Ding Yidong is an internationally renowned nuclear physicist and missileist. He was the famous FAA intercontinental missile and the DA pocket atomic bomb. Ding Yidong can also be said to be a weapons expert.

But in such peacetime, the possibility of war is already very small, because of policy needs, governments are more inclined to invest money on lunar bases, so the amount of military appropriation is getting smaller and smaller, and his skills are gradually useless.

In this case, Ding Yidong resolutely came to the moon base and participated in the construction here. He was able to play a bigger role here, for example, he was involved in the design of several nuclear power plants in the vicinity, and he also designed the anti-asteroid missiles in the bases.

But the main reason is because there is an experimental material that is not available on Earth - helium-3!

Normally, a most ordinary helium atom consists of two neutrons and two protons, and helium-3 acts as an isotope gas of helium with an atomic weight of 3 and only one neutron.

It is a good material for nuclear fusion, because there are no neutrons in thermonuclear reactions using helium-3, so when using helium-3 as an energy source, it will not produce radiation and will not bring harm to the environment, and it is a clean and clean energy source.

However, helium-3 reserves on Earth are scarce and cannot be used in large quantities as an energy source. There are many of these things on the moon, and according to the results of lunar exploration, the helium-3 content on the moon is estimated to be more than 1 million tons!

Therefore, Ding Yidong wanted to use helium-3 to design an unprecedented weapon on the earth - helium-3 nuclear bomb!

"Yu Yifeng, we can use helium-3 to develop nuclear weapons!" Ding Yidong said seriously, "After 30 years of development, the base has a reserve of at least 1,000 tons of helium-3, why not use these ready-made raw materials?" ”

Helium-3 is hidden in the lunar soil, and when the lunar soil is heated to more than 700 degrees Celsius, the elemental gas of helium will appear. Since the establishment of the lunar base, billions of tons of ore have been dug, and there are indeed one or two thousand tons of helium-3 reserves.

Yu Yifeng sighed, he had already understood Ding Yidong's thoughts, "So, Professor Ding, why was your plan rejected?" ”

"Alas, it's not because the helium-3 nuclear bomb never appeared......"

Ding Yidong showed a bitter expression, "Their pursuit of conservative nuclear bomb technology is to maximize human safety, which I can understand." ”

"I also know that a weapon, from design, production to final equipment, needs to be constantly tested and modified, and it takes at least five or six years of hard work. However, with my solution, although it is a bit risky, it can free up more energy! ”

"The materials needed for the hydrogen bomb are deuterium and tritium, and deuterium can be extracted directly in water without great difficulty. But tritium is more troublesome and must be produced industrially. One gram of tritium costs around $30,000! If you convert it into energy, do you know how big it is? Ding Yidong said sadly.

"If you free up this energy, you can do a lot more! The construction period alone can be reduced by more than two months! ”

"Yu Yifeng, if you believe me once, I will definitely get a helium-3 nuclear bomb! I designed it very early on, and I have simulated it countless times in the computer, but it has never been practiced because of financial problems. But I really have no problem with my plan! ”

Yu Yifeng moved his buttocks, he really didn't know how to refuse these famous and stubborn scientists. In fact, Ding Yidong's plan is a huge gamble, if it succeeds, it can free up a lot of energy, save a lot of time, and human beings can develop better.

He carefully considered it and pursued the most stable plan, but in the end, it was not necessarily stable. In fact, people do not have enough time, six months is too little, and it will take at least seven or eight months to leave the moon safely...... One more day of delay, one more point of danger!

One of the most time-consuming issues is the driving force. It takes a lot of energy and time to build a nuclear bomb in the traditional sense. But even so, scientists still don't dare to gamble that they can't afford to fail.

Faster solutions, not safe, but save time. A safe solution consumes a lot of money, has a slightly higher level of security, and in the end it is not necessarily safe, which is a dilemma.

As the leader of the base, he has no way to escape and must make decisions.

After a long time, Yu Yifeng let out a long breath, and finally slowly spoke, "Alas, you have to know that the resources in my hands ......"

"An atomic bomb, a small atomic bomb!" Ding Yidong said, "Like the hydrogen bomb, the helium-3 nuclear bomb also has to be ignited with an atomic bomb. Trimester...... No, in two months, I will definitely be able to produce a small yield helium-3 nuclear bomb! I promise! ”

Seeing that Ding Yidong had issued a military order, Yu Yifeng had also secretly strengthened his determination, "I can allocate manpower to you." But the small atomic bomb, I only have one quota, and if it fails, there will be no more ......"

"Don't worry, I understand!" Hearing Yu Yifeng's subtext, Ding Yidong was suddenly in a good mood and shouted at the top of his voice.

"By the way, what do you mean by a gigaton nuclear bomb? You wrote that proposal? Yu Yifeng asked puzzled, he recalled the plan he had seen...... It's crazy, how bold people are, how prolific the land is.

"Yes, I wrote that plan!" Ding Yidong straightened his back, and his tone was a little fanatical, "If my helium-3 nuclear bomb succeeds, I can use this to create a billion-ton ultimate nuclear bomb!" ”

"Thermonuclear weapons have almost no upper limit, according to my calculations, a billion-ton ultimate nuclear bomb can produce an incomparably powerful propulsion, and one can directly bomb our spacecraft into the sky!" He gestured with his hands folded.

"My plan is more convenient, and when the spacecraft has its initial velocity, we will use the conventional rocket to fine-tune the direction."

"In my plan, the ignition temperature of helium-3 is 100 million degrees, but the atomic bomb explosion can only reach about 50 million degrees, and the temperature is still a little worse. So I plan to have the atomic bomb ignite a hydrogen bomb first, and then let the hydrogen bomb ignite the helium-3 nuclear bomb! ”

"I will first design a small helium-3 nuclear bomb with a million-ton yield, and if the experiment is successful......" Ding Yidong stared at Yu Yifeng.

Yu Yifeng slammed the table, "If you succeed, I will definitely let them consider your plan again!" ”

Use a hydrogen bomb to ignite another ultimate nuclear bomb! What a crazy idea this was, Yu Yifeng was a little shocked in his heart. But as a man, a soldier, deep down I still love this violent and wild weapon.

The most important thing is that although Ding Yidong's plan is hugely risky, it is too time-saving, as long as a billion-ton equivalent ultimate bomb can be achieved, and the freed energy can be used for other things.

What is the concept of a nuclear bomb with a gigaton yield? I don't know, it has never appeared in history.

The 50 million-ton "Big Ivan" bomb has a huge energy, which can produce an earthquake of magnitude 8.1, windows can be shattered at a distance of 900 kilometers, and the earthquake shock wave can circle the earth three times.

And what about a billion tons? 20 times that of Big Ivan!

One ton of helium-3 can produce 10,000 megawatts of electricity, and the destructive power of instant detonation is equivalent to 1.5 times that of the "Big Ivan" bomb, that is, the yield of 75 million tons. In other words, theoretically only 13.3 tons of helium-3 can make the ultimate nuclear bomb in the billion-ton class.

This is the power of nuclear fusion, the power of the sun, the infinite power of nature.

Yu Yifeng was silent, whether to bet or not. He couldn't make up his mind for a while, so he could only see if Professor Ding Yidong's experiment could succeed.