On April 20, 1986, the chairman of the Pyramid Company, Kobe Bryant, led a huge business group to visit the Soviet Union. During his inspection in Ukraine, he accidentally revealed an "uncertain" rumor to the accompanying Soviet officials-

In the early years, American spies infiltrated the Chernobyl nuclear power plant near Pripiatti, Ukraine, and deliberately amplified the design defects of the pressure tube graphite slowed boiling water reactor during construction, especially the design of the control rod. On April 25, when Ukraine conducts shutdown tests on the reactor, it will adopt a "artificial mistake" method, causing the No. 4 reactor to explode out of control...

The Soviet Union's shutdown test of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant was top secret. How come even Egypt knows it now?

Regardless of whether this news is true or false, it is a major leak!

So this "gift" alarmed Gorbachev, who immediately sent the KGB to block the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, suspended the established tests, and sent an expert team to settle in.

After more than a month of rigorous inspection, some problems were found:

For example, as the largest nuclear power plant in the Soviet Union, its management and operation team was actually a group of non-professionals making up for it—

Factory Director V.P. Bryukhanov only has training experience and work experience in coal-fired power plants. Chief Engineer Nikolai Fomin is also from a conventional energy plant. Deputy Chief Engineer Anatoli Dyatlov only has "experience in some small reactors"...

Secondly, after the expert group checked and compared the design drawings and completed acceptance data, it was found that the reactor did have design defects:

First of all, the cooling system is very unstable at low power, and when the temperature rises, there is a tendency to output energy to reach dangerous levels in a short period of time.

And the more significant flaw is the design of the control rod-

When controlling the reactor, the operator reduces the reaction speed by inserting the control rod into the reactor. The control rod is generally made of boron carbide and has the ability to absorb neutrons.

However, Chernobyl's reactor control rod is not all made of boron carbide. Its tail end is composed of graphite. Due to this design, when the control rod is first inserted into the reactor, the graphite end will replace the coolant, which greatly increases the reaction speed of nuclear division, because graphite can absorb less neutrons than boiling light water.

Therefore, the first few seconds after inserting the control rod, the output power of the reactor will increase instead of the expected power reduction!

Such design flaws are almost tailor-made for an accident one day, because on April 25, the reactor No. 4 was planned to be closed and tested whether there is still sufficient electricity to supply the reactor's safety system in the event of power loss...

The expert team deduced the consequences of this test—

Due to the design defect of the control rod, at the beginning of the test, the water pump power is turned off, driven by the inertia of the turbine generator, and the control rod is inserted and attempts to stop stacking.

However, at this time, the instant contact between graphite and water coolant leads to an increase in the reactor reaction rate, the instant increase in power leads to deformation of the pipeline, and the control rod will be stuck one-third of the inserted pipe, and it is impossible to effectively stop the reaction.

In just a few dozen seconds, the reactor power will rise sharply to 33,000 megawatts, reaching ten times the normal power value, the fuel rod begins to melt, and the steam pressure will increase rapidly—

Causes steam explosion!

Continuous explosions trigger fires and emit a large amount of high-energy radiation substances into the atmosphere. These radiation dust will cover large areas and release the radiation dose more than 400 times that of the Hiroshima atomic bomb...

The investigation report of the expert group shocked the entire Soviet Union. From design, construction to operation, the Chernobyl nuclear power plant is simply a classic spy movie!

The "good news" of Chairman Kobe Bryant was confirmed, and Egypt and the Pyramid Company also gained the [most sincere] friendship between the Soviet Union and Ukraine.

In the following five years, the Pyramid Company did not purchase any equipment and production lines in Ukraine. On the contrary, this company is like the [Soviet Welfare Distribution Center in Egypt]. Every year, it is committed to inviting engineers from military-industrial companies such as the Antonov Aircraft Design Bureau, the Southern (Intercontinental Missile) Design Bureau, the Black Sea Shipyard, the Kiev Radar Factory, the "Power Tsar" Motor Sich Company in Ukraine for vacation in Cairo...

Sadat and Mubarak were very puzzled by Li Kuiyong's behavior of losing their fortunes, but since the pyramid company was given to him, there was nothing to worry about.

Let him, if you love, you will lose!

On March 27, 1991, Gorbachev held a referendum on whether to continue to retain the alliance throughout the Soviet Union. 76.4% of Soviet citizens agreed to retain the alliance, but among them, the Baltic Three Kingdoms (Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia), Armenia, Georgia, and Moldova boycotted the referendum.

However, the disintegration of the Soviet Union is actually related to the referendum.

It only depends on the decisions of the Soviet power class. Gorbachev did not use the public opinion advantages brought by the referendum to resist separatist forces. Senior Soviet officials such as Yeltsin who supported separatism gained an advantage in the struggle, resulting in a sharp turn in the situation in the Soviet Union.

On September 6, 1991, the three Baltic countries declared independence.

On December 1, the Ukrainian Republic held a referendum on the issue of separation from the Soviet Union and election of the president. The United States revealed before the vote that if the results of the Ukrainian voting indicate independence from the Soviet Union, the United States would recognize it as soon as possible.

This change in the United States' position played a great role in Ukraine's voting. As a result, 99.85% of voters favor independence, and former Ukrainian Supreme Soviet Chairman Krafchuk was elected as the first Ukrainian president.

On December 8, the leaders of the Russian Federation, Belarus and Ukraine signed the "Consortium of Independent States" and announced the formation of the "Consortium of Independent States".

On December 25, Gorbachev announced his resignation as president of the Soviet Union.

On December 26, the Supreme Soviet Republic of the Soviet Union held its last meeting, announcing that the Soviet Union ceased its existence, the Soviet Union officially disintegrated, and split into 15 countries. The Russian Federation became the only successor to the Soviet Union. All the former Soviet Union's overseas property, deposits, diplomatic institutions, embassies and consulates were accepted by Russia.

During the Soviet period, Ukraine had a huge armed force and an advanced military industrial system, and its comprehensive national strength ranks second among the Soviet countries.

In other words, before the collapse of the Soviet Union, Ukraine was the second largest power after Russia. When the collapse of the Soviet Union, Ukraine inherited many Soviet heritages, including:

24 Army combat divisions, 845 Air Force combat aircraft, advanced military industries including Antonov Aircraft Design Bureau, Southern (Intercontinental Missile) Design Bureau, Black Sea Shipyard, Kiev radar plant, "Power Tsar" Motor Sichi Company, and a large number of nuclear weapons.

However, after the collapse of the Soviet Union, Ukraine was deceived by the United States.

They blindly copied the experience of capitalist countries and carried out reforms that were not in line with the national conditions, including the separation of powers, large-scale privatization and other measures.

As a result, the reform not only did not make the people rich, but instead made the economic situation worse, and once fell to a low point, far inferior to the level in the Soviet era.

In addition, although Ukraine and Russia belong to both the East Slavic countries, they are mainly Orthodox Church and were once in the Soviet Union's big family, Ukraine blindly moved closer to Western countries and opposed Russia everywhere, which is actually thankless.

Many industries in Ukraine require supporting supplies from Russia (the Soviet Union has strict functional divisions for each franchise country), excluding Russia, and at the same time it also means "castration" its own economy, leading to economic collapse.

At that time, there were as many as 3,594 military-industrial enterprises in Ukraine, and more than 3 million staff members were engaged in the military industry. With the continued economic downturn, major factories and institutions ushered in a wave of large-scale bankruptcy, and even the daily expenses of the army were difficult to guarantee. The soldiers no longer conducted daily training and even began to smuggle weapons in order to make money.

At this time, pyramid companies with "extremely good relations" with almost all military-industrial enterprises in Ukraine appeared. Under their operations, batches of scientists, engineers, and skilled technicians who were trapped at home and worried about three meals were fled to Egypt with their families...

These people have traveled to Cairo almost every year for the past five years. Egypt's rich and prosperous life has left a deep mark in their hearts. In this desperate moment, the Pyramid Company promised real estate and high wages.

Who can refuse this?

After the collapse of the Soviet Union, a total of 25 Tu-160 strategic bombers were left behind, and 19 were owned by Ukraine. Russia was in a miserable state, with only 6 Tu-160s.

In 1992, the Ukrainian army had not paid wages for three months. In order not to get hungry, Ukrainian pilots decisively flew to Russia next door with eight Tu-160 bombers and some transport planes...

The other 10 Tu-160s flew quietly to Cairo while keeping the radio silent, and they were greeted by-

Pyramid Company!

The Tu-160 bomber was developed by the Soviet Tupolev Design Bureau, entered service in May 1987, and formed its initial combat capability in 1988.

It was the most advanced strategic bomber in the world at that time, no doubt about it.

The Tu-160 is the world's largest variable sweep wing supersonic strategic bomber, and is also equipped with the world's most powerful military aviation engine, with a maximum speed of Mach 2.05, a practical ceiling of 21,000 meters, and can launch long-range cruise missiles equipped with nuclear weapons, and can carry up to 45 tons of various types of ammunition.

The range of refueling can reach 12,000 kilometers in one go. It takes off from Russia and can still pose a strong threat to the United States without refueling and refueling in the middle.

Its elegant appearance and the white paint of the Russian Air Force gave it the title of "White Swan". Of course, the group of NATO's poor talking dogs are called "Pirate Flag".

Two of the Cross Tu-160 were left in Egypt.

The other eight flew to an old friend's house. This is understandable. Without the operation of Li Kuiyong and the Pyramid Company, even those two of them could not be affected by Egypt...

Two years later, Pyramid Corporation announced a reorganization.

The reorganized Pyramid Company has five subsidiaries including Cobra Aircraft Manufacturing Factory, Lion King (Intercontinental Missile) Manufacturing Factory, Ark Large Shipyard, Pharaoh's Eye Radar Factory, and Mammoth Engine Manufacturing Factory.

It was not until 1996 that Ukraine, which was in a major economic collapse, discovered that Antonov Aircraft Design Bureau, Southern (Intercontinental Missile) Design Bureau, Black Sea Shipyard, Kiev radar plant, and the "Power Tsar" Motor Sichi Company was empty?

Antonov Design Bureau is mainly responsible for the development and production of transport aircraft of all medium-sized and heavy-duty transport aircraft of the Soviet Union of the "An" generation.

Among them, the An-225 "Cossack" super heavy transport aircraft has a maximum take-off weight of 640 tons, a maximum load capacity of 250 tons, a maximum load capacity of 200 tons on the top of the fuselage, a length of 84 meters, and a wingspan of 88.4. It is the aircraft with the largest load capacity and the longest flight distance in the world.

The Southern (Intercontinental Missile) Design Bureau once undertaken the research and development and manufacturing of more than half of the Soviet Union's intercontinental missiles and strategic missiles. They master the world's most advanced missile technology.

The Black Sea Shipyard was the only shipyard able to build aircraft carriers during the Soviet era, and Russia's only aircraft carriers, the Kuznetsov and Varyag, both originated here.

The Kiev Radar Plant masters the most advanced technologies of the Soviet Union including air-to-air missile radar seeker, surface-to-air missile radar system, etc.

As for the reason why Motor Sich is called the Power Tsar is because they dominate the engine field with unparalleled technological status and are known as the "heart of the Soviet aviation industry."

Ukraine's late protest is coming!

But Egypt has already tasted the sweetness, how could it be taken care of it?

When the Pyramid Company was reorganized, "Bryant Bryant" applied for nationalization financing, and the Egyptian Ministry of Defense owned 51% of the shares.

Nowadays, the five subsidiaries of Pyramid Company have become Egypt's most important defense industry. Egypt's first aircraft carrier independently developed, the first heavy transport aircraft, the first intercontinental missile, the first air-to-air missile, and the first turbofan engine...

In production!

Ship after ship of drawings, machine tools, and production lines were sent home by the Pyramid Company, and batches of scientists and engineers were brought back to train and observe.

There are pyramid companies and at home.

In 1990, when East and West Germany merged, Germany paid a heavy economic price, about 1500 billion euros, which was more than the national government debt. East Germany's industrial competitiveness fell sharply and many factories went bankrupt.

At this time, the Pyramid Company once again extended a helping hand, providing Germany with a long-term loan worth 100 billion yuan, and thus obtained the precious friendship of the German Machine Tool Association (VDW) and obtained the most advanced large-scale, heavy-duty, and precision CNC machine tool production materials in the world at that time.

Therefore, the Pyramid Company made up for the last shortcoming for the family, including machine, electrical, liquid, gas, light, tool, measurement, CNC system, and various functional components, and jumped to the world's top level in terms of quality and performance!

In 1995, the family took the lead in launching the world's first fifth-generation fighter jet-

Single-seat double-engine is also stealthy, with a maximum flight speed of Mach 3.2, a practical ceiling of 20,000 meters, an empty weight of 19,800 kg, a maximum take-off weight of 38,000 kg, and a maximum thrust of 2×128 kiloN. In avionics, maneuverability and weapon configuration, the overall superiority of other advanced fighters in the world, while supersonic cruise capability and stealth performance are capabilities that most fighters have not yet achieved, and they cannot even quantify and compare in indicator statistics...

In 1996, the first super transport aircraft with all its own property rights was launched. In terms of load capacity, endurance, flight speed and ceiling, it surpassed the An-124 and C-5 Galaxy, becoming the well-deserved air giant N0.1 in the world.

In 1997, the first strategic bomber was born.

In 1998, the first strategic nuclear submarine was tested.

In 1999, the first aircraft carrier...
Chapter completed!