Chapter 1128 Laser Anti-missile
Similarly, the development of China's Western Region Province at this time seems to have added a powerful engine.
Agriculture and industry are developing in full swing under the stimulation of huge orders.
Since 1983, the Western Region Province has ended its history of eating imported grain, and began to transfer grain to other provinces. Up to now, the grain output of the Western Region Province has increased 10 times compared with 1949, and it is the province with the most annual grain transfer in Northwest China. Meat production has increased 30 times, and cotton production accounts for one-third of the total cotton production in the country. It is the largest commodity cotton production base in China: the forestry, fruit and horticulture industry with the Tarim Basin as an important base has developed rapidly, with a total area of more than 10 million mu, and Hami melon, grapes, pears and other "famous and excellent" products are well-known at home and abroad. The vegetable area increased from 9.25 thousand hectares to 186.82 thousand hectares, and the self-sufficiency rate of winter fresh vegetables in major cities reached 70%; the production of pollution-free and pollution-free green food developed rapidly; the production of pollution-free and pollution-free green food developed rapidly, and 87 kinds of food were certified by the China Green Food Center. The "red industry" developed rapidly, and the planting area and output of industrial tomatoes and wolfberries ranked first in the country; the commodity rate of agricultural products reached more than 63%, and the traditional self-sufficient agriculture is transforming into a large-scale commodity economy.
In terms of industry, there are more than 50,000 industrial enterprises in the entire Xiyu Province, forming a modern industrial system with a certain scale and basically complete categories, including oil and gas mining, petrochemicals, steel, coal, electricity, textiles, building materials, chemicals, medicines, sugar, papermaking, leather, cigarettes, food, etc., with a total industrial output value of 320 billion yuan. The output of natural gas and crude oil is 16.4 billion cubic meters and 24.75 million tons, ranking first and third in the country respectively; finished sugar is 537,900 tons, ranking fourth in the country.
Some of the goods in the Western Regions are shipped to all parts of the country, and some are exported to the five Central Asian countries, Afghanistan, Pakistan, etc.
Since 2001, the US military has become the largest importer in the Western Regions, stimulating the Western Regions to have greater production capacity. Even the entire Western Regions production capacity cannot meet the orders of the US military, and it has to be transported from other parts of the country.
The China-Pakistan Railway and the China-Pakistan Highway, trains have never stopped, and transport vehicles on the highway are going back and forth.
The sweetness of this international trade makes the Western Regions smile from ear to ear.
Of course, there are also materials transferred from all over the country to the Western Regions for humanitarian assistance to Afghan refugees.
The Americans' war is a huge business!
This is not an exaggeration at all.
On the third day of the outbreak of the Iraq War, CCTV International Channel was conducting a 24-hour special report every day.
Liu Tao was at the Panshan Machinery Factory, where the temporary laser cannon launch base had been built.
In addition to Liu Tao, there were many other people, including the military.
Data was constantly reported, and even though it was night, everyone was very excited.
In order to make the Americans completely give up the use of nuclear weapons, some work must be done.
This was the first time that China tested laser weapons against satellites.
At this time, there was a satellite running on the big screen. This was a satellite from a long time ago, and it has now stopped working. This time it was used as a target star.
The orbit of this satellite has long been fixed, and the laser cannon has already adjusted its direction and entered the coordinates.
"5!"
"4!"
"3!"
"2!"
"1!"
Liu Tao's hand pressed the laser weapon control button, and a crisp sound came out.
In an instant, a high-energy laser was excited from the laser cannon and rushed straight to the zenith!
In the night sky, a laser beam that rushed straight to the zenith was so bright that it was impossible to look directly at it!
Throughout Kun City, no matter where people are, as long as they are outdoors and look up, they can see this laser beam!
"What is this?"
"It looks like a meteor?"
"Stupid, how could this be a meteor!"
People stood there blankly for a while, curiously and puzzledly looking at the flash of light that just flashed by, and started to discuss.
At this time, on the big screen, everyone saw the picture sent back from space, and the laser beam destroyed the abandoned satellite.
Others couldn't help but applaud excitedly.
They all saw the power of laser weapons for the first time, too fast and too accurate!
Being able to destroy satellites means that aircraft and ballistic missiles can also be destroyed!
That's enough!
This means that China's air defense capabilities will be greatly improved.
Subsequently, a meeting was held in the conference room.
Through the discussion at the meeting, in order to improve air defense capabilities and establish a complete national defense system, it was decided to add 30 laser cannon bases in addition to the laser cannon base currently under construction.
The location of the laser cannon base is selected. A laser cannon base is built at each nuclear power plant. Currently, China has 6 nuclear power plants in operation and 12 nuclear power plants under construction, which requires 18 laser cannon bases.
In addition, laser cannon bases are built at super-large thermal power plants and hydropower plants.
Strategic laser weapons consume a lot of power, which means that sufficient power is needed.
Normally, they store energy, but once they are launched, they need to be charged and stored, and this time cannot be long.
In addition, space-based laser weapons are built to be used for anti-satellite and anti-missile when necessary.
After the meeting, someone asked Liu Tao when he could use tactical laser weapons in actual combat.
Liu Tao gave a time of about 15 to 20 days!
As for laser guns, it will be possible only after high-energy batteries are developed.
However, it is no problem to install laser cannons on Type 055 destroyers and aircraft carriers, which can enhance the fleet's air defense capabilities.
As early as when developing the Type 055 destroyer, Liu Tao considered installing laser cannons.
As for aircraft carriers, Type 002B aircraft carriers and Type 003 aircraft carriers will also be equipped with laser cannons.
To be honest, Liu Tao is also very worried that the Americans will use nuclear weapons on the battlefield when they are angry.
Nuclear weapons are like Pandora's box. Once opened, the consequences will be very serious.
The United States can indeed quickly win on the battlefield by using nuclear weapons.
But other countries will be terrified, and then they will involuntarily develop nuclear weapons to protect themselves.
This kind of thing cannot be stopped!
Nuclear weapons, in principle, everyone understands that there are many countries in the world that are capable of developing nuclear weapons. The reason they have not developed nuclear weapons is simply because nuclear weapons have not been used since the end of World War II, and whoever develops them will inevitably be under great pressure, South Africa is a very vivid example.
But once someone uses nuclear weapons, countries that feel a huge threat will develop nuclear weapons at all costs regardless of the consequences.
Now there is a North Korean nuclear issue and an Iranian nuclear issue, which is already enough to give people a headache.
If other countries also start to develop nuclear weapons, the whole world will be in chaos.
Nuclear weapons are something that only the five permanent members can have!
Everyone just needs to maintain a nuclear balance with each other! (End of this chapter)