Powerful "Chinese Microwave Ovens" Will End Interstellar Wars

China's "Super Radiation" Will Roast Orbital Satellites

Chinese military scientists once again shocked Western intelligence agencies. On the Chinese mainland, a prototype of a microwave weapon has been developed, capable of generating a beam with a power of 10 gigawatts, with a repetition frequency of 126 million times per second.

To understand the nature of this new weapon, let us first recall what microwaves are. Microwave radiation is an electromagnetic radiation that lies between radio waves and infrared (thermal radiation). We are not unfamiliar with it; household microwave ovens use microwaves to heat food. Microwaves cause water molecules in food to vibrate, resulting in temperature increases.

However, microwaves are not only used in kitchens. In the medical field, they are applied in physical therapy and in heating tissues for cancer treatment; in the industrial field, they can be used for material drying, plastic welding, and equipment sterilization. Additionally, microwaves are found in radar (used for detecting and tracking targets), mobile and satellite communications, and even Wi-Fi.

Microwave weapons use focused microwave beams to strike targets. In fact, it will cause electronic devices such as computers, radars, control systems, and communication systems to "boil." The core concept of microwave weapons is to create powerful pulses that "burn out" the target's electronic devices, or at least cause them to malfunction.

This weapon was developed by scientists from the Academy of Military Science and the Key Laboratory of High-Power Microwave Technology. Its principle is based on "super radiation" physics.

"Super radiation" is a quantum phenomenon, where a group of atoms or molecules enters a coherent radiation state.

In other words, they release energy in the form of strong pulses. Moreover, the intensity of this pulse is far greater than the radiation produced when each atom works independently. The duration of this high-power pulse is less than one nanosecond.

In simple terms, imagine you have many small flashlights, each shining in different directions. "Super radiation" is like these flashlights suddenly synchronizing and focusing their light on one point, forming a powerful beam.

Using electromagnetic radiation for military purposes is not a new idea. As early as the 1930s, different countries began developing so-called "death rays."

Britain, the United States, Germany, and the Soviet Union all conducted research on this separately. However, these studies never left the laboratory and ultimately could not produce weapons.

It was not until the Second World War, with the advent of radar used to detect aircraft and ships, that microwave technology was advanced. During the Cold War, the United States and the Soviet Union actively researched microwave weapons.

But it was Soviet scientists who first proposed the concept of "super radiation." However, due to technological limitations, this concept could not be implemented practically.

The magazine "Fun Engineering" stated that China's microwave weapon can destroy drones, satellites, and other targets in the air and space. A power of 10 gigawatts is sufficient to make even well-protected spacecraft's electronic devices fail.

To make this prototype a truly deployable weapon, a series of practical issues still need to be solved.

The first is the issue of miniaturization: the generator needs to be compressed into a compact size while still being able to generate such a huge power. Otherwise, it would become the Death Star from "Star Wars" — a giant cannon as large as a planet.

Additionally, there is the problem of cooling for this new weapon, because high-power microwave generators release a lot of heat when operating. However, considering the persistence of Chinese military scientists, it is clear that solving these problems will not take much time.

Many researches conducted by Soviet and NATO scientists in the 20th century have now become operational devices in China's secret laboratories.

For example, as previously reported by the magazine "SP," China has developed a prototype of a detonation engine (which can accelerate a glider to 16 Mach) based on Soviet research, as well as a cold plasma "stealth program" for fifth-generation fighter jets. How many secrets do the United States and the Soviet Union still have waiting to be realized?

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