Chapter One Hundred Planning

  After a crazy night, Catherine woke up early the next morning and took a bath.

  That's all for now, Catherine still has some things to take care of.

  That's the report written for the Pentagon.

  Catherine came out of the water, dried her body, then put on thick stockings and a bra, and finally wore a sweater.

  Can't help but say, Lisa's clothes are of very good quality and won't make people feel uncomfortable. Moreover, because they are custom-made, the clothes are neither too big nor too small, but just right.

  Catherine has many things on her mind.

  Kathryn's plan can't be too expensive. At least, the budget handed over to the Pentagon has to satisfy them.

  Although it was for the Pentagon, in fact, Katherine's budget was mainly aimed at the US Congress. They were always thinking of ways to reduce the budget for the Pentagon and trying every means to make the Pentagon veto plans that might have high expenditures, even some ordinary plans would sometimes be protested by them.

  The Congress that has been thinking of saving money is a headache for Catherine, and in fact, the reason why Congress does so lies in the Pentagon.

  Because they're too good at burning money.

  It has to be said that the number of bricklayers in the Pentagon far exceeds the number of experts.

  The simplest example is the M2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicle, which is a complete joke, and yet the Pentagon has fully equipped it to the military.

  The M2 was originally an upgraded version of the M113 but ended up being ——

  A certain general said it should be able to counter tanks, so he wanted to install anti-tank missiles.

  Someone said that in order to support infantry, they mounted a machine gun.

  Someone said that the rapid inspection vehicle project I advocated was cut off, so this car needs to be high enough to place inspection equipment for inspection purposes.

  They finally built a thing loaded with 8 missiles and 2,000 machine gun rounds that was very fast. The development cost was several times the original amount.

  But originally able to hold 15 infantrymen, now can only hold 6 people, and the armor is pierced with one hit, the fuel tank explodes with one hit. The armor that claims to be able to withstand anti-tank missiles was blown to pieces with just one shot - completely shattered.

  However, what awaited American soldiers was not improved equipment or more optimized devices and tactics.

  It's just one sentence - get used to it.

  The Pentagon certainly wanted to continue burning money, but Congress wouldn't let them, so the later US military could only drive around in the M2, the ultimate lemon.

  In short, it's almost a comical state between the Pentagon and Capitol Hill. Catherine sometimes really finds it amusing.

  At the same time, Catherine also needs a special idea that can make the Pentagon take it seriously.

  Americans and Soviets have both gone mad.

  In the 1950s, Americans had a plan for nuclear-powered bombers that was feasible. The Soviet Union also had plans for anti-nuclear four-tracked tanks.

  All technological concepts of this era are crazy.

  Catherine just wants to make her ideas bolder within a reasonable framework.

  She came up with what she thought was a pretty good plan.

  Catherine let out a sigh of relief and turned on the TV to watch the news.

  However, some current TV news programs are not as real and fast as newspapers, which makes Catherine a little dissatisfied. Maybe she can change this herself in the future?

  Catherine shook her head.

  No matter how much energy she has, she is not a workaholic. Her leisure and entertainment time will never be less.

  She picked up the newspaper.

  "Brezhnev Becomes Soviet State Leader?!"

  That's right, on October 14, 1964, Khrushchev was overthrown in a coup and then stepped down.

  Although Catherine didn't know much about the Soviet Union, there were some things that she still remembered.

  It was Brezhnev who led the Soviet Union to its last glory, but it was also he who led the Soviet Union into decline.

  There was a saying "no one can live on salary alone", which is also a famous quote from Brezhnev. At the same time, the Soviet Union's invasion of Afghanistan and its deeper confrontation with the United States were also his doing.

  Of course, Gorbachev was able to dissolve the Soviet Union, and he is also a rare talent.

  In any case, at least this will push the Cold War to a climax and bring benefits to himself when Brubeck comes to power.

  Catherine is analyzing.

  During the Cold War, the United States was also dragged down by the Soviet Union, but the US implemented an economic transformation towards a financial state, which has continued into the 21st century. However, this approach has greatly weakened the US's war potential in deep and comprehensive wars.

  However, the US is still very interested in the demand for the military industry and control over the military field.

  Especially the Pentagon will be more eager to burn money and can use the US-Soviet relationship as a reason to squeeze Congress.

  Catherine thought about it and wondered if her plan needed a change, but after thinking for a moment, she picked up another schedule instead.

  In her previous life, Catherine had also been a "military fan" for a period of time. However, she knew that if she wanted to get involved in the military industry, it was absolutely impossible to do so like ordinary industries such as tanks and fighter jets.

  But what if you blaze your own trail?

  Maybe they can throw out deep-level electronic warfare concepts? And hackers?

  Hehe, what a great idea?

  If there were unlimited funds from the US government, Catherine could even guarantee that she would have brought America into the internet age in the 1980s and had Pentium 4 in use by the 1990s.

  As a supplier of the Pentagon, you can definitely make more money than in the civilian sector.

  It is worth noting that although Intel Corporation was powerful in later generations, Northrop Grumman produced more chips than Intel, and this company was a military enterprise!

  Catherine thought for a moment and decided to go to the company to check on Intel's progress. They had to get a product out as soon as possible.

  Maybe they had played too hard, the companions were still sleeping at this moment, Elsa was no exception, so Catherine just left under the escort of the bodyguard and said a few words to the servant.

  It was already 10 o'clock in the morning when I arrived at Intel, and the production department had also started work.

  "Sanders, how's our research group doing at present?"

  "The plan for the single-board computer is going smoothly, but I think that our single-board computer will only have practical value after the Z80 is produced, and before then, even if it's produced, it would be completely impractical."

  Catherine nodded.

  "But I need a product that can be demonstrated, at least we have to let the Pentagon see our technology. Otherwise, if we are all talk and no action, even if we say it well, the final plan may not be ours to implement. At that time, we will be out of luck."

  Sanders nodded.

  Everything is in the works, Catherine is on the move.

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