In order to reconnoiter each other's situation, the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War both launched a large number of reconnaissance satellites; after all, although the use of reconnaissance planes to reconnoiter was more purposeful and the signals were clearer, but in the face of a series of political problems, the U-2 and the Blackbird successively collapsed and sank into the sand, so the United States stopped the reconnaissance of the Soviet Union's reconnaissance planes and switched to using more advanced reconnaissance satellites. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Among them, the Big Bird American fourth-generation photoreconnaissance satellite, code KH-9. Since its first launch in June '71, more than a dozen such satellites have been launched.

This is a large satellite with an orbital mass of more than 11 tons, a length of 7 meters, and a diameter of 3 meters. Such satellites are so advanced that they can both conduct "censuses", that is, scan large areas in search of targets of military significance; It can also perform "detailed inspections", i.e., using high-resolution cameras to photograph specific targets found in the "census". Photographs taken by satellite cameras have a maximum ground resolution of 0.3 meters. It is the most advanced reconnaissance satellite of the United States at this stage.

And now, the satellite is missing! This reconnaissance satellite, which was launched only last year, has at least 300 days of orbital life!

The entire State Investigation Bureau quickly took action, one department after another, and compiled the news one by one and reported it to the director, and when the results came out, all those who knew about it were like facing a great enemy.

White House.

President Ronald Wilson Reagan, Vice President George W. Bush, Secretary of Defense Casper Weinberg, National Security Advisor Poindexter, Secretary of State George Schultz, Secretary of Energy James Edwards, and White House Chief of Staff James Addison Baker are gathering to discuss the development of the nation's basic policies.

"We need to further reduce corporate income tax and reduce the production costs of enterprises, and only by restoring our manufacturing industry can we make our economy grow healthily." Reagan said that he was very confident in his economic means, and now this is a mess, and he is the one who collects the rags.

"However, the situation in the Middle East is very complicated now, and our energy sources are gradually being encroached upon by the Soviets, and if we can't control our oil producers, the continued rise in oil prices will still put pressure on our economy." James said.

"But let's not try to use force to solve the problem." Reagan then said: "Our focus now is to develop our country's economy, if we continue to use force, it will seriously involve our investment in the economy, military spending is a bottomless pit, no matter how much we invest, we can't see the results, we can't get into the quagmire like the Vietnam War, I'm sure, this is definitely a conspiracy of the Soviets, they want to drag us into the war, so that we can't develop the economy, if we can't make the economy recover, then our army can't maintain the current size." ”

Reagan was solemn, he had already set the tone, the main task of the country was to develop the economy! Without economic strength, even those countries in Western Europe cannot be deterred!

"Boom." At this moment, the door to the conference room was pushed open, and CIA Director William Casey, who had left the venue half an hour earlier, walked in quickly, followed by Herwin, the director of the National Bureau of Investigation.

"Guys, something happened." "Something has happened in our space that we can't tolerate," William said. Helwin, tell us about it. ”

Hervin was not qualified for such a caucus, and William brought him over just to make him more detailed.

"Guys, please look at our satellite photos." Herwin took out the picture in his briefcase and gave one to each person.

Reagan picked it up and couldn't help but shake his head, he was born as an actor, he can understand everything on stage, but he can't understand this satellite photo, what is this?

"Just an hour ago, our reconnaissance satellite, Big Bird 11, suddenly lost contact as it flew over Central Asia in the Soviet Union, and this was the last picture our satellite took before it lost contact, and luckily, they radioed back to the ground control station, allowing us to guess what was going on." "Look at this picture taken 50 kilometers south of Semipalatinsk, those ball-like things down there, we suspect it's a nuclear explosion nuclear power plant, it can provide a more powerful source of energy, and then, this group of buildings is laid out in a long strip, we suspect it's an acceleration device for particle weapons, and at the end of the building, a device is being erected at this time, which is supposed to be the ultimate weapon of the Soviets, the super cannon that fires particle weapons, and it's the particle beams that this particle weapon emits, Let our reconnaissance satellite lose control and crash in the end. Herwin knew that these people didn't know how to do technology, so he was very detailed.

Particle Weapons!

In modern times, the development of weapons has entered the atomic and molecular world, and nuclear weapons are the application of atomic theory. The protons in the center of the atomic substance are positively charged, the electrons are negatively charged, and the neutrons are neutral. These three substances are particles, and of course, there are other positively and negatively charged ions that are also particles.

Normal particles cannot be used as weapons, and can only be used as weapons if they are accelerated to the speed of light. The particle beam weapon uses an accelerator to accelerate particles such as protons and neutrons to a high speed of tens of thousands to 200,000 km/s, and sends out a very fine particle beam through electrodes or magnetic beams. Even if it does not directly destroy a nuclear warhead, the powerful electromagnetic field impulse heat generated by the particle beam can burn the missile's electronics, or use the γ and X-rays that occur around the target to disable or damage the target's electronics. Moreover, after hitting the target, a secondary magnetic field will occur to destroy the target.

Although laser weapons seem to be extremely powerful in science fiction, in fact, in terms of effect, particle weapons are more realistic than laser weapons because they do not require huge reflective surfaces, and they are more robust and easy to survive in a nuclear explosion.

This kind of weapon, which is divided into land-based and space-based, can also be deployed in space and used to directly destroy ballistic missiles in outer space.

The Soviet Union began to study particle beams in 67, when the Soviets launched research institutes in Central Asia, but decades have passed, and the research on this weapon has made little progress. The United States has also gradually relaxed its vigilance in this area, and this time the passing of Big Bird 11 was purely an accident, but as a result, there was an amazing discovery! (To be continued.) )