作为引起裂变反应的“扳机”,中子源虽然只有乒乓球大小,但对原子弹至关重要。1964年10月15日夜,中国第一颗原子弹试验前夜,飞机、大炮、坦克等“效应物”早已在罗布泊准备好。一公里外,“扳机”还在送来核心区的路上。茫茫戈壁,漆黑一片,两个手电筒发出微弱光亮,三个年轻人手挽手,搀成人墙,齐声说着“一、二,一、二”,同步前行。
在那份文件中,有着那样一段话:Whether China was fighting on the Soviet side or not in a war, SAC treated it as part of the Soviet bloc and listed Chinese airfields and cities in the target lists, including Beijing. Of the list of targets scheduled for “systematic destruction,” Beijing was in the top 20 with 23 DGZs. The list included several Air Power targets, including two Air Force military control centers and two Air Force storage areas. The location of those installations suggests that Beijing would have been targeted with thermonuclear weapons early in the war. For Beijing and its suburban district Fengtai, SAC identified various infrastructural and military DGZs, including “Population” targets.
中国的核武器发展史就是一部中国人民不畏艰难、奋勇前进的勇气与智慧的赞歌。1964年10月16日,这一天是一个伟大的日子,因为在在中共中央统一领导下,经过一大批科技人员、干部和职工的共同努力,中国自行制造的第一颗原子弹,在这一天,在新疆罗布泊成功爆炸!众人的努力全部都有了回报!
在中国科学院上海分院举办的“报国讲坛”首场报告会上,一位年逾八旬的老人动情地说:“我为自己曾为我国第一颗原子弹成功爆炸,作出了切实贡献而感到光荣和自豪,那一段为蘑菇云早日升空而奋斗的峥嵘岁月,给了我一生的教益,那就是:要永远为我们的国家努力奋斗!”