Can You Make A Nuclear Weapons Too?

Chapter 109

“Isn’t it possible that an accident happened in the course of the experiment?”

That’s all I can think of right now, so I asked.

However, Executive Director Lim’s head is firmly shaken.

“Didn’t you just say that you didn’t do the experiment at all?”

“Ah! It was, indeed.”

Executive Director Lim looked at me, who had lost my composure, as if in surprise, and responded.

Damn, that should have been the usual news.

As he smiles awkwardly, he continues.

“Besides, even if an accident occurs during the experiment, it will not be a big problem for them. In the yard, which is an experiment in an underground tunnel anyway.”

“Hmm······.”

There was nothing wrong with that statement, so he nodded his head.

After that, we put our heads together for a long time and thought about it, but in the end we couldn’t get any answers.

“What would the NIS say?”

“The same is true for the NIS, which is not able to make decisions easily.”

“Then there is no way to get an answer for the time being. All right, for the time being, Executive Director Lim, please focus on that part.”

When I turned around after leaving a brief invitation, my mind was all mixed up.

Why?

only because of that one proposition.

stop!

And then, a slightly strange thought crosses my mind and makes me bewildered.

‘Means of delivery. Maybe you didn’t intend to finish it first, did you?’

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“Are you going in the direction of development with a different caliber?”

The next day, I visited the Joint Chiefs of Staff and formally proposed to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to expand the caliber of the bomb.

Perhaps he thought that it was a departure from fair competition, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff showed a negative expression on his face.

“If that happens, the LIC side may be at a disadvantage.”

“Of course it is. So I’m asking both sides to give them a chance to choose between 20mm and 25mm.”

“Hmm······.”

At first glance, negative voices were heard.

In that case, there would be no problem in terms of fairness, but the fact that the military requirements themselves had to be changed would be on my mind.

But if there is a better way, it is right to fix it.

“For reference, it is impossible to replace a 40mm grenade with a 20mm.”

“Do we not know that? However, increasing the caliber would cause problems in various areas including portability, so the length of the bullet was increased.”

“Of course, it’s a great way to change your mind. However, even if it is only 5 millimeters, the degree of firepower increase resulting from the difference in caliber cannot be ignored.”

“·················ogue.”

The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff remained silent.

“You never know again. The LIC side might insist on 20 millimeters. But wouldn’t it be better in that case? The two companies approach each other in different directions and choose the more efficient one.”

“Hmm······.”

There was still a light of concern on his face.

His voice was a little higher than usual due to his frustration.

“I only ask one thing. Isn’t the reason the government changed its arms procurement system to competition in the end for efficiency? But if there is a way to increase it, we should actively consider it.”

“·················ogue.”

The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff shook his head as if he agreed on that point.

He looked at me with a more thoughtful expression for a while and then said, looking straight at me.

“Okay, we’ll have the agenda at the general meeting soon. As Chairman Jin said, if it is a competitive system anyway, it would not be bad to approach it from an angle.”

I let out a sigh of relief in my heart.

Because I thought at least 25 millimeters was the answer.

Of course, the LIC side may choose 20 millimeters and get better results than me.

In that case, it is unavoidable.

All I can do is think that my judgment is wrong.

“Did you hear the news anyway?”

As he was deep in his thoughts, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff uttered a hint.

You can guess what it means.

He nodded his head and picked up his teacup, and he spoke again.

“The NIS said that North Korea did not give up its nuclear weapons. To be honest, that makes me even more suspicious.”

“I’ve been thinking about that the whole time, but I wonder if that’s the case.”

“·················ogue.”

The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff looked at me with urging eyes.

“If we start a nuclear test right now, the level of sanctions from the international community will be enormous. Therefore, it is an unreasonable speculation because it is said that North Korea is in a situation where it has some confidence in the success of its nuclear development in that case.”

“It would be. But when it comes to delivery, are you talking about ballistic missiles?”

He asked with round eyes.

Actually, that part is entirely my imagination.

With an awkward smile, he tilts his head.

“However, according to the information provided by the US side, there were no signs of long-range ballistic missile launch.”

Actually, that’s why I don’t have the credibility of my guess anymore.

To launch a long-range missile at their level, the preparation process must have been revealed to the satellite.

But according to Lim’s message, there were no such signs.

Moreover, if they really put off the nuclear test, it means that they really have some confidence in developing nuclear weapons, which is the worst situation for us.

smart!

After thinking for a while, someone knocked on the door.

“Chairman!”

The person who came in soon with an urgent expression appeared to be his lieutenant.

He took a deep breath as if he had run in a hurry, then glanced at me and gave me a look of embarrassment.

“Wait a moment······.”

The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff left the room, begging me for forgiveness.

How long had passed, and when he returned, his face was wrinkled.

“It seems that Chairman Jin is destined to lay his mat.”

“·················ogue.”

“Damn it, North Korea has just launched a ballistic missile into the East Sea.”

“What was that… there were no signs of it.”

He asked hurriedly in surprise.

He speaks again with a still contorted face.

“That was… using a mobile launcher.”

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[North Korea fired a medium-range ballistic missile into the East Sea around 4 pm today. According to the military announcement, it is known that the projectile has crossed the airspace of Japan for the second time after 1998 […]

Late in the afternoon, TV was noisy due to North Korea’s ballistic missile launch test.

According to the military’s speculation, it had a range of 3,000 kilometers and passed smoothly over Japan, thanks to which the whole country is now playing a game.

[The Japanese government regards this as a serious provocation and declares that it will take a joint response with the United States.]

The Japanese government’s announcement was swift.

The news that follows them is that citizens are stocking up on all kinds of things.

Even though the situation seemed a bit silly, I couldn’t say anything because we were in the same confusion right now.

[Each retail store, including the mart, is now crowded with citizens who want to stock up on things.]

“Hmm······.”

My attention was focused on things that had nothing to do with the news.

The fact that North Korea has succeeded in launching a 3,000-kilometer-class missile that has yet to succeed.

That is not enough, it is equipped with a mobile launch pad.

This is way ahead of history, and I can’t quite understand how this is happening.

‘It would be impossible with North Korea’s current technology level, and is there anyone who can help?’

No matter how much I thought about it, I thought there was no other answer.

But where the hell?

Since there is already a chin and a wall in that area, the roots of my thoughts cannot extend.

[The United States has sent a strong warning message to North Korea. As part of that, South Korea, the U.S. and Japan have agreed to jointly conduct maritime exercises in the near future, and have decided to significantly expand the planned joint South Korea-U.S. joint exercises in the future.]

As expected, the United States, which has not yet left Iraq, was a little passive.

Although various sanctions have been introduced, they are not fatal.

Perhaps this is what the North was aiming for.

“Yes, this is Jin Hyun-seung.”

The sender of the phone call was the head of the National Intelligence Service.

Have you ever been in a noisy place somewhere?

The noise from the surroundings isn’t too bad.

– Do you have some time now?

“·················ogue.”

******

“Chairman Hyunseung Jin has arrived.”

The place I went to after receiving the call was a building in a quiet back alley near the Blue House.

Judging by the strict border around it, it feels like VIPs are seated inside.

There seems to be something else going on that I don’t know.

“Sorry for being late at night.”

As we entered the building, we saw many familiar faces.

Men who appear to be retired generals, including the Minister of Defense. And even the heads of some defense companies.

As if something important was going on, the atmosphere was somehow unusual.

“The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Kim Tae-ik, is now at the Joint Chiefs of Staff.”

The Minister of Defense, conscious of my wandering around, alluded to.

Maybe I thought I was looking for him.

As I sit down with an awkward smile, a cup of coffee is pushed in.

“As the matter is a matter, I will tell you straight-forward. I would like to inform you that those gathered here will be appointed as advisors for the government’s North Korea policy from tomorrow.”

“·················ogue.”

After that, the people all looked at each other at once.

The moment there was an awkward silence, the minister’s words continued again.

“So, within a certain limit, some information related to the book will be disclosed to you, and therefore you will be given a duty of confidentiality.”

Listening to it, I thought it was the government’s measure.

I have nothing to say, so I am silent, and the minister quietly calls me aside.

“Chairman Jin, please go to the Blue House with me.”

“·················ogue.”

“Anyway, this meeting is a meeting to get an agreement on whether to accept the appointment and to prevent the leak of confidential information, so there is no need to stay until the end.”

He ran ahead as soon as he ran out of words.

As soon as he gets into the car, he says with a small smile again.

“Honestly, this was the president’s idea.”

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“It’s not the same as before, and these days, isn’t it a world where you have to be conscious of the eyes around you? So, it seems that you have chosen to appoint Chairman Jin and other people who can help with some policies as advisors.”

Actually, I was conscious of that.

A world where transparency is emphasized unlike before.

I too was a little burdened by meeting with government officials.

“Come this way.”

Upon arrival, we were guided to the meeting room in the annex building.

The president, who had not taken off his suit until late at night, saw me and held out his hand with a characteristic smile.

“Sorry to trouble you.”

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“That’s right, I knew that, so I told you to come without worrying like this.”

He let out a laugh and suggested a seat.

His personality is also quite urgent.

As soon as his butt touches his chair, the real thing pops out.

“Tomorrow, our government is planning to disclose to the media that the KMD system, which has been treated as a secret, has already been completed.”

KMD was a reference to our military’s multi-layered defense system.

Low and medium altitudes, currently deployed under the name of Cheongung. And a generic term for high-altitude defense systems.

However, the government wanted to keep the high-altitude interception system, Cheongung 3, a secret, but it was a measure not to provoke neighboring countries.

“You want to show that we can defend against North Korean ballistic missiles.”

“That’s right. For the people who are anxious right now, that would be the most comforting thing. That being said, I would like to try an interception demonstration of the Cheongung series against the media. From low altitude to high altitude, everything.”

There was no particular reason to object.

It is true that the mental stability of the people is more important than the reactions of neighboring countries right now.

The problem is that the reaction will be more intense than expected, but the government seems to be willing to handle even that.

“Perhaps the impact on neighboring countries will not be too great. Perhaps more than North Korea succeeded in launching a ballistic missile.”

“It would be. Other than that, didn’t Chairman Jin directly say that the high-altitude interception system is at a level that they can’t even dare to follow? It’s a moment to face that as a reality, but it would be rather strange if there was no reaction.”

It seemed that he was determined to be strong.

What can I say when the head of state has made such a decision?

The problem is, there’s something he’s still overlooking.

“It’s embarrassing, but I feel like I have to say this.”

“What do you mean?”

“The fact that our KMD doesn’t solve everything.”

“·················ogue.”

He looked at me as if that was another nonsense in this situation.

Where should I begin to explain this, he said again after a moment to organize his thoughts.

“The KMD we have is an intermediate and terminal intercept system.”

“But?”

“The problem is, however, that North Korea’s threat is not limited to nuclear weapons.”

“·················ogue.”

“Biochemical weapons. The problem is that, unlike nuclear weapons, if we intercept them at the mid-term and terminal stages, the damage on our side would be enormous.

For a moment, the president’s eyes trembled strongly.

It seems he hadn’t even thought about that part.

how much time has passed

He frowned the whole time, and he stuttered.

“Then is there no solution to North Korea’s ballistic missiles equipped with chemical weapons?”

“To be honest, there is not. It’s a problem that you have to put some serious effort into, though.”

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