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PDB Afternoon Bulletin | April 22nd, 2025: China Unveils Devastating New Hydrogen Bomb & White House Doubles Down On Support Of Embattled Pentagon Chief

2025/4/22
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Mike Baker: 我报道了中国最新研发的氢基炸弹，这种炸弹威力巨大，仅重4.5磅，却能产生超过1800华氏度的持续火球，燃烧时间是传统TNT炸药的15倍。它利用氢化镁储存氢气，引发化学链式反应产生持续燃烧。这种炸弹无需核材料，规避了国际核条约的限制，由中国船舶集团的研究人员研发。参与研发的科学家称，该炸弹可以精确控制爆炸强度，对目标进行均匀破坏。与传统炸药不同，它的冲击波较弱，可更精确地部署。其潜在用途包括城市战、封锁战略路线和攻击关键基础设施，也可能用于对台湾和其他对手进行心理战。中国大规模生产氢化镁，为该炸弹的大规模发展铺平了道路。中国声称这项技术也可用于为潜艇燃料电池或延长无人机飞行时间提供动力。这一突破发生在南海紧张局势加剧之际，中国在台湾附近进行军事演习，并威胁台湾总统。 关于美国方面，白宫否认了特朗普要更换国防部长希格塞思的报道，称其为假新闻。白宫新闻秘书卡罗琳·利维特称NPR的报道是基于匿名消息来源的假新闻。特朗普总统重申，他对国防部长希格塞思给予充分支持。希格塞思使用加密通讯软件讨论军事行动，引发争议。五角大楼内部出现人事变动，前发言人约翰·埃利奥特批评希格塞思导致部门混乱。白宫坚持认为对希格塞思的攻击是出于政治动机，报道是虚假的，国防部长不会被撤换。

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In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin:

 

  • We'll begin with an alarming new weapons breakthrough out of China, where researchers for the communist regime recently tested a non-nuclear, hydrogen-based bomb.

  • Later in the show—an update on the latest Signal chat scandal involving Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, as the White House blasts media reports that President Trump is looking to replace his Pentagon chief as "fake news."

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