Chapter 88: Chapter 83: Eight-Point Plan_1
The headquarters of the Star Warrior Project will be set up in Shanghai and is a strategic plan led by the Chinese side.
Jiang Yu smiled faintly, the Chinese are still so pragmatic, unlike the Strategic Intelligence Project whose effects are unpredictable, any achievements of the Star Warrior Project could be applied in space in the near future.
The main purpose of the plan is to demonstrate and develop the Astronaut Combat Suit and individual weapons for the "Star Warriors," as well as finding ways to enhance the physical fitness of soldiers to adapt to the combat environment in space.
Humanity is too fragile in space, without the protection of astronaut suits, not to mention combat, survival is impossible.
Especially if a spacecraft is damaged, and it doesn't even need to be damaged, just a palm-sized hole would put the lives of everyone on board at risk.
The Star Warrior Project primarily aims to prevent situations like this on the battlefield by developing a lightweight Astronaut Combat Suit to increase the survival rate of soldiers.
Another objective is to develop machine exoskeletons for use in space, which would give a significant boost to soldiers' combat capabilities.
The inspiration for the fourth plan, the Deception Plan, came from the Trisolarans revealing their own intelligence, and the impact it had on the human world.
The main purpose of the plan is to study how to send false information to the Trisolarans, how to deceive Sophon, researching the "ultimate deceit."
The so-called "ultimate deceit" aims to find a scheme that can still deceive the Trisolarans even when they are on guard.
Plainly speaking, it's about using a direct approach to attack the Trisolarans just like the harm they inflicted on Earth by revealing their technological level.
Jiang Yu didn't have much confidence in this plan, because most of the losses in the human world were self-inflicted.
Although the Trisolaran observers are gullible, they and their leadership are calm enough, and it's unlikely for them to make self-destructive mistakes.
However, the plan does help significantly in studying the Trisolarans' thought processes.
The fifth plan is the ternary computer development project, which also arose from the insufficient computing power of traditional computers. The aim is to develop ternary computers.
Thus far, an expert group has been formed for this project, and it is estimated that the computing power of ternary computers should be one to three times that of the maximum computing power of binary computers.
The rapid progress of this plan is also thanks to the "Fallen Giant."
The Soviet Union had previously developed ternary computers and achieved certain results.
However, since all systems and software at that time were designed for binary computers, and the computing power of binary computers still had a long way to go before reaching its limit,
ternary computers didn't have a place to be used, and the project was soon canceled.
Now, under Sophon's technological blockade, the ceiling of computer computing power is within sight, and Russia quickly restarted the project.
Because there is an abundance of theoretical and experimental data to support it, this project is progressing the fastest.
The sixth plan is called the Scout Plan, which aims to build telescopes with sufficient magnification to find the oncoming Trisolaran Interstellar Fleet.
The seventh plan is called the Space City Project, which aims to demonstrate and design humanity's first Space City.
The eighth plan, named the "Sun Nation Operation" Project, aims to launch a large number of probes to prepare for the colonization of the Solar System.
These eight plans are on par with the mainstream defense plans; aside from the Wallfacer Plan and Deception Plan, the other six plans are supporting the mainstream plans, or are staged plans.
After briefly reviewing the material, they started the discussion with the Wallfacer Plan.
Most people held great hope for the Wallfacer Plan, believing it would yield unexpected results.
Some even praised the planner as a true strategist with a touch of romanticism.
Jiang Yu also shared his views, "Without a doubt, this plan maximizes humanity's advantages.
"Whether it succeeds or not, it will be an epic endeavor, one that transcends current human thinking and blazes a new trail."
Then he shifted his tone, "But I must remind everyone that although the idea of this plan is progressive, its implementation still relies on a deeply flawed political system."
Jiang Yu's words indeed brought many back to reality. Wasn't it true? It was clearly stated in the plan that the number of Wallfacers would tentatively be four to five.
America would have one spot to itself; China-Russia would share one; the European Union would have one; and the Third World would have one.
It's called the PDC now, but it's still the same old United Nations political system, where might makes right and the slick talkers make the rules.
Chief Ji smiled and said, "Advisor Jiang's reminder is timely. The international situation is not as tense as it was two years ago, but many of the inherent disagreements persist.
"We vehemently opposed America having a spot all to itself, but Western countries continued to band together against China-Russia, forcing us to compromise and share a spot with Russia.
"However, after the summit, we managed to negotiate with the Russian side for the opportunity to nominate a Wallfacer in exchange for other concessions, on the promise that our nominee would also represent Russian interests.
"Thus, the shared China-Russia spot became our own. Once we've settled on a candidate for the Wallfacer, we just need to inform Russia."
Anyone with basic strategic wisdom could see the prospect of the Wallfacer Plan, and the scramble among nations for a Wallfacer slot was inevitable.
Jiang Yu led the applause, and others, who were slower to react, also began clapping for the diplomatic triumph.
Following this, Chief Ji began assigning tasks, directing relevant departments to research the criteria for selecting Wallfacers.
After concluding the agenda on the Wallfacer Plan, Chief Ji then issued orders that confirmed the implementation location for the Star Warrior Program, as well as the assignments for the research teams.
Chief Ji also asked Jiang Yu to invite Sixteen as a special advisor for the project.
The second plan, led by China, was the Space City Project.
This too was as Jiang Yu had anticipated, because the research on Space City was among the most practical results expected in the near future.
However, there was significant disagreement concerning this project.
Jiang Yu believed, "The first Space City should be built on the Moon, where there's solid ground and resources, saving much construction work.
"Moreover, once a colony city is established, we will have an industrial base on the Moon, and theoretical and practical experience in extraterrestrial construction, which would greatly facilitate our colonization of other planets in the Solar System.
"I believe there should only be a spaceport at the top of the space elevator."
Among the participants was Dr. Hong, an expert in the field of aerospace, "You must understand our Moon landing plan is still in the fundraising stages, whereas America's last Moon landing was half a century ago.
"If we build a city on the Moon, we would need to either restore America's Moonship and rocket production lines or build our own. Besides, construction on the Moon is particularly challenging.
"It might take a decade to achieve these series of technological breakthroughs, and possibly twenty to thirty years to complete the construction.
"Moreover, after the space elevator is constructed, many of our space devices will urgently require an experimental platform. A city on the Moon cannot quench this immediate thirst."