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| He is The President of ArmsTech and main person responsible for the Rex Project. A rotund, politician-like middle-aged man. Walks with a cane. He has continued the development of METAL GEAR to survive in the stagnant military industry along with ARDEC (Army Research and Development Center). However, after the Cold War, the project was terminated, and this is why he approached the DARPA chief. (Army Research and Development Group). Due to the influence of military cutdowns and dual use after the Cold War, he was worried about drastic decrease in revenues. Tries to persuade the DARPA chief to realize the project by mentioning increased revenues for ArmsTech as well as lowering the unemployment rate. Became number 2 in the military industry during the Cold War. Took part in the SDI project and invested a lot of money and time to develop mass destruction satellite weapons but suffered a major loss due to the termination of the project. Lost the bidding for the next generation fighter plane F22 (ATF) and suffered even more losses. The technology of ArmsTech was far more superior but was not chosen due to its enormous costs. This defeat was what made Baker approach the Minister of the Department of Defense as well as the DARPA chief. His ambition was to become number 1 in the weapon development industry. He wanted to bring back the good ol' days for the industry. He was not at all interested in making civilian use out of military technology. analyses and opinion are very influential. DARPA is located in the IDA (Institute of Defense Analysis) building near the Pentagon in Washington D.C. |