Chapter 1061 Troubled Times

I, Mr. Fan, will take action. There shouldn't be anything that can't be done, right? "Fan" was also unsure.

To be honest, he was not very opposed to stealing intelligence. After all, everyone was doing it. You know, there are satellites of many countries in the sky above the Barents Sea, eyeing this sea area covetously. Even the fleets of nearby countries were not here for sightseeing.

In fact, the technology carried by the sunken Kursk nuclear submarine in Russia made everyone feel excited. They would rather take a little risk to get the most critical technical information.

The most favorable thing for Fan Wubing this time was that he had a good personal relationship with Putin and got permission to film the salvage activities at close range. Others, including Russian TV stations, did not have this qualification. This was the basis for him to get close to the Kursk.

Secondly, he now had the opportunity to fish in troubled waters, because the surrounding area was full of intelligence personnel and various spies from Western countries, so the Russian side focused on preventing them. He could completely take advantage of this loophole and get some benefits when they were not prepared.

However, Fan Wubing also had some concerns in his heart, that is, considering the issue of confidentiality, once this news leaked out, then Putin would know who was behind it, and then his investment in Russia would probably be affected. This was the most headache for Fan Wubing.

In fact, it would be a good thing if these technologies could be obtained, but if the relationship between China and Russia was affected by stealing these intelligence, it would be better to do it, which would be a typical case of losing the big picture for the small.

Although the Kursk made many people feel excited, the most important technology, such as the Storm torpedo technology, had been mastered and equipped by the navy more than ten years ago in China. Other missile technologies may not be able to play a very important role in China's reference. As for the outer skin technology, it may be very useful, but it is not indispensable.

After all, China is also conducting research on nuclear submarine bionics, and breakthroughs in this part are a matter of time.

However, since the top leaders are so concerned about this matter, Fan Wubing also needs to design it well to see if there is such a possibility, get some outer skin samples, and accomplish this matter. After returning, he will also be proud. In addition to Mr. Fan himself, who else can do this?

In addition to instructing Fan Wubing to work on the outer shell of the Kursk, the top management also provided him with some help. For example, among the CCTV employees who came this time, several of them were excellent agents from the intelligence department, the kind of all-round agents who could climb mountains, go to sea, and fly planes. Their gun skills were also selected from the best, and their action ability was first-class.

With this backing, Fan Wubing felt that there was still a chance this time, but it was definitely not possible now,

because the Kursk was still a hundred meters deep on the seabed, and there was no chance at all on his side. Only when the official salvage was carried out, there would be that chance.

In the end, the Kursk must be pulled up from the seabed through the buoy, there is no doubt about this.

According to the current salvage plan formulated by Russian, Dutch and Norwegian companies, divers will first drill holes and measure in the nuclear power compartment of the hull to confirm that the nuclear reactor has not leaked, and then use a pong-type remote-controlled underwater electric saw to cut the Kursk's boat and hull apart, and finally salvage the hull and use a tugboat to pull the Kursk to the surface of the sea.

On the one hand, this can ensure safety and prevent accidents, because the Kursk's cabin stores torpedoes and cruise missiles. It is not yet certain whether these powerful weapons have all exploded. On the other hand, these torpedoes and missiles are currently the most advanced weapons. Russia is ready to salvage them by itself in the future to ensure that core national defense secrets are not leaked.

The Kursk nuclear submarine is like a timed nuclear bomb lying in ambush at the doorstep of the Northern Fleet, making Russian naval officers and soldiers uneasy all the time. President Putin said that from the perspective of the ecological environment alone, it is also a wise move to salvage the Kursk nuclear submarine. The two nuclear reactors on the submarine must not be left on the seabed forever.

The most dangerous time in the operation of salvaging the Kursk nuclear submarine is the stage of pulling the hull from the seabed. If the steel cable connecting the hull breaks, the nuclear submarine may fall back into the sea and hit the seabed again.

In this case, whether the nuclear reactor in the submarine will explode or leak nuclear fuel has always been a concern. However, Russian experts said that even if the above situation occurs, the nuclear reactor on the Kursk nuclear submarine will not explode.

They explained that when designing nuclear submarines, the designers not only considered the possible failures of nuclear reactors, but also considered various situations that might occur after the nuclear submarines were attacked by enemy weapons in naval battles, and took corresponding protective measures. In addition, during the lifting, even if the remaining torpedoes in the boat were detonated, the energy generated by the explosion would not be greater than the energy released by the two explosions that caused the Kursk to crash last year, so the safety of the nuclear reactor is guaranteed.

However, in this salvage operation, the most eye-catching first compartment will remain on the seabed. The Russian Navy plans to salvage it ashore next year by relying on its own forces to prevent the leakage of important technologies.

It is not easy to salvage such a behemoth from the seabed. It is very complicated and difficult in terms of technology, equipment and organization, and the difficulty is quite high.

However, since the sinking of the Kursk, the Russian people's trust in the authorities has decreased. At that time, Putin promised that the Kursk would be salvaged. Only by successfully salvaging it can the prestige of the Russian authorities be further enhanced. Restore the trust of the Russian people in the Russian authorities.

In addition, after the sinking of the Kursk, the cause of the accident has not been found out.

Over the past year, countries around the world have made various speculations about its sinking. Only by salvaging it can the mystery of the accident be completely revealed, the cause of the accident be truly found out and the corresponding conclusions be drawn.

If it is found out after the salvage that the Kursk nuclear submarine sank due to its own technical problems, then the Russian Navy can make technical improvements to the existing nuclear submarines based on these reasons, which will help improve the safety performance of the existing nuclear submarines and provide an effective technical basis for the development of new submarines in the future.

Secondly, the nuclear power plant, submarine-launched missile launcher and torpedo on the Kursk submarine are all intelligence that some NATO countries are trying hard to obtain. If it is not salvaged, these countries may obtain the above-mentioned confidential information at a certain period of time, which is also what the Russian authorities and the navy are very worried about. In fact, during the current salvage process, warships of some NATO countries have been tracking and reconnaissance.

However, salvage is indeed a difficult task, let's talk about the first question. The entire salvage operation will cost about 80 million US dollars, including the purchase and disposal of equipment and equipment, the purchase of radiation protection clothing, the payment of various fuel costs, the payment of scraping costs, etc. This is a large number for Russia, which is in poor economic conditions, otherwise Putin would not have borrowed money from Fan Wubing.

The second is technical preparation and organization. There are many institutions, personnel and equipment participating in this salvage work. In order to ensure that everything is foolproof, it is necessary to organize carefully, command effectively, and take various measures such as technical support, meteorological support, hydrological support, security guards, radiation measurement, logistics support and medical support.

To this end, the salvage agency has studied every detail and organized the salvage team to conduct scraping for several months.

In mid-July, Russia used unmanned remote-controlled diving equipment to complete the investigation of the first compartment of the nuclear submarine and confirmed that there were no torpedoes in the first compartment. In late July, the silt and seabed organisms adhering to the parts to be cut were cleared, and holes were drilled in some compartments, and then the silt in some compartments was cleared, and at the same time, the equipment in some compartments was dismantled.

The cutting operation has already begun, and they will drill holes in the hull to install salvage cables.

The hull will float to the surface in early September. Only then will there be a chance to obtain the outer skin tissue part from the hull, so Fan Wubing’s chance to take action is only a few days.

It is only the end of August now, and it will take at least half a month to wait for the opportunity. So Fan Wubing decided to return to China first, so as to communicate with the senior management about these situations and arrange the entire operation.

Another point is that a major event that Fan Wubing has always been very concerned about is probably about to happen, and he needs to make some arrangements in advance to avoid being caught off guard and exhausted by then.

It was August 26th when Fan Wubing returned to China.

After getting off the plane, Fan Wubing directly contacted the senior officials, expressed his attitude towards the Kursk incident, and analyzed the feasibility of operating this matter. Because he considered it more, the senior officials of the Military Commission felt that the previous request seemed to be a little ill-considered.

But in general, Fan Wubing still tends to take advantage if he can find an opportunity, but he can't do it too much, so as not to anger the polar bear, which will cause too much trouble later.

After a long discussion, the details were agreed upon, and people were sent back from the country to take charge of directing and arranging matters.

Fan Wubing certainly didn't want to get involved in this matter personally, otherwise he would be caught red-handed and would have no face, let alone go to Russia to meet Putin again.

If it was done by his subordinates, Fan Wubing could make up two reasons at random, such as the subordinates were messing around, or it was a commercial spy infiltrated by external forces, and it was all right to say anything, but it would be too unwise for him to get involved in this matter.

Finally, the top management agreed to Fan Wubing's proposal, believing that he was thoughtful and meticulous.

After finishing these things, when I returned home, my mother Zhang Mei said that my father Fan Heng went to the south to inspect the work.

"In such hot weather, he went to the south to inspect the work?" Fan Wubing was a little surprised. Usually, Fan Heng did not go out to inspect the work very often. Most of the time, he was in Beijing. After all, as the executive vice premier, there were too many things to deal with.

"Alas, a mining accident happened in the south a while ago, and the people below concealed it for nearly a month. After the news was disclosed, the whole country was shocked. This time he went to deal with the aftermath." When my mother mentioned this, she said with some emotion.

Fan Wubing was not in the country this time, so he did not pay attention to these news, so he asked what was going on.

"Speaking of which, this matter was revealed on the Internet," said my mother Zhang Mei.

In late August this year, a simple piece of news appeared on the Internet, the most modern means of communication. It was reported that a major water seepage accident occurred in the Lajiapo Mine and Longshan Mine in Nandan, Guangxi, and many miners were killed.

Unlike usual major accidents, this time the first people to get the information were not the power agencies but the news media.

Two days before it spread online, many news organizations in Nanning received phone calls reporting the same content.

Soon, journalists with a sense of responsibility, justice and professional sensitivity, including reporters from the central news unit in Guangxi, rushed to Nandan, nearly 500 kilometers away from Nanning, as quickly as possible to conduct on-the-spot investigation.

This major accident, which was later confirmed to be a shocking case, had been covered up for twenty days. According to national regulations, all major safety accidents must be reported to the State Council within 24 hours.

From the beginning of the investigation, the reporters felt strongly about the power of the other party and the despicable means. An almost fantasy but absolutely true fact is that almost all reporters who went to the field to investigate were held responsible for the mine accident to varying degrees. They were followed, followed, blocked and threatened by the other side, and some journalists were even chased and threatened by gangsters armed with weapons.

The difficulty for reporters to verify is that there is almost no sign of an accident just from the surface.

On the one hand, the answers from the officials at the site of the mining disaster are always surprisingly consistent. They have not heard of any major accidents or deaths.

On the other hand, the owner of the mine that was involved in the accident and his subordinates also insisted that production had been suspended for rectification in accordance with the instructions of superiors, and that there had been no underground production at all in the past month or two.

However, a breakthrough came from the miners who narrowly escaped the accident and the families of the victims.

When reporters learned about this from the outside, carefully recorded and collected evidence, and reported these findings to the leaders of the autonomous region and the central government, things changed decisively and dramatically.

In mid-August, the People's Daily's emergency report on the serious accident in Nandan was submitted to the central government in the form of a special information report. After reading it, Boss Zhu immediately gave stern instructions that such a major accident must be investigated to get to the bottom of it!

"Such a thing." Fan Wubing shook his head repeatedly after hearing this. In recent years, with more and more private individuals entering the mining industry, as well as the development of the Internet and the abundance of information channels, mine disasters that could not travel even ten miles away in the past have There will be more and more news.

And local methods of covering up mining disasters will become increasingly complex and changeable.

In the final analysis, it is nothing more than the economic interests and political achievements of local officials.

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