I love how this project is simultaneously using both slaves and unionized workers

There's something horrifically realistic about that arrangement

To help build the superweapon and curry the Emperor's favor, Tarkin had Darth Vader lead an Imperial invasion of Kashyyyk, where they enslaved Wookiees for labor. These Wookiees were transported to the Death Star's construction site. Much of the needed funding came from appropriated funds originally earmarked for the Department of System Exploration and the Department of Public Works.

I also love how the funding came straight from austerity financing and raiding public goods departments, again how horrifically realistic