Republic of Korea in Yeokcheon - Chapter 212



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#Episode 212 The joke is a bit harsh.

To translate Churchill’s words into a modern version, in a word, the Non Proliferation Treaty (NPT) should be created to prevent any country from possessing nuclear bombs in the future, except for countries that have created nuclear bombs or will soon test them.

It is a representative unequal treaty that is so-called ‘kicking down the ladder,’ and in fact, Lee Kang-cheol has been discussing this consistently since the time when Roosevelt was the current president.

However, I was holding on to it because I thought it was too early, but Churchill brought this up.

It is planned to be tested only next year.

“what do you think? “It seems absolutely necessary, doesn’t it?”

“Hmm, that’s true. However, I was a little surprised to see Winston bring it out.”

“yes? why?”

“Is that so? “Experiments are planned, and of course, given Britain’s capabilities, they will be successful.”

“So?”

“Oh, kinda. Isn’t that right? “Why are we even thinking about shutting down the country where we are going to experiment?”

“Adventure!”

Churchill also cleared his throat, probably thinking he was a bit embarrassed.

“Well, I know I’m a little shameless. However, the atomic bomb is a weapon that must be controlled and managed. Right now, only the United States and South Korea have it, but it is clear that as time goes by, everyone will want to have it too. If that happens, the world will come to an end. “You know it well because you tested it yourself, right?”

“I completely understand what you are saying. That’s why President Roosevelt has been consulting since his time in office.”

“ah! “Did you?”

“Of course. “If it falls into the hands of crazy dictators or extreme religious forces, it could truly be the end of humanity.”

“no way! “Then you’ll say something earlier, right?”

“why?”

“yes?”

“The UK is a country that does not possess nuclear bombs, at least so far? “Shall we kick down the ladder and close the door now?”

“Uh, huh? “Are you really like this?”

“ha ha ha!”

“… … .”

Lee Kang-cheol said it half-jokingly, but Churchill knew well that it would not be impossible if the United States and the Republic of Korea pushed for it.

Looking at his embarrassed appearance, Lee Kang-cheol smiled and opened his mouth again.

“Look at that. “Winston’s expression doesn’t look good when he says he’s going to close the door in front of England, doesn’t he?”

“We in England are different, right? We are a country that won World War II, both in name and reality, and America’s Manhattan Project also helped us a lot. “At least we deserve it.”

“Who admits that? “Who on earth admits that only the United States, South Korea, and the United Kingdom are entitled to nuclear weapons?”

“… … .”

There was no way Churchill could answer.

Because we know very well that it is something that has no choice but to be pushed forward by force by the powerful countries that dominate nuclear weapons.

“Winston.”

“why?”

“haha! Stop using impressions. “Roosevelt, now Truman, and I also said that even Britain should acknowledge its possession of nuclear weapons.”

“Hey, why are you really doing this to me today? “You were surprised, right?”

“I said that on purpose. It’s such an unequal thing, and it’s a bully treaty being pushed through by force. So Winston needs to move carefully too.”

“I am Churchill, Churchill! Prime Minister of the British Empire! “Is Mr. Lee ignoring this too much?”

“ha… … .”

Even though it is rotten, Britain after World War II is suffering from severe economic difficulties and the chaos of the disintegration of the empire, but it is still a powerful country.

But that’s okay.

The British era is now over.

Lee Kang-cheol felt sorry for Churchill, who knew this but tried to deny it.

In any case, there was no need to stroke Churchill’s pride any further.

“I know, I know. Please eat.”

“Big!”

Churchill seemed to be hurting his pride and drank a lot of whiskey.

“Anyway, what are we going to do? “To be honest, this time I tried to finish the basic story with the three of us, Truman and Mr. Lee.”

“As I said before, it’s too fast. Of course, it doesn’t matter as long as the three of us create the basic framework.”

“And after our British experiment succeeds?”

“Ugh! Hey, Winston. “Let’s end with three countries like that?”

“So, who else is there?”

“Why are you doing this when you know?”

“I don’t know?”

“Do you think France will stay still? That de Gaulle? “You know De Gaulle’s personality better than me?”

“Hum hum!”

Although Churchill digressed, he must have known it well.

That De Gaulle’s France would not remain still.

Nevertheless, the reason why people are so skeptical and insist on ending with three countries excluding France seems to be driven by a desire to keep the UK alone in Europe.

“Moreover, you do this knowing that De Gaulle ordered the development of the atomic bomb right after the end of the war, and that it is well under development?”

“… … .”

If British intelligence didn’t know, a passing dog would laugh.

“It seems like you only want to own the UK in Europe, but give up your greed. “This will only cause discord among allies.”

“What a adventure! Will France really develop to the end?”

“then? Do you think De Gaulle will give up halfway?”

“No, whatever. I think our three countries may need to put some pressure on it. Uranium comes from federal states such as Australia and Canada, but France has no mainland or colonies, right? Do you think we can just control uranium? Of course, De Gaulle will make a fuss… … .”

“That’s the story so far.”

“yes?”

“Winston, uranium is not a very rare resource on Earth. This means that it would not be surprising at all if a mine was discovered somewhere in France.”

“Is that so?”

“When have I ever been wrong?”

“no way! If you say so… … .”

You have to believe it.

In the early days of his appointment as British Ambassador to Korea, Churchill never won a bet with Lee Kang-cheol.

Later on, Churchill considered Lee Kang-cheol to be some kind of prophet.

And it is actually true.

France struggled to develop an atomic bomb for a while due to the active control of uranium by Britain and the United States, but perhaps Heaven took pity on them, and a large-scale uranium mine was discovered in the Burgundy region of southern France, enabling development to succeed.

“Ha, then we will have to tolerate France joining the nuclear club.”

“That will have to do. Do not look down on de Gaulle’s will and France’s will. As long as Britain holds it, France will do whatever it takes to keep it. “My pride was greatly hurt because I did not play a significant role in World War II.”

France once succeeded in developing nuclear weapons by investing a quarter of its defense budget, and both the ruling and opposition parties cooperated fully in this effort.

It was truly a national project.

“But there is no need to help. Just leave it alone. “Don’t even bother.”

“I can’t help it. “So the treaty was made after France developed it?”

“We talked only to that extent with the United States. And the treaty must be made strictly in the name of the UN.”

“In the name of the United Nations?”

“That way, there will be at least some justification. Think about it. “It is clear that we will be ripped off from the criticism that it is a gangster treaty, so who would like it if we made it ourselves and forced ourselves to keep it?”

“To… … .”

“It will be an inevitable, necessary evil treaty. So, we should at least bring up the UN as a disgrace as much as possible. And don’t trust the treaty too blindly. Some countries will either refuse to join or will try to develop it secretly behind the scenes.”

“That’s what we in England are expecting too. But you can’t just sit back and watch, right?”

“Of course. We must use all possible means to sanction them. In particular, economic sanctions will be essential. However, a country that has the stamina to withstand such economic sanctions will develop somehow. For example, the Soviet Union… … .”

“The Soviet Union? “The Soviet Union was prohibited from developing any nuclear weapons by the end-of-war agreement with your country, right?”

“Of course, we destroyed the infrastructure and even took away key researchers. But the Soviet Union is the Soviet Union. Although we gained the eastern part of the Ural Mountains through the war, the Soviet Union’s capabilities are mostly located in the western part of the Ural Mountains. “It’s the same with the population and oil fields.”

“shit… … .”

“In short, the Soviet Union will survive. Then they will definitely try to develop nuclear weapons. It may take time because of us, but it will be developed someday. “Because I have the capacity to do that.”

As Lee Kang-cheol said, although it is difficult for the Soviet Union now, it is the number one country that will possess nuclear weapons one day.

“Besides, economic sanctions don’t work on the Soviet Union. We have oil and enough food. “It means that we have the stamina to withstand no matter how much external sanctions are placed on us.”

“That’s true. Oh, your country should have taken over Moscow by then… … .”

“… … .”

It’s so easy to say.

However, if the ROK Armed Forces had attempted to completely occupy the Soviet Union at the time, the damage to the ROK Armed Forces would have been enormous.

The Soviet Union would have stubbornly resisted, and of course it would have had to engage in urban warfare, which the South Korean military had so avoided.

However, it was not possible to eliminate the country and completely assimilate it into the Republic of Korea.

How can the current Republic of Korea govern a country with a population of over 100 million?

Moreover, if something like that were to happen, Europe as well as the United States would not remain silent.

I wanted it to be moderately destroyed, but I definitely did not want it to be completely destroyed by an Asian country.

“You’re just saying that, right?”

“Hum hum! That’s what it means.”

“I’ll pretend I didn’t hear it.”

“Well, let’s say it’s the Soviet Union, what can we expect?”

“First of all, big countries will try to develop everything. Even if there are sanctions, I believe in my size.”

“If it’s a big country, what about China? “Both.”

“Honestly, I don’t know anything about China. “We plan to stop it as much as we can.”

“Isn’t China the country you are most wary of? “Shouldn’t we stop it somehow?”

“It’s not that easy. Developing an atomic bomb is very difficult now, but as time goes by and science develops, most countries will be able to develop it without much difficulty. “As long as you have the will.”

“Is it really that bad?”

“No way. “In a few decades, the development method may be published in a book.”

“Fuhahaha! “Mr. Lee’s joke is a bit harsh today.”

“… … .”

Churchill would not know until his death that this was not a joke.

In 1976, a third-year physics student at Princeton University published a report on how to make a bomb, and later, when the Internet world arrived, it was circulated on the Internet.

Of course, obtaining equipment and materials is another problem, but it can be solved at the national level.

Even North Korea, a beggar nation, did it.

“ha ha ha! Then, for the Soviet Union, it is only a matter of time and it will be possible someday, and for China, we can see that we don’t know what will happen, right?”

“Is there a sidewalk too?”

“India? no way! Why are you really like this today? “What about India?”

As expected, Churchill was ignoring India, which had only recently become independent from Britain.

Not knowing that India would be divided into three and two of them, India and Pakistan, would have nuclear weapons.