Can You Make A Nuclear Weapons Too?

“You seem to have run out of time.”

About an hour later, at the Blue House, Defense Minister Kim Tae-ik, as well as the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and key naval officials were gathered at the Blue House.

In terms of the atmosphere, it feels like something important is going on.

But I can't see the president who actually called me.

"Ah! The President is on the phone with the Secretary of Defense.”

The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, noticing my expression, implicitly explained the reason.

Even in the United States, if it is common sense, the minister should have been in charge of the dialogue with the minister.

Just as he was about to tilt his head at the question that raised more and more, the president opened the door and entered.

“I’m sorry for making you busy, come here.”

Contrary to what he said, his expression was very dark.

Just when I wonder if something else has happened, he looks straight at me and says again.

“I called Chairman Jin because I wanted to ask for some opinions.”

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“I would like to move forward with the Navy’s projects with this incident as an opportunity, but I am curious to see if Jaewoo Shipbuilding is currently able to afford it.”

“Are you advancing the Navy’s business?”

“Additional construction of Yi Sun-sin-class destroyers. I would like to start right away with that plan, which will start next year.”

“I don't know why, but there's plenty of dock space. Simultaneous drying is also possible if the budget is supported.”

“Then what if other businesses are added? For example, logistic support ships as well as large transport ships. In addition, the improvement of the existing Yi Sun-sin-class destroyers.”

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I was silent because I couldn't understand the intention.

After showing a slight smile for a moment, the president glanced at the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and spoke again.

“The United States, which has experienced this operation in Somalia, is demanding our continued role. The problem is that if the dispatch continues, there is a possibility of a larger-than-expected power gap in the naval force. So, we want to speed up further drying.”

It could be said that it was the right decision given the current naval situation.

By the way, dispatch missions are not a matter of just sending one destroyer.

For continuous operation, a replacement ship is needed, and a replacement ship is needed to operate while the returned ship is being maintained.

In other words, for a single dispatch mission, three destroyers of the same class are required for a simple destroyer, which is practically unreasonable in reality.

“But why not start building logistics support ships and large transport ships all of a sudden?

“According to the Navy, it is still too late, isn’t it?”

To be honest, it was true that it was late.

Especially large transports. In other words, in the case of the Dokdo class, according to history, it should have been launched in 2005.

However, because there have been so many things that the country has done in the meantime, it has been postponed all the time, unlike history, and I was worried about that too.

“What about the budget?”

“It is true that there is budget pressure, but we have to do what we have to do. After all, it’s not a good situation to make excuses for right now.”

“I know what you mean. But what size do you expect the logistics support ship to be?”

“That’s a concern, but in fact, the JCS is of the opinion that it would be better to go with an integrated support ship rather than making a separate large amphibious ship.”

What came to mind when the word “integrated support ship” came to mind was a Kareldorman-class support ship.

The full displacement reaches 27,000 tons.

A multi-purpose support ship that serves as both a logistical support and an amphibious assault ship.

If true, the history of the naval forces will undergo a huge change at this point.

“Then the total introduction quantity is…….”

“For now, we are going to monitor the trend of public opinion. As with the scale of the business, it is true that it becomes a burden no matter how indifferent I am when the business grows.”

From what I heard, the president seemed to have already made up his mind.

The problem is that if things go that way, the situation of Jaewoo Shipbuilding will have to be checked again.

It is not enough to simply build an additional Yi Sun-sin-class, but there is not enough room to accommodate even tens of thousands of ton-class logistics support ships.

No, aside from that, isn't bidding required for such a large project?

Even though they were people who knew it better than anyone else, I suddenly wondered why they were only letting me know about it.

“Are the representatives of other companies coming to the Blue House besides me?”

The President looked at the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff again at those words.

I wondered if there was an unspoken conversation, and then suddenly the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff spoke on behalf of the President.

“Other companies did not call. Even if this issue becomes public, Jaewoo is the only company that can participate.”

“What else is that…….”

For some reason, the atmosphere was unfamiliar and I stared at him.

The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, who had been fiddling with the papers on the desk at the same time, brought it to me as soon as he caught my eye.

“This is the result of a recent survey by the National Tax Service on trends in the shipbuilding industry. It will be on the news tomorrow, but STS, Korean shipbuilders, and other small and medium-sized companies are all suspected of systematic accounting fraud.”

“No, why is that…”

It was a situation I could never understand.

The reality is that the shipbuilding industry has enjoyed a great boom until recently.

What is the reason for committing accounting manipulation in such a field?

“Well, it is said that it was due to the instructions of the owners, but it is a problem that we do not know.”

Moreover, the accounting fraud case of the shipbuilding industry was historically something that should have happened much later than it is now.

It was an incident that was only applicable to STS Shipbuilding, rather than to such a large number of shipbuilding companies.

What is it?

Why should I have to inflate assets and profits by manipulating accounting?

"Ah! By the way, you can rest assured that there is no applicable item for sleeping.”

The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff spoke again to me as I looked at the documents with a stiff face.

Of course it would be.

Jaewoo Chosun. What is accounting fraud in a field that is already overflowing with achievements?

I was about to spit out a sneering laugh, but the words of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff continued again.

“The problem is that this will soon be covered by the media, and in that case, the military cannot allow companies that lack morality to participate in the business, even if they look at the public opinion.”

“Anyway, what do you plan to do with Hyeonu Chosun? I don’t know about other companies, but there shouldn’t be any problems there.”

“Hyeonu has problems in other areas.”

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“As you may know, the Munmu the Great, dispatched to Somalia this time, is a destroyer built by Hyeonu. However, this time, too many functional problems were discovered, and they are also highly likely to be turned into defense corruption sooner or later... Do you know what I mean?”

As I was listening, a thought suddenly crossed my mind.

So many reasons.

No matter how much I think about it, I think that's just an excuse.

In the end, it is just a means mobilized to entrust the business to Jaewoo.

Unsurprisingly, the words spit out from the president's mouth afterward supported my thoughts even more.

“Why don’t we take this opportunity to take over the shipbuilders in question rather than that?”

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“If you wish, the government will provide as much convenience as possible.”

I thought about that word for a long time.

the not-too-distant future.

According to history, most of the existing shipbuilders are torn and sold.

In that case, wouldn't it be better for me to take over?

Regardless of whether it is simply national damage or profit and loss, when looking at the competitiveness of Jaewoo Shipbuilding alone.

"Hmm······."

In addition, the chronic shortage of docks at Jaewoo Shipbuilding is likely to become a problem in the future.

Other than that, considering the Yamal project and the huge amount of LNG-related orders that will be poured in the future.

“I admit, of course, that the burden will be great. But, as I said before, if Jae-woo comes forward, the government will provide as much convenience as possible.”

The president, who was paying attention, repeatedly emphasized the government's support.

Maybe this is an opportunity for me too.

I immediately threw in a condition.

“Okay, but if you're going to try to take over a company, I think it's better to get rid of it all at once. That being said, instead of allowing the companies you mentioned, please allow me to take over anti-personnel airlines as well.”

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A smile crossed the president's face for a moment.

Evidence that you understand why.

As expected, he soon came up with a helicopter upgrade business.

“You seem to be thinking about upgrading an aging transport helicopter.”

"That's right. Not only the UH-60 we currently have, but also the number of UH-60 that will be donated from the United States in the future. Even if it is not, it is difficult to handle the improvement and new projects that will be carried out in the future with the current KAI foundation alone.”

"Hmm······."

The president looked worried.

To ease the burden a little, I added a word.

“If you do it right, it is possible to lead only the military field. In other words, the civil aviation sector is not going to be touched. If that happens, it will probably be easier for the interpersonal airline as well, so it's not a bad condition, right?

The president nodded at that.

I didn't say it out loud, but it must mean I agree.

If you do this well, at least tens of trillions of won in funds may be spent at once.

"good. Let's take a comprehensive look at the interpersonal aviation issue. The question is whether the shipbuilders will accept the conversations so far. For me, that is a little worrisome.”

Then the president suddenly spit out a word that faced reality.

Maybe our conversation like this could be like drinking kimchi soup.

Strictly speaking. And considering the circumstances of the times, it is certainly true, but I don't think that worry is meaningless.

In the field, there is not a single company that is proud enough that the government does not pay attention to the companies that have been talked about right now.

Moreover, accounting fraud is a serious matter.

In most cases in this country, it is a case of yawning with the eyes of the powerful, but in the United States, it is a felony enough to be sentenced to several decades in prison.

But this time, there will be cases where powerful people who need to close their eyes will take issue with it. In fact, if there is the will of the government, it will be possible.

“Well, by the way, I heard some strange news about this.”

While he was deep in his thoughts, the president spit out words that didn't make sense.

When we meet our eyes, our eyes become different from before, and we continue talking.

“The situation in Somalia not long ago. Coincidentally, at the time, a nuclear submarine belonging to the U.S. Navy was operating in the nearby waters, and they detected a Chinese nuclear submarine there.”

“There was a submarine nearby, but Wang Munmu didn’t know about it? How far away was she . . .”

“It was not communicated accurately. But for us, it is true that it is creepy.”

Of course, it's bound to be an annoying problem.

The destroyer was unaware that a nearby submarine was operating.

Moreover, in the case of Chinese nuclear submarines in this era, the noise is almost at the level of the tiller.

Still, it's not a serious problem that our destroyer didn't detect it.

“It must have been out of reach of the sonar. Or the sonar may have made a mistake because of the circumstances at the time.”

I tried my best to understand the situation.

But why?

This unpleasant feeling I can't shake off.

“I’d like to think so too, but… well, whatever. I would like to take this opportunity to start overhauling the Yi Sun-sin-class destroyer. From what I heard from the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, to be honest, in the case of Yi Sun-sin now, the position is quite ambiguous.”

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I had nothing to say about that part, so I was silent.

To be honest, looking at the performance of the ship itself, it's not a bad situation.

But that's only when you think about the current situation, and it's true that it's lacking compared to the changing times in the future.

By the way, looking at the tone of voice, it seems that the problem of upgrading the Yi Sun-sin class is related to the failure of detection of submarines, but again the problem is the budget.

‘No, if the mid-term defense plan is expanded anyway, is that enough size to be able to handle? Hang on, damn it, but why was the Chinese submarine there then?'

My eyes frowned at the sudden thought.

Was he just looking at my face the whole time?

Then the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff comes to speak.

“Are you thinking about the Chinese submarine problem?”

"Yeah, I'm pretty sure it's bothering you."

“Actually, so am I. So, I thought about it based on President Jin’s words before, and if the situation is like this, I don’t think we can ignore the possibility of China’s involvement.”

"Yeah?"

“The fact that the pirates were forcibly moving the Samyeong-ho somewhere. And there must have been a Chinese submarine in the route. Doesn't this smell like something?"(Read more @ hotmtlnovel.xyz)

“But why China?”

“That’s what Chairman Jin said before. If there is a problem with the cobalt that Jaewoo has secured, there will be quite a few companies that will benefit. There’s no law that says it can’t be a Chinese company.”

It was a statement that made sense.

Jae-woo's dominance in the battery sector is news for Chinese battery makers that are just starting to bloom.

They also have a justification to hinder Jaewoo as much as possible.

But even if it was successful, would you only buy a year or so?

It's a known fact that the result doesn't change anyway, but I'm just wondering if it's necessary to put an irrational number like that.

'Even so, it is true that the possibility is sufficient. Because there is no country that can follow China in recklessness without measures.'

*******

[This morning, Lehman Brothers finally declared bankruptcy.]

September 2008.

Eventually, the US financial crisis began.

A series of bankruptcies following Lehman's bankruptcy.

As a result, the stock price of the United States began to plummet, and Korea also suffered a massive decline in stock prices.

[This morning, Korean shipbuilding announced that it is pursuing a merger with Jaewoo Shipbuilding.]

[According to the industry's measures to respond to the changing market, STS Shipbuilding also finally decided to merge with Jaewoo Shipbuilding.]

Shipbuilders in trouble were caught up in the sudden financial crisis and eventually accepted the government's proposal.

As promised, the government adjusted its enormous debt to ease the burden on Jae-woo, and instead we promised to take over employment.

[The fall in the value of the dollar is expected to increase the extent of damage to export-oriented countries targeting the US.]

As the days went by, the voices warning of the crisis grew louder.

What is hopeful is that, unlike history, not only China but also India is playing the role of a shock absorber.

As a result, the damage to our economy began to be quickly offset.

[Obama! Obama!]

December 2008.

In the United States, the Republican government has come to an end.

And as in history, the first black president of the Democratic Party was born.

As expected, the US government, controlled by the Japanese-friendly Democrats, got on our nerves from the beginning.

[We will do our best to restore relations between Korea and Japan, our key allies in East Asia.]

"Obama... Hagin, even before the return, he was a person who was particularly on the side of Japan."

One day with a few days left before the new year, I sang to myself as I watched Obama giving a speech on TV as the elected president.

In a way, this is the era of real upheaval.

Of course, it was a situation where history and many aspects were different, but when it comes to the money Japan is sprinkling, where will the attitude of American politicians go?

I have a feeling I'll be a little busier in the future too.

Burr!

In an instant, the phone rang in my arms.

Due to the unusual caller number, I had a gut feeling that it was an international call, and when I pressed the call button, I heard Putin's voice from the other side.

“It’s been a while, Chairman Jin. I’m going to visit Korea officially in about a week, can you see our faces?”

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