Chapter 1033: Must Have Atomic Bomb (Part 1)

The European Community leaders' meeting that was scheduled to be held soon was postponed again. Because the great leaders of various countries, including Hitler himself, had no intention of attending any meetings, but stayed at home to watch movies - a blockbuster movie about the atomic bomb explosion, in color, with very good picture quality, and truly reflecting the shocking scene when the atomic bomb exploded.

People who watched the movie were either ecstatic, or had mixed feelings, or were extremely shocked.

Adolf Hitler and a group of senior officials of the Nazi-Fatherland Party government, as well as the generals of the German Wehrmacht, were undoubtedly ecstatic after watching the blockbuster movie about the atomic bomb explosion.

"We won!" After watching the blockbuster, Hitler began to express his opinions in the movie screening room of the Chancellery. He gestured like he did when he gave a public speech. Although the range of his movements was not that large, everyone could imagine the excitement and joy in his heart.

"All dreams will come true. The foundation of the Aryan Millennium Empire has been laid, and Germany's position as the leader of the European Community is unshakable. The United States will also pay the price for their betrayal and crimes against the German nation and Europe. The era of Europe's continuous decline ended yesterday. From today, Europe has achieved a revival under the leadership of Germany. A glorious, great, rich and orderly Europe will soon appear and last for a thousand years! We have created a thousand-year empire!"

Adolf Hitler suddenly raised his arms and shouted loudly: "Long live victory!"

"Long live victory!" Others in the movie theater also shouted.

Hersmann was also in this movie theater. Because he had witnessed the shocking scene of the atomic bomb explosion with his own eyes, he still remained calm.

"Gentlemen!" he said in a raised voice, "Yesterday, we opened not only the door to the Millennium Reich, but also a Pandora's Box, releasing a demon called nuclear weapons! Yes, our German Empire was the first to have it, which is a huge advantage, allowing us to win the world's leadership and win a strong, united and prosperous European Community... All this will become a reality in the next 10, 20 or 30 years.

But here, I want to remind you of two points: First, although we have atomic bombs, we do not have the means to drop atomic bombs on the US mainland... Although the theoretical maximum combat radius of our Me264 long-range bomber can reach the United States. But the Heisenberg device we currently have weighs 4.5 tons. If we want to use the Me264 to carry it, we must obtain a distance from the United States. The east coast of the United States is about 2,500 kilometers away, which can be used as a base for the Me264 long-range bomber to take off, and this base must be relatively safe.

Second, the difficulty of manufacturing the Heisenberg device is lower than imagined. With the current technology and industrial strength of the Americans, it is entirely possible to manufacture weapon-grade uranium-235 and plutonium-239 that can be equipped with several atomic bombs within a few years... Technically, this is not too difficult for the United States. According to intelligence, the Americans are building a large uranium mine in Canada, and are actively seeking ways to refine uranium-235 and plutonium-239. It is very likely that reactor tests have been carried out! So there is not much time left for us to defeat the United States. "

Because they want to use atomic bombs to strengthen the unity of the European Community and establish Germany's absolute leadership, Germany has adopted the practice of "open" nuclear testing.

Although not everyone knows, there is no doubt that the bigwigs of the United States of America will get the "blockbuster" that Hitler, Hersman and others are watching through various channels in a few days.

And this public display of nuclear explosions has also leaked many key secrets. For example, how big is an atomic bomb? If you know how big it is, you can infer how much weapon-grade uranium-235 or plutonium-239 is used as the charge, which is a very critical data!

Another example is how much the explosive equivalent of such an atomic bomb is. The data of "20,000 tons of explosive equivalent" announced by Dr. Fermi in public will sooner or later be known by the scientific team of the Manhattan Project in the United States.

With these two key data that are not considered secrets in later generations, the Manhattan Project in the United States has a very clear direction to work hard.

The first is of course to accumulate weapon-grade uranium or plutonium. The former can be obtained through electromagnetic separation and gas separation. Since the research on separating isotopes (not only uranium and plutonium) has begun long ago, the theoretical and laboratory research of electromagnetic method and gas method has begun long ago, so Americans know the method. The problem is only design and manufacturing - it's nothing more than throwing money at trial and error. The Germans themselves also spent a lot of money on the research of electromagnetic method and gas method, and they succeeded after more than 70 failures. According to the experience of the Germans, the electromagnetic method is the easiest. In fact, it is to make a giant electromagnet. The key is to have enough electricity and copper (Americans used silver in history).

As for the plutonium production reactor, it is of course more difficult, mainly because the United States does not have enough uranium oxide to build a reactor, so it is impossible to conduct a production reactor test. However, the uranium mines that the United States has invested in and developed in Ontario, Canada (which existed before the war) have entered the stage of large-scale output, and the plutonium production reactor test will be successful sooner or later.

The second problem is to design an atomic bomb with reference to the shape of the "Heisenberg Device". The principles of nuclear fission reaction are now basically understood by the scientists of the Manhattan Project. Now it is possible to determine the approximate amount of charge required to make an atomic bomb from the size and weight of the "Heisenberg Device."

In fact, the Americans also obtained similar data through calculations and preliminary reactor tests, and the Heisenberg device only verified the accuracy of their data.

So what we need to consider now is how to design the shape of the uranium or plutonium blocks used as charges, and how to blow them together - in theory, as long as a sufficient amount (reaching the critical value) of uranium 235 or plutonium 239 is put together. , the nuclear fission reaction occurs immediately.

After figuring out the critical value in practical applications (approximately enough), and knowing how to refine uranium-235 or plutonium-239 - for the United States, all it takes is to master the electromagnetic method (historically invented by American scientist Ernest Lawrence) ) and then just do it recklessly - after that, all that's left is just a matter of design and experimentation.

With American technology, it will fail a few times at most, but it will always succeed in the end.

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At the Palazzo Venezia in Rome, Mussolini and his son-in-law, Marquis Ciano, went into the screening room to watch movies since the early morning of June 2. However, the 30-minute short film was watched countless times by the father-in-law and son-in-law, and in the end they were not even in the mood to eat lunch.

I originally thought that the powerful Roman Empire could compete with the European Community and even become the world's largest power in the future, but I didn't expect that the Germanic barbarians in the north already had powerful weapons that could destroy everything!

And the poor Roman Empire was so miserable next to these Germanic barbarians who had mastered terrible weapons.

"God! Do these Germanic barbarians want to destroy the world?" Mussolini finally didn't want to watch the movie anymore. He said to his son-in-law, "I must go to Berlin in person... to please that corporal prime minister and that The German god of war to prevent this terrible weapon from being used in Rome!"

"Used in Rome?" Ciano was shocked by Mussolini's words, "No, something so terrible won't happen, right?"

"Who knows?" Mussolini widened his eyes and showed an exaggerated expression, "Anyway, we can't offend them... If they want a battleship, just give it to them. There is no other way, at least we have this kind of weapon. Before that, the Germans had to be treated with caution."

"We...we also want to build a nuclear fission bomb?"

"Of course!" Mussolini waved his fist, "The Roman Empire is a world power, so it must have nuclear bombs... The Germans have them, and we Romans must have them too! Otherwise, the Roman Empire will turn into a German barbarian sooner or later. As a vassal, Italy will even have problems with its survival. After all, it is also a part of Europe!”

Mussolini paused, "Also, you should go to Switzerland immediately with a copy of this film!"

Ciano was stunned, "Go to Switzerland?"

"Go to Switzerland!" Mussolini said, "Send a copy of the film to Hopkins...I think President Roosevelt should also see it."

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Hiroshi Oshima and Tadao Yokoi finally returned to their home country, Japan, in the early morning of June 3rd, Tokyo time.

The two of them haven't slept a wink since June 1st, and they were a little groggy when they got off the plane.

However, they still had no way to rest. A car sent by the Prime Minister's Office was waiting at the airport. The two of them got off the plane with the "film" and got into the car directly, and went straight to the Prime Minister's official residence. When I got there, I was immediately taken to the movie screening room by Tojo Hideki's adjutant, which was already crowded with big leaders of the navy and army in military uniforms.

Prime Minister Hideki Tojo, Minister of the Navy Yamamoto Isoroku, Chief of Staff Gen Sugiyama, Chief of Naval Command Nagano Osamu, and Army Aviation Chief Takeo Yasuda, who is in charge of Japan's nuclear program, all gathered together and stretched their necks to watch the movie.

Oshima Hiro personally handed the film to the administrator of the screening room, and then sat in an empty seat between Tojo Hideki and Yasuda Takeo.

"Oshima-kun, is it really 20,000 tons equivalent?" Yasuda, who was sitting on the left side of Oshima, asked the question before the movie started.

"Oh," Hiroshi Oshima responded, "It looks amazing. The air wave of the explosion can be felt 20 kilometers away. As for the 20,000-ton equivalent, it was announced by someone from Enrico Fermi."

"Fermi? It turns out that he is also working for the Germans..." Takeo Yasuda took a breath, "If it is what he said, then it is probably right. A 4.5-ton bomb can produce a yield of 20,000 tons. Big, it’s so scary!”

"There will be one in Japan too!" Tojo Hideki interjected in a calm voice, "Yasuda-kun, we have to do it no matter what, do you understand?"