Before They Could Be Surprised by the Intercontinental Missile, the Next One to Arrive Was (Part One)

Before they could be surprised by the intercontinental missile, the next one to arrive was. (Part One)

"Conduct a Two-Bomb Combination Experiment over a distance of more than a thousand kilometers."

Whoosh—

The moment Li Jue finished speaking,

the many scholars who had been worked up over the mention of DYD all froze in unison.

Some had been talking with the colleagues beside them, and their open mouths seemed to lock in place.

The entire enormous conference room looked as if someone had hit the pause button in a movie. With only a few exceptions, most of the attendees had turned into statues.

But it didn't last long.

Boom—

A collective cry of surprise—or perhaps a demand for clarification—that made the ceiling tremble erupted like a thunderclap:

"Director, what did you just say?"

Looking at the dozens of experts below him, each wearing an expression that said, Are you in your right mind?, Li Jue remained calm.

He pushed his glasses up with a finger, then spread his hands.

"What? Is this news so strange?"

"Comrades, a so-called Two-Bomb Combination Experiment means putting a nuclear warhead on a missile. Of course, the process isn't as simple as that sounds, but in essence—or in practice—that's what it comes down to."

"We've already made breakthroughs in the theoretical research on atomic and hydrogen bombs, and high-efficiency explosives like CL20 can also be used in missile warheads."

"Meanwhile, during the Zhu Xian Project, we put guidance modules and Waverider Missiles into practice. So we've actually had the capability to conduct a Two-Bomb Combination Experiment for a long time. You just hadn't thought of it."

After he finished,

Li Jue couldn't help shaking his head, as if he hadn't realized this was the experts' own oversight. He showed none of the earlier embarrassment of