Can You Make A Nuclear Weapons Too?

Chapter 167

[7 am local time. Candidate Lee Joo-hwan was elected as the 17th President, who defeated Lee Pil-yong by an overwhelming vote as a result of the counting.]

December 20, 2007.

The election results, which had been in a chaotic state for a while, ended in victory for Rep. Lee Ju-hwan.

The full turnout is 65%.

Joo-hwan Lee, who swept 64% of the votes, became the elected president without any noise, and the work to take over the power was carried out without delay.

[Elect Joo-Hwan Lee dispelled public concerns about political retaliation through a public announcement today.]

What was surprising was his actions during the transition of government.

It remains to be seen whether that will really be followed, but in any case, it is a statement of the will that the country will not be disturbed by the politics of retaliation.

Some public opinion has for a while denigrated it as aimed at the upcoming general election, but somehow I didn’t think his words were just aimed at the general election.

“Chairman, there was a message from the Chief of Staff that if you have time, you would like to come to the Blue House today.”

The current president, with only one month left in office, invited me to the Blue House.

The reason is a situation that can be easily guessed.

As expected, the Blue House, which arrived at the Blue House with a willingness to accept, was lined with a lavish lunch table.

“Thank you so much for that. President Jin.”

The president, who was always making fun of the spoon, spat out his words as if passing by and smiled.

To be honest, it was me who was grateful.

When I respond with a smile, he continues the conversation again.

“Unfortunately, I am leaving the party now. My party’s opinion is the same, and now I want to rest a little more comfortably in my hometown.”

It was probably the result of the checks of Lee Pil-yong and his gang.

Even though he was an outgoing president, he was very influential.

It feels like the intention is to cut off his influence on the political arena in the future, but Lee Pil-yong’s endless greed for power is enough to cover his hands and feet.

“It’s a bit too much. What makes the outgoing president unable to keep up with the party.”

“I can’t help it. That’s the opinion inside the party. By the way, I’m just saying this, please be careful with Rep. Lee Pil-yong. At first glance, he seems like a person with a lot of greed, but inside he is a person with about a hundred wild snakes running around.”

“Keep in mind.”

That must have been difficult advice.

No matter how hateful they may be, they must have been talking about a person within the party with the same name.

But is it because the answer came out so easily?

The president, who looked at me quietly, suddenly smiled.

“It’s a tour that you don’t really care about.”

“Oh, that’s not it…”

In embarrassment, he immediately responded.

Still smiling, he put down the spoon he was holding and spoke again.

“Well, who in this country would a person with the power of Chairman Jin be afraid? Still, the faction of Rep. Lee Pil-yong must be vigilant.”

After that, the conversation with the president was a series of ordinary topics.

From his economic outlook on the crisis in the United States to his personal hobbies.

As soon as he finished eating, he spoke softly.

“Can you stop by my brother-in-law often?”

“·················ogue.”

I looked at him quietly.

Eyes that seem to have regrets.

Suddenly, a part of my heart feels empty.

“I do that.”

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[Chief of appointment, I have appointed you as a member of the National Strategy Advisory Council’s defense advisory committee.]

January 20, 2008.

President Lee Joo-hwan, who officially began his term in office, conferred on me the position of an advisory member as in the previous administration.

This gave me a means to continue my exchanges with the Blue House without any noise, and as a result, I had to go to and from the Blue House almost throughout January.

“What is the current status of the current national defense reinforcement project?”

Gathered to understand the current state of the defense sector.

President Lee Joo-hwan asked Kim Tae-ik, who was still in office.

After a short cough, Minister Kim Tae-ik got up immediately and explained the current state of defense projects in progress.

“For the Air Force, full-scale production of the KF-01 is in progress. In addition, the improvement work of the KF-16 is also in progress, and in the case of the KF-02, a total of 48 units have been deployed so far.”

“How was the early warning?”

After listening to the explanation, the president asked a question.

At that moment, Minister Kim Tae-ik glanced at me, and I immediately handed the prepared materials to the president and said:

“The deployment of Unit 1 will be completed around June of this year. After that, it is expected that all 4 seasons will be completed by the end of the year.”

“A high-altitude drone?”

“The high-altitude unmanned aerial vehicle is also expected to be operationally tested by the end of this year. By the way, since the high-altitude UAV is being produced at the same time, four of them will be handed over to the military at once.”

“Good news.”

President Lee Joo-hwan nodded his head and looked at the documents again.

After that, he became interested in the naval business.

In particular, it was about the additional construction of the Yi Sun-sin-class destroyer, which was confirmed by his predecessor at the end of his term.

“Increasing the Yi Sun-sin class to 12 ships… Besides, the full displacement is going to a semi-Aegis ship with an 8500-ton class?”

At first glance, I couldn’t tell if that was a positive or a negative reaction.

Especially that narrowed brow.

I stared at him for a while, with an ominous premonition that he was going to go bankrupt.

“Hmm, if you have this kind of power, it won’t be enough for the Navy to go anywhere, right?”

At that moment, fortunately, his expression brightened and he heard words of relief.

Was I the only one who was drowsy? There was a strangely calm atmosphere around me, and the president immediately smiled at me and said:

“Why, were you worried that I would shut down the business?”

“Rather than necessarily…”

I replied with an awkward smile.

He pretends to put down the papers and puts the teacup to his lips and says:

“I am the person who supported the defense reform promoted by the former president more than anyone else. Is there any way that I can overturn the well-prepared table?”

As soon as I heard those words, I thought that I was as good as a single person.

It’s not that easy to support an existence that was silent in the end, in this wretched political arena.

It was probably possible because it was Lee Joo-hwan.

“Anyway, I plan to inherit most of the defense-related projects planned by the previous administration. No, I would like to expand it a bit, but what is Chairman Jin’s opinion?”

“What do you mean by zooming in?”

Surprised by the sudden declaration of the president, he immediately looked at Minister Kim Tae-ik.

Maybe they had a relationship beforehand, or the minister’s face seemed too calm.

Then the president’s words, mixed with laughter, flew in again.

“The mid-term national defense plan. Now that it is producing some results, I would like to make a new plan. Well, if I had to give an example, I would like to start the next frigate business.”

“But we do know what our economy is going to be like in the future.”

I immediately questioned.

The president smiles and replies as if he already had that in mind.

“I know it is a crisis situation. However, national defense is an area that should never be delayed. Besides, Chairman Jin knows better that if we reduce the defense budget right now, it will be more difficult to raise it again later.”

At first glance, I thought it was a reasonable argument.

The reality is that while it is easy to lower a budget, it is difficult to raise it.

Isn’t that a problem that the previous president personally proved?

“So, at least until next year, I’m going to try to expand the defense budget a little more.”

The president held out the papers he was holding with those words.

It feels like the preliminary research has already been completed.

Unsurprisingly, the document was filled with a list of ongoing projects.

In addition to the first mass production of the K2 tank, there are 13 other mass-production-related projects, such as the construction of King Sejong-class destroyers and 3,000-ton submarines.

There are 12 continuous development projects, including the Yi Sun-sin-class destroyer and the K21.

In addition, content related to the establishment of a new medium-term defense plan.

“It will not be easy for Congress to check.”

“Of course it would be. It is also the reason for the existence of Parliament. But I, too, am trying to do my best as head of the administration.”

The president said with a firm expression.

Do you feel like this is going to be something funny?

Although it has been the custom of the past to touch the defense budget first when the economy becomes difficult.

Rather, that attitude of the president asserting the opposite.

Maybe my gamble was not more successful than I expected.

“Yeah, I got a call from the White House a few days ago.”

As he deepened his thoughts, the president’s words continued again.

The car was looking straight at me.

When he suddenly comes to his senses and meets his eyes, he shrugs and pushes another pile of papers.

“He asked me to consider sending more troops. The terms in the document as collateral.”

It was a problem I was already aware of.

Of course, what is written in this document.

The president lets out a sigh as he goes through the documents to avoid paying attention.

“To be honest, it’s overly tempting. So much so that I can’t deny it.”

“·················ogue.”

“Warrior platform is provided for additional special forces troops dispatched as well as warfare support. And it will give regular combat troops access to the equipment already airlifted by the U.S. military. From armored vehicles to infantry fighting vehicles. In a nutshell, we’re going to give our troops only rifles and ammunition and send them out.”

I was finally silent.

I am not in a position to intervene in this matter.

At that time, the president continued his words with a firm expression.

“But on the other hand, I want to say it went well. After all, the number of troops in the army will be drastically reduced in the future due to the national defense reform, and this is an opportunity to cope with it.”

“Are there numbers?”

involuntarily asked.

For a moment, the president’s gaze calmed down, and he coughed instead of speaking.

“The amount of donations that the United States provides additionally as a condition of dispatching troops is enormous. That’s why we’re going to use it to reorganize our ground forces.”

“·················ogue.”

Then he looked at the president again.

As if there was a misunderstanding in his words, he hastily continues his excuses.

“Ah! This does not mean, however, that the Army’s ongoing operations will be halted. For example, in the case of the K2 tank, we saw the decision to push ahead with the first mass production. To put it simply, we want to carry on with our ongoing projects, but replace the outdated equipment with items donated by the US military and change the organization of the military accordingly.”

I let out a sigh of relief when I heard that the ongoing project would continue.

For me, that is more important than anything else.

By the way, using donated goods from the United States to speed up modernization… It doesn’t seem like a bad idea for some reason.

“If mass production of the K2 continues as it is, will the supplied tanks replace the M48?”

“Yes. Abrams and Bradley, which will be provided by the US military, will deal with some of the outdated armored equipment still in the front and in the Marines. Well, it won’t be enough, but we plan to re-establish countermeasures for the shortfall later. Oh, and I am planning to take this opportunity to greatly improve the organization of the military.”

The answer came through the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

He turned his gaze to him and asked quickly.

“How are you going to take care of the pyeonje?”

“I am thinking of reorganizing some infantry divisions into mechanized units. In addition, in the case of the 7th Mobile Corps, we plan to modernize it and increase its size. By the way, we are also planning to build a rapid response division under the 7th Mobile Corps.”

The moment I heard those words, I remembered the reorganization of our army before the return.

Expansion of the 7th Mobile Corps for the sole purpose of advancing north and the establishment of a rapid response division.

It seems that history will be recreated, but the problem is that where does the budget come from to implement all the concepts that the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff has enumerated so far.

‘It’s K2 mass production anyway, because the budget execution has already been decided anyway, but how are the many budgets due to the ubiquitous change to mechanization?’(Read more @ wuxiax.com)

“And the Special Operations Command will also undergo a change. From ubiquity to armed forces.”

As his thoughts deepened, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff continued.

The word that caught my ear for a moment was the change of the armed forces.

As soon as he looks at him, he smiles and continues his words.

“That’s right, I plan to apply the Warrior Platform to all Special Forces troops.”

I was momentarily confused.

No, to the extent that I even wonder if everyone is sane now.

The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff smiles and says that my eyes have grown secretly.

“I understand. To arm the entire Special Forces that much, a huge budget would have to be invested. So, starting this year, we plan to do it over the next six years.”

In that case, the possibility of resolving the special forces armament was sufficient.

Even if you need a budget of trillions of won, if you divide it by 6 years, the burden will be reduced that much.

What do you think the magic of installments is great?

However, the remaining problem remains the budget for some infantry divisions to mechanize.

“surely······.”

Suddenly, something flashed in my mind.

several trillions of dollars. No, there is only one corner where there is a lot of money that will exceed tens of trillions of won.

Still, when he looks at the president with his eyes wide open, he hints a smile on his face.

“Yes. One of the conditions that the United States has put forward in demanding our large-scale additional deployment of troops is military support, and the amount is truly unimaginable.”

“·················ogue.”

“To be precise, a total of $20 billion. However, since the dispatched troops are scheduled to use the equipment of the US military, there is no need to spend all that money on the battlefield. So we plan to use it to reorganize our military, and use some of it to provide a warrior platform for special forces troops.”

“·················ogue.”

“Ah! Come to think of it, there is a high possibility that the Air Force process controllers will also benefit from this time.”

The long explanation did not come to my ears.

All that’s going on in my head is what the hell is America thinking with that much money? just thinking of

Then, the president raised a question again.

“I understand the surprise. To be honest, this time I think it’s a bit too much support. But if you know the inside story, you will understand a little bit.”

“·················ogue.”

“Actually, half of the fuel economy subsidies we receive come from sources other than the US government.”

“If anywhere else, where?”

“It’s Japan.”

“·················ogue.”

I put on a puzzled expression on that statement.

For a moment, the president smiles and continues the conversation again.

“Well, in a word. ‘Japan is in a situation where it can’t even send troops anyway, so shut up and give me your money.’ In that way, the money the US stole from Japan comes to us.”

“·················ogue.”

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