[b]Sazkarjhit Center for Atomic Science Research Project[/b]

SCAS RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT

CODENAME: DIVINE JUDGEMENT
FOR: SAZKARJHIT PEOPLE'S MILITARY HIGH COMMAND

As per our cooperative agreement with the Sazkarjhia Defense Firm, we have begun developing a replacement for the outdated fission weaponry mounted on our ships. By using the Rarlkan'dum Supercollider in Borsarsa, we have been able to produce large amounts of antimatter, and harvested it for testing purposes.

It's a very volatile substance, and when it collides with normal particles it causes violent annihilation, making it the ideal weapon for destroying ships and surface structures. If you can allocate a large portion of the SPM budget (See calculated estimates below), we can begin constructing a prototype and test it for operation in several months' time. 

FINANCIAL DETAILS:

COST TO PRODUCE ANTIMATTER IN SUFFICIENT QUANTITIES: 950,000,000,000 SAK
COST TO PRODUCE SUITABLE CONTAINMENT STRUCTURE (BOMB, MAGNETIC SLUG, ETC.): 300,000,000,000 SAK
COST TO PRODUCE ADEQUATE FIRING SYSTEM CAPABLE OF DELIVERING ANTIMAT WEAPON: 1,500,000,000,000 SAK 
TOTAL COST: 2,750,000,000,000 SAK
FISCAL SPM BUDGET: 19,000,000,000,000 SAK
% SPM BUDGET: ~15

We understand that it's a very, very high cost for research and production, but once finished an average unit will be projected to cost about 10,000,000 SAK each, making production of the units a bit more manageable. If you approve of research, we wish to test with the Sazkar Rearguard, as the escalating conflicts with the New Age Equestrian Empire might prompt the need for a high-power weapons system. Now, this may take up almost 1/5 of the military budget, but keep in mind that the sheer destructive force that antimatter is capable of will essentially pay for itself.

Dr Yurtura Wamsim'dum
Director of Research and Development
Sazkarjhia Center for Atomic Science