Director Kim Jun of South Korea’s Defense Science Research Institute dies protecting a classified military chip during a terrorist attack in 2024. Instead of death, he awakens in 1998—reborn in the body of his deceased friend, Jeon Hyun-seung. With the ADD chip now engraved within him, Kim Jun gains access to future military technologies decades ahead of their time. As the IMF crisis looms, he is given three months to prove his worth by creating weapons capable of changing the nation’s fate. Armed with knowledge from the future, Kim Jun sets out to rewrite history through innovation and firepower.
Should I Make You a Nuclear Weapon? stands out by shifting the regression genre away from personal revenge and toward national survival. The tension isn’t about beating rivals—it’s about reshaping history under immense pressure.
The series thrives on strategy, technological escalation, and moral ambiguity. Kim Jun isn’t a hero in the traditional sense; he’s an engineer wielding terrifying potential in a fragile era. The question isn’t can he build it—but should he.
This is ideal for readers who enjoy intelligent, high-concept stories where brains outweigh brawn.
