Qian Xuesen and development and testing of Chinese strategic nuclear weapons

Qian Xuesen is a strategic scientist who has made outstanding contributions to the development of China’s strategic nuclear weapons. He presided over the formulation of China’s rocket and missile development plan, established the rocket research and design system, guided the design team to master the rocket design technology, established the model development system engineering management method, and led the development team to embark on the road of independent development. As the technical leader of the “Combination of Two Bombs” test, he promptly organized the development of the “Dongfeng 2A” rocket, deployed and solved many key technical problems, and also assisted Nie Rongzhen to command the flight test and achieved complete success. Qian Xuesen’s scientific research ideas and management thoughts have important reference value for the current high-level scientific and technological self-reliance work.