Chapter 463: The Tower of Babel
"There are many reasons for determining the progress of scientific research, the most important of which are funding, talent and teamwork, and we are in a leading position in terms of financial support, although the participants in the international thermonuclear reactor include the world's major nuclear countries and more than half of the world's population, but its construction budget is only half a billion US dollars, which is far less than the investment of the Xihe project!" And this is a figure for '98, and if you calculate it at the current exchange rate, the cost will even depreciate." In the natural sciences, the probability of success with more money is higher than with less money!"
"However, in the field of human resources, we are still lagging behind the international thermonuclear reactor program for the time being, and with the exception of Canada and Australia, it can be said that they have concentrated the top scientists of all the world's scientific and technological powers! In recent years, although batches of students have returned to China after completing their studies, we have not yet been able to compare with the strength of these seven parties in terms of quantity and quality. ”
Xihe's plan is like Napoli back then, although Maradona is the king of the game, but his teammates are only second-rate players like Bagni and De Napoli, and it is impossible to add Ferrara and Carreca, although the youth players like Cannavaro are talented, but unfortunately they are not yet mature, and it takes time to become superstars.
The International Thermonuclear Reactor Program is like Real Madrid in the era of the Seven Superstars, although these superstars are not comparable to Maradona in terms of individual strength, but Ronaldo, Figo, Zidane, Carlos and others are not comparable to Carreca and Ferrara.
"These scientists from the European Union, the United States, Neon, Lucia, South Korea, and India are stronger than our country in terms of overall strength and experience! But this does not mean that they can be ahead of us!" Even though the opponent is strong, Lu Qiujian's face is not afraid.
It's like Maradona's Napoli team playing against Real Madrid, a team of seven superstars, but Napoli will not necessarily lose to Real Madrid, because the cohesion between these seven superstars is definitely not comparable to Napoli.
"On the one hand, the budget for the international thermonuclear reactor program is limited, and five billion dollars sounds like a lot, but it is undoubtedly impossible to use this amount of money to realize the application of controlled nuclear fusion! Our funds are more than ten times that of theirs, which is enough to offset the shortcomings of manpower. Besides, our talents will continue to grow in the process of research! Good surgeons are piled up with the number of surgeries! With enough funds, we can do it three, five, or even ten times in the time it takes for the International Thermonuclear Reactor Program to do one experiment, and even if our staff is behind them, we will always catch up with or even surpass them after so many experiments!"
"And most importantly, we all come from the same country and share common interests and goals, and the International Thermonuclear Reactor Program brings together scientists from all over the world, which has both advantages and disadvantages! The advantage is that they can put the world's best scientists at their service. ”
The disadvantage is that the interests of these seven parties are not aligned. Even within the European Union, there are many contradictions between the three major countries of Britain, Germany and France, and Lucia certainly does not want the United States to take the lead in completing controlled nuclear fusion, and the United States does not want us to make a finished product ahead of time after obtaining the data of the international thermonuclear reactor!"
"Then, in order to prevent other countries from achieving controlled nuclear fusion before themselves, the participating scientists of various countries will definitely keep a hand in the process of research, and at the same time pay close attention to the progress of scientists in other countries;
"What's more, the old energy giants with huge influence in various countries will certainly not be happy to see controlled nuclear fusion happen until they run out of energy, so they will definitely find ways to obstruct it in the process of research, and other major energy exporters in the world will cooperate with their actions!"
"Our country's old energy interest groups will not sit idly by!" Qin Feng knew that the problems Lu Qiujian just mentioned also existed in China, but fortunately, the domestic energy groups were in the hands of the state. Huaguo's control over energy groups is much tighter than that of other countries, whether it is three barrels of oil or other companies, their voice is much weaker than ExxonMobil, Shell and even OPEC!
Despite this, Qin Feng didn't dare to take it lightly, and the poor rat still devoured the cat. Rabbits can bite people when they are in a hurry, not to mention these interest groups that have huge energy, he said with a serious expression, "No matter who it is." No matter how high the status is, if we want to stop the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, we will definitely not tolerate it!"
This is also an important reason for Lu Qiujian to return to China. If he chooses the United States, it will not be so easy for the United States government to deal with those oil giants; although he is not afraid of the assassination of the oil giants, if the laboratory explodes every once in a while, how will this work continue?
The International Thermonuclear Reactor Program was also not a suitable target, reminding him of the Tower of Babel in the Bible, when all human beings were united to build a tower to heaven, but with different languages and peoples, they could no longer truly unite.
Research in basic areas such as CERN that will not bring short-term benefits is enough, as well as dark matter. Whether it is the Higgs boson, it will take decades or even a hundred years for humans to really use them, and countries can digest them slowly, but controlled nuclear fusion is different, which can be the product of the world pattern in a short period of time, the old hegemon wants to continue its rule, the new power wants to challenge the old hegemon, the declining empire wants to regain its former glory, and the regional power wants to become a world power.
How can they be so selfless in taking out all the things they have at their disposal? The future of the international thermonuclear reactor program can be expected! They may make progress on some key points, but they will never achieve a final breakthrough in a short period of time, and this is not in the interests of all parties involved.
"Starting this year, the International Thermonuclear Reactor (IPR) is planned to be completed in 14 or 5 years, and another 20 years will be spent on research and final application! By that time, our results will have already been put into use!" Lu Qiujian made a final summary of the topic in an optimistic tone, "I think if everything goes well, when the International Thermonuclear Reactor is just completed, it will be time for them to retire from the stage of history!" )
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