

At the beginning of the _Mobile Suit Gundam SEED_ , Orb is shown to be hiding
the Gundam development program. They are also later shown to be developing the
mass production model's OS and training the first pilots for the frame.

Why is a neutral nation producing the Federation's main weapon and only trump
card in the war?


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Why did Orb, a neutral nation, develop the Gundams?


I would think it would be similar to any "neutral nation". In the sense that
neutrality is only an illusion. A country like Switzerland was neutral because
of their impossible terrain and their trained militia, they held a distinct
advantage that made their conquest, 1)nearly impossible 2) requiring immense
sacrifice and pain on the part of the aggressor and thus 3) not worth the
effort. The simple honest answer is so they can continue to remain neutral.
Gundams are super-weapons, the nuclear bombs of their day. If Orb were to not
build them and remain "neutral" there would come a point where if an when one
of the other two superpower's fell to the other, that they would be helpless
against the winner - assuming the world wasn't destroyed by the conflict which
I will address in a second. Mutually Assured Destruction, if you attack me I
will retaliate to the full extent of my ability, causing you immense damage
and equal pain to my own suffering. If I perish I shall mortally wound you
with my last breath. Further the looming possibility total annihilation of
both superpowers by each other hand's and the rest of the world along with it
was a threat to everyone including Orb. It would be a threat that would be
diminished by a further third party, with equivalent weapons, who could enter
on either side giving a distinct advantage and tipping the balance of power.
Thus Orb would act as an anchor, making sure that neither side went off the
deep end. In the end it's all about self preservation.


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