0317 Strategic nuclear missiles

The reason why Wang Liang has always emphasized that everyone should remember 1959 is because in the following 24 years, there was no military parade.

Twenty-four years.

Generations of soldiers.

They are eager to join the parade and be reviewed by the people.

However, they failed to do so, and they failed to walk through Tiananmen Square with the same heroic vigor as the soldiers of their ancestors, and missed out.

That's a lifetime of regret.

The year 1959 has become the best memory of countless soldiers of the Republic.

Wang Liang explained: "Due to three years of natural disasters and economic difficulties, the scale of the National Day has been reduced. Changed to a five-year celebration, a ten-year celebration, no longer hold a military parade every year on the National Day, in 1964 it was a five-year National Day celebration, but because the national economy had just recovered, the central government decided not to hold a military parade. ”

"Later, for well-known reasons, the National Day military parade was never held for 24 years."

Until 1981, on the recommendation of Comrade Xiaoping, it was finally decided to resume the parade.

And in 1984, on the 35th anniversary of the National Day, the first large-scale National Day parade after the resumption of military parades was held.

"The military parade in 1984 was the largest, most up-to-date and most mechanized since the founding of the People's Republic of China. It marks the beginning of a new period in the modernization of China's armed forces. Wang Liang said.

1984, a special year.

At that time, the self-defense counterattack against Vietnam had just ended, and many of the soldiers in the review had just returned from fighting on the front line.

There is so much ruthlessness and arrogance in the stocks, and there is a faint murderous aura between the eyebrows, which is natural and fierce.

"In 1984, I still remember that as soon as the strategic missile squadron appeared, it was out of the limelight. Neither the 1999 solid-burn strategic missile nor the 2009 AWACS aircraft can be compared. ”

Wang Liang knew that there were probably many netizens who had no idea about this, so he couldn't help asking: "What is a strategic missile?" ”

"Strategic missiles are missiles intended to strike strategic targets. It is the main component of strategic weapons. Usually carrying nuclear warheads, strategic ballistic missiles usually have a range of more than a thousand kilometers and are used to strike targets such as political and economic centers, military and industrial bases, nuclear arsenals, transportation hubs, etc., as well as to intercept incoming strategic ballistic missiles. ”

"Strategic nuclear missiles are one of the main indicators for measuring a country's ability to comprehensively develop its strategic nuclear forces and military science and technology."

Wang Liang further introduced: "The best companion of strategic missiles is the nuclear warhead, which is what we call the atomic bomb. ”

When it comes to the atomic bomb, Wang Liang can't help but recall many past events.

October 16, 1964, 3 p.m., Lop Nur area, northwest China.

With a loud bang, a mushroom cloud hung over the sky, and in the midst of cheers, China's first atomic bomb was successfully exploded.

Since then, China has become the fifth country to possess an atomic bomb, after the United States, the Soviet Union, France, and the United Kingdom.

It took the researchers nine years to make that moment of success.

In 1955, he decided to develop his own nuclear weapons.

At the cost of more than a dozen officers and men, the 4521st Regiment of the Chinese People's Liberation Army finally discovered the first uranium (raw material for the atomic bomb) mine in the western Dulong Mountains.

This is just the beginning of the story, hundreds of scientists, generals and soldiers came to the Gobi in the northwest and put down roots, for nine years.

Poor logistical supply, food and clothing are terrible.

Because it was the most difficult time for the republic.

Countries that possess nuclear weapons keep their technology strictly secret, so all the details need to be explored by our scientific researchers a little bit and then conduct experiments, and there is no object to refer to.

"How hard is it? For example, without any technical support, people living in the Qing Dynasty were allowed to make a television set. Wang Liang said.

Because this task is absolutely confidential, many of the staff involved have to be incognito and become unsung heroes.

There are even many people, many years after the first atomic bomb was exploded, no one knows that they were involved in the development of the atomic bomb.

Nine years, from nothing to something, from zero to hundred.

That is the persistence of the older generation, that is the true faith, supported by the belief that modern people see as worthless, so that it can be persevered.

Wang Liang remembers how other nuclear-armed countries reacted when China announced that its first atomic bomb had been successfully exploded.

Astound.

That's the best way to describe it.

We all know the difficulty of developing nuclear weapons, otherwise there would not be only four nuclear-armed countries, and they didn't even think that the country that used millet plus rifles a few years ago would independently develop the atomic bomb!

When announcing the detonation of China's first atomic bomb, we also announced: "At no time and under no circumstances will China be the first to use nuclear weapons." ”

Soviet experts once patted their chests and promised: "China will not be able to build an atomic bomb in 20 years." ”

Bang Bang Bang –

Big Brother's face is yellow, I think it's too cold in the north, and the wax is applied.

Big Brother's face is red again, I guess it's happy for us.

At that time, Big Brother himself was still messing around, and only reported in a small area of the newspaper that China had developed the atomic bomb.

However, on another page of the newspaper, a large section was devoted to Australia's opposition to China's development of the atomic bomb.

The reaction of the United States was very interesting, and they published an opinion piece through the New York Times after learning that China had exploded the atomic bomb: "China is still a poor and weak country, there is nothing to fear, the United States will still protect Asian countries and so on......"

But it didn't take long for the United States to change its strategy and establish diplomatic relations with China.

Britain said: "I deeply regret China's development of the atomic bomb. ”

France, which preceded the success of China's bombing four years ago, said to the point: "The explosion of China's first atomic bomb changed China's position in the world overnight. ”

Those who did not experience that era could not experience that sense of pride and honor.

That was the glory that belonged to that era and to the Chinese people.

His waist was straightened, and his speech was stiff.

"There are nuclear weapons, but to beat them out, strategic missiles are also needed. In 1964, China only had the DF-1 ballistic missile, which had a range of only 600 kilometers, and had no actual combat deployment. Wang Liang said.

Back to October 1, 1984.

"Hello comrades!"

"Hello Chief!"

"Comrades have worked hard!"

"Serve the people!"

Comrade Xiaoping's cordial greetings and the resounding replies of the officers and men under review converged into a huge wave of voices like mountains and seas, which resounded throughout the 10-mile-long street.

From the perspective of people today, this is nothing unusual.

But Wang Liang knew that this was a landmark moment.