industrial maniac

Chapter 98 Punishment for Joint Defense

Long before the real-time information was exposed, the NSA soldiers of the North American security department stationed in Texas had already arrived at the Joint Defense Headquarters fully armed.

Unlike inspecting other enterprises, the soldiers are very gentle. They line up outside first, and only enter the factory in an orderly manner after the leading officer has contacted the person in charge of the enterprise and obtained permission.

Outside the huge assembly workshop, rows of M3 armored infantry vehicles are debugging the 'Viper' chain cannon.

dong dong dong...

The lasing small-caliber artillery shells set off patches of land, as if to mark Mawei for everyone.

The leading officer chose to ignore this scene and walked straight into the office area.

The chairman of United Defense was on the phone with a serious face, without even looking up at him.

The leader of the team leader didn't take it seriously, sat on the sofa outside, made a cup of coffee by himself, waited for two cups to finish, saw the other party finished the call, and was just about to speak...

"You know, I'm busy."

"Sorry, Nash, I have a task."

"Then you can go now."

Nash, the chairman of United Defense, picked up the fixed landline again, dialed the number, and after talking for a few words, he raised his head and said, "You can take your people to visit the factory."

"What a great suggestion!"

"Hope you guys have fun."

Nash dropped the receiver, took out his cell phone, and continued on the phone.

In North America, there are countless speculators behind even a little famous company.

Like North American Tower, in addition to the minority shareholders, there is CNN, the major shareholder behind CNN, and "Time Warner" is behind CNN.

As for what's behind 'Time Warner', it's more complicated.

The same is true for the North American United Defense Corporation.

To put it simply, in 87, the royal family of the oil country, and the family of the troubled tycoon Ben Lazang in recent years, worried that the money in their pockets would depreciate, so they found a distant relative, the North American manager, Lao Bu, and formed a consortium called Carlyle.

And win over the then North American Defense Director, North American Affairs Director, England Director, Deutsche Bank Director...

In short, when the powerful come, they can get the money; when the rich come, they can get the power.

Then, taking advantage of the Gulf War in 90, it made a lot of money, making the "Carlyle Investment Company" controlled by the Carlyle Consortium become the 11th largest arms manufacturer in the world, and at the same time become the main supplier of North American defense forces.

By the end of the 90s, the financial crisis, the oil crisis, North American inflation, and the US dollar were threatened by the euro, and a new war was about to break out.

In order to bid and stock up, the Carlyle Investment Company scoured military enterprises everywhere.

Among them, in the field of light combat vehicles in North America, in 96, it acquired the supplier of M2 and M3 infantry vehicles "FMC", and Harsco, the world's largest manufacturer of steel gratings, integrated the two into a wholly-owned holding company " Allied Defense of North America'.

Main responsibilities: Restart the M8 artillery system, continue to develop the M3 armored infantry vehicle, launch a new armored combat bulldozer, strengthen the existing 'Grizzly Destroyer', and improve the M88A rescue vehicle.

Logically speaking, such a background does not encourage the investigation by the NSA, the North American security agency.

In particular, the United Defense Corporation of North America did not sell the M8.

The problem is that North America is not limited to a consortium of 'Carlyle', a family of Lao Bu, and an investment company of 'Carlyle'.

In the field of armaments alone, there are veteran arms dealers such as Martin, General Motors, Broadcasting, Raytheon, and Texas.

At the beginning, everyone made an agreement to prohibit the supply of advanced weapons, advanced technology, and advanced equipment to the East. Although occasionally some people secretly sell some, but now you are blatantly selling the whole car. What do you mean?
A light tank may not be of much use on the battlefield.

But an advanced light tank covers a country's most cutting-edge industrial and technological strength.

Now suddenly sell one to Dongfang...

What else does the 'Wassenaar Agreement' do?
Journalists praised the joint defense in the morning, but in the afternoon they collectively turned to accuse it of treason.

Weapons dealers, technology alliances, materials and experiment associations, and supply management associations collectively put pressure on it.

In the field of military industry, everyone has more or less private affairs, which cannot withstand investigation at all.

Even if the M8 is not sold, the joint defense supply company will still have an incident if it finds out others.

In particular, Lao Bu, one of the investors, whose son is going to run for the North American general manager, if there is a scandal, the matter will be messed up.

Nash made more than a dozen phone calls and finally got a solution.

The technology contained in a chariot is indeed very high, but there is no corresponding production line in the East, so it cannot be built at all.

So what's the point of admitting it?
The most important thing is that they have M8, and now that the advertisement is out, they can urge Congress to place an order.

Of course, doing so will definitely usher in a series of penalties.

For example, no other arms orders will be obtained within two or three years.

For example, during the regulatory period, all products of the company will no longer be sold externally.

For example, high fines.

For example, arrange for a few people to squat in for the dead ghost.

But compared to being investigated, this is nothing.

Nash, chairman of United Defense, called back the leader of the security agency who went out to visit...

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Weibei Test Site.

'The hearing was held in the early hours of this morning...'

'North American Joint Defense Recognizes...'

'Relevant penalties include...'

The armed old man obtained news from North America through a special channel, and heaved a heavy sigh.

Before discussing the 'Grizzly Chariot' at the test site, the spy Liu Yuyang was taken to the psychological counseling room, and was observed later, so he stayed away from the project.

Therefore, apart from a piece of surveillance video, the data packets sent out are just a bunch of parameters pieced together based on the parts information, without the tank code name, and without the seller's information.

I thought these things could not be found on the North American United Defense, but I didn't expect the NSA to have such a keen sense of smell.

The North American court's punishment of United Defense also means that all businesses of United Defense have been suspended for three years except for the M8 tank.

Moreover, the production of the M8 chariot will be strictly regulated.

In other words, my family will no longer be able to get the 'Plateau Killer'.

Fortunately, buy a full set of diesel engine technology in advance.

But here comes the question again, what about the diesel engine production line?
'We can only look for opportunities and talk secretly with other industrial countries. '

The armed old man took a deep breath, dialed someone's phone, and decided to ask the other party where he was going.

United Defense is under investigation and will definitely not continue to invest in TEP.

Daze Power and Daze Thermal Power Plant are likely to be cancelled.

How much does that kid earn selling toys?
Why not take the opportunity to take the mechanic and join the proving ground.

"Crooked, what's the matter, old man?"

"What are you doing?"

"Eating sunflower seeds, watching TV."

"You don't care about the dynamics of your headquarters?"

"Headquarters? Very good, recently invested in 50 iron towers."

"???"

The old man was slightly taken aback, why did he mention the iron tower again?
Immediately, I thought of the chat some time ago, and the other party seemed to have mentioned the North American Iron Tower.

Yes, the suspension of United Defense's business will definitely increase investment in the iron tower industry.

"Boy, what are your plans for the future?"

"Eat, drink, sleep well, what are your plans? Sir, it's been a week, do you still want a chariot?"

"Ok?"

"Just arrived, five cars."

"???"

"Crooked, sir, is the signal bad? Say something!"

"You guys are committing crimes against the wind!"

"What do you mean? By the way, there is also a Rhino heavy tank, do you want to try it?"

The armed old man fell silent when he heard the words.

Are you united in defense planning to betray North America?
Then should I report to the higher-ups, so that I can prepare the response work in advance?

(End of this chapter)