On October 16, 1964, a loud bang erupted in the vast land of Lop Nur in XinjiangA huge mushroom cloud rose into the sky.
This is the test site of our country's first atomic bomb, and it indicates that we have finally gotten rid of the threat of nuclear weaponsIt became the fifth country in the world to possess nuclear **.
However, on the road of developing nuclear weapons, China has gone extremely difficult. There is a lack of scientific researchers, a lack of experimental raw materials, and even almost falling into"Enriched uranium".Target**.
What difficulties did China encounter on the road of nuclear research and development?In the face of the enriched uranium sent by the Jews, why should they order the authenticity to be ascertained?And what impact has this "enriched uranium" incident had on China's nuclear research and development?
In August 1945, the United States dropped two atomic bombs on Japan, which eventually led to Japan's unconditional surrender, and World War II came to an end. This success also gave the world a taste of the power of nuclear **!I just never expected that,Soon after, the United States aimed atomic bombs at our country!
In 1950, the Korean War broke out, and the self-confident U.S. ** team was invincible on the Korean battlefield, but it was very fastThe participation of the Chinese People's Volunteers in the war completely deprived the US military of its advantage!
In the face of repeated defeats, the United States is very unwilling. They don't believe that the newly established New China will be able to defeat the U.S. military, which has a very superior advantage in both ** and equipment!
In order to redeem the defeat, the United States came up with the idea of using nuclear weapons.
In the face of the threat of US nuclear **, the Chinese People's Volunteers showed unprecedented courage and determinationAt that time, China still had the support of the Soviet Union behind it!
As a military power at that time, the Soviet Union developed nuclear ** as early as 1949. At that time, the friendly relations between China and the Soviet Union made the United States dare not rashly use nuclear weapons against China
In the end, the United States gave up the idea of using nuclear weapons. However, it is precisely because of this nuclear threat that Japan has realized the importance of having nuclear weapons!Therefore, China soon put the research and development of nuclear weapons on the agenda!
In addition, some peace-loving people in the world are also willing to lend a helping hand to us, and our idea of developing nuclear weapons is becoming stronger and stronger
At that time, there were only 4 countries in the world that possessed nuclear weapons, precisely because they were well aware of the great power of nuclear weaponsThe control of nuclear technical parameters and R&D points by various countries has almost reached the level of airtightness.
At that time, although the development of New China had gradually entered the right track, its economic and scientific and technological strength was still not optimistic, and it was difficult to develop nuclear power on its own.
At the beginning of nuclear research and development, the Soviet Union provided some assistance to our country, but the Soviet Union's assistance was full of concealment, and in 1959, due to the rift in Sino-Soviet relationsThe Soviet Union abruptly withdrew all aid, and even withdrew all Soviet specialists to the country!This sudden move by the Soviet Union plunged China's nuclear research into chaos!
However, in the early days of China's nuclear development, the biggest difficulty was not the technological constraints of the Soviet Union, but the "enriched uranium" of the JewsIf it weren't for the best insight back then, I'm afraid that China's nuclear research would have fallen short long ago!
Do you dare to imagine, in order to obstruct our country's smooth development of nuclear **,The United States even asked Jewish businessmen to send fake enriched uranium!
In the process of developing nuclear weapons, China has endured many hardships. The most important point is the lack of professional knowledge.
Since the Qing Dynasty, China's scientific research process has almost been put on pause, and all kinds of advanced knowledge and technology have been in the hands of other countries. Although China has also sent many scholars to study abroad, many scholars have chosen to settle abroad due to years of war.
Although the Soviet Union was initially willing to help us, we still needed our own professionals, so China began to send out invitations to outstanding scholars from abroad.
Under the call of the motherland, batch after batch of outstanding talents gave up their superior life overseas and resolutely returned to the motherland, and the knowledge and skills they brought back became a stepping stone to build China's nuclear research.
However, if we want to successfully develop nuclear weapons, it is not enough to have professional scientific researchers, we also need key raw materials"Enriched uranium".
Uranium is a naturally occurring radioactive element since the discovery of nuclear fission of uranium in 1938Uranium-235 has become an important raw material for making nuclear **.
However, the content of uranium-235 in nature is very small, and to make a nuclear **, the concentration of uranium-235 needs to reach more than 90%, which requires researchers to obtain enriched uranium with a concentration of more than 90% through continuous extraction and refining.
In the fifties and sixties of the last century, the Chinese people's understanding of uranium still had many deficiencies, and China's refining technology was not up to standard at that time, which made it difficult to meet China's demand for enriched uranium
In order to obtain enriched uranium at a concentration of up to the standard, Chinese researchers have conducted countless tests, but the results are not ideal. For a time, nuclear research has entered a situation where it is difficult to move an inch!And at a time when our scientific researchers are at a lossJewish businessmen suddenly brought "good news".
Jewish businessmen say they have enough enriched uranium to sell to China.
Enriched uranium was the top priority in the development of nuclear **, so the matter was quickly reported to ***, which is in charge of nuclear ** research and development
**After receiving the news, I was also very surprised, if Jewish businessmen can really provide enriched uranium, it will inevitably greatly shorten the process of nuclear research and development in our country. And with ready-made enriched uranium, we also have a reference standard, which will be of great benefit to future nuclear research and development!
Although I was pleasantly surprised, *** soon became suspicious!
As the main force of the United States in the research and development of nuclear **, the Jews have made great contributions, from this point of view, it is not surprising that Jewish businessmen have enriched uranium in their hands, but will the United States really let Jewish businessmen freely ** enrich uranium?
The United States has always been strict about enriching uranium, so *** does not dare to fully believe the words of these Jews. However, at that time, China's nuclear research was really in urgent need of enriched uranium, and in order to ensure that nothing went wrong, ** decisively ordered:Find out the authenticity!
And through the detection, it was found that the suspicion of ** was quickly confirmed!
The uranium-235 content provided by Jewish businessmen is far less than 90%, and the enriched uranium sent by Jewish businessmen "kindly" is an outright **, and its purpose is nothing more than to delay the process of our nuclear ** development!And the reason why our country was able to quickly identify the ** of Jewish businessmen,All thanks to Marie Curie's daughter!
For China's atomic bomb development, he paid the price of one eye!It was also because of his tests that the "enriched uranium"** of Jewish businessmen was completely debunked!And he is the deepest-hidden behind-the-scenes father of China's nuclear **Yang Chengzong
Yang Chengzong was born in 1911, he was diligent and hardworking since he was a child, and at the age of 21, he was successfully admitted to Shanghai Datong University, and after graduation, Yang Chengzong was recommended by the president of the university to enter the Peking Research Institute of Radium Research Institute to work, and here, Yang Chengzong met a guide who changed his life destiny -Zheng Dazhang
Zheng Dazhang studied in France, and his teachers during his study abroad were famousMarie Curie。Because of Yang Chengzong's consistent diligence and hard work, Zheng Dazhang is also very fond of this student, and he almost teaches him what he has learned all his life.
After the end of the Anti-Japanese War, Yang Chengzong was introduced to the University of Paris, France, for further study, and coincidentally, his mentor was Marie Curie's eldest daughter.
After graduating, Yang could have stayed in France and received an annual salary550,000 francswork, but at this time, he suddenly received a call from the motherland, and the salary for returning to China was only every month1000 pounds of millet
After receiving the call, Yang Chengzong not only responded immediately, but also purchased a large number of scientific research equipment before leaving France.
In addition to this, Yang Chengzong also asked his mentor to take away 10 grams of the laboratory's uniqueBarium radium carbonate。For a long time, this barium radium carbonate has become the only measurement standard for China's atomic radiation research.
It can be said that Yang Chengzong's return to China has brought a shot in the arm for China's nuclear research.
In 1954, when he received an order to test the enriched uranium sent by Jewish businessmen, Yang Chengzong, as the founder of radiochemistry in my country, immediately put himself into testing!
In China's scientific research environment at that time, a special scientific instrument was needed to detect the concentration of enriched uranium, but this scientific instrument was firmly held in the hands of countries such as Britain and the United StatesBut even so, Yang Chengzong still found a new way!
As a radioactive element, uranium has its own unique radioactive properties, which are also different from each isotope. Yang Chengzong skillfully used this characteristic of radioactive elements, combined with the principle of metamorphosis and his years of research experience, and finally determined the content of uranium-235 in enriched uranium.
Yang Chengzong's calculation results directly punctured the conspiracy of Jewish businessmen, and also proved that ***'s suspicion was correct.
Without ready-made enriched uranium, Chinese researchers still have to explore on their own. Fortunately, with the unremitting efforts of geologists, a large number of uranium deposits have finally been discovered in China, which also provides sufficient raw material support for the research and development of nuclear **.
Under the leadership of Yang Chengzong, Qian Sanqiang and others, Chinese researchers broke through many obstacles, and finally established our own research system, and the difficulties in the process of developing nuclear ** were overcome one by one, on October 16, 1964, after countless days and nights of hard workOur country's first atomic bomb finally raised a beautiful "mushroom cloud" over Lop Nur!
Looking back on China's independent research and development of nuclear weapons along the way, we must overcome the lack of knowledge, overcome the shortage of personnel, and always be on guard against the traps set by other countries. All this is inseparable from the discernment of the world, and it is also inseparable from the hard work of scientific researchers.
At any time, there are always people who are willing to stand up in times of crisis, and it is these people who have achieved the endless life of the Chinese nation for thousands of years.