Dear Comrade Leader Episode 280
“… … ?”
At the words of the supreme leader, Kim Yong-geon tilted his head for a moment, but soon Jung-hwan shook his head as if he wanted him to be Ki-woo, and turned his head toward the airfield again.
“Well then, shall we go see what Antonov promised? Because of the nature of that comrade, I don’t think he would have called me all the way here to put on an air show or something.”
And it was soon revealed that Junghwan’s prediction was true.
After a while, Antonov, the development manager of the KA-16, seen from the aircraft maintenance window next to the runway, had an unusually rare face: a smiling face.
“It’s been a while, Comrade Antonov, obviously I’ve been told that progress has been made in the field of stealth technology I mentioned last time… … .”
“That’s the problem I called today. Let’s hear you say that these days, the Yankees, England, etc., are struggling to play a part in the inner circles of the Westerners? I don’t know if I will succeed, but if I succeed, it will be a great achievement for you, Comrade General. Like you, this progress is an achievement that can be called an achievement for me personally, apart from the requests of you and this country.”
“… … Hmm… … .”
Unlike Antonov, who had a single smile, Junghwan tilted his head with a skeptical expression.
Although he was not an expert in the field, Jeong-hwan was well aware that stealth technology was never a field where engineers who had built an aircraft for the first time gathered and put their heads together to get results.
Isn’t stealth and radar technology capable of detecting stealth, the apex of all existing military technologies and the technology that powerful powers do not expose to the enemy even if they give up a piece of their territory.
So, despite the miraculous achievements of Antonov (of course, thanks to his support, of course), it was difficult for Junghwan to rejoice easily at his promises.
“Comrade, to be honest, I am very grateful for what you have done so far, so I am prepared to fully understand even if the results are unexpectedly poor… … .”
“Ah, wait, I know it’s hard to believe too, but for now, listen to the end. Have you ever heard of Semi Stealth? Comrade general secretary?
“If you interpret it only by name, isn’t it only half stealth? But I don’t know how that’s possible.”
“It’s not wrong. Of course, that’s not to say that only half of a fighter’s total area actually reflects radar, and Semira is literally ‘limited’ stealth. But it goes without saying that even limited is better than nothing anyway.”
“… … Is that really possible?”
“Well, obviously there are opinions arguing that the semi-stealth thing is a marketing scam and a scam for manufacturers who want to sell older fighters with a few more upgrades, but… … Comrade general secretary. I didn’t want to see this guy, like my own child, being shot down by a Chinese fighter and crashing down even in my dreams, so I tried to find a way to the best of my ability by making connections and phone calls that didn’t fit my constitution. So, please listen.”
The gist of the explanation, which Antonov began by pointing his hand at the KA 16 cold flag, which was standing proudly in the middle of the maintenance window, was as follows.
In general, stealth refers to a technology that allows RCS (Radar cross section), that is, to deviate from the radar detection range by reducing the radar detection area as much as possible.
In general, the current fifth-generation aircraft, called fighters with stealth technology, have a shape that can scatter radio waves so that this RCS value can be reduced from the shape design, and on top of that, a radio-absorbing material (RAM, Rader Absorbing Material) called ‘stealth paint’ ) is overlaid.
However, this cutting-edge radio wave absorbing material coating manufacturing technology is one of the core technologies that can be said to be the difference between complete stealth and those that are not. The current situation was that only radio wave absorbing materials could be made.
Of course, with this limitation in mind from the beginning, engineers at the Aviation Research Institute, Kim Jeong-hwan, represented by Antonov tried to lower the RCS value as much as possible in the field of shape stealth by introducing an integrated canopy and a full vertical fin design, and purely Antonov and other designs. Thanks to Jin’s experience and genius, it was the KA-16 that succeeded in balancing aerodynamic efficiency and stealth performance.
But Antonov went a step further than what he had learned and made so far and applied his own unique and experimental new technology, the object he now hangs in front of the fan blades in the air intakes.
“This is it. A variable radar blocker that I designed. If I wasn’t working here and I was still working in Russia, I’d be able to patent him, but it’s a pity.”
“So it becomes stealth in some way, or semi-stealth, you say… … .”
“Ah, to explain that point, I have to ask you to bring a chair first.”
“… … why?”
“Because it hurts my legs a lot if I listen to it while standing.”
After a while, Antonov was eager to explain, picking up the latest trends in aerodynamics, which was difficult for Jung-hwan to understand.
Jeonghwan respected Antonov and listened to the end without interrupting, but in any case, to summarize the long explanation briefly, it was as follows.
One of the places where the RCS value rises the most in the original fighter, that is, the most reflected by the enemy’s radar, is the air intake area of the aircraft, and the same is true for the KA 16.
However, Antonov explained that if the RCS value was significantly lowered by modifying the proprietary radar blocker that he and other engineers developed a while ago to be attached directly in front of the air intake, stealth in limited situations would be possible to some extent, if not complete stealth, Antonov explained. It was.
“In limited circumstances, for example… … ?”
“A defensive air defense operation aimed at defending airspace and building a bandit. The premise is that electronic warfare information has been faithfully collected and analyzed to avoid which band the radar is using. However, if you join Five Eyes, you will also be able to share some radar frequency analysis that the Americans must have worked hard on, and thanks to that friend Alan Mercy, he has been steadily launching military satellites at a cheap price. … But I must warn you.”
“What warning?”
“As you can tell from the word defensive, the weapons of the fighter, such as external armament, will be quite limited. If you add external armaments such as missiles, the RCS that you have barely reduced like this will rise again. The same goes for external fuel tanks for long-range strike missions.”
“In other words, limited stealth operations in limited circumstances.”
“Yeah, after all, everything from the canopy that holds people in a high-tech fighter, to armaments and even pilot helmets, increases radar reflectivity and eats up fuel, or you can think of it as a clump or limit.”
“… … Actually, about that, I also have something to tell my comrade today… … .”
After Antonov’s lengthy explanation was over, Jeonghwan coughed in vain and handed him several papers.
And when Antonov unfolded a wad of papers held out by Jeong-hwan, inside were a proposal with the seal of the Korean People’s Army Air Force and the names of several North Korean private companies.
Antonov’s eyebrows furrowed slightly when he recognized the company’s name.
Obviously, this company was invested several years ago by the general secretary, and the military is interested in it. … .
“I’m happy to say that I have collaborated with engineers in other fields… … Are you willing to challenge the development or remodeling of a fighter without a person, that is, a drone?”
* * *
While Jung Hwan was waiting for the reaction of the United States and was concentrating on the Hong Kong umbrella protests and domestic affairs, the United States, to be more precise, the White House and the Congressional Standing Committee were having secret but fierce discussions.
The good news is that the first obstacle to solidifying its opposition to North Korea’s membership in Five Eyes was the fact that Britain had begun to secretly concede its will after the Hong Kong umbrella protests broke out.
China, which is already ignoring the Sino-British Joint Declaration and the Basic Law of Hong Kong, which has been at least 10 years since the signing of the agreement, must be kept in check. This was due to the fact that a consensus was formed.
Margaret Thatcher, the ‘party’ who announced the China-British Joint Declaration in question during her term of office, also played a role in this, as she led Nogu and went back and forth between Britain and the United States as if burning the last spark, preaching the logic of China’s containment.
-The Sino-British Joint Declaration and the 50-year guarantee of Hong Kong’s autonomy, which I am proud of, are now virtually broken. You have been mercilessly trampled under the hands of the tyrannical dictator, the Communist Party! But what makes me even more heartbreaking is that these measures will not only infringe on the freedoms and rights of Hong Kong citizens, but also seriously damage the international influence and prestige of my small but proud homeland, the United Kingdom (UK). no see.
-If the UK has to bear the ignorance and humiliation that China has already inflicted on it, then what can there be protests if the Chinese take away not Hong Kong but other British Commonwealth stronghold cities, Melbourne, Toronto, and maybe even London? ?
And under this circumstance, when foreign reporters reported that the Chinese authorities had begun using the ‘open assassination’ tactic to suppress the umbrella protests in Hong Kong, the opposition within the existing member countries began to subside little by little.
As Britain, the spiritual head of the Commonwealth, showed signs of taking a step back, Canada, which was still struggling with the problem of Chinese capital encroaching on the real estate market and the resulting heightened anti-Chinese sentiment, also retreated from the opposition front.
Economically, even if they depend on China, they have been looking at China’s advance into the South China Sea and have been unofficially having deep relations with Taiwan and Hong Kong. Australia even claimed to be an arbitrator in the Commonwealth and even came up with a compromise.
Of course, some complained that it would be absurd to have a dictatorship like North Korea join Five Eyes, but their opinion was that there was room for compromise on that point.
– Even if you do not know of an official Five Eyes member country, why not establish an official status as an ‘associate member country infinitely close to an official member country’ and give it to North Korea?
-Well… … Of course, if that’s the case, other allies are already stepping into the Five Eyes Network to some extent, so the opposition from existing members can be avoided… … .
– North Korea is certainly a dictatorship, but China is also a de facto dictatorship. Singapore is also a de facto dictatorship, but doesn’t it have a defense agreement with us? The strategy of supporting other neighboring dictatorships in order to check one dictatorship has been proven and reasonable for a long time. It’s not your first time… … .
– No, it’s true that it’s not the first time you’ve done it… … .
And the more violent the protests in Hong Kong became, and the more the CCP cracked down on him, the more the public opinion within the member countries was converged and captured, and finally came out as a compromise.
-If the UK is in the form of ‘Five Eyes Plus 1 (+1)’, we will withdraw the objection to the UKUSA agreement amendment.
What remained was the issue of the extradition of Edward Snowden, a hot potato, in which McCain’s change of heart worked.
From the outset, he began to put pressure on intelligence agencies and congressional hardliners to prevent McCain from prosecuting Snowden, who had been deeply dissatisfied with the NSA and other national intelligence agencies running illegal surveillance programs against American citizens.
McCain may have changed his mind, but the carrot that Junghwan secretly suggested as the backbone of the Japanese internet network was also attractive. He himself began to exert influence in the Senate in earnest.
After serving in the Senate for a long time and working in the intelligence-defense field, he began to persuade lawmakers, and his power was overwhelming.
-My esteemed fellow lawmakers, especially members of the Senate Intelligence Committee, I think the time has come for us to think about what true patriotism is, what true conservatives and even American values are.
-But Five Eyes is not simply an anti-China alliance, but the last bulwark to protect the common values of freedom in hostile countries around the world, such as Iran and Russia. How can North Korea join here? … .
-You, who value freedom so much and know how to sometimes compromise and make concessions for that freedom, when Mr. Snowden exposed the serious violation of American civil liberties, why should you put him in Guantanamo? I don’t understand why it ran. Isn’t it actually self-defeating?
-… … .
– Think realistically. If we keep Snowden out of the country and make further revelations, and if we find out that we have eavesdropped on the leaders of our non-Five Eyes members in Europe, the impact it will have on our diplomatic relations will be enormous. . As President Lyndon B. Johnson said, ‘Isn’t it better to pee inside the tent out of the tent than out of the tent into the tent’?
– So, are you saying that there should be no punishment for Snowden?
– After persuading Snowden not to prosecute him, let him come into the country, and then let him do whatever civic groups he wants, such as the American Civil Liberties Union. On condition that no further revelations are made. Instead, we get a new useful ally.
In a closed-door briefing of the Senate Intelligence Committee, where such questions and answers took place, McCain showed off his characteristic hot-blooded disposition without regrets, and convinced the members with a one-page speech reminiscent of a lion.
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Not only that, but the appearance of conciliating, coercing, and persuading each member of the Senate Intelligence Committee without getting tired was enough to worry about the health of an elderly person who was well over 70, the chief of staff later confessed.However, thanks to the efforts and pure luck of these people, for a moment, I thought for a moment that Junghwan could join Five Eyes too easily, and that he as a leader doesn’t seem unlucky.
“Hmm, it must have been my rain. Maybe it was a trick that Kim Jong-il didn’t die right away when the Ryugyong Hotel collapsed in the past? It’s been 24 years since I got my debt back, so it doesn’t feel bad.”
However, as the saying goes, Hosadama (好事多魔) shows that the world’s affairs are very fair, both knowingly and unknowingly, and if luck comes at the decisive moment, bad luck may also follow at the decisive moment.
In rare cases, these two cases may occur at the same time. And it is unfortunate for Jung Hwan, who faced British backlash for joining Five Eyes, but was fortunate to have Hong Kong’s umbrella protest, but this rule was no exception.
“comrade! Comrade general secretary! I’m very sorry, but please get up!”
“… … uh… … what? Isn’t it two o’clock in the morning?”
“Yeah, that’s right, but… … I have some very urgent news, so I was forced to wake you up!”
“… … ! I don’t have any work, so don’t worry about it, let’s talk about it.”
One night when everything was going well, Jung-hwan, who finished his schedule with a rare optimistic mood, went to bed a little earlier that day.
It was because he heard that the Senate Intelligence Committee was almost persuaded by McCain through Thatcher, and the news that Japan kept repeating shoveling day by day and that the US forces in Japan had even filed a lawsuit against the Japanese side for radiation exposure.
However, a word from the secretary’s office worker who hadtily knocked on the door in the middle of the night blew away Jeonghwan’s relaxed mood in an instant.
“I just got an emergency report from the US embassy, saying that US President McCain has collapsed from a heart attack. Currently, he is in a critical condition, unconscious, and the majority of doctors, including the White House doctor, agree that the probability of the first death of a president in history is very high.”