"Mr. President, what does this have to do with the Military Exercise?" Secretary of State Morey was utterly baffled.
It wasn't that he thought they couldn't hold a Military Exercise; he simply felt it wouldn't accomplish much.
A Military Exercise could help secure some exchange of strategic interests between nations, but this time, the problem didn't lie with the Huaxia government.
I know you're wealthy, Mr. President, but isn't the fuel burned and the missiles fired during a Military Exercise paid for with the nation's money?
A legitimate Military Exercise deserved support, but a pointless one like this had to be stopped.
The President's face was cold. "Mr. Morey, it seems you still don't understand Huaxia well enough. As long as we offer enough benefits, we can absolutely obtain something of equivalent value in return."
"What do you mean, Mr. President?" Morey was still confused.
The President said, "First, we must hold a Military Exercise, and it must involve the THAAD system. Didn't Korea announce a few days ago that it had activated THAAD? We can take this opportunity to show those people in Huaxia what THAAD can do. Once the Military Exercise succeeds, we'll release a news statement saying we intend to deploy two more THAAD systems in Korea, while also expressing interest in deploying the system in India."
Morey hadn't become Secretary of State by being stupid. After a moment's thought, he said delightedly, "I understand, Mr. President. You want to pressure Huaxia into coming to the negotiating table, then offer not to deploy those THAAD systems in exchange for their room-temperature superconducting material technology."
The President shook his head. "I'm afraid merely refraining from further THAAD deployments won't satisfy Huaxia. We may ultimately have to withdraw the systems already deployed in Korea."
"But wouldn't that conflict with