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发帖数: 2474 | 1 A Scientist's Biography discloses China's Strategic Laser Weapon Project
2012-01-14 (China Military News from China Military Power Mashup) -- World
has known China's anti-satellite missile test in 2007. Besides the kinetic
kill vehicles, however, China has been finding directed energy weapons, such
as laser, to play a significant role in outer space competition since 1980s
. But few opened information can be available to evaluate China's Energy
Weapon Development. And some western analysts just surf via Google Earth to
discover some strange facilities in China then estimate the pace of Chinese
people.
Fortunately, now a Chinese Sci-tech Journal called as "Science & Technology
Industry of China" disclose some interesting and important clues. In the
2011's 11th edition of this journal, there is a biography of Mr. Zhao Yijun
(Chinese Characters 赵伊君), who is a professor of the well-known NUDT (
National University of Defense Technology) and a High Power laser expert.
His experience is almost a history of Chinese High Power Laser weapon.
A screen shot of One Chinese Laser System, wich appeared in CCTV
According to the article, Zhao Yijun was graduated from the Department of
Physics of Peking University in 1953. In 1960s, Zhao was involved in the
project of Chinese Atom weapon development. He established a method to
calculate the equivalent of nuclear explosion by light ray radiation. In
1970s, Zhao raised a model of multi-layered sphere in nuclear explosion. His
theory promoted the application of atomic self-consistent field calculation
in China.
For the influence of "Partial Test Ban Treaty" (PTBT), Zhao turned his
research into Study of damage mechanism by high power laser in about 1970s.
He used atomic and molecular physics theory to establish series of laser
weapon models. Finally he got the different systematic specs of laser
weapons for multi-type objects. In 1984, Zhao became the Research Team
Leader in one Chinese Laser weapon project. For his great achievements, in
1988 he was appointed as the leading expert in one kind of "High Power Laser
damage mechanism" research, which is a subtitle of Chinese edition "Star
Wars", "Project 863".
Prof. Zhao Yijun
After the year of 1990, the Development of Chinese Strategic Laser Weapon
has entered rapid period. In 1993, Zhao and his team developed laser weapon
testing facility and complete the static and quasi-dynamical test. This
meant that China became the fourth state to carrying high power laser
weaponizition testing after U.S., Soviet Union and France.
In 1996, a testing high power laser weapon system has been developed and
then passed the dynamical shooting testing. For this, China has been the
third country after United and Russia. In 2005, Zhao Yijun's Team
successfully developed the prototype of Chinese's first generation of high
power laser weapon. The prototype system demonstrated a laser beam attacking
test. China announces that it was the second one after U.S. to carry the
similar demonstration. It can concluded that the 2005 test is same with U.S.
's test in 1997, when MIRACL, or Mid-Infrared Advanced Chemical Laser,
tested against a US Air Force satellite in orbit. Perhaps China also
destroyed or "blinded" some space objects, which are from itself or other
countries. In 2008, Zhao was awarded as Grade One of National Science and
Technology Progress.
Under the analyst of Sean O'Connor, he stated that some rectangular
buildings in the Tian Shan mountain range of Xinjiang province could be
Chinese anti-satellite laser weapon. But some other resources did not
support him. A September 28, 2006 Defense News story reported that China had
recently "fired high-power lasers at U.S. spy satellites flying over its
territory in what experts see as a test of Chinese ability to blind the
spacecraft." This accident is just one year after the Pro. Zhao's success in
2005.
Combining all credit information, the truth can be dig out that China does
have its Strategic High Power Laser Weapon. The next question is when China
will use it.
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