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At Buckingham Palace in London, British Foreign Secretary Lloyd chatted with visiting US Secretary of State John Foster Dulles.

Dulles smiled and listened to Lloyd's analysis of the situation in Eastern Europe and the measures that NATO should take, and did not interrupt Lloyd's speech for the time being.

"Although Hungary is geographically located in Central and Eastern Europe, it is essentially a Western European country. The Soviet Union insisted on forcing it into a Soviet-style country, so Hungary could not accept it from the very beginning. Their traditional habits and thinking, ideas and ways of doing things They are all the same as the West, so it is impossible to go on as smoothly as other Warsaw Pact countries."

"It's time to pay extra attention to those satellite countries in Eastern Europe. When an incident similar to East Germany's June 617 happens again, we only need to reach out and add a little bit of force, and it is possible that the Soviet satellite country system will be destroyed as a result. Fall apart."

"Mr. Lloyd, it's not that easy," Dulles said.

"Three months ago, Mr. President said at an intelligence conference in Washington, 'Where force temporarily stifles protest, freedom may be delayed, maybe 10 years, maybe 20 years.'"

"So is the US happy to see turmoil in Eastern Europe? Sure, we'd love to see that. However, no matter how brave they are, unarmed Soviet tanks are no match for Soviet tanks. The US doesn't want or want to be involved in a subversion with zero chance of success In action, this is the consensus reached by Mr. President and I."

Dulles' attitude is very firm, that is, he does not intend to take the initiative to ignite the fire.

Eisenhower believed that instead of launching an offensive and defensive war with the Soviet Union on a satellite country, it is better to deploy in other parts of the world, which is more beneficial to the interests of the United States.

Another reason is that 1956 was an election year, and Eisenhower spent a large part of his energy on the campaign in the second half of the year.

Speaking of re-election, there is not much suspense about Eisenhower's re-election in this general election, mainly because the economy is doing well. In 1954, he got rid of the financial strain caused by the Korean War. In 1955 and 1956, the government used economic means to reconcile the economic depression. In short, after this five-star general became president, his achievements were not based on wars but on internal affairs.

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Lloyd was a little disappointed that Latin America went to Eastern Europe to make troubles, and it failed to distract the United States.

The troubles in Britain are not small at all. The colonies in the Far East continue to collapse. Not only that, Egypt seems to be finished.

In 1952, a 34-year-old Egyptian lieutenant colonel Nasser launched a coup, and King Farouk was overthrown.The new government abandoned the pro-Western policy of the Farouk dynasty and implemented an Arab nationalist policy, which led to disputes between Western countries and Israel and Egypt.

In 1956, Britain discovered that perhaps it could bring Israel together to teach Egypt a lesson.

In early 1956, the conflict between Israel and Egypt escalated, and Egypt announced the blockade of the Gulf of Aqaba.

The Gulf of Aqaba is a strait deep into the land on the back of the Red Sea. The end of the Gulf of Aqaba is the Israeli port of Eilat, and the Red Sea is part of the Indian Ocean, so Israel is a big country that spans two oceans (the Atlantic Ocean and the Indian Ocean).Now, the sea route of this great country to the Indian Ocean has been cut off.

In order to teach Egypt a lesson, the British and American consortia have joined forces and intend to announce that they will stop providing aid to Egypt for the construction of the Aswan Dam.Now that the aggressive Israel is brought into the group, then you can find an opportunity to send troops to Egypt.

However, sending troops to Egypt must not cause the Soviet Union and the United States to overreact. We must find a way to let the Soviet Union and the United States fight first.

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"The delegations of the Chinese and Soviet parties held talks in Moscow."

"Vice Chairman Liu stated that the Soviet Union is the center of the socialist camp. For the benefit of socialism and for the benefit of opposing imperialism, we need to stand together. question."

"Vice Chairman Liu delivered the chairman's letter to General Secretary Khrushchev."

In fact, Khrushchev spoke casually during the meeting with Vice Chairman Liu, telling the Soviet Union’s grievances in its relations with Poland, and hoped that China would give him advice and express support for him.

"The Soviet Union is not easy to talk to Poland, but you Chinese are easy to talk to. Polish comrades have more trust in you and treat you well. I hope Chinese comrades can persuade them. That will be good for the Soviet Union and the socialist camp."

However, Vice Chairman Liu's next stop was to visit Poland.The talks with Khrushchev are over, and the united front between China and the Soviet Union has been clarified. What to do next in Eastern Europe has a purpose.

Before going to Eastern Europe, there is one last thing: sign the contract.

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Vice Chairman Liu and Mikoyan are the leaders of the representatives from both parties.Opposing Tang Hua was Alexievich, director of the Soviet Atomic Energy State Committee.

Gas diffusion plant (used), nuclear fuel element processing plant (new), plutonium chemical refinery plant (new).

Extra gift: the blueprint and process book of the third factory, in addition to the current blueprint of this factory, the gas diffusion factory also got a large gas expansion factory.

However, the Soviet Union stated that it did not have the energy to produce large-scale gas diffusion equipment for China.

After the contract was signed, the construction of the three factories started.The site of the factory in China has been selected, and the introduction of the factory will start for three links and one leveling.

After the contract was signed, the old equipment of the gas diffusion plant also began to be dismantled. The dismantled gas diffusion machines needed to be cleaned, packed and shipped to China, and then assembled.When dismantling equipment, Chinese factory employees will be sent to the Soviet Union for training and internships.

At the same time, two 2-kilowatt thermal power stations will also be built in Shanxi and Inner Mongolia.

In August 1957, the gas diffusion plant will be transferred to China as a whole and assembled, and the test operation may be carried out in September to October.

The nuclear fuel element processing plant issued a production plan in September this year. Assuming that all the preparations on the Chinese side are normal, it will be completed in November 9.There is plenty of time for this, because the gas diffusion plant will take two months from sending the first batch of UF1957 gas into the pipeline to the first stream of separated UF11 235 coming out. Grade uranium 235, it will take six months.

The plutonium chemical refinery is expected to be completed in January-February 1958.In China, the 1 reactor is not a plutonium-producing reactor, and there is only a small amount of plutonium-2 in the burned fuel rods, which is not worth refining.

The first domestically designed nuclear reactor that was scheduled to be built was not completed until February 1957. The burned fuel rods of this graphite heavy water reactor contained more plutonium than the 2 reactor, and a little plutonium could be extracted.However, in the end, the real plutonium-producing reactors must be relied on to provide raw materials for production. The domestically designed plutonium-producing reactors were put into operation at least in early 542, and the burned fuel rods could be taken out in the summer of 1958.Therefore, the plutonium chemical refinery will be built in ample time.

The procurement contract was signed by Mikoyan, Vice Chairman Liu, Alexievich, and Tang Hua.Handshake.

Now, the countdown to the first atomic bomb explosion in Tang Hua's heart, the end year has jumped from "1965-1966" to "1961-1962".

Chapter 128, Changchun FAW

The Soviet aid for the nuclear industry and nuclear weapons, Tang Hua got it back from the Soviet Union bit by bit like squeezing toothpaste.First, in 1953, the uranium mine problem was solved comfortably; in 1954, by providing the Soviet Union with the foundation of yellow cakes, the Soviet Union let go of selling a reactor;

Tang Hua estimated that the third squeeze of toothpaste would be two or three years later, in order to obtain the design blueprint of the atomic bomb, to be precise, a mature weaponizable nuclear warhead design.Squeeze toothpaste four times, enough.

It turns out that in July 1957, a major turning point occurred between China and the Soviet Union. The Malenkov Group wanted to drive Khrushchev out of power. Xiao Fu.In return, Khrushchev gave all these things to China.

There are also advantages to developing the nuclear industry in the way of squeezing toothpaste. The first advantage is that it costs less than in history.Now there are some factories that don’t need to wait for the Soviet Union’s aid. They just need the most critical factories from the Soviet Union.

Tang Hua's goal is to establish a small but highly independent nuclear industry system. The factories in this system have been actively deploying in the past three years, or seven years ago when the expansion of Dalian and the establishment of a new company began - training skilled pyrotechnics Product design capability, which is needed for the conventional explosive detonation system of the atomic bomb.

Not to mention that due to the discovery of [-]-ton uranium mines, selling yellow cakes to the Soviet Union every year can earn some foreign exchange.

The second benefit is less irritating Soviet comrades.Khrushchev signed a contract for the integration of the nuclear industry to China. After signing, he believed that he had "given China a huge gift".

Now it is taken in batches, and it is not directly aided, but purchased-only the high-level Soviet Union needs to nod and agree to sell.That means not owed too much favor.

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"There are no winners in a massive nuclear war."

After the contract was signed, the two parties chatted a few words in the conference room after learning about a major event.At this time, Mikoyan suddenly said something.

"You didn't say it clearly, but there is no doubt that you are going in the direction of building an atomic bomb. Maybe five years later, maybe ten years later, you will finally break through it. But by then, Chinese comrades must be cautious Look at the power in your hands and don't be impulsive under any circumstances."

Vice Chairman Liu: "China is a socialist country, and it is also a responsible big country. No one will attack us, and we will not attack others. We will not initiate war provocations against any country or region, nor will we carry out any war of aggression."

Tang Hua: "If there are no nuclear weapons in hand, China will definitely be the loser in future great power wars."

Mikoyan: "So be it. As long as you have nuclear weapons in your hands, the national power will become completely different and become many times stronger. At that time, use this kind of power as a deterrent, but use it with caution, it is best not to use it. "

The contract signed this time, the gas diffusion plant and the nuclear fuel element plant can barely be related to the peaceful use of atomic energy. I also want to enrich uranium and cast uranium blocks in nuclear power plants.But there is no reason for the plutonium chemical refinery to be whitewashed. It must be used to make atomic bombs (plutonium bombs), and the Soviet Union must know this.

Before Tang Hua came to Moscow, the Presidium of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union held a special meeting to decide whether to sell the plutonium chemical refinery to China.

The meeting discussed for more than half an hour, and finally because Khrushchev generally agreed to sell to China, the vote was passed.

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