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Chapter 246 Centrifuge, the first difficulty of Dragon Country Mushroom Bomb

"Big Chief, this is what is happening."

"I failed to complete the mission entrusted to me by my motherland and people. Please punish me!"

Three days later.

In the Dragon Kingdom Central Conference Room.

General Chen recounted in detail everything he had experienced in Moscow to the chief and dozens of Dragon Country leaders present.

Finally, he lowered his head and said with shame on his face.

Hearing General Chen’s description.

The chief silently lit a cigarette, took two puffs, and then spoke slowly.

"I don't blame you for this."

"In the final analysis, the first reason is that we underestimated the mushroom bomb, a national weapon, and thought we could just use infrared guidance technology to buy it back."

"Secondly, we think too highly of the Bear Country."

"We thought that as the big brothers of the Red Camp, they would help us out of class ties."

"Who could have imagined that they would actually put forward such exorbitant conditions..."

Having said that, the chief frowned and added.

"Combined Fleet? Long-wave radio?"

"If we agree to the conditions of the Bear Country, then what difference will we make from the big birds that lost their sovereignty, humiliated their country, ceded territory and paid compensation?"

"What will the people of Longguo think of us?"

"We have established a national policy of independence and self-reliance. Should we continue to implement it?"

"In short, Xiao Chen, you did the right thing!"

"Besides, to put it bluntly, God won't let a sparrow starve to death."

"Without the Bear Country, is it true that our Dragon Country will be unable to produce mushroom bombs?"

Having said that, the chief's gaze swept over a well-mannered middle-aged man present.

Then, he asked humbly.

"Professor Deng, isn't that right?"

Hearing this, the middle-aged man, whom the chief called Professor Deng, smiled flattered.

Then he said with a determined look.

"The chief is right."

"The Anglais and Slavs can make mushroom bombs, so are we Dragon people any less than them?"

"I think we can definitely make our own mushroom bombs even without relying on anyone!"

After hearing Professor Deng's speech, the Dragon Country leaders present all had a flicker of relief in their eyes.

If someone else said this, perhaps the bigwigs present would still scorn it.

But when he said it, no one thought it was a joke.

Because this Professor Zheng is Deng Qiang, who returned from studying abroad and is considered the number one nuclear physicist in China.

In Fang Yu's timeline, Longguo's first mushroom bomb was also successfully developed under the leadership of Professor Deng!

Even if we put aside Professor Deng’s own scientific research level.

Just talking about his resume is enough to make everyone admire him.

As a student who once studied in France, Deng Qiang's doctoral supervisor is the daughter of the famous Marie Curie.

Irène Curie is also the winner of the 35th Nobel Prize in Chemistry and even led the development of mushroom bomb technology in France!

If there really is someone in this world who can develop a complete set of mushroom bomb technology that belongs to Longguo from scratch.

Then there must be no one else except Deng Qiang!

"Are you Professor Deng Qiang? I've heard so much about you!"

After the leader introduced Deng Qiang.

General Chen's originally depressed mood suddenly became cheerful.

He walked up to Deng Qiang, grabbed his hand, and said excitedly.

"Professor Deng, I, Chen Geng, am useless. I failed to bring back the mushroom bomb technology for our Dragon Nation!"

"Whether our Dragon Country can produce mushroom bombs depends entirely on you..."

"Haha, Xiao Chen, you don't have to get too excited."

Hearing this, the chief said gently.

"We've gathered all of you here today, firstly, to hear your news, and secondly, to hold a seminar on the feasibility and difficulties of developing our own mushroom bombs."

"Originally, we had two plans: one for what we would do if Russia agreed to exchange technology, and the other for what we would do if we independently developed the technology."

"Now that the Russians have blocked our path, we have no choice but to independently develop this Huashan path!"

After saying this, the chief glanced across the entire audience and spoke lightly.

"Now that we have decided on the route, please feel free to speak freely."

“If you have any difficulties or needs, please speak freely!”

"Everyone, who will go first?"

"Captain, since you've spoken, let me first explain the difficulties we face in independently researching mushroom bombs."

After a moment of silence.

Professor Deng Qiang was the first to stand up and spoke loudly.

"Actually, mushroom bombs may look mysterious, but they're not mysterious at all."

"To put it bluntly, it's when a few neutrons bombard a uranium nucleus, triggering a chain reaction that releases a large amount of energy in the form of nuclear fission."

"In theory, it's not difficult to make mushroom bombs."

"But if our Dragon Country wants to produce mushroom bombs, there are still several difficulties."

"First, to make mushroom bombs, you must have natural uranium."

"This thing wasn't valuable before, but after mushrooms appeared in the world, every country has strictly controlled uranium mines within its territory."

"That is to say, our Dragon Country cannot import uranium at all. To produce mushroom bombs, we must find our own uranium mines."

Having said that, Deng Qiang took a breath and continued.

"Of course, having uranium doesn't mean everything will be fine."

"The material needed to make mushroom bombs is uranium 235, and uranium 235 only accounts for 0.71% of the mined uranium ore."

"The rest is uranium-238, which cannot be fissioned."

"Therefore, even after we mine uranium, we still need a process to purify uranium-235."

"According to calculations, the concentration of uranium 235 must reach more than 90% before it can be used to make nuclear weapons."

"Also, because uranium-235 is mixed with uranium-238, and conventional uranium is in solid form."

"Uranium-235 and uranium-238 are the same element, with almost identical chemical properties, so it's impossible to extract uranium-235 through chemical methods."

"So, the most commonly used method at present is gas centrifugation, which uses large centrifuges to extract the lighter uranium-235 from the chemical gas containing uranium."

"In other words, uranium ore alone is not enough. If we want to purify pure uranium 235 for making mushroom bombs, our Dragon Country must build a batch of large centrifuges!"

"This requires a very high level of industrial expertise. I wonder if there are any units in our Dragon Country that can manufacture it?"

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