Chapter 436 (1/2)
Translator: _Min_ Editor: Rundi
Based on a length of 11 meters and radius of 1.55 meters, the size of the missile was approximately 20.7 cubic meters, with a storage dimension the size of 30 cubic meters, it was not a big problem to haul it to the modern world.
“Is the warhead placed inside?”
“A five hundred ton hydrogen warhead is being welded in right now.” Jiang Lin pointed at the mechanical arm.
What’s the meaning behind a five hundred ton hydrogen warhead? Four numbers could be used for reference.
Personnel exposed: 4.1
Personnel in a tank: 1.9
Personnel in a bomb shelter: 0.7
Personnel in a fallout shelter: 0.46
The four numbers refer to the lethal striking radius to personnel by a five hundred ton hydrogen bomb in kilometers, it doesn’t include the radiation damage. Of course, it was estimated based on the modern world’s standard.
The power armor and tank in the apocalypse were often designed with a lead fiber insulation layer which was highly effective against radiation damage. Because of this, the purpose of a nuclear missile was often to cripple the enemy’s basic infrastructure and prevent the light infantry from entering the battlefield.
Only two or three deployed under the sea were necessary for the almost impossible to intercept five hundred thousand ton nuclear warhead to create nuclear deterrence. Once Xin announced itself as a nuclear nation with possession of global strike capability, even if the UA wanted to plot against Xin, they would have to weigh in the total worth of New York and Was.h.i.+ngton.
Deterrence was enough.
If possible, Jiang Chen hoped he would never use it.
Because once the b.u.t.ton is pressed, the thing could not be stopped. Even with the technology in the 22nd century, it could not stop the brutal yet straightforward weapon.
“How many warheads can be produced with the remaining nuclear material?’ Jiang Chen asked.
“Including the Uranium as well as the nuclear material confiscated from the Sixth Street, probably two more.” Jiang Lin estimated and gave a conservative number.
The material required for the production of the dirty-type thermonuclear weapon is mainly tritium and tritium lithium, while uranium 235 is only the initiation device. There is only one way to get tritium on the wasteland and that is to extract one or two grams of tritium from the nuclear materials that have not been used up.
Of course, it was much easier to produce the non-dirty type thermonuclear weapon. Helium-3 would be extracted from a commercial-type nuclear fusion battery as raw material. However, because helium-3 and deuterium thermonuclear reaction will only produce non-radioactive protons, the use of helium-3 as nuclear warhead raw materials will not produce radiation so that the deterrence would be much smaller.
Such technology has yet to be developed in the modern world, even if the technical capacity were there, it would be hard to achieve.
Because the total helium three reserve was estimated to be 500 kilograms, the closest helium three mine was located on the moon…
Jiang Chen nodded as he was pleased with the result. “Great, your next mission is to create two more peace amba.s.sadors.”
“Are you planning to use these to clear out mutants? Allow me to be frank, nuclear weapon’s damage to mutants are not ideal, those things crawled out of the nuclear crater in the first place. And the nuclear crater produced from the explosion may be used as a nest for mutants like Death Claw.” Jiang Lin hesitated for a moment and reminded him.
“Of course it will not be used against mutants. If I wanted to blow mutants up, wouldn’t it be better for me to get artilleries to launch the warheads? What’s the point of creating an intercontinental ballistic missile? As to the purpose, you don’t have to worry about it, just help me move this missile to the backyard of the mansion.
As soon as Jiang Chen finished, he left.
As the general, he didn’t need to explain his actions to anyone. And because of that, Jiang Lin only let out a sigh wryly before he began ordering people to transport the Dolphin-10.
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