Flap Track 6, you seem to remake the Hesaltine and Clarke verdict on the value of metal bashing quite succinctly. You didn't mention, though, if the work your Firm is doing for the Koreans offsets or exceedes the value of the the work they are doing for us on the MARS ships.
Isn't it odd that nobody seems to care much about the Balance of Payment figures anymore. Perhaps that explains why the UK is up to its a**e in debt.