Chapter 888 Missile Race
Originally, Alan Wilson felt nothing when the blue light missile test failed, but the Soviet intercontinental missile was successfully tested. In contrast, he felt sad for no reason. He was not mentally prepared for this news, and he did not expect the Soviet intercontinental missile at all. There is progress so quickly.
The reason is that von Braun and his team were supposed to be accepted by the United States, but now they were intercepted by the Soviet Union to serve the Soviet Union.
Von Braun is personally responsible for the German rocket project. His responsibilities include but are not limited to: building missile assembly plants, parts manufacturing plants, launch bases, overall system design departments, and measurement and guidance warhead fuel engine body structure design of various subsystems. Department, wait, wait...
After experiencing hundreds of failed launches, an unprecedented ballistic missile engineering practice has been fully rolled out and gradually improved. This is the value of von Braun.
When von Braun faced the approaching US troops from the west and the Soviet army from the east, he decided to lead his team to surrender to the US troops. If Alan Wilson had not reminded the Soviet Union, von Braun would have succeeded and would not have served the Soviet Union as he does now. .
More scientists, engineers, and technicians who played a role in missile research and development were discovered and reused by the Soviets. The German rocket industry was also completely moved to the Soviet Union. As a pursuer that was severely damaged during the war, the Soviet Union had high hopes for overtaking in corners in the field of rockets, and had always attached great importance to von Braun and his team.
Finally this year, the advent of the R-16 intercontinental ballistic missile proved the Soviet Union's advancement in the rocket field.
Alan Wilson immediately ordered a lot of newspapers to see how current public opinion viewed this matter, but in the end he did not find any big changes. After all, the general public did not quite understand what this meant.
"It's terrible that Von Braun and Kolyov worked for the same country." Alan Wilson lamented, de Havilland, who was responsible for the British blue light missile project.
It's not that Alan Wilson looks down on de Havilland. He doesn't deny de Havilland's talent, but after all, the person in charge is a mid-level monk in the field of aircraft. Who can believe how proficient he is in rocket technology.
The range of the Blue Light missile is far less than the standard of an intercontinental missile, with a designed range of only 3,500 kilometers. The weight is close to 70 tons. It can be seen that the UK has no technical reserves in this regard. It relies on the rocket engine of Rolls-Royce and takes the route of flying big bricks into the sky with power.
"It's normal that there is no movement among the people. I don't know what the Pentagon is thinking." Alan Wilson could already vaguely feel that the era of the space race was approaching, but it was a pity that he did not have the enlightenment to understand it.
Although the Five Eyes Alliance has been pulled together, the so-called intelligence sharing is not so high that there is no limit.
This is because Britain is not yet weak enough to be submissive. The United States is still wary of the United Kingdom, and the United Kingdom is not a fuel-saving lamp. By including Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, it is using these countries in the Commonwealth to increase its weight against the United States.
What really matters cannot be known through intelligence sharing, and the United States will not tell Britain what it really thinks.
He himself had a good relationship with McCarthy, but McCarthy would not tell him such a secret. If you want to know, you'll have to wait until McCarthy gets drunk.
Alan Wilson was right in guessing that the intercontinental missile was successfully tested and was vigorously promoted by the Soviet Union. This directly shakes the free world that occupies the dominant strategic air force position.
Both the United States and the United Kingdom currently use strategic bombers as the core to threaten the Soviet Union not to act rashly.
The fact that bombers dropped nuclear bombs to force Japan to surrender made both the United States and Britain believe that air superiority was the magic weapon to suppress the Soviet Union.
After the war, the U.S. Air Force was established, and the U.S. Strategic Air Command was established. It directly possessed unparalleled and unstoppable energy to deter the entire planet's surface, that is, intercontinental long-range bombers and air-dropped nuclear bombs.
Although the United States was a little regretful that it did not get the German Von Braun rocket team, it did not take it seriously in the end. After all, the strategic air force that sweeps the world is in the hands of the United States.
Rocketry was not so valued.
But all this was completely ended the moment the R-16 intercontinental ballistic missile appeared. The R-16 intercontinental ballistic missile has a range of more than 10,000 kilometers. It can do everything a strategic bomber can do, or even do it better.
The combination of rockets and nuclear warheads is a natural thing. This is not just as simple as overturning the advantage of strategic bombers. Once the Soviet intercontinental ballistic missiles mature, they will put the United States in a backward position.
In the White House, Secretary of State Dulles reported to Eisenhower with a heavy face, "To know the exact situation, we must send a high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft into the Soviet Union. The U2 reconnaissance aircraft has just entered service and is not easy to detect due to its performance. The Soviet Union is very interested in this new type of reconnaissance aircraft." The reconnaissance aircraft in service are also unfamiliar.”
"We only expressed our response to Khrushchev's policy of detente." Eisenhower frowned, looked at Dulles and said, "Once discovered, this will put the United States in a passive position."
"The successful test of the intercontinental missile has made us very passive." Dulles corrected calmly, "If it was just like the British blue light missile turning into a big fireball, it would not be worthy of attention, but the Soviet test was extremely successful. We You should know immediately where the Soviet rocket base is and have all the information, otherwise you will be irresponsible to the United States. Mr. President, do you think this is the case?"
"Even Britain is ahead of us. We must also speed up the progress of intercontinental missiles." When Eisenhower heard this, he couldn't help but be a little dissatisfied. Of course, the United States also has an intercontinental missile project in progress.
Various reports and evaluations were coming out one after another, but it was not until the beginning of the year that the project was just established. This reason is not complicated at all. The U.S. Strategic Air Command is the biggest opponent. It's not superficial, but there's a lot of secret action. It is believed that the development of strategic missiles is a waste of resources.
The United States used its air force superiority to contain the Soviet Union, and now the results have appeared. When the United States' intercontinental missiles were just beginning, the Soviet Union had already produced finished products, which had put the United States in a backward position.
In the end, Eisenhower agreed to Dulles' suggestion and let the U2 reconnaissance plane be stationed in Pakistan to conduct reconnaissance of the Soviet space center. Although it was contrary to his previous attitude towards Khrushchev, he could not control so much at this time. .
Immediately afterwards, the U.S. Congress passed a special budget to increase research and development on the intercontinental missile project. The Pentagon meeting also emphasized the importance of the intercontinental missile project and that all services should cooperate and not set up obstacles.
The result of this discussion is to prevent the U.S. Air Force from continuing to be an opponent of the intercontinental missile project. This is not good for everyone.
The successful test launch of the R-16 intercontinental ballistic missile suddenly made the atmosphere around the world solemn. The United States, which had always believed that it had an absolute advantage, felt a little panic in its heart.
There is also an impact on the UK. Although the Blue Light missile failed to test, it was encouraged by the cabinet and the Ministry of Defense, and de Havilland was informed of increasing support for the Blue Light missile project.
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