Chapter 65 Threshold
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On April 8, Mu Haoyang received the simulation calculation results submitted by Qian Zhongtai.
Using more advanced computers, Qian Zhongtai's solar model calculation accuracy has been increased by an order of magnitude. The final conclusion is that the probability of bombing the corona layer with antimatter bombs is less than one billionth of a year, which is a thousand times lower than the result obtained by the last calculation.
According to the theory proposed by Qian Zhongtai, as long as the probability is less than one in one billion, it is within a controllable range.
On the same day, Mu Haoyang sent the calculation report to the Head of State.
On April 9, Li Pingko held the eighth high-level meeting in five days at the head of state to discuss the issue of combat against Japan.
The debate was still very fierce. Several leaders including Yi Yuanchao firmly opposed the voluntary war on Japan, while Li Pingko, Huang Hanlin and others believed that they could no longer be delayed.
The meeting took place from morning to afternoon, and only took less than an hour off.
Li Pingko's attitude was very firm, and it seemed that the meeting would not end without a result. After dinner, the meeting continued, but the participants were very tired.
Not to mention those politicians, even soldiers like Mu Haoyang and Teng Yaohui are a little unbearable.
In the eyes of most people, there will be no result if you break this down. Mu Haoyang has to believe that Li Pingko must have been prepared, otherwise he would not have been arguing all the time.
At less than eight o'clock in the evening, Li Mingyang hurried over and sent a crucial piece of information.
"We checked the information sent by the reconnaissance satellite, compared it with the data provided by the Russian intelligence department, and exchanged information with the French intelligence agencies, but we have not received any reply from the British and American intelligence agencies for the time being." Li Mingyang paused for a moment and said, "The tripartite intelligence agencies have confirmed that the explosion in Iwate Prefecture in northern Japan this week released radioactive materials."
The participants remained silent and the atmosphere was very solemn.
After the entry into force of the "Washington Treaty", the five nuclear powers established the "Joint Monitoring Committee on Nuclear Issues" to jointly monitor the nuclear activities of other countries and achieve mutual communication and sharing in relevant intelligence. According to the mission allocation, China has launched more than a dozen reconnaissance satellites specifically targeting nuclear facilities in the past few years. These satellites have sensors used to detect nuclear radiation, which can detect nuclear activities in the atmosphere as soon as possible.
After a while of silence, Li Pingkoo breathed a sigh of relief and asked Li Mingyang: "Can you determine the level of nuclear radiation?"
"The investigation is still in progress, and it will take about four hours to obtain detailed data." Li Mingyang glanced at the senior leader sitting and said, "The Japanese authorities have ordered the blockade of the area where the incident occurred and prohibited all aircraft from entering. Although the incident occurred at the raw material reserve center of Japan's civil nuclear power plant, judging from the data that have been obtained, the intensity of nuclear radiation exceeds the maximum level of the civilian level."
"That is, is there any reason to believe that Japan has obtained military-grade nuclear materials?"
Li Mingyang hesitated for a moment and said, "It can be basically said that."
"Minister Li, can you make it clearer?" Yi Yuanchao couldn't help it. "You have to know that the information you provide will directly determine our policy toward Japan."
"I cannot make the final judgment before obtaining more accurate information." Li Mingyang sighed and said, "The concentration of civilian nuclear raw materials is less than 20%, while the concentration of military nuclear raw materials must exceed 90%, and there is a big gap between them. We can only confirm that Japan must have obtained nuclear raw materials with a concentration of more than 20%, but it is not certain whether it has reached 90%. "
"According to your words, it is impossible to judge whether Japan has obtained the raw materials for manufacturing nuclear weapons."
Li Mingyang was about to answer, and after noticing Li Pingko's expression, he thought for a while before saying to Yi Yuanchao: "We are indeed unable to be sure whether Japan has obtained the raw materials for manufacturing nuclear weapons, but from the perspective of theory and industrial production, 20% is the last hurdle. To put it bluntly, as long as the concentration of nuclear raw materials can be increased to 20%, it will be able to reach 90%. With Japanese technology, even if there is only nuclear raw materials with a concentration of 20%, it can obtain military-grade nuclear raw materials within one month."
"But no matter what, we haven't confirmed it yet."
Li Mingyang sighed and did not answer Yi Yuanchao's question.
Obviously, Yi Yuandao still opposes the voluntary war against Japan.
Mu Haoyang hesitated for a moment and said, "Even if Japan does not obtain military-grade nuclear materials, it can still use the nuclear materials it has obtained to create a nuclear warhead."
Yi Yuanchao was shocked and looked at Mu Haoyang.
"A nuclear warhead that cannot explode, but is enough to pose a serious threat to us."
"General, you..."
"If Japan uses nuclear raw materials to create a warhead and detonate over our country, even if it cannot cause devastating damage, it can pollute thousands or even tens of thousands of square kilometers. For example, megacities like Beijing and Shanghai will make it unsuitable for human habitation in the next decades."
Yi Yuanchao's brow jumped a few times and looked at Li Mingyang.
"Japan is now mainly focusing on refining and enriching uranium, and in theory there is such a possibility."
Now, Yi Yuanchao has nothing to say.
"It's obvious that Japan has crossed our bottom line." Li Pingko ended the argument and said, "What Japan does is targeting us without exception, so we have no other choice. We just need stronger evidence before we make the final decision."
Now, Mu Haoyang and others were a little surprised.
In their opinion, Li Pingko should take this opportunity to propose a final resolution instead of dragging it down.
"If you have no objection, we should prepare for war immediately. After obtaining more accurate information, we will decide whether to take the initiative to start war against Japan." Li Pingko glanced at the participants and said, "Let's just come here today. The Second Department must hurry up and get everything."
After the meeting ended, Mu Haoyang and Teng Yaohui stayed.
"First of the Year..." The most urgent thing was Teng Yaohui, after all, time was already very tight.
Li Pingkoo pressed his hand and said, "Mr. Teng, I know what you want to say, but you also need to understand my difficulties. You also know Lao Yi's attitude. Without definite evidence, he will not vote for it, and we need his vote. In addition, there is also a lack of persuasion in politics."
"But……"
"The war will certainly break out, and it will certainly break out by July. The problem now is that we have to come up with persuasive evidence."
Teng Yaohui sighed secretly and did not speak again.
"Of course, we can prepare for the war in advance." Li Pingko paused for a moment and said to Mu Haoyang, "I have read the report you sent. How to operate it is up to you to decide. I will grant you all the right to make decisions. As for other aspects, you will discuss with President Teng to solve it."
"First of the People, the problem is not that simple."
"Yeah?"
Mu Haoyang nodded and said, "I have talked to Mr. Qian that we must take action three months before the outbreak of the war to ensure that everything is foolproof. To be precise, the antimatter warhead on the Sun Rocket must be detonated three months in advance to avoid being discovered by sun exploration equipment from other countries."
"You mean, don't let other countries know that we use the Sun weapons?"
Mu Haoyang nodded again and said, "No matter what, we cannot determine the degree of harm of the sun's weapons, so we should be more cautious."
Li Pingkoo pondered for a while and said, "Give me two days to reply to you the night after tomorrow."
Mu Haoyang didn't say much, he knew that Li Pingko wanted to try to convince Yi Yuanchao.
Of course, Mu Haoyang also needs these two days.
After leaving the head of state, Mu Haoyang did not return to the General Staff, but called Lu Wen on the way and rushed straight to the air force base in the suburbs.
Before dawn, he and Lu Wen came to the High Energy Physics Experimental Center in the Northwest.
According to Lu Wen's arrangement, Qian Zhongtai returned to the Physics Experimental Center three months ago to preside over the related work of "Sun Weapons".
When he met Qian Zhongtai, Mu Haoyang asked in detail about the matters related to "Sun Weapons".
At this time, the Li Pingkou had found Yi Yuanchao.
As Li Pingko said, in politics, there must be a tenable and convincing evidence to make the war against Japan recognized by the international community.
Yi Yuanchao did not blindly oppose the war, but believed that all efforts must be made before this.
In his opinion, war is the last resort that can only be chosen after all other means have failed, so this topic should not be discussed too early.
The question is, can other means work?
More importantly, the reality has decided that before other means completely fail, Japan will create a nuclear warhead that poses a huge threat to China. Therefore, it is absolutely impossible to wait until other means fail to consider the issue of war and must be prepared in advance.
Fortunately, Yi Yuanchao is not an unreasonable person.
The current international situation has been decided that China must not wait until the last moment to mention war. It must prepare for the future and must take a tough stance.
After persuading Yi Yuan Dynasty, Li Pingko went to find several other senior leaders.
In just one day, Li Pingko unified the opinions of the senior management, that is, when Japan had decided to create nuclear weapons, the preparation plan would be launched.
At this time, the Second Department also provided an extremely important piece of information.
The explosion in Iwate Prefecture released enriched uranium particles with a concentration of up to 85%, which is very close to the military level. Theoretically, as long as there is enough nuclear raw materials, even if it is only 85%, it can create a nuclear device that can explode. To put it bluntly, nuclear warheads made of 85% enriched uranium cannot be assembled on ballistic missiles, but a nuclear bomb that can be thrown by fighter jets can be created.
In addition, it is not difficult to increase the concentration of nuclear raw materials by 5%. With Japan's industrial strength, it can produce 10 kilograms of enriched uranium with a concentration of 90% within one month. Theoretically, as long as Japan masters the miniaturization technology of nuclear warheads, it can use 10 kilograms of enriched uranium to create two atomic bombs of 20,000 tons. If Japan masters the necessary technology of hydrogen bombs and enough deuterium lithiide and lithiated bracelets, it can create a more powerful hydrogen bomb.
At this point, Yi Yuanchao and others had no reason to object.
Chapter completed!