China's first gen nuclear weapons

[ChineseTiger1986]

The smaller one is our first atomic bomb with a yield of 22 kilotons and being successfully detonated back in 1964.

The bigger one is our first hydrogen bomb with a yield of 3300 kilotons and being successfully detonated back in 1967.

The scale of the display models are actually 1:1, and it was already technologically very miniaturized.

 

[Beast]

The smaller one is our first atomic bomb with a yield of 22 kilotons and being successfully detonated back in 1964.

The bigger one is our first hydrogen bomb with a yield of 3300 kilotons and being successfully detonated back in 1967.

The scale of the display models are actually 1:1, and it was already technologically very miniaturized.

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Yes, it was technologically a feat that time when we make such small powerful bomb compare to the western and Russian which is much bigger.

 

[ChineseTiger1986]

Yes, it was technologically a feat that time when we make such small powerful bomb compare to the western and Russian which is much bigger.

Because the H-Bomb design of both USA and USSR was based on Teller-Ulam's designing structure, whilst China followed its unique design which was very different from Teller-Ulam's.

Here is the father of our H-Bomb, and he had never studied abroad.

 

[Martian2]

Crisp high-definition video of China's first atomic blast in 1964

China's atomic blast in 1964 was an amazing achievement, because their atomic bomb was designed without supercomputers. Incredibly, in three short years, China made the leap to a 3.3 megaton thermonuclear blast in 1967.

By safeguarding China from foreign invasions through the development of thermonuclear warheads and DF-5 ICBM technology by 1971, Mao Zedong gave China the breathing room to develop its economy in peace. These two milestones will forever cement Mao Zedong's claim to the title of China's greatest leader.

Coupled with Deng Xiaoping's economic reforms, the rest is history. China has grown into an economic and military superpower. "The Chinese people have stood up!"

 

[ChineseTiger1986]

Crisp high-definition video of China's first atomic blast in 1964

China's atomic blast in 1964 was an amazing achievement, because their atomic bomb was designed without supercomputers. Incredibly, in three short years, China made the leap to a 3.3 megaton thermonuclear blast in 1967.

By safeguarding China from foreign invasions through the development of thermonuclear warheads and DF-5 ICBM technology by 1971, Mao Zedong gave China the breathing room to develop its economy in peace. These two milestones will forever cement Mao Zedong's claim to the title of China's greatest leader.

Coupled with Deng Xiaoping's economic reforms, the rest is history. China has grown into an economic and military superpower. "The Chinese people have stood up!"

Those Chinese who dissed Mao have simply no heart.

Without Mao's discussion to safeguard China's national interests, his/her race would probably cease to exist.

 

[Martian2]

Those Chinese who dissed Mao have simply no heart.

Without Mao's discussion to safeguard China's national interests, his/her race would probably cease to exist.

Mao Zedong was important for five reasons

1. Mao Zedong worked hard to earn the support of the Chinese people to establish New China in 1949. In contrast, the KMT was a party of rich landowners. Today, Mao Zedong's legacy lives on. The CPC Chinese government works for the benefit of the average Chinese citizen and not rich corporations.

2. Mao Zedong crushed the Tibetan rebellion in 1959. Tibet is an important plateau for Chinese ICBMs. The numerous Tibetan mountains and cliff-faces protect the Chinese ICBM silos from attack.

3. Mao Zedong's determination to build an atomic bomb resulted in a 1964 success. Also, Mao Zedong was equally successful in having a Chinese 3.3-megaton thermonuclear bomb tested in 1967. Today, the Chinese five-megaton warhead on the DF-5A ICBM is the world's largest thermonuclear weapon. It was critical for China to obtain the most potent of the mass destruction weapons to deter foreign invasions.

4. Mao Zedong's project to build an ICBM became reality in 1971 when the Chinese DF-5 ICBM was launched. Mao Zedong had once lamented that China couldn't launch a potato into space. Not anymore.

The Chinese ICBM was critical, because it served as the delivery vehicle for Chinese thermonuclear warheads. This deterred far-off adversaries.

5. Mao Zedong met Nixon in 1972. The China-US rapprochement would open the vast US market to Chinese goods. Also, the US was a critical ally against the hostile and expansionist Soviet Union.

During the 1979-1989 Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, the US and China teamed up against the Soviets.

US: provided Stingers to destroy Soviet air supremacy, trained insurgents to fight Soviets
China: provided endless supplies of AK-47s and RPGs for insurgents
Pakistan: provided foot-soldiers against the Soviet army in Afghanistan
Saudi Arabia: wrote the checks for the war against the Soviets in Afghanistan

 

[ChineseTiger1986]

USA: The first country developed its fusion bomb.
USSR: The second country developed the fusion bomb, but the West has accused USSR of stealing the design layout of Teller-Ulam.
UK: Being assisted by the US.
China: Developed its new design layout for the fusion bomb.
France: Unknown, probably got their design layout from the UK.

 

[Keel]

The Father of China‘s H-Bomb 于敏院士 Academician Yu Min
Alma Mater Peking University, Physics Department

Yu Min received the highest Science and Technology Award 2014

Five highest science and technology honors granted by China each year

1. National Highest honour in Science and Technology
2. National Natural Science Award
3. National Technological Invention Award
4. National Science and Technology Advancement Award
5. The People's Republic of China International Science and Technology Co-operation Award

 

[axisofevil]

Deng Jiaxian (simplified Chinese: 邓稼先; traditional Chinese: 鄧稼先; pinyin: Dèng Jiàxiān; Wade–Giles: Teng Chia-hsien) was born on June 25, 1924, in Huaining, Anhui province, and died on July 29th, 1986 in Beijing. He was a nuclear physics expert and academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). He was a leading organizer and key contributor to the Chinese nuclear weapon programs.

Deng Jiaxian completed his PhD in physics at Purdue University in 1950. Just 9 days after graduation, he decided to return to China to contribute to the scientific development of the newly founded People's Republic. From 1958 on, Deng spent over 20 years working secretly with a team of young scientists on the development of the nuclear and hydrogen bomb for China, culminating in success in 1964 and 1967.

Deng Jiaxian is regarded as the "Father of China's Nuclear Program." In 1999, he was posthumously awarded the National Merit Medal for his contributions to Chinese military science, along with 22 other scientists.


So while YU MIN did not leave China, he worked along side with Deng Jiaxian. Obviously, there was an exchange of ideas.

Lets not forget Chinese students around that time studying in the US were working around the brightest minds in the West, which included Indian scientists.