Chapter 822: Death's Coming Experiment, Started!

On April 17, 1934, after a long period of preparation, Arthur finally received the best news, which was the first nuclear weapon made by the nuclear weapons research and development experimental team, the atomic bomb Moss.

Arthur gave the name of Mors to this atomic bomb. Mors is the name of the god of death in Roman mythology.

Arthur gave the name of the god of death to this atomic bomb, and there is no need to say more about its intention.

No matter who the enemy of Australasia is, Moss and its subsequent series of nuclear weapons will become the god of death on the heads of Australasia's enemies.

Before the final nuclear test, Arthur received a report from the nuclear weapons research and development project team and saw the appearance and internal structure of Moss.

The theory of atomic bombs is similar, that is, when a neutron quickly hits the nucleus of uranium 235, it will split two other elements, barium and krypton, and release 2 to 3 neutrons and about 200 megaelectronvolts of energy.

These released neutrons can continue to hit other uranium 235, thereby triggering continuous nuclear fission, which is also the principle of the famous chain reaction.

Before conducting the nuclear test, the research and development team had calculated the explosive equivalent of one gram of fully fissioned uranium 235, which is almost equivalent to nearly 20 tons of TNT explosives, and can destroy all buildings within a radius of 120 meters.

The first atomic bomb in Australasia, Moss, adopted a typical gun-type atomic bomb structure in history.

The entire atomic bomb structure is similar to the barrel of a pistol, with the electronic detonator and explosives located at the tail, and the uranium block located at the head of the atomic bomb.

The explosive is detonated by the electronic detonator at the tail, and the gas will push a hollow cylindrical uranium block into the solid uranium block at the head of the atomic bomb.

The combination of two uranium blocks can exceed the critical mass and collide with the surrounding projectiles made of polonium beryllium metal.

These projectiles can release a large number of neutrons to trigger nuclear fission. The uranium block is surrounded by thick carbides, which can reflect the released neutrons back to the uranium block again, causing a new round of nuclear fission.

This is not only the most original atomic bomb theory, but also a relatively classic atomic bomb design that makes full use of the chain reaction.

After the chain reaction theory was invented, the atomic bomb design of Australasia was based on the chain reaction, and finally the gun-type atomic bomb was obtained.

Because it was a test bomb, the uranium 235 contained in Moss was only one kilogram, and the maximum explosion equivalent was expected to be 200,000 tons of TNT.

It was the first time in the world to test such a powerful weapon. In order to ensure safety, this test will be carried out in the Guangmao Desert in Western Australia. The selected place is uninhabited within hundreds of kilometers, and only the desert is there.

After confirming the nuclear test, the Australasia government became busy.

On April 19, the police received a special order from Arthur, requiring all roads to Western Australia to be blocked in the name of road maintenance, and all foreign tourists in the Western Australian region to be transferred to other areas.

Because time was very tight, Arthur only gave the police a week. After a week, it must be ensured that there is no foreign tourist in Western Australia.

The good news is that although Western Australia is vast, most of the land is desert, and the main cities are located on the seaside.

The only inland Leonora Industrial Base is still a non-open area, which greatly limits the number of foreign tourists.

After receiving Arthur's order, the public security department immediately rushed to Western Australia and began to transfer foreign tourists.

On April 29, 1934, on this memorable day, in a unknown desert in Western Australia.

"Everyone, are you ready?" Szilard looked at the other members of the nuclear weapons research and development test team with a smile.

"All data have been determined, and nuclear tests can begin." Enrico Fermi said seriously.

"Captain Einstein, we can start nuclear tests. Captain Einstein?" After Szilard's repeated calls, Einstein finally reacted and nodded rather slowly.

"What's wrong? Don't you have confidence in our experiment?" Szilard asked with a smile.

The development of nuclear weapons requires staying away from people and hiding in the dry and hot desert.

This makes these top physicists extremely boring during this period. But the good news is that these famous physicists have a good relationship with each other.

After all, most people are focused on research, and researchers don’t have so many thoughts, and most of their time is spent on research.

"Not really." Einstein shook his head, sighed, and said, "I just think that only one kilogram of uranium 235 can exert a power of more than 200,000 tons of TNT equivalent.

Is such a terrible weapon a good thing for mankind? If it is not curbed, I am afraid that such weapons will destroy future human civilization."

As a theoretical physicist and one of the most important technicians in the development of nuclear weapons in Australasia, Einstein certainly understands how exaggerated the power of this atomic bomb is.

It is no exaggeration to say that any weapon that humans can think of is far less powerful than the atomic bomb in front of them, which does not look huge.

One gram of uranium 235 can fully react to produce 20 tons of TNT. Such an exaggerated conversion ratio has already doomed the atomic bomb to crush all human weapons in a very invincible manner.

"I think that the atomic bomb will help us limit the war." Szilard patted Einstein on the shoulder and said to Einstein, who had become his friend: "We all understand that the atomic bomb is the trump card weapon of mankind.

Didn't your majesty also say that Europe is not far from the outbreak of the second large-scale war.

Australasia can have such a powerful weapon before the outbreak of the war, which is likely to force the enemy to end the war earlier.

Thinking about it this way, the atomic bomb may also allow humans to bear fewer casualties in the war, which is completely beneficial to mankind."

"But," Einstein still hesitated and said thoughtfully: "The atomic bomb is a difficult technology, but other countries can also break it in a long time.

Perhaps in a few decades, all major powers will have atomic bomb technology. This is a devastating blow to mankind, and it is very likely to trigger A worldwide nuclear war.

An atomic bomb can cause the death of hundreds of thousands or even millions of people. If it is used on a large scale in war, it will be the end of mankind! "

"Don't think so, Mr. Einstein." Fermi said with a smile: "If one day, all countries in the world have mastered the technology of atomic bombs, it will be even less likely to use atomic bombs in wars.

After all, you have atomic bombs, and I have atomic bombs. For mankind, perhaps this is the best result. Atomic bombs can limit the occurrence of wars. The more countries have atomic bombs, the more they can limit the outbreak of nuclear wars between countries.

Moreover, what you are talking about is decades later. For us now, how to avoid greater casualties in this war is our most important thing. "

"Maybe." Einstein nodded, and did not delve into this issue.

The atomic bomb project has been completely successful so far. It is impossible for Einstein to prevent the birth of the atomic bomb, because the talent pool in Australasia is completely sufficient.

Even if there is no Einstein, there will be scientists who are not inferior to many others to replace Einstein's work.

Compared to completely losing control of nuclear weapons, Einstein wanted to let nuclear weapons develop step by step in his own hands, preferably to become the trump card weapon of mankind, rather than conventional weapons.

"Codename Death is Coming, the first nuclear weapon experiment in Australasia, start!"

There is only one kilogram of uranium 235 inside the test bomb, which is also to ensure the safety of testers and observers.

After all, the current technology is still very rudimentary. If you want to observe the actual situation of the atomic bomb explosion, you must have a reconnaissance aircraft to conduct reconnaissance at a long distance.

"Countdown, 3, 2, 1, detonate!" With the countdown and an order, a small atomic bomb was successfully detonated in a desert dozens of kilometers away from the test team, blowing up all the yellow sand within a few kilometers around, and forming an extremely spectacular mushroom cloud.

"How is the explosion? Has the observation team sent any data?" Einstein Alliance asked.

"The photos taken by the observation team are on the way." Fermi received the signal and replied.

"How is the explosion?" Einstein continued to ask.

"The atomic bomb exploded successfully and formed a huge mushroom cloud. However..." Szilard hesitated and said puzzledly: "According to the description of the observers, the power of this atomic bomb is not the 200,000 tons of TNT we calculated, but only about a few thousand tons."

"The explosive power of several thousand tons of TNT?" Einstein was stunned for a moment, and he couldn't believe the number Szilard said.

According to the 200,000 tons of TNT power they predicted, this is far below their expectations.

This also means that this nuclear test was successful and failed. Although the atomic bomb has been developed, the current atomic bomb obviously cannot exert its due power.

The scientists present were also somewhat disappointed. This is the result of their years of hard work. If it is lower than expected, doesn't it mean that their efforts in recent years have been completely in vain?

"Let the observation team collect all the data, and the measurement team recalculate the power of this atomic bomb." Einstein was silent for a while, and said to the researchers around him: "Others go to the conference room. I need to find out as soon as possible why the explosion power is only a few thousand tons of TNT explosion equivalent."

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