I Have a Mansion in the Post-apocalyptic World Chapter 1279: Who will dominate the next century
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A newspaper with a blue earth on the cover.
Below the earth is a hand stretched out from the darkness, and at the moment this hand is firmly supporting the entire earth.
You can see a face looming through that shady screen.
The face is very young, and there are no other characteristics. However, even the most blind-faced person in the world will not feel strange to this person after seeing this face ... as long as he is not out of touch with the times.
The news headline below the picture is very ambiguous. Ambiguous question ——
"Who will dominate the next hundred years? 》
Now, this newspaper is lying with many similar newspapers, resting on the table in the presidential office of the White House.
"What do you think?" Sweeping the newspaper on the table and rubbing his sour brows, Hillary looked at his chief of staff, "That special envoy starship."
"..."
The chief of staff did not speak, but with Secretary of Defense Carter, silently looked at Bolden, who was standing next to him.
Bolden took a deep breath before seeing everyone looking at himself, and said sternly.
"Our scientists have solved the problems in the design of counterweights for large space stations, and now the only problem is the material."
"How long will it take to resolve?" Hillary asked Bolden looking at him.
"Conservatively estimated 20 years, but it may be a little longer ..." Bolden said a little embarrassedly.
"This is not the same as what you said last time." Carter looked at Bolden with a somewhat aggressive tone. "When we met in a meeting half a month ago, you were talking about solving space by 2040 at the latest. The elevator problem, for the United States to build at least one elevator to the synchronized track. "
"This can't blame us completely." Bolden argued, "If it wasn't for Dalin Construction Company that canceled the joint R & D agreement with us, this time could be reduced by at least half."
"Dalin Construction?" Hillary frowned slightly, and looked at Secretary of State Kerry who had not spoken. "Where do I seem to have heard of this name."
"The company controlled by the Japan Sumitomo Consortium announced that it will complete the space elevator in 2050 in 14 years. There is reliable information that they have been engaged in research on related technologies as early as 2010." Kerry paused for a moment. I glanced at Bolden incomprehensible and frowned slightly, "I remember the Sumitomo Consortium has been actively participating in our International Space Station program, and has worked closely with NASA and SpaceX a long time ago, why ..."
"It's the Star Ring Trade," Bolden said. "They convinced them to let them take the initiative to abandon the space elevator plan. What promise did Bacheng give? You know, Dalin Group's main business is the construction field, maybe Xinghuan Trading has contracted the projects on Mars or the moon to them? Anyway, they have already voluntarily paid liquidated damages. "
"The **** white-eyed wolves ..." Carter whispered.
"They have always been white-eyed wolves, and we should have been mentally prepared." Kerry sighed.
Bolden coughed slightly when he saw no one talking, adding a sentence.
"... Fortunately, we found the next one. Now we are working with Thunder Technology Corporation of Ontario, Canada. The tower design of the pressurized section they studied can reach 20 kilometers three years ago. As long as high-strength graphene materials make breakthroughs, we still have a great chance. "
However, the trouble is with high-strength graphene materials.
As we all know, there are many types of graphene materials. And this thing is similar to steel, although it is also called steel, but steel produced by different materials, different forging processes, and different temperatures is different in nature.
The same goes for graphene.
Although Xinghuan International has registered nearly a hundred patents for nearly ten kinds of graphene materials, such as semiconductor type, for graphene materials related to aerospace and military fields, it is a strict one. Not to mention the registration of patents, even if the exports of finished products are few and far between, they are basically self-produced and sold.
The atmosphere in the office fell silent.
Graphene.
This is **** graphene.
No one thought that a thing that can be glued out of two pieces of transparent glue would actually make a superpower difficult.
"Is there any good news?" Carter asked hardly.
If you want to say who would put the most pressure on the establishment of the special envoy class starship, then it is undoubtedly his defense minister.
He could n’t imagine what kind of things would be a threat to that behemoth.
Missile? Naval gun?
No kidding.
Can it be the same thing as throwing missiles into synchronous orbit to play satellites and battleships?
At this moment, Bolden spoke again.
"Actually ... good news is not without it."
Everyone looked at Bolden again.
"What good news?" Hillary asked immediately.
"Google-X Lab is ready to join our plan."
"Google-X?" Kerry frowned slightly. "Don't they give up the space elevator plan six years ago?"
As early as 14 years, Astro Taylor, the head of the Google-X laboratory, announced the termination of the space elevator project at the American Venture Technology Conference (TCD). At the same time, the portable jet engine and suspension were also terminated. Skateboards and other items that usually appear in science fiction.
"They did announce the termination ..." After a moment of silence, Bolden said, "But they promised to help us on the high-strength graphene project and break through the technical blockade of the Star Ring Trade. "
Although this is a happy thing.
However, a bit of self-deprecating wry smile appeared on everyone's face.
Technical blockade?
Why does this word sound so familiar ...
......
In the conference room of the Star Defense City, the headquarters of the Earth Defense Alliance, members of each member country sat around the conference table and just discussed the next development of the Earth Fleet.
The conference table was filled with relaxed air, and even the most serious committee members raised their brows because of the success of the Origin.
"... I know you must be very excited, but before you get excited, please stay calm and stand on the position of the CEO of the League Committee. I have to pour a glass of cold water on your head. It's too early, and our opponents are strong. "At the final summary of the meeting, Jiang Chen stood up, looked around at everyone present, and used this sentence to draw a conclusion for his speech.
Although he said it in a joke, the meaning in his words was not half-joking.
Confidence is good.
When the mother nest incident broke out in Finland and the extraterrestrial civilization was marked with an equal sign, the world was permeated with a panic, even the global economy was compounded by the implication, what apocalyptic god. Ark Fund, all kinds of bulls, ghosts and snakes appeared.
In the face of the extraterrestrial civilization that has hit the door, it seems that apart from Jiang Chen, who had the first news, no one is optimistic that human civilization can survive the invasion of extraterrestrial civilization.
After all, it was only a mother nest at that time. It was still in the tundra with thin life. Even if the powerful star ring trade orbit airborne brigade, it took a lot of effort to clean up the foreign species in the mother nest. Until now, that area is still a military restricted zone, which is jointly controlled by the Finnish military and Xinghuan Trade.
Now, when I see the world-famous battleship, I am afraid that no one will doubt the victory of the Earth Fleet.
To be honest, Jiang Chen will not doubt this.
But he wo n’t take it lightly.
Although the development of civilization cannot be simply measured by the indicator of time, at least from the perspective of world history, ancient civilizations may not be able to defeat young civilizations, even though the former often have a great advantage in the early days ... but Jiang Chen Uncertainty, the million-ton starship is the standard for the "late stage" of star ring trade.
Confidence is good.
But conceited is a cup of poison.
At least until the breakthrough of the two technologies of the speed engine and antimatter, he will not be too optimistic about the victory.