Can You Make A Nuclear Weapons Too?

Chapter 99

[It’s always nice to see Mr. Jin’s face.]

The place where Michael met face-to-face was the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

It was a step different from his usual attitude, which was especially attached to the USFK command.

However, Kim Tae-ik, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, had a hardened expression as to what kind of conversation had been going on between the two.

“What’s wrong?”

After a brief handshake with Michael, I asked the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

He bit his lip the whole time and let out a long sigh.

“Captain Michael said he was going to declare war on Iraq in the United States soon.”

What caught my eye for a moment was the calendar on the desk.

It’s already March 5th.

In other words, the Iraq war is only a month away.

As someone who knows the history, the news didn’t mean much to me, I was just relieved to know that the timeline was not disturbed as much as this war.

“The fact that the US would attack Iraq anyway was something our government had already foreseen, wasn’t it?”

He said it was nothing special and sat down.

Wasn’t that the crux of the matter?

The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff turned his gaze back to Michael for a moment, then spoke softly.

[Are you really going to ask the government to dispatch combat troops?]

Michael nodded his head resolutely at the question.

The word “combat force” stuck in my ear for a moment.

He glances at Michael in embarrassment, and he sees a faint smile on his face.

[Soon, the White House will make a formal request to the Blue House. I wanted to inform you of the truth while I was visiting the Joint Chiefs of Staff.][Reporting our participation in the war…]

He paused when he inadvertently spit out a word.

Come to think of it, historically, when the Iraq War broke out, the US had asked the Korean government to send combat troops.

As I recall, there was quite a bit of social debate at the time, and in the end it was concluded that engineers and medical support groups were sent instead of combat soldiers.

“Hmm······.”

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Kim Tae-ik frowned.

In fact, the horse is dispatching combat troops, so how easy is that?

Aside from the agreement between the women and the night, the public opinion would be sharply divided.

Unlike me, who already knows the history, his head must have been filled with all kinds of worries now.

“Don’t worry too much.”

“·················ogue.”

“Honestly, how easy would it be to send combat troops to our country? Perhaps the United States is not expecting too much from it.”

I spoke confidently and looked at Michael.

What caught my mind for a moment were some recent historical errors.

For example, in the Dokdo incident, Japan, not us, first started ocean research.

As soon as that thought came to mind, I began to feel a little anxious.

[That may be true of Mr. Jean. It is not that the US politicians do not know the situation in Korea.]

Michael responded as if he understood the flow of the conversation roughly.

The good news is that he has the same thoughts as me.

As soon as he nodded his head, he spoke again.

[Honestly, what is the need of help from other countries for the US to push Iraq away? Perhaps the fundamental purpose of the request for dispatch of combat troops is to gather supporters, and the Korean government, which already knows about it, will not respond appropriately.]

At those words, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff showed a little bit of relief.

[by the way······.]

Michael’s next words.

Just when the tension comes up at the thought of detonating another bomb, he suddenly hands a briefcase that he had left by his side.

[What is this?]

There was nothing written on the envelope that I glanced at.

His eyes met again, and it felt like he wanted to open it.

As soon as he took out the contents, he opened his mouth with an expression like Santa throwing a Christmas present.

[Congratulations, Chairman Jin.][··········.]

I looked at Michael again at the words spit out without even having time to look through the documents.

After shrugging his shoulders, he glances at the paperwork again.

[As you can see, the Ministry of National Defense has officially adopted the Polar Bear as a joint tactical vehicle for the Army and Marine Corps.]

Although it was expected, I couldn’t help but feel excited.

Because of their long-standing practice of importing weapons. Especially in the case of tactical vehicles, I was thinking that it would not be easy to make a conclusion because safety was the guarantee.

Maybe it was because of the war at hand. In fact, it was for that reason that I revealed Polar Bear to the world at this time.

In the end, if the US military’s strict rules are followed, the conclusion will only be reached after having to make competing vehicles in their own country and killing time with all kinds of tests, how can we wait for that?

[That’s good news.][Ah, that’s good news. In particular, this time, we plan to proceed with overseas purchase.]

Michael added his words as if he were using a favor.

I don’t know if that’s because there’s really no other way.

In fact, if you do it in the form of a license, you will have to spend a month just building the factory and line.

Whatever it was, it was a welcome situation for me, so I responded with a smile.

[Now, shall we negotiate a price?]

He spoke with the expression of a general fighting for battle, and leaned his upper body towards me.

As soon as I lifted the coffee cup in front of me, I suddenly spit out words.

[The unit price is 840,000 dollars per unit excluding weapons. I can’t take a dime off of it.]

Dream!

For a moment, Michael’s brow furrowed.

He has a lot to say, but it’s hard to know which one to start with.

Soon, his eyes lit up, and he tried to open up negotiations by throwing the opinions of other companies.

[Sorry, but according to the message from Oshikoshi, it is said that each unit can be produced for around $450,000.][That is the standard of Oshikoshi. For reference, the bulletproof material we used is different from the level of adding a homogeneous rolled steel plate to a ceramic plate.][··········.][Well, it would be pointless to mention the details, just keep in mind that the cost of making the composite alone is close to $300,000 per unit. In such a situation, would it be possible to build a vehicle with only 450,000 dollars?][The price of bulletproof material alone is 300,000 dollars? What kind of titanium did you paint with?][Of course, titanium is one of the main materials, but rather than that, the decrease in yield that occurs in the process of alloying the materials is not easy.][··········.][I’m just saying this, but it was possible because of our research institute’s technology to raise the yield to the level it is now. Simply put, if Oshikoshi develops it from scratch, it will probably cost more than twice the price.]

Michael gave a hopeful expression.

It was as if he wanted to shout, ‘We are America’.

I said it again to uproot the thought.

[If you do not believe me, I will disclose to Oshikoshi the materials that make up the composite and their ratio. And if you can produce the same level of results at the same price as ours, then you can receive delivery from Oshikoshi.]

That was virtually impossible.

In the first place, special composite materials cannot be synthesized just by knowing the composition ratio of the materials.

As if we had a general understanding of superalloy technology, but did not succeed in implementing it for such a long time.

What’s more, would it be possible in a situation where there is no time to spare?

Maybe Michael already noticed that it was just a throwaway.

[Hmm······.]

As expected, he rolled his eyes for a while, and looked as if he was worried.

In the meantime, the question that crossed my mind was the question of what basis Oshikoshi’s claim of $500,000 came from.

There is no way that they could have made a mistake, who had directly experienced Polar Bear’s bulletproof material during the testing process, and it was highly likely that Michael was just saying it to make me think.

[I’m sorry, but do you know what the total amount introduced is?]

Michael asked me with a very serious face.

The number of introductions confirmed immediately is a whopping 10,000 units introduced in 2003.

He tried to suppress his body’s startled reaction, but it was already too late.

fuck.

[As you can see, that is only the introduction this year. We plan to introduce a total of 125,000 units over the next five years. Wouldn’t that be enough as a factor for price drop?]

Michael said with a victorious smile.

But I can’t stay here.

I put the papers back on the desk and shook my head.

[Sorry, but the unit price does not drop even if it is 1.2 million units, not 120,000 units. As I said, this is a matter of the production yield of the material itself… In that situation, if the US adjusts to the desired level, the profit rate is less than 2%, but I do not intend to sell the product just to see that much profit][··········.]

Michael was taken aback by that.

He added one more word to nail the wedge.

[Moreover, now that the market principle is working, why would I have to lower the price?][What is the market principle?][If supply cannot keep up with demand. In that case, the unit price will not fall no matter how large the order is.]

Michael’s eyes widened, not understanding what I said.

The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, who was listening to the conversation, was also staring blankly, wondering what the current situation was.

I caught my breath again and spoke.

[Simply put, the US isn’t the only place that wants Polar Bears. Saudi Arabia, as well as the UAE and Europe. No, according to the news I heard through my secretary before arriving here, they said that they also made a purchase in Israel.][··········.]

For a moment, Michael’s eyes fluttered violently.

As if it were true.

Then did I say no?

However, since the past few days, most of the calls to the office were from military personnel from each country, and among them, Israel had already expressed an intention to visit the company next week.

[At this point, to be honest, it is impossible to guarantee whether it will be possible to meet the demand of Saudi and Israel in time in the future with Jaewoo’s production capacity. In other words, in the case of the US military, after the initial order quantity, you may have to wait quite a long time.]

At that, Michael let out a rough breath.

Although he may not know it, he may recall the time when he was importing armor-piercing rounds in his head.

Looking back, the same thing happened back then.

“Hmm······.”(Read more @ wuxiax.com)

At that moment, what caught my eye was the papers on the desk.

If the order quantity this year is 10,000 units, the moment I reach out to think about how much the first order quantity will be.

widely!

Suddenly, Michael’s hand grabs it quickly and gives him an awkward smile.

[Sorry, give me a moment.]

With a blushing face, he left the room with the documents, but he did not come back after a while.

At first glance, it sounds like you are trying to talk to someone.

Then, when he appeared again, he had a tired face.

[Okay, we agree on $840,000 each. However, until this year’s introductions are all delivered, let’s assume we will monopolize the line.]

It was his will not to leave any room for interference from other places for the time being.

Conversely, it also meant that they were in urgent need.

I have no reason to refuse to receive a large sum of money at once, so I gladly nod his head and the frown on his forehead is finally released.

[Anyway, Chairman Jin is also a very venomous person.][There is nothing I can do about this part. If you are running a business, you have to make the most of your profits to feed your employees. By the way, if it is a LINE contract, the entire amount of the order must be deposited in advance, will the Congress allow such a huge expenditure?]

I was curious about that and asked.

1 million units.

His expression wasn’t too dark for a situation where he had to pour out a whopping $8.4 billion at once.

Then, Michael laughed.

[When the war begins, Congress will demand an executive budget. Considering that it could be in the hundreds of billions of dollars, 8.4 billion dollars is not a thing. Moreover, this is a matter of saving the lives of American soldiers, so there is nothing Congress can deny.][··········.]

I didn’t have anything to say, so I kept quiet.

He burst out laughing as if it was funny, then took a picture of a side of the document he had taken from me, drew it out with a pen, and handed it back to me.

[Please check the delivery date first. Is it possible to deliver the first batch by the date written there?]

In the documents examined, the delivery date of the first batch was until mid-April.

And out of the total 10,000 units contracted for this year, the required quantity for the first part is only 500 units.

Perhaps it was a measure that took into account the circumstances of our production line, but in fact, it is inappropriate.

[About 1,300 units can be delivered immediately, and the remaining 8,700 units will be delivered even after the factory is fully operational by mid-August.][Sleep, wait a minute… Is it possible to deliver 1300 units right away? how?][That’s because the production line was already in operation.][··········.][Did you say that? The US isn’t the only one who wants Polar Bears. Would it be a problem if I made it in advance in the yard, which is an item that would be sold if I made it anyway?][··········.]

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