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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1949.

HOW SOON CAN THEY MAKE 1,000?

.. AN ANALYSIS

AND ESTIMATE OF

momentous

by

atom bomb news

CHAPMAN PINCHER

TNITED STATES · de- The nows that.Rusela his.

fence scientists act up produced an atom bomb so a chain of super-sensi- quickly has surprised-I The tive earthquake recorders might say shocked-some lust year to detect large neientists. But many others scale explosions in other both in Britain and parts of the world..

America snid it would take

But President Truman's the Russians only five to announcement is probably seven years from the war's based on much more definite end to develop a workable information reports from bomb. reliable Intelligence. agents operating inside Russia.

PARACHUTE

NESS

TARGET TAMPER GUN-TUBE

BULLET

CASING

BASE-PLATÉ

PROPELLANT

FUSE.

I'd say

Kapitza

was the No. 1 brain

R

USSIA'S No. 1 atomic scientist in square- faced, 55-year-old- first alamle bunch had to pre- Peter Kapitza, who learned

pare for big-scale production before it was certain that the about atoms bomb would work.

THE BASIC BOMB: A REMINDER standard US atomic bomb is an air torpedo weighing 43 tons, Its great length, about 2511, is due to the detonating mechanism a long sieci gun tube fitted in the theamlined casing A 501d. “Bullet" of atomic explosive is fired from one end of the gun into a 5018, ring shaped target" of atomic, explosies fixed at the other end The moment the ballet enters the target the combined mass automatically

explodes A.“ tamper of hrery mutal round the target increases the ble so that at the war's end been working mainly in a new efficiency of the explosion.

· DÉTENT TRAFICKÉSEISUREVICIUTERTEENTE CIJENEÀ CEASURI CLES MASOTEM32315520012188

type of atomic explosive.

From the certainty that

How have the Soviet US security men know far more about the explosion scientists managed to beat May was not allowed to than President Truman's these carefully worked-out visit the main explosive sta-

From bald statement suggests we estimates?

close tion at Hanford, Washing, can-make two important de study of the available facts ton State, and Los Alamos, ductions:-

I am convinced it is easily New Mexico. ponsible to exaggerate the importance of "outside help"-except that given in published American reports...

*

Wrong lines

at Cambridge University under the Since there were two possible greatest atom plonoor-the ways of making atomic ex- late Lord Rutherford. plosive two lots of plants had

The last four years ho has

to be built. Both proved work→

America had twice the amount experimental

Kapitza came to England in -1021 when the Soviet confiscat-

ed his family's property.

He was a pioneer in building atom-amushing machines. Aflev

successful research

station located of atom bomb production plant 10,000ft up on Mount Alagocz actually needed to make enough an extinct volcano in Armenia. They have never been in bombs to finish the war with But security officials did terrogated by Soviet securl- Japan. Two years saved not rate the information as ty men, and no information

likely to be helpful.

concerning their detailed Not so bad. work has been given to

The tremendous dama ten years Russin.

On the other hand, the caused by the two bombs in he became the first foreigner thousands of German on- gists that one country equipped Follow Japan convinced many strate for 200

years, to be elected of Britain's exclusive gineers and radar men with just a few bombs could Royal Society. working for Russia

wipe out hother must quickly

country's potential. The view have helped enormously has since been disproved.

Kapitza returried to Russia for the first time in 1034 and with the intricate design of

was not allowed to return to The Mark 1. utora bomba

Britain. The Russians may have the atomic explosive plant. each had the theoretical power captured some German atom British atom scientists I have of 20,000 tons of T. N. T. But After months of rullenness The so-called "Smyth" re- specialists of whom the spoken with agree with me that in fact the damage caused was Kapitza agreed to the Russian port-Atomic Energy for Allies had no knowledge, the Russian bomb is most like equivalent to only 2,000 tons.. Government's Military Purposes published But

ly to bc o plutonium bomb

This figure is still enormous German working on the same principle and the bombs have been much by the US Government the atomic bomb effort was con- as the bomb

on improved. dropped

But it nevertheless A shock day after Hiroshima was siderable it was on the Nagasaki. This would be easier means that no

country would There deductions suggest saved the Russians at least myself, by talking with the

bombed in August 1945 wrong lines, as I proved for to make than a bomb contain- dare to launch an atomic attack

ing uranium explosive,

on another atom-armed nation that Russin is as far advan two years of work.

it is possible, of course, that without a stockpile of at least ced in atomic weapon do-

chief scientists involved. the Ruslana have developed an 1,000 bomba velopment as America was

the Russians got

new type of weapon These men-Nobel Prize entirely The winners. Professor Otto in July, 1945, when the little help from spies.

but this is unlikely considering world's first atom bomb was British scientist, Dr Alan Hahn, Professor Werner the short time they have taken. test-fired in the Now Mexico Nunn May, gaoled for ten Heisenberg and Professor U.S. stores

The atomic explosion was

definite

atom-bomb test-not an accident at an atom research station.

This was the first Rus- sian atomic bomb to be

tested.

But

while the

desert. She is therefore years in 1946, gave Moscow Walther Bothe-are still in on the British and US zones of information more than four years behind certain America.

uranium 283-the newest Germany.

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What lend hag America over

Russia In the atomic field how? In the Inst four years the U.S hoo stendliy stockpiled bamb mochaniams and exple- sive.corps, It is certain that

My guess is that Russia will need at least four more years to howe produce such a reserve ever big her building efront. This is assuming that Russia has acocSZ

high- grade uranium

which atomic explosives depends. -the

rapid-production--of-nil The Czech mines nt Joachim- worked have, been

enough ore on

materiale to fit up hundreds of p the war's end would have give to

bombs are stored in the under- ground arsenals built in New Mexico mountains.

requirements

Cambridge-trained.

stal which frantically by the Russians all the technical help he could the second Five-year enough uranlum to Plan The make one bomb but

not to Though he did not become a make hundreds,

member of the Communist par There is

no ovidence that ty, the Soviets gave him lavish- These bombs have been greatly uranium sources equivalent to *Ty equipped laboratories and Improved in explosive efficiency supplying Britain and America worked mainly on the develop

The rich Belgian Congo mines big stalls.. Until the war he Modification of the bombs in

The last

few hundred

serve as nnval mines have been have been discovered in Russia. ment of machines for query- devised.

Other plamie

wed.

puno depending on radio-acti

vity rather than blast effect are understood to be ready for pro- duction.

Tougher now

How do the Allied scientists who invented the bomb inter-

which

ing oxygen. Ha ideas were rapidly put into use in the steel industry mado bly savings In fuel,

.Ho

prize.

was awarded the Stalln in 1040 was given Russia's top the Order of Lenin, and

It is most unlikely that Russia pret the news of the Russian has anything approaching the achievement? alomie weapons production- Most of them believe that honour-lhe title of Hero of plant which America had in Russia's attitude to the

West will become tougher than ever.

1945.

WINAS MOULDER" INTO BODY

thi

[*NDÝRUNRINO" BOARDS-

Socialist Labour."

Publicly he

of

proferres much There is a simple reason for A few led by Professor P. M. Ereater Interest in the construc-

possibilitics

atomic- S..Blackett, hold that Soviet Russia's first atomic aim must objections to international cower than in atom bombs. "To bave been to discover how in oneration.

talk of atomic have been mainly terms of the atomic bomb 18.

energy only in make a workable bomb, Mass due to their fear of the U.S. liice talicing production would be a later atom bomb monopoly.

of electricity in Larget. The Americans on the This more promising argu-

terms of the electric chair,” he other hand fearful that Ger- ment will now many might beat them the test

to

be put to the has sold

-London Express Service).

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GOES INTO AMERICAN CLOTHES

O the English want to Americanise their cars as well?

Here am I

thinking out loud.

I saw recently the new shape

of the Rover, which since Motor

by

BASIL CARDEW

Now, Rovere may be right in Shows were held has been re. making this big change, Certain- garded as a very English type ly to compete in the American of thoroughbred straight-lined, market it has got to be "Detroil dignified, treating an atmo- style." sphere of look-under-my-bon- net-to-see-how-good-I-am.

But what about the Rover followers outside America---will they be happy? ·

And then I saw it-the new

For when they take out the Rover, which comes out in full, new Rover they will tumble for ripsnorting American warpaint. the usual gear lever and find Gone is the neat-fashioned it on the steering column. They Rover radiator; gone the head- will search for the petrol tiller

It

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artfully aldelights, and spotlights cap and find THE MOST UP-TO-DATE THEATRE ON THE MAINLAND that stood aloof from the car, cealed under a hinged flap that gone the running boards, the blends with the body. They will protruding

bras, find that the bonnet opens from bugle-ke

horns, tho front end, and that the gone the quiet symmetry of a hand-built car, mate for people handbrake lever is now on the with sombre taste. Even the right. They will find a curved. mudguards have lost their per- windscreen with curved wipers sonality.

to match and wiper body that now sits over the wheels.

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The back is not different from the front. Even the makers Kay: "The shape of the bonnet ช

repeated at the rear end of the car."

Someone commented: "It re minds me of the Studebaker with the back at the front and the front of the back.".

And if the makers are right they will and the six-cylinder 18-h.p. engine cheaper on fuel with the new aluminium cylinder head and induction manifold.

Even the door handles are new of push-button type with safely locks.

A new car entirely. "Process in profio" runs the ocial blurb

Well, the public will decids,

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