the original history, and the scenario also does not have any error tolerance-this is a problem that occurred when the rabbits launched the first intercontinental missile.

To ensure the safety and success of the experiment at that time, the writer who met Xu Yun put forward a sixteen-character work policy:

 “Serious, thoughtful, reliable, and foolproof.”

The requirement to be foolproof is so high that one of the responsible comrades said on the spot that “nothing is 100% certain in science.”

That comrade was worried that if the intercontinental missile failed to launch or did not land at the intended location, it would most likely be intercepted by the other side of the sea. At that time, almost all the research data and results of the Rabbits would be open to the other side of the sea.

The writer said something that is very famous in the history of Chinese science:

“Science is based on logic, and foolproofness is not an idealistic empty cannon. What is foolproof? If everything you think of and discover is solved seriously, then it is called foolproof.”

If you can think that there is a chance of failure in the atomic bomb test just because there is no live broadcast, then this mentality itself is wrong.

ˆ “.”

Xu Yun then looked at the people present and found that many people had thoughtful expressions on their faces before continuing:

“Comrades, let’s talk about the second part, which is why we need to start a live broadcast.”

“The answer is also very simple—the most important significance of the live broadcast is not to make everyone famous, but to build national self-confidence at the public level.”

 Huang Zuqia was listening to Xu Yun’s explanation seriously, but he couldn’t help but be startled when he heard the words:

 “National self-confidence?”

"Yes."

Xu Yun nodded heavily, with a trace of emotion in his eyes:

“New China has only been established for just thirteen years now. It can be said that it is completely destitute and full of waste.”

"It is no exaggeration to say that many people have not yet escaped from the "hardship" living environment, and they do not have a clear understanding of the international situation."

“But it is foreseeable that with the development of science and technology and economy in our country in the future, we will inevitably have more or less intersections with Western countries, and Western culture will also take the opportunity to squeeze into our land.”

 Xu Yun then paused, picked up a piece of light yellow calculation paper without anything written on it from the table, and continued:

“Today’s people’s spiritual world is like arithmetic paper. It has a colored base and is not pure white, but it lacks substantial content.”

“If we fail to establish enough self-confidence and values ​​in the people before crossing over with Western culture, this squeezed-in culture may become another form of invasion.”

“And I wanted to add something to the paper. This nuclear explosion was obviously a great opportunity.”

“Because this thing is easy to understand at the civilian level, it is not easy to promote it—if someone asks what an atomic bomb is, just say that it is a weapon used to blow up surrendering Japanese. Today, only four countries in the world have it.”

"If the founding ceremony of the year gave the country the soul, then this atomic bomb test gave China a straight backbone. If we miss this opportunity, I am afraid that only the recovery of 4V can match it in terms of impact in the future. Compared."

 At the end.

Xu Yun couldn't help but sigh.

Live broadcast of the atomic bomb explosion.

 This is an idea he proposed to the capital not long ago, an idea that may seem a bit fanciful in this day and age.

Even when the big leaders in the capital heard about it, their first reaction was "Is it necessary?"

But only Xu Yun himself knows the significance of live broadcasting the atomic bomb test explosion.

 Because this is also well-documented.

 According to historical trajectory.

Seven years from now, on July 20 of that year, a spacecraft named Apollo 11 will land on the moon, and an astronaut named Neil Armstrong will step into a crucial moment in human history. An important step.

We will not discuss the authenticity of the moon landing across the sea for the time being. After all, the impact of this incident has been finalized.

 The process of landing on the moon was broadcast live around the world.

At that time, NASA adopted the method of occupying radio communication channels for analog television signals to be transmitted down. They first used a small TV to display images from the moon at a rate of 10 frames/second, and then used a single camera tube black and white camera to shoot at 30 frames/second. Moon image on a small TV so that you can get a complete image every 3 seconds.

This is then recorded onto a video tape recorder, thus resulting in a 30 frames/second live image for viewing on home television sets.

At that time, a total of 600 million people around the world watched the live broadcast, and the reputation across the sea has since risen to a very high level. At that time, more than 300,000 people in New York alone chanted USA while marching in celebration.

In some books on modern American history, many scholars also regarded the live broadcast of the moon landing as the starting point for the country to establish its dominance in scientific research.

At the same time, in addition to the live broadcast of the moon landing across the sea, the domestic Shenzhou 5 launch also had a live broadcast that year, which was also an unprecedented event.

 The term national self-confidence seems a bit mysterious, but in fact it has always existed.

Everyone has a strong-willed mentality. The word itself is not derogatory, but it is not a good word on the cultural battlefield.

 The best way to avoid compatriots admiring the strong is to become the strong one yourself.

 Today's atomic bomb test explosion is obviously an excellent opportunity.