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Post by miokalia on Dec 14, 2006 2:03:39 GMT -5
A news blog Childrens' Entertainment and Pizza Chain Scares KidsFurther proof that maybe the over-stimulation pizza+arcade+scary-as-**** animatronic characters formula may not work as well down here in Miokalia as it does in some other places. -- "Then halfway through the animatronic furries show Trevor began screaming at the top of his lungs. Absolutely terrified and convinced the distorted, grimacing critters would hop of the stage and eat him..." Trevor was turning 4 and had a myriad of various specied children attending a birthday party. The terror apparently was shared amoung the youngsters as this 3-year old Raptor also became scared during the 'performance' and took off for the fire exit. -- "Well, I don't think we'll be taking him to something like that again. I think it will just be arcades and lazer-tag for birthday parties after this", said Trevor's parents Posted by Chory DakturoThe other 50's Exhibit at Baoao Galleryspace: HolyokeDuring the fifties around here, similar art movements were taking place. Abstracted comic stylings were beginning all over the world, but here, they were taking on a whole new meaning with their subject matter depicting a not-so-out-of-reach future. -- "While they were theorizing robots, we were living along side them. And at the same time, while everyone else was building the atomic age, we were just beginning to consider the use of chlorine gas as a weapon, something which had been used by humans since the late 19th century" The other 50's exhibit is a showcase of kitch art from that era. In the context of how it was 'alternate' to the rest of the world at the time. Posted by Mahrack FalindalerTheropods Discriminated Based on Occular DifferencesSeveral businesses in the NCR have been accused of employee discrimination against Dincotians and have cited their reasons as having to do with Theropods' need to turn their head sideways to look at something up close. Dinosaurians are one of the only species which has to do this, and are often automatically 'disqualified' from jobs requiring an ability to look very closely at things because of this. When the president of General Xenotek, a defence contractor and one of the companies coming under fire for this discrimination said, "Well, their snout gets in the way, why don't they just make it shorter like mammals have?", it was considered a very serious racial slur and almost cost him the position in the company. Many Raptor, Allosaur and Carchodont engineers in the company are now threatening to strike and shut down the business' crucial R&D department until the president resigns. -- "To suggest that we should have diminished something so important to our indentities, so absolutely definitive to our species as our elongated snouts, especially for something which isn't even a problem is one of the most offensive things one can say to us. A simple apology is not enough. He must step down. We will not tolerate any less.", said research engineer Tamarack Holtsen, a carchodont (T-rex) who also says that having to turn his head side-ways to see things up close has no negative impact on his ability to handle and manipulate small objects. Posted by Zeniy Hokaraine
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Post by The Union of Tinis on Dec 16, 2006 0:19:28 GMT -5
Variable Times More than you ever wanted to know about anything
Flash! Its what's for dinner!
Another independant organization is trying to beat out the more established food councils in the north this month. Flash! as its called hopes to supplant the North Central Food Cooperative as the primary distributer of quality foods as well as Forr Food Centeral Council as the primary distributor for dinner class food stuffs. Flash! is the third such group to attempt such this year, the previous two organizations Zintrog's Fancy Foods and Mebadso Cooperative Union failed to do such after having major disagreements with the resturant unions over the timing of their deliveries. Flash! Is attempting to fix this by removing the set delivery time requirements and moving towards an 'on demand' system where Flash! would have regional distribution plants and would on request of either the resturant in need or the resturant's union, would deliver all goods as needed. The NCF Cooperative has a set delivery time to each establishment but varies the amount of food delivered based on expectations of how business will be for the week.
Union's Christians Set for post equinox Holiday
Roughly 8% of the Union presently identifies themselves as one of the many Christian denominations, most all of which on the 25th of this month celebrate the birth of their savior. Jesus Christ as he is commonly known lived according to most accounts from one to thirty three of the current era but some scholars argue about the exact year of his birth. Christians usually celebrate the occasion of his birth by spending time with their families and exchanging gifts. Jesus Christ was believed to be a human and is not believed to have had any influences on his life from the people's of this continent, but again, some scholars argue. Christianity is not wide spread in the Furry Federation, but it does have some major minority populations in some places and is even the majority in a select few nations. Christianity, along with its monotheistic sister religions is wide spread among most non-federation human populations, all of which have seen growth in the furry federation's territory in the last few centuries with increased contact with the opposite side of the globe. The odd parity between the Christian calender and the Tinisian standard date has often been suspect but often regarded as a coincidence as the establishment of the Pargalonian calendar dated from before Christanity ever came to this continent.
Forgotten Libraries of Pargalo Found!
But not in Pargalo! Recently anthropologists off the coast of Tinis discovered the sunk ship 'Rhombus', one of the vessels of the 4th house of Tinis. The ship was one of a handful of ships set aside to carry books and other items of knowledge out of Pargalo over 50 years ago. Most of the vessels were co-opted by refugees and never filled with books, but three of them were. The others were the Trapizoid and the Blue Tide. The Trapizoid and the Rhombus ironically enough both sank on their voyage south. The Blue Tide arrived safely but has since been dissasembled. The lost records and books are slowly being brought up from their watery graves and restoration work has already begun. Best estimates are that as much as fifty percent of the content might be recovered but hopes are not extremely high as the salt and mineral content of the seas north east of Forr are not the best for preserving delicate hand crafted books nor the ink that forms the words within. There was also concern that the books might be contaminated by radioactive fallout that was known to have settled in the area after T3h Furry's destruction by atomic weaponry. So far no indication has arrisen that the books are radioactive.
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Post by miokalia on Dec 16, 2006 3:47:08 GMT -5
A news blog The UN's Mystery CheeseThe UN once again considers the most lactose intolerant nation in the world as the #1 cheese exporter. What I'm wondering is where is this mystery cheese? Well the answer lies in one thing: Malych conspiracy. Obviously these massive dairy farms which no one can see from satellite imagery are being edited out of these pictures by the Malych. Clearly, they must be running enormous cow farms underground in the Eledorian Desert. That's obviously what they're doing. And there using the methane produced from the cows to run their massive death machine. Good job, UN. Way to make up some great conspiracy theory fodder. Posted by Chory DakturoTiniohkhan or Kohtoisian - Funny mistranslationsRecently, Tinisian antrhopologists have been exploring a treasure-trove of ancient Pargalonian texts found in some old water-bound ships. The funny part comes with the names of these ships, many of which actually translate into very odd meaning names in Kohtohkhan. "Blue Tide" when written condensed actually translates to "Artificially Flavored" There are others which have piqued some interest, such as the "Rhombus" sounds very close to "Rhotansis", which means 'thin flannel blanket' in Kohtohkhan. I won't even try to address the meaning of 'trapezoid' which sounds close to Tarhapeszoid which translates to something slightly explicit. Other various funnies have shown up over time to. Such as the Pargalonian province of 'Glorvan' which is also a Kohtohkhan word for 'Sequencial' and is actually a classical music form. Chances are, if some Tinisian and English words are translating funny to Kohtohkhan, it probably works the other way around too. Posted by Mahrack Falindaler
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Post by miokalia on Dec 20, 2006 3:16:10 GMT -5
DCN News Brief Text Edition
Interim Secretary of Defense Ume Narte takes over position from Zagckza until former secretary can be determined fit to serve.
Hatsuiua Balainse! 'dinosaur christmas': December 20th.
Araechal Mroez is now the first-ever (non-humanoid) mammalian nominee for the position of Secretary of Foreign Affairs.
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Post by Erenmor on Dec 20, 2006 20:52:29 GMT -5
ENN - Erenmor News Network
Contact re-established with space-probe.
This day marked a big date for the Erenmor space program. At 3:19 AM Citadel Time, the communication relay at New Baikonur picked up a repeated brief transmission on a frequency matching that assigned to the five remote probes launched at the beginning of the previous century as the first step in the exploration of space and the search for possible new colony sites.
The transmission was confirmed to be coming from the third of the five probes and contained a confirmation signal followed by a set of coordinates - the standard procedure for when any of the probes locate a viable world. This is the second probe to send such a signal, the first one being the one that had reached what is currently called Ferrin Moon.
Though the transmission has caused understandable excitement, some say that the new world is too distant to safely use the methods used to colonise Ferrin Moon and instead place their faith in the new transport methods being sought in Altair.
While debate continues as to the course of action that should be taken, New Baikonur awaits further information from the probe, hoping to learn more of the new locale before any colonists get there.
More to come as the story develops.
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Post by Varro on Dec 25, 2006 14:49:27 GMT -5
NBC- Nareamat Broadcasting Circuit
Chimera in Office
Varro Marcello was declared the winner of elections for the office of Representative Elect, three months after previous Elect, Hector Moore, announced his resignation. The ceremonial Overthrow of the Crown is scheduled to occur Wednesday next week. Marcello is to be the first Chimera in office, a distinct population group that emerged forty years ago at the advent of cosmetic genetic surgery. The surgery would combine the make-up of another species with the patients current, giving the patient the characteristics of both the base and applied types. Though the same is possible naturally, the surgery produces changes almost immediately and creates a more dualistic appearance, as opposed to the blended qualities of natural mixes. The practice was discontinued at the order of Elect Moore until further debate took place. The debates never occurred during his term, but it is expected that Marcello will bring the issue of genetic combination back up. Marcello himself has made no formal statement on the issue.
Terraforming project formerly underway
Plans to convert the eastern Gale Desert, after a decade of setbacks, will finally be set into motion today. While processes to irrigate and alter the harsh terrain have been in practice by local farmers for centuries, this is the first attempt at permanently transform the desert into a habitable prairie. "We're all really excited here," says Chief Field Engineer Douglass Grant. The groups plan is to seed the desert at different stages with specially designed bacteria and grass, which will help retain fluids and nutrients in the soil, as well as lower the amount of heat reflected by the earth. Though the economy of the east is driven primarily by the mining of rare isotopes for scientific research, many inhabitants of the area are farmers. Despite outstanding conditions, thirty percent of Naraemats food products are grown in the region. With the help of the Terraforming project, production is expected to triple. The end, however, is still a long way off. "The project is looking at a good twenty years before any result occur," says Grant, "But if everything works out, in about fifty years we should have a greener East."
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Post by Kingdoms of Cal on Dec 26, 2006 19:17:48 GMT -5
The Inleef Telegraph
Eastern Fleet Commissioned
In a low key ceremony today the new eastern sea defense fleet was formally commissioned and immediately deployed. The fleet is part of the ongoing modification of Cals military and replaces the Inleefen navy, along with Drewen eastern fleet and Teuie defensive fleet.
The fleets large ships will be based primarily on Inleef and will patrol the eastern sea and the bay of Inleef. The fleet main fighting power are it's three Bolt class destroyers and nine Sword class frigates. However the back bone of the fleet is made up of it's large number of Nat class corvettes that will carry out the bulk of it's duties and be scattered across multiple bases and ports on Inleef and the east cost of cal.
The fleets main purpose is to ensure that the shipping lanes remain open and to ensure the security of our eastern coastline. The fleet includes in it's corvette squadrons life boat, coastal defense, fishery protection and customs enforcement variants.
The fleet is crewed primarily by Inleefen sailors, though a number of the corvettes are crewed by desert Drewen. This will free up Teuie sailors for the high seas fleet when it is commissioned.
Along with the eastern fleet two other ships were commissioned at the ceremony. Two of the large Magpie class cruisers, The Rook and The Jackdaw, that are intended to patrol further afield. The cruisers are not intended for fleet action, rather individual patrol and deployment. These too are crewed by Inleefen and are the largest ships ever to have been so.
Though a larger ceremony was planned it was thought that this would be inappropriate as events on emass continue to spiral out of control.
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Post by The Union of Tinis on Dec 26, 2006 22:23:49 GMT -5
Arx Times
Radiation Risk of Ropogo Rages
Fears that the Ropogo blast produced more fallout that initially feared have recently proved correct a government study finds. Radioactive materials have been found over three hundred miles east of the blast point in levels deemed unsafe. The frequency of such fall out points is rare, but scientists have already begun a wider sweep of possible fall points for fallout. The known fallout locations have been isolated and the radioactive material is being removed.
The initial radiation danger estimate was made by the Meteorologists National Headquarters using weather data. This estimate was quickly called into question by a number of leading physicists who argued the blast disrupted the known weather patterns enough to create unknown effects. They soon after produced a counter model. This second model has been found to be more correct but not perfectly so.
Commanders of the Navy and Coast Guard Are Granted Wish
The last act of the out going Chamber of Speakers appears to be a boon to the efforts of the nation's sea fleats. The Chamber lifted by a vote of 435 to 15 to lift the ban on direct negotiations between the Commanders of the Navy and Coast Guard for the purchases of military hardware. This ban lift puts to an end the almost complete ban of military purchases that were enacted in 1983 and of which almost all had quickly been lifted.
Admiral Markos has suggested that with the recent Calie mass production of sea vessels that this change in policy couldn't of come at a better time and expressed keen interest in opening up negotiations to begin an expansion of the sea forces.
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Post by miokalia on Jan 1, 2007 3:10:17 GMT -5
Dorigan Times-Call
Annual Holyoke Disarmament Festival To Be Brief this Year
Possibly because most protest-goers are a bit confused with recent events. The Holyoke Disarmament Festival usually occours during the end of December, sometimes into the very beginning of January. "Last year's disarmament festival was mostly fuelled by sapient-rights stuff, this year though, it just isn't the same", said event organizer Mallory Glave.
Editorial
Why Andertol's Aggressive Contact with Homolka Is So Easily Condoned
Many mammalian furs, as well as just about everyone but us and the ethnic Kuho have recently been taken a back by Andertol's display of physical aggression towards Cih Homolka during the Emassen talks recently. They are once more surprized that both us and the ethnic Kuho don't seem to be alarmed/bothered by this. It may seem a bit odd, but many Raptorans and Theropods who grew up outside of dinosaurian communities tend to have been raised by the stick. That is: they were somewhat accustomed to being struck first, then scolded later. In Kuho societies, physical aggression is somewhat more common in dispute resolution than it is in Kohtohkhan ones. However, it is expected of diplomats to defend their honor, or in Andertol's case, the honor of an ethnic group (his), through physical contact in some cases. In Kohtohkhan customs this is a recent development, partly related to the Bizslocsun movement's fisticuffed technocrats. Because much of the power in Miokalia is either controlled by machines or by neophytic, pragmatically atheist technocrats who at some point found themselves under the thumb of some kind of legal system (and thus are exacting their revenge upon it via Miokalia).
Much of Miokalia has no issue with Andertol having struck Homolka. Since it wasn't exactly something outside the question. On the other end, the reaction from Kuho on Emass and Matanceros (Pena) has also been somewhat subdued. With Homolka simply taking the hits as if it were a typical exchange. That's because physical aggression has been a diplomatic tool for a very long time in Kuho customs.
What's Actually Going On Between the Raptorans?
To start with: this isn't an editorial about "loosing our culture to them ding-dang immigrants". No, not much of anyone is really concerned about that. Aside from that being a completely ludicrus statement since there are around 40 million raptorans and theropods in Miokalia, 39 million of them are ethnic Kohtohkhan and there are only some 40,000 Kuho raptorans on Emass total. Since this whole thing has started down there, it's safe to assume at least 50% of them have either come here already or are on their way here now. What then, is the cultural effect of what is actually a miniscule ethnic group with a moribund language suddenly becoming well-known and showing up on our coasts? Culture Shock. While the languages of Kohtohkhan Raptoric and Kuho Raptoric are beleived to be related (although the connection between the two has yet to be completely verified by many mammalian linguists) Kohtohkhan shares grammatical structure with Kuho, with the only difference being that Kuho is a tonal language (like Mandarin Chinese) and Kohtohkhan is less so. Native speakers of Kuho would understand some Kohtohkhan and likewise the other way. However, the Kuho are used to a system of distinct hierarchy. Having different ways to say pronouns based on the speaker's place in the hierarchy. Hierarchial-influenced grammar is something that does not exist in Kohtohkhan. In fact, the concept of building classism into a language is actually seen as very foreign to Kohtohkhan-speakers. What's more is that the ethnic Kohtohkhans find the hierarchial system of the Kuho to be "primitive" or "unrefined". This naturally produces some tension between the refugees and the established population. Even more tension between the Emassen Kuho leadership and the established population and Miokalian leadership. This may explain why the protests earlier on in the upheaval were more concerned with the plight of the common raptor. The current stereotype of the Kuho Raptor in Miokalia is no doubt prejudiced. Many ethnic Kohtohkhans think the Kuho are backward and underdeveloped.
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Post by miokalia on Jan 8, 2007 0:48:37 GMT -5
DCN News Internet Headlines, Text-Based
Email Virus Breakout in Tinis and North Email worm apparently takes sent emails, rearranges their content, and sends it out like spam. Malych show complete and total lack of interest.
Tourism Board to try to revive faded tourism industry With the hospitality industry being... somewhat too 'unique' in the past, Miokalia's Tourism Board hopes to attract a different market, one looking more for experience than comfort.
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Post by miokalia on Jan 13, 2007 20:58:17 GMT -5
Dorigan Times-Call
News in Brief -Homolka and Emae-iy leadership to be tried in Miokalian Military Court -Evidence of a possible organized attempt to sabotage Crystal Eye discovered. CAIS launches investigation. -Ethnic Obaarci Eyla cloustrefich council wants to grant Homolka and Emae-iy leadership some amnesty from severe punishment. -Ethnic Bahyhr Hokyldaryon District cloustrefich council suggests Homolka be pardoned from imprisonment and simply exiled. -Ethnic Kuho pressure government to keep execution a possibility for Homolka's sentance.
60,000 Protest the Unsound Conviction of Foreign Teacher in Non-Federation Country. The conviction of a foreign teacher in a non-federation country which could have her facing 40 years in prison for a non-violent crime has Miokalia quite furious.
A huge non-violent protest of 60,000 coagulated near the non-federation consulates in Dorigan today to protest what is being called "An act of moral inferiority". The conviction of a secondary education teacher for 'risk of injury to a minor' for allegedly allowing pornography to appear on the screen of an insecure computer which was seen by her students. Legal Analysts here have called this conviction a 'Witch Hunt' and 'unscientific' as they have made it clear that the possibility that the porn could have appeared accidentally as a result of adware infestation is not a mere possibility, but a certainty. Therefore the teacher is not technically at fault for the crime committed. Even then, the crime, allowing teens to see porn on a computer screen, isn't really at all something serious. Biszlocsun Upper-house Senators are issuing a call for the Prosecution and Judge involved to be imprisoned for "Malicious Miscarriage of Justice" because of the lack of scientific reasoning and common sense in the case. Although chances are this won't happen. More specifically, the possible sentance of 40 years for accidentally exposing teens to porn has infuriated the Senate judiciary commitee. "In Miokalia, if you are a judge and you allow a very inconclusive criminal case for something as puritanical as 'exposure of porn to teens', especially if evidence says it is accidental, to sucessfully convict someone for a sentance of up to 40 years, the ruling will be reversed, you will be stripped of your title and assets and may get life in prison. Unscientific justice is totally unacceptable here, and the fact it can happen there is proof of the moral inferiority of their primitive and ideologically-corrupted legal system.", stated Senator Matashu (B - Harris). Protestors are calling for the exonoration of the educator, the imprisonment of the prosecution, indictment and conviction of the jury and the execution of the judge. Although Miokalia does not use the death penalty as a regular option (has never sentanced anyone to death inside the country). A protest leader explained that, "It is simple. The world could do with less people like him. We cannot have any tolerance for such primitive and maliciously puritan people in positions of institutional power. If he would destroy someone else's life over something trivial and false, then his life should be taken for something serious and real".
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Post by Kingdoms of Cal on Jan 13, 2007 22:43:56 GMT -5
Tel Times
Repeal of the ultimate sanction.
As of midnight all of the commonwealth has joined what this paper views is the civilized world and has repealed the death penalty absolutely. Though the death penalty has been rarely used it's existence on the statute book of many parts of the commonwealth has been viewed as a stain upon the commonwealth's morality.
The last executions were carried out by rebel forces during the civil war recently, how ever the last state sanctioned execution occurred in the barony of La some fifteen years past when a traitor was executed.
Since that day none of the kingdoms has carried out the act, though the sentence has been passed. In all cases the monarch has intervened and commuted the sentence.
Cal is now openly abolitionists and as part of the bill called upon all nations to "Leave the blood and violence of the past behind, as we have seen so much in our past, and join us on the fresh air of civilization."
As part of this bill Cal will not under any circumstances extradite a prisoner to any nation that will execute them. Though they will extradite to nations that, though they may have capital punishment ,give an agreement not to carry it out.
Though this is very much a paper exercise it is viewed as a major turning point to a new route for Cal.
Conscription Abolished
As of midnight tonight the conscription of young Calie will end. Though it has been effectively over for months now with Prime Minister's Eye Salato's appointment of the new leaders it was still officially policy in parts of the commonwealth. Admittedly the military has not been looking for draft dodgers and have been willing to take excesses as weak as "I think I left the kettle on" and "I need the toilet" as reasons not to join the forces.
Supreme warlord Inca has made it more that clear that he does not want people who don't want to be in the forces there. As he is quoted as saying "People who don't want to be there are pointless and just get them selves killed, more importantly they get good warriors killed".
Though the Calie forces have never been smaller the military budget is the largest it has been, per-capita in the areas history.
Inca stated "We will be smaller in number but greater in force, professional and volunteer. We will be a better match to any force should we be needed.". Looking at the budget they should be, well they had better be.
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Post by Erenmor on Jan 16, 2007 20:04:11 GMT -5
ENN - Erenmor News Network
Annual Transit Audit Finished
With the new year well under way, today the Advisory Council and primary City Overseers finished their debate on which foreign transit companies would be granted licenses to handle routes to Erenmor.
As with previous years, the air transit licenses went mostly to smaller companies who can't afford to compete with larger companies on most routes but find the license perks to allow them to win over a considerable share of travel to and from Erenmor. Sea lane shipping also remained mostly unchanged following the audit, though several land transit companies lost their licenses following involvement in what the Council described as attempts to install foreign agents into Erenmor's social and political structure.
The perks that come with a transit license have remained the same this year. Security clearance is much smoother on licensed trips, licensed flights are allowed to land at Skaine and appropriate planes are provided where asked for. Sea shipping also enjoys the protection of Erenmor Sentinel marines during voyages. Licensed companies also enjoy considerably lessened fees on imported goods.
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Post by The Union of Tinis on Jan 16, 2007 21:41:28 GMT -5
Arx Times
National Auditor Delays Report a few more Days
After a three day delay for the year review report which often accompanies the annual State of the Union address, National Auditor Nogitil has posed a furthur delay until at the most monday for the report. The National Auditor is aforded up to a ten day delay in releasing the report, which is traditionally not often used. Nogitil cited the back log of information to sort through during the interim before his taking office as well as new information coming in daily about the review of the armed forces.
Critics of the newly elected National Auditor have already begun to slam this delay claiming the NPP office holder may be 'cherry picking' items to report on, but these critics have as of yet to make such claims on the record.
Progress in Pargalo
Observers report that the thanks to international efforts, a vast majority of the citizens of the nation of Pargalo will not have to worry about heat this winter. This report put out by several international groups for sentient rights and well being in a joint effort to evaluate the progress being made, cite wide spread geothermal heating facilities that have been recently constructed and general infastructure inprovements as the main cause of this improvement in life quality. The report goes on to report that most of refugees in the various camps have returned to their homes, most after having the various 'kill switch' devices surgically removed.
Mystery on Crystal Eye Sparks Ship Wide Search
Sources within the Space Forces have informed the Times that the crew of the Crystal Eye are searching for any other signs of unusal devices or seemingly out of place additions to the vessel. No word yet on the results of their searches.
Commander Lenord of the Space Forces urged today that the most likely cause of the unusual braket location was an error in construction that was caught but not reported. He went on to say that as part of the review of the armed forces that he hopes more information can be garnered about the mystery and if the review does not bring to light anything that he will kick off a seperate investigation.
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Post by miokalia on Jan 22, 2007 20:54:10 GMT -5
Dorigan Times-Call[/size] MSNADI Component Launches UnannouncedStreaking over the north Bay of Kolminaisus, a rocket could be seen lauching off from a Malych-Operations Reservation yesterday at 10 pm. Rarely do rockets launch out of MOPS reservations, but when they do, its usually something which is intended for some kind of special orbit. It has been confirmed by the office of the Supreme Commander of Armed Forces that the rocket is indeed the last of a series of minor launches which have taken place near less populated areas. According to the office, this is component C, of the three-piece apparatus which will remain in geosynchronous orbit. Often called "SDI 3.0", the MSNADI project involved three small rocket launches, and several millions in rockets and related transit equipment. The actual satellite is supposedly based off the computer system of existing satellite technology. The expensive part, the Anti-Fission devices contained inside an undisclosed number of missiles up there costs about 60 million Karats per device. The missiles contain no warheads, as confirmed by a small international private aerospace conferrence at the end of last year. The project had been drafted up as only a possible plan for quite some time, however the project to build a quickly manufacturable, more deployable Anti-Fission device based on the same principles as the one conceived in Ciata during their civil war, got put on the fast track by President Phong and Secretary Andertol after the multiple detonations of nuclear-triggered warheads in the Federation last year.
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