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Chapter 847: Nanyang will ask for a lot (rd update, please subscribe)

The rocket can be a single-stage rocket, or it can be multi-stage, or it can be a strap-on type, and the booster can be two-stage, four-stage, or even six, seven, or eight...

But one thing is certain: the rocket must have strong enough thrust.

After all, caliber is justice and range is truth.

As long as the caliber is sufficient, everything is not a problem. The madness involved will naturally not be known to outsiders.

"The Nautilus..."

Suddenly, an article in the newspaper startled Li Yian.

"Dad, do you mean Captain Nemo's Nautilus?"

Li Yixuan asked.

Recently he was watching "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea" and was fascinated by Captain Nemo and the "Nautilus". When he heard the word "Nautilus", he naturally thought of Captain Nemo.

Li Yian shook his head and pointed to an article in the newspaper.

"Advancing with atomic power. This submarine realizes the dream of the Nautilus. It uses atomic power to travel and can sail on the seabed almost indefinitely!"

"Atomic power? Is it used to make atomic bombs?"

"Almost the same, um, similar to our nuclear power plants, both use uranium as fuel..."

Li Yian gave a brief scientific introduction, nuclear... no, in today's terms, it is the principle of atomic submarines.

The content of the news reprinted in the newspaper was simple - the world's first atomic-powered submarine, the Nautilus, officially went to sea for the first time on January 1, and sent out a message "Advancing with atomic power."

Although four years ago, the U.S. Navy Department officially announced that the newly built nuclear submarine was numbered SSN-571 and named "Nautilus".

But when seeing this news, Li Yian was still a little dazed. After all, this was the world's first nuclear submarine.

"The U.S. rocket launch failed, so something is urgently needed to divert attention."

Margaret, who had been on the rocket for half the night, looked at her husband with a satisfied smile on her pretty face. She knew that the reason why Britain was able to launch a satellite before the United States was due to Nanyang's missile project. Without Nanyang, there would be no British satellite. Of course, that satellite was also developed jointly by the two countries.

But that doesn’t matter. After all, Nanyang is also part of the Commonwealth.

"That's the reason, but..."

Looking at the news in the newspaper, Li Yian said.

"This also means that Nanyang needs to speed up its pace..."

In fact, after the US military made public its plan to develop nuclear submarines, Li Yian instructed the navy to conduct research on nuclear submarines, and even provided them with plans for the distinction and development of attack nuclear submarines and strategic missile nuclear submarines.

In terms of the plan, Nanyang was ahead. After all, the world at that time had the concept of strategic missile nuclear submarines, but there was no concept of using compressed air to eject ballistic missiles from launch tubes and then ignite them.

However, concepts are concepts and reality is reality. In order to ensure the reliability of nuclear submarines, in the past two years, Nanyang’s scientific research departments have been studying nuclear reactors for use in submarines. In order to ensure the reliability of reactors and avoid operational accidents, the navy is still conducting various tests on reactors.

In short, safety comes first.

The reason why Li Yian attaches so much importance to the safety of nuclear submarines is entirely due to the influence of the movie "K-19". During the Cold War, Soviet nuclear submarine accidents continued, and even strategic missile nuclear submarines sank into the sea, and dozens of nuclear warheads were still "sleeping" in the depths of the sea.

With such a precedent, we must pay more attention to safety now. After all, nuclear submarines are really expensive.

"Atomic submarine..."

Reading the news in the newspaper and thinking about the significance of nuclear submarines to Southeast Asia, as soon as he entered the study in the morning, Li Yian called the Navy Department to inquire about the progress of the nuclear submarine.

While Li Yian was concerned about Nanyang's nuclear submarines, the aftermath of Britain's rocket was still echoing around the world. Countries have expressed congratulations to Nanyang and Britain. Compared with congratulations from other countries, the joy of the United States seems insincere.

After all, the United States had just bombed Britain's artificial satellite before it was launched into space.

Two consecutive launch failures even made people question the leadership of the United States. The ridicule from the Soviets was acceptable, but the doubts from the allies made the White House very embarrassed.

Especially Eisenhower, his face was not much better than if his father had died. After all, the doubts in recent times not only affected his mood, but also affected the international leadership of the United States.

This was the leadership position he had personally led the U.S. military to achieve, and in order to consolidate this position, they had spent tens of billions of dollars after the end of World War II. Now, just because of a small satellite, countries around the world were questioning the capabilities of the United States, so how could he not be upset?

"Isn't that Braun a genius?"

Again, Eisenhower wondered aloud.

"That genius was just there for us to watch the fireworks, right?"

Eisenhower said, pacing back and forth in the Oval Office.

"In order to buy time, we even provided an additional $5000 million in aid to Nanyang this year, but what did we get? Just a big firework display in front of the whole world! This is what is called genius!"

Even if they are geniuses, it takes time. You have neglected them for several years, and now you are forcing them to develop a new rocket within a few months. Isn't that asking too much?

But now Eisenhower can't care about so many things. After all, the international doubts and the questioning of the people have made him doubt his life.

"Mr. President, Brown needs time. He needs at least three months to perfect and revise..."

"He's only got three weeks!"

Eisenhower said bluntly.

"We have three weeks to get our satellite into space! The whole world is watching us, and the British are already ahead of us!"

"Mr. President, if..."

At this time, Secretary of State Dulles said.

"While Braun is developing a new type of rocket, we may try to seek help from Nanyang. Their rocket technology is still very mature at present! This time, Britain's success is more of a success for Nanyang than a success for Britain."

Now, they finally understood why Li Yian wanted to march into space after the Soviet Union launched an intercontinental missile. To put it bluntly, they had missiles in their hands. If it weren't for the delay in the development of artificial satellites, Nanyang might have been the first to launch a satellite.

Although it would still make people uncomfortable if it were Southeast Asia, it is at least better than the Soviet Union!
But there is no point in saying anything now.

"You mean, we ask Nanyang for help? Just like the British did, and painted a star-spangled banner on Nanyang's rockets."

Eisenhower said bluntly.

"The British can lose face, but I can't afford to lose face! Are we going to let the Soviets draw a cartoon to laugh at us - the Statue of Liberty being sent into space by a rocket from a South Asian kid?"

This cartoon was drawn by a Russian - the Queen of England was sent into space by a Southeast Asian boy using a rocket. The style of the cartoon is bold and revealing.

Does this cartoon have any meaning? No one knows.

Although the KGB was extremely powerful, in the eyes of many people, it was nothing more than a propaganda tool of the Soviet Union to satirize Britain and highlight the significance of the Soviet Union's launch of the first artificial satellite.

However, because of this, if the United States used the Nanyang rocket to send its own satellite into space, it would definitely give the Soviets a topic to make fun of the United States... The Statue of Liberty was sent into space by a Nanyang boy.

Fatty Qiu may be shameless, but Eisenhower really can't afford to lose face.

“We are America!”

"Mr. President, maybe they can give us some help with the rockets. At least we should try. Maybe we can compress it into three weeks. Who knows?"

Dulles said.

"Besides, I believe... in Nanyang, everything can be discussed!"

"You're right, but that guy..."

Eisenhower said directly.

"He will definitely ask for a lot! We have already received 5000 million US dollars in exchange for delaying the launch for a month. Now, what do you think the guy will ask for? He is a businessman, and a successful one at that!"

What is a successful businessman?
A successful businessman always knows when to seize what business opportunities. Perhaps Eisenhower had never done business, but as the commander-in-chief of the Allied Forces, he certainly knew what to do when an opportunity appeared on the battlefield!
Of course, strike while the iron is hot!

"This is an opportunity to rip someone off! Do you think he'll miss it?"

(End of this chapter)