You may be able to prolong your life, but its not like you can escape your inevitable death, is it?






At the moment, every industrialised nation on the globe knows the
specifications for Metal Gear. Worse yet, so do a number of
rogue states. They are all working on deploying their own Metal Gear force
to compete with the US's nuclear strike capability. The world is about to see
a swarm of these Metal Gear derivatives. We initiated development on Metal Gear
RAY as a countermeasure to these pirated weapons forces. The only thing that
can stand up to a Metal Gear is - of course - another Metal Gear. With RAY, the
hundreds if not thousands of Metal Gears that exist all over the world are no
longer a threat. The blind rush to nuclear proliferation will be contained, and it will be the
Marine Corps, and our RAY, that will accomplish this. This weapon will render
all other Metal Gears obsolete. Nations building up their own Metal Gear force
will think twice about their nuclear strategy in light of the military
dominance spelled out by RAY.

The shift in the balance of power will mean a new world order. And we, the
Marine Corps, will play a central role in its military affairs. Ours is not
the only military project devoted to Metal Gear development, but it cannot be
more different in nature from the Navy's. Theirs is a program
that will add fuel to the uncontrolled fire of nuclear proliferation. It is a
fact that players in favour of such a policy are attempting to derail our own
RAY project. But I promise you that they will not succeed. Some say that the
strategic importance of aircraft carriers will be reduced by the completion of
RAY. The opposition from the Navy is an undeniable fact. There is a lot of
pressure from Navy brass, especially those with submarine and air background.
Not to mention interference from a major player...

...but this project is vital to the Marine Corps. The enemy is sometimes closer to
home than you think, gentlemen. Always bear that in mind. I have a daughter,
and it is my greatest wish never to have her, or her children, experience the
horror of nuclear war. As a father, I want to leave a better world for the
future generation. As a soldier, I know that is my duty. Metal Gear RAY is
amphibious, unlike the Army's REX. It can cruise deep underwater, move in
undetected, and make its landing on any shoreline. Its onboard Joint Tactical
Information Distribution System identifies targets with unerring accuracy and
takes them out with massive firepower. It is the ultimate weapon and it is
yours to guard. I'd like you all to think about what that means.

The National Missile Defense program was initiated in the end of the 20th
century, projected to completion in 2005. However, the NMD trial conducted in
the year 2000 was a complete failure, and the success of the 1999 trials is
now considered a chance happening. There was no technological solution in
sight and the program was already attracting strong criticism from Russia and
China for its potential violation of the Anti-Ballistic Missile agreement. The
fact that any development in missile defence would trigger accelerated weapons
development has been pointed out from the very beginning. President Sears
forced the NMD proposal through, and succeeded in deploying the program. Some
say that it was a military interest - with plans for the hundred billion
dollar program budget that actually arranged the legislative approval.

That is all. Dismissed!