Chapter 68: Are you afraid of a mathematician who can debate?

"Sorry, we don't need evidence.

Professor Lin once publicly stated when accepting an interview with Xiangjiang Radio that he is still Huaguo in emotion, which is to say he is still Huaguo in spirit, which is a very big risk.

Added to the fact that after Professor Lin returned to Huaguo last July, Huaguo's missile technology had a leap-forward breakthrough.

Combined, letting the other party serve as Special Assistant for Aerospace Affairs will have a serious impact on America's security.

Such a risk is enough for us to exclude Professor Lin from this position.

Also, I don't believe that with the existence of NASA and the National Space Council, we still need to establish another so-called Special Assistant for Aerospace Affairs position."

After Barry Goldwater's voice fell, a thunderous round of applause erupted from the Elephant Party senators present.

Fortunately, as a Huaguo person who experienced the information explosion era of later generations and had often debated with others on the simplified Chinese internet, Lin Ran found such occasions easy to handle.

Lin Ran thought to himself, I thought you had dug up Chen Jingrun's true identity; is that all?

Also, there was Senior Inspector Thomas of the Xiangjiang Special Branch to testify for him; Thomas's report was probably still lying in the offices of MI6 and the *IA.

With Thomas's testimony, even if they dug up Chen Jingrun's true identity, Lin Ran wouldn't panic.

When it was Lin Ran's turn to speak, he patted the microphone in front of him and then said leisurely:

"Sorry, I have to say that the questioning senators haven't done enough homework. The reasons they brought out are, as Director Webb said, entirely built on imagination.

What I said when accepting an interview with Xiangjiang media was that I still have the core of classical Huaguo culture in terms of culture. From the very beginning of America's founding, from legal design to political concepts to various architectural designs in Washington, all have inherited a large amount of ancient Roman heritage.

From Thomas Jefferson to John Adams to Alexander Hamilton, these three early founding fathers of America have all, to a greater or lesser extent, expressed that America is the successor of Rome.

Jefferson wrote in his book: The history of the Roman Republic is our best textbook. When he designed the Virginia State Capitol, he imitated Roman architecture.

John Adams cited the Roman historian Polybius in 'A Defense of the Constitutions of Government of the United States of America', calling Rome's mixed government the template for American law.

Alexander Hamilton directly used the Roman pen name Tully to publish articles, implying that America inherited Rome's civic responsibility.

Now, there are quite a few bureaucrats and senators in the White House and on Capitol Hill who believe they are the successors of Rome, while the true successor of Rome—Romania—is a communist state.

If my being culturally Huaguo poses a risk, then from the past to the present, from Congress to the White House, shouldn't the risk of so many spiritual Romanians be far greater than mine?

If these successors of Rome are not spiritual Romanians, then on what basis does this senator say I am a spiritual Huaguo person?

From America to Europe, there are countless Chinese-Americans, and everyone cannot detach themselves from ancient Huaguo in terms of spiritual culture; could it be that they are all spiritual Huaguo people?

Cultural ties cannot change the reality of nationality; the other party's questioning simply cannot stand."

After Lin Ran finished speaking, the applause was even more intense; mainly, these words of his hit the excitement points of the media present hard.

As everyone knows, America, or the entire Western world, mostly follows the common law system. The biggest characteristic of the common law system is case law, using existing judgments as references for subsequent case judgments.

Lin Ran's rebuttal cited classics and even dragged out American sages for a tour; from the perspective of the American common law mindset, it would naturally possess persuasiveness.

More importantly, in previous hearings, people like Oppenheimer, when accepting hearings, either said "I don't have it" or "I don't know," almost being passively beaten the whole time.

The veteran reporters present who ran Washington news had never seen a mathematician who cited classics and spoke eloquently; those who didn't know would have thought he was a senior lawyer or a veteran politician.

Added to the fact that Chinese-Americans are generally perceived as gentle in personality, and it is rare to see such a direct counterattack, this led to an even stronger contrast.

Such a contrast made the reporters very excited, feeling that their horizons had been broadened.

"Also, I need to emphasize that by serving as Special Assistant for Aerospace Affairs, although I cannot play too big a role or make too big a contribution, I can at least avoid many problems at the source.

On December 6, 1957, Vanguard TV-3 launch failed, and the rocket exploded on the launch pad.

On March 5, 1958, Explorer 2 launch failed, and the third-stage rocket did not ignite.

On August 17, 1958, Pioneer 0 launch failed, upper-stage malfunction, did not reach escape velocity.

On January 21, 1959, Discoverer 1 launch failed, second-stage malfunction, did not enter orbit.

On April 13, 1959, Discoverer 2 launch failed, similar second-stage malfunction.

On September 17, 1959, Transit 1A launch failed, second stage did not ignite, did not enter orbit.

In the past five years, what have the news reports under your pens, reporters, been? One failure after another for NASA.

These failures have caused high financial costs and project delays for NASA and America, among which the explosion of Vanguard TV-3 even happened during a live national television broadcast.

This also caused a crisis of public trust in NASA and America's technological strength.

With my joining, I can avoid unnecessary risks from aspects such as rocket design, testing procedures, quality control, and personnel management.

Let's make NASA great again."

After Lin Ran's impassioned statement, the reporters were all dumbfounded, and everyone chatted in low voices in the audience:

"When was NASA ever great?"

"Wasn't NASA only established two years ago? After it was established, all kinds of jokes were made; can it be related to greatness in the slightest?"

"Is Professor Lin talking about NASA?"

The senators also looked at each other; they didn't know until they heard it, and they were shocked when they heard it. Putting NASA's rocket failures together, why did it feel like NASA only had failures and no successes?

After the two sides exchanged verbal blows, the host, Vice President Lin Deng, announced the end:

"Alright, the hearing ends here. The subsequent Security Committee will give our conclusion as soon as possible through a closed-door meeting. Thank you to all colleagues from all walks of life for your participation."

"Randolph, don't worry too much; this hearing is just going through a process.

You said one thing very well just now, and that is that we must make NASA great again!"

After the meeting, James Webb specifically hosted a banquet for Lin Ran. While others questioned this point, he didn't doubt it in the slightest, because making NASA great again was also his goal.

As for whether it had been great before, that wasn't important.

"You have to know that this hearing was convened by Lin Deng, and the director of the Security Committee is also Lin Deng; he won't make things difficult for you.

However, Randolph, do you know what your mission as Special Assistant for Aerospace Affairs is?" ===== CHAPTER 69 =====