Operation Flower Festival

Operation Flower Festival Great Blossom-1
Mushroom cloud forming during the test
Information
Country	Janpia
Test site	Evakadosche Island
Period	April 16, 1958
Number of tests	1
Test type	Atmospheric
Device type	Fission
Max. yield	22 Kilotons

Operation Flower Festival was the codename of the first nuclear weapons test conducted by Janpia on April 16, 1958, at the island of Evakadosche. The bomb used on the test was named as the Great Blossom-1, a 22 kiloton nuclear fission device that was developed and enriched by gaseous diffusion plants by the Union Research Bureau 593. The Operation was among the first of 20 nuclear test conducted by the Janpian Union of Revolutionary Army, and subsequently the Janpian Union of Revolutionary Missileers, between 1959 to 1974.

The name of the Operation was derived from the upcoming flower festival at that time, with the date of the operation coinciding with it as well. This was mainly done to confuse foreign intelligence reports or any political opposition against the Party, considering that it was at the height of the Great Rectification at that time.

Background

Motivations

The Atomic Bombing of Fuzan was already a great concern for the All-Union Workers' Party due to its destructive capabilities that it can achieve unlike any other weapons. It was figured that the only way to deter such weapons is by also having one, so that nations will simply not use it against Janpia, else risk mutual destruction. However, nuclear development was not prioritized by the All-Union Workers' Party at that time due to the Civil War, and it was only until the succeeding Janpian Union of Government Workers' Party that such developments were extensively pursued. While the successor Party faced more threats in internal matters than external ones, there was still the need to stop foreign nations to take advantage of the ongoing political situation in Janpia.

Needless to say, the effects of the Great War and the following Janpian Civil War have set the Janpian military considerably weak as compared to any military standards in Hiakemiria at that time. This was further exacerbated with political rivalries and instability which plague the new Party, leaving the Janpian Union of Revolutionary Forces with less credible defense, and incapable of conducting large-scale operations. Furthermore, with the start of the Great Rectification, there was also the need to solidify and strengthen the JUGWP's new position over Janpia. As such, having nuclear weapons was not only seen as a way to compensate Janpia's weak military strength or as a deterrent, but to safeguard the Party's politics and its establishment as well.

History

Origin

Dr. Liyuvoha Juteyo, the Father of Janpian Nuclear Physics

Prior to the Great War, atomic research were already being conducted around Janpia from multiple universities, often under close control of the Imperial Magistrate Research Institute (IMRI). Despite the strict access and requirements to conduct radium research, Janpian scientists had made significant progress, often going to huge lengths such as illegally sharing manuscripts that are only for Academic Nobles' reading, and utilizing research laboratories without IMRI oversight. But nevertheless, studies for radioactive elements have bloomed during that time period, with prominent physicists at that time being able to conclude the plausibility of huge energy contained in the nuclei. It was only in 1932 when Dr. Liyuvoha Juteyo legally published the compiled use of these findings to public for widespread dissemination. His book, "Organized Theory of Atomics and Use Hypothesis", has also predicted that a nuclear fission chain reaction could be produced, hence its plausible use for city-wide power generation or for military purposes. His work was well received by many Janpian scholars, chemists, and physicists, much more than the Imperial Government.

Great War

In 1933, progress for nuclear research was severely hampered as the Janpian Empire declared war against the Kāichrén Democratic State. While Dr. Liyuvoha's proposal to use nuclei energy for the military has been previously explored, it received less attention from the Imperial Armed Forces Council, which considered the use of nuclear as only for mining or technical/engineering military use. Instead, they placed their priority on research and improvement of proven military technology or programs at that time, such as the Neo-Korea Bomber Program. But nevertheless, research for nuclear fission still continued. By 1939, a team led by Sizusche Asuramo had submitted a proposed institute for a gaseous diffusion uranium enrichment plant to be constructed at the outskirts of Pieli, which was approved by the Imperial Armed Forces Council and the IMRI. Construction for it began in January 1940, but was abruptly halted following the February Revolution and subsequently the Janpian Civil War. During those period, any forms of atomic research could not be pursued and were often placed as a low priority by any organization.

Post-Bombing of Fuzan

When news about Atomic Bombing of Fuzan spread to Janpia, many organizations, parties, militants, or groups in Janpia began to look on nuclear power as a necessity for control and security. However, no serious commitment were made between one another due to the ongoing civil war at that time, and it was also hard to create and develop nuclear fission, as well as acquiring or building the necessary logistics from scratch. Actual development only began on August 6, 1954, just 4 years after the Atomic Bombing of Fuzan, and 6 months before the end of the civil war.

The initial development was headed by Commissar Karasumako Iluyischa of the All-Union Directive of War, which is under the All-Union Workers' Party—the predecessor of the Janpian Union of Government Workers' Party (JUGWP). The team started with just 20 physicists and a small number of supporting staff. They were located at a former IMRI Institute Building in the City of Alegraschta, which at that time, was complete with necessary equipment to research nuclear combustion theory. Most work prior to the establishment of JUGWP were dedicated on the theoretical works for fission as well as the construction and design of it.

In February 4, 1955, the All-Union Workers' Party established the Janpian Union of Government Workers' Party, ending the 15 years of civil war. This gave them with a leeway of resources, leading to further development and prioritization to the program, with the team exponentially being expanded up to 10,000 people, and the nuclear weapons program being highly prioritized by the Revolutionary Council. The motivation behind the sudden pursuit of nuclear weapons was mainly due to a variety of reasons stemming from the similar reasons of the former All-Union Workers' Party, and the subsequent political situations. In particular, the JUGWP was unstable at that time, and there were still fears of another foreign invasion.

In July 1956, after almost 2 years in construction, the team now led by Haschikuma Sugoschumo finally inaugurated a nuclear chain reaction in a graphite structure, creating Janpia's first artificial nuclear reactor, known as the Alegraschta 593 Institute; otherwise also known as the Union Research Bureau 593