NationStates Jolt Archive

Right. You all know what to do.

Har Land has develpoed a volitile substance. It's a solid and a mix of some various substaces. Plastic explosives and several other chemical compounds we're mixed and has increased the yeild of the explosion by atleast three times. Aside from a powerful explosive, more convential means are being looked into.

The scene earlier today:

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As can be seen, the flash from the explosion was much brighter than usual, possibly the reaction of the substiances in side.

Test target was a decommisioned soviet made T80.

Soviet Bloc engineers and technicians, working at a research base within the ARSB, have successfully developed nano-sensors that can be useful for potentially endless military and civilian applications. In order to construct these nano-sensors, a class-100 static-free 'white room' is required with a Soviet Bloc-built machine that can effectively pump 2 million of these out a day. Possible uses are:

Medical uses (making smart pills with sensors coating the outside)
Civilian use (sensors could be placed within steel support structures and monitor seismic activity)
Commercial use (Perfect anti-theft device)
Military use (Near unlimited uses, keep track of soldiers, their health, their vital stats, you could coat a rock with these sensors and toss it over a hill, the sensors would then pick up seismic changes [vehicles moving], sound, visual [working on cameras this small], temperature changes, infrared)

With the hope of finding even more uses, we make this technology available to all those within this research program. We will provide the equipment and tech skills to create a class-100 static-free 'white room' as well as the plans to build the 'self-contained nano-factory' that produces these.

Our own nano-technicians have been working on using nanomachines (http://www.angelfire.com/ns2/toxicvalley/nano.html) for constructive purposes (food, products, anything). However, they are having trouble getting an effective environment and materials-feeding method. Perhaps we can work on something to improve it.

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-Olena Kowalskyj
Director of Scientific and Technological Advancement

Hmm... We are willing to assist in researching techniques for materials-feeding and creating an effective environment. All we need to know is what your parameters are then we can begin work.

The USSCR is interested in the creation of nanomachines that can build nanomachines that can build specialized nanomachines which do specialized processes. Completely automated, basically.

Either we need a virtually unreactive liquid to fill the device with in order to allow movement for the nanomachines, or we need anti-gravity. Seeing as how option two is, as of yet, physically impossible, I'd say option one. However, such a task is difficult. Almost any substance known to man is too reactive. If there is another method, my people would be happy to hear it. As for the feeding device, we have been making progress. The only issue right now is having enough varying elements ready for the creation purposes. Once these issues have been addressed, we will perform some test runs.

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-Olena Kowalskyj
Director of Scientific and Technological Advancement

The USSCR is interested in the creation of nanomachines that can build nanomachines that can build specialized nanomachines which do specialized processes. Completely automated, basically.

Mikosolf says, "This is a bad idea, no kill switch, you might get some massive army of angry little robots that turn around and kill you, like in that B-movies called... um..."

We are working on a more powerful harrier type engine for creating vertical lifting transposts and/or fighters.

OOC: For security purposes, and that other nations don't read our posts and carry off their own idea, and then say that their "intel" services got it, I'm going to post detailed security.

IC:
-The MRC sits high in the Ural Mountains, nestled into and against a sheer rise of rock. Protruding from that rise is a I= shaped entrance. There are three entrances, one for personnel and two for freight and emergency evacuation. At the personnel entrance there are large nuclear-preventative blast doors followed by two airlocks. The first is simply chemically preventative, the second emits a stronge electromagnetic pulse to neutralize any data recording/gathering devices. Followed by this is a security checkpoint consisting of a metal detector, and a chemcial trace detection. Each person is padded down by heavily-armed guards before a second blast door and airlock allows them into the facility. (By the second blast door, people are inside the mountain.) The freight entrances are shielded by large, reinforced blast doors. The road slips beneath the personnel entrance and has docking slips there. The freight then proceeds through the other side. There is another blast door at the docking bay (now underneath mountain) and two airlocks, EMP and chemical. The entire docking bay is guarded by heavily-armed guards. Inside the facility, there is basically a huge platform mounted on giant springs and enclosed in glass and a steel grid. Outside that glass enclosure is a large catwalk where armed guards patrol and monitor the security system which consists of over 400 cameras, 100 having a mini-gun mounted along with it. In total, 400 troops guard th facility. The whole facility is completely wrapped in copper wire to guard against EMP weapons, a "Faraday Cage".

Outside the tower, on either side of the personnell entrance are two cement guard towers, each having a spotlight, and equipment for cold-weather, night-time, and poor-weather conditions. There are four mounted .50 MGs, and two RPGs. There are 8 guards in total, 4 always on duty. There are a total of 6 underground SAMs nearby, whose positions will not be revealed. On the road up the mountains to the facility are four checkpoints, each having 6 guards, 3 always on shift. There are two .50 MGs, two RPGs, and one anti-air missile system. Each checkpoint has a steel gate, hydraulic steel pilons (vertically rise, able to stop an armoured car at about 40 MPH.), and a row of flip-up spikes. In total, 40 vehicles are permanently on the base. There are two helicopter pads, one always manned with a Mi-24 Hind "e" and the other always with a KA-60. The extent of the base into the mountain is unknown, but a construction forman once let slip that "we almost got decimated when we broke into that underground river".

End of Defences. Subject to Change.

BUMP just because I have such a kickass defense.

OOC: *nods* Needs snipers, though. And all soldiers on orders to shoot first, ask later.

I didn't say exactly what the soldiers had, nor where they are. Better for those pesky enemies...

Yes that is a kick arse defense.

A memo is passed to all attending: A mock attack will be attempted at a time TBA.

I didn't say exactly what the soldiers had, nor where they are. Better for those pesky enemies...

Ah, right. Sounds good.

Oh, right....-Camoflauged netting is draped over the entire part of the complex that is above ground.-

BUMP for those MRC member nations who haven't seen the recent defenses.

The USSCR is interested in the creation of nanomachines that can build nanomachines that can build specialized nanomachines which do specialized processes. Completely automated, basically.

Mikosolf says, "This is a bad idea, no kill switch, you might get some massive army of angry little robots that turn around and kill you, like in that B-movies called... um..."

That's only an issue when advanced AI is involved. Otherwise, it's a matter of a few preprogammed booleans, which is hardly enough for the device to make a decision of its own. This is something to look into as well. However, perhaps at a later time, as I believe that the nanotech department is a bit overloaded, no?

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-Olena Kowalskyj
Director of Scientific and Technological Advancement

BUMP just so I can show off my kickass defenses...>.>

BUMP :arrow: :idea:

OOC: I'm not gonna post any pictures for the below post... don't know who has a weak stomach or not. I found some particularly nasty pictures off of areas like rotten and such, so if anyone is curious, I can hand 'em off... Nice defense, CR... anyways...

IC: ASW is beginning research into a naturally occuring flesh eating bacteria, at yet unnamed. It's generated from a native plant and natural euphoric drug called creep moss, which tripple serves as a pain-killer, stimulant (when with arsenic), and depressent (when with iodine). Apparently, in the testing labs, the drug conveyed a bacteria into the test subject, which proceeded to eat away at his nerve endings leaving parts of the body useless.

The natural defenses were entirely prone and not functioning during the time of the invasion, and the genetic coding of the bacteria that permits it eat away at the nerves lets it slip through the body undetected. In a few short hours, the bacteria travelled up through the spinal column and into the brain. In a matter of minutes, the brain was entirely decomposed.

During the autopsy, upon touch, the brain disintegrated away at the blade, revealing a bloody mesh of what used to be gray matter. ASW is intending to harvest this bacteria and develop it for weaponized usages.

The only thing that was only even remotely successful at stopping the invaders were bacteriaphage viruses. When the viruses were used to counter the bacteria, there was a 60% survivor toll. Clearly, this bacteria is quite efficient, and should there be minimal opposition, ASW would like to proceed forward with the weaponizing of it.

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Also, ASW is doing research into the human interleukin-4 (IL-4) gene. If the gene can be manipulated or augmented into diseases, it's predicted that it will permit for a "carrying agent"; that is, it will allow the virus to slip past the immune system before it can be eliminated.

Intriguing. We would love to see what images your group can procure. Our own microbiologists have been working on trying to create a faster-acting form of tuberculosis, both for further study of the virus, and as potential uses in vaccines and weapons.

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-Olena Kowalskyj
Director of Scientific and Technological Advancement

Intriguing. We would love to see what images your group can procure. Our own microbiologists have been working on trying to create a faster-acting form of tuberculosis, both for further study of the virus, and as potential uses in vaccines and weapons.

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-Olena Kowalskyj
Director of Scientific and Technological Advancement

We would appreciate it, then, if you could assist in the research into the IL-4 genetics. There remains much work to be done.

We have no issues with postponing work on TB to assist your IL-4 manipulation.

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-Olena Kowalskyj
Director of Scientific and Technological Advancement

We have no issues with postponing work on TB to assist your IL-4 manipulation.

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-Olena Kowalskyj
Director of Scientific and Technological Advancement

I'm sure it won't postpone your work for manipulating TB. TB could be easily combined with this research to increase lethality. I look forward to this collaborative effort.

A breakthrough on the bacterial research, ladies and gentlemen-

In the labs, several rats were infected. When we opened up the bodies for autopsies, it was discovered that our "bacteria" isn't really bacteria, but in it's own entity, a genetic derivative between plant and virus. It's reproduction tactics are unique, burrowing into the nerve cells, and growing out what appear to be "roots". These roots enwrap and leech off of the nerve cell. In the mannerof a virus, it inhabits another cell. In the manner of a plant, it grows and multiplies.

When we opened up the lab rats for autopsy, the entire insides of the animal were covered in creep moss. The moss actually reproduced inside the living animal's nerve cells. Needless to say, this is quite shocking behavior for an infectious disease. At this rate, we don't know whether to classify it as virus, plant, or parasite. What can be said, though, is that botanists will be pleased now that they know how creep moss formed.

Ew...

Gotta say parasite on that, however as a parasite its horrid, it kills its host.

We here at Miksolf GWD and AWD are current working on this (http://www.nationstates.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=107506&highlight=).

Just to let ya know.

Another update: when we removed the lab rats from the autopsy tables, the outer layer of skin burst open. The most had caused so much swelling in the nerve endings that it exerted excessive pressure on the skin of the dead animal. When the animal burst, a miniature cloud of the moss rose into the air. It can now be said that we know how it multiplies. After killing the host, it splits out into the air and infects another host through inhalation. The first people to even come down with the moss received it through inhalation or ingestion. It still remains to be seen if the disease can be cutaneous as well.

(That's gonna be all for the night, headed to bed soon)

-The laboratory has been completely disinfected. All of the current project is moved to a seperate airtight location, where people enter through airlock.-

The USSCR considers this......parasitic plant to be of far too much danger. We urge all nations involved to take extreme precautions.

OOC: Actually, that sounds much more like a fungus than a plant...
IC:

Special precautions are being taken. We have a fail-safe system in place, which will leak sources of extreme beta, gamma, and UV radiation into the installation should an overly-hazardous accident or situation occur. This will kill everything inside, including the scientists. Our government recognizes this as a harsh but necessary price to pay in order to keep this disease from reaching the outside world until it is considered safe to do so.

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-Olena Kowalskyj
Director of Scientific and Technological Advancement

OOC: Yea, fungus would probably be the best classification... fungi are parasites, right?

IC: The research has been moved into a seperate room, and we thank you for that. We've begun a research project in the area as to how the spores infect. We have several mice who have ingested the spores, several who have been injected, several who have inhaled, and several that have had their skin covered with spores. We will relay the results within three days.

OOC: It depends on the fungi. They typically fall into the groups of parasitic, symbiotic (the host and fungus are mutually beneficial to each other), or saprophytic (decomposition catalysts).

BUMP..

If anybody has technology or research going into the technology of compact, efficient, and strong power sources, we would like to investigate it as a means of more effectively powering our laser tank (http://www.angelfire.com/ns2/toxicvalley/images/lasertank.JPG) and gauss tank (http://www.angelfire.com/ns2/toxicvalley/vehicles/images/gausstank.JPG).

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-Olena Kowalskyj
Director of Scientific and Technological Advancement

We have been looking into a compact power source and will soon release details.

We are beginning to compile reports regarding our research into our seperate creep moss experiment. We have compiled thus so far...

Control Group - Inhalation: The inhaled spores in the lab mice have already begun proliferation inside the animal after 3 days. After a brief surgical view on the outside of their lungs, it appears that the initial nerve tissue located around the area has been covered in moss. The mice are having significant trouble breathing now that they are alive again. The moss is spreading down through the spinal column into the legs, and all capabilities of movement from the genital areas downward are null and void.

Experimental Group - Ingestion: The group that consumed spores within their daily feeding of water have taken a somewhat different process after the first 3 days. The natural progression of the fungus has been re-routed. The lining of the stomach has been entirely surrounded, inside and out, with the moss. Spores have leaked into the blood stream and are being circulated into the hind legs as this report is being compiled. Excretory and reproductive organs have been entirely overrun and have been nearly decomposed. Severe damage to the spinal column is seen near the hind legs. The lower intestine is incapable of functioning and is covered in moss as well.

Experimental Group - Injection: Those that were injected with spores of the fungus have been experiencing numerous clots within their blood stream on the third day. The spores were injected near the hind legs, and have proceeded to demolish muscular, skeletal, and cardio-vascular tissue within the hind legs. It has showed the similar pattern of attacking nerve endings at first, judging by the advanced spinal deterioration, and the unfuctioning limbs, pancreas, and lower intestines.

Experimental Group - Cutaneous: Several were covered in spores. On the third day, the outer skin of the animal was covered with creep moss. Upon removing this, the underlying tissue was decomposed. Upon anatomical analysis, once again, the spinal column had been destroyed, along with masses of muscular and skeletal tissue.

In conclusion, the fungus decays living organisms at rapid rates. The fungus tends to show attraction to nerve endings: several experiments have been designed to discover the reason. The leading theory is that the fungus is attracted to the electrical discharges sent throughout the nerve centers. It also appears that in the decaying tissue, there is a high presence of the plant's hormone, aurix-221. It is presumed that this hormone has a natural decaying effect on living creatures.

Light electric shocks emitted by a device in order to simulate nerve-ending shocks and differing levels indeed point to the fungus being attracted to electrical discharges, to a point. Current above 18.3mA is generally lethal to the fungal cells. This is a moot point, however, since 15mA is the average current that it takes to kill humans, so the fungus is obviously much more resistant to electrical charges. As to why the fungus would be attracted to these is still being looked into. Current studies show that it may be due to the fungus's ability to change about 17% of the electrical energy into metabolic energy, so it is effectively a form of nutrition.

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-Olena Kowalskyj
Director of Scientific and Technological Advancement

Interesting.

OOC: To let you know, for the research, I'm holding each RL day to 3 NS days in the autopsy/research labs.

IC:

Day 6

Control Group - Inhalation: The spores have covered the outside of the lungs entirely, and have begun decomposition of the outermost tissue. The mice are incapable of moving. Blood flow to the brain is decreasing as the fungus begins to pass into nearby veins and arteries and clogging those. The entire rear of the animal has been liquified. The intestines are entirely missing. The liver, pancreas, genitalia, lower spinal column, and great quantities of vascular, muscular, and skeletal tissue have been dissolved away, leaving for a cavity in the animal of moss. The lower body is entirely useless.

Experimental Group - Ingestion: The stomach has been dissolved. It can be predicted that the animal will slowly starve to death even if it does fight off the fungi. The arteries and veins in the legs and several in the chest are nearing full blockage. Blood flow is minimal, and the limbs have turned black. What is left of the lower spinal column is a decomposing mound covered by the fungi. The small intestine is entirely destroyed, the large one is decaying and starting to show signs of hemmorhage. The pancreas is beginning to die off as well.

Experimental Group - Injection: All limbs have lost the ability to move. The spinal column seems to be the only damaged organ. The others have died off from lack of oxygen thanks to blocked arteries. Muscle tissue has been dissolved, as well.

Experimental Group - Cutaneous: The fur on the outside of the animal has been entirely dissolved, and the top layer of skin is only present as a thick layer of moss going down into the back and deep into the spinal column. The backbone is null and void. Parts of digestive organs are starting to develop moss.

Conclusion: The mice bodies are halfway decayed; they aren't expected to live past 12 days. We had taken some of the moss off of the animals and extracted the aurix-221 hormone. We placed this on another animals' tail. The next day, the tail had begun to decompose. The animal seemed in pain. It can be said that aurix-221 is the cause of the tissue breakdown.

Tests concerning aurix-221 have commenced. We are going to observe its vulnerability to open environments, common environmental variables, temperature, and its potency level.

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-Dr. Thrax
Head Biological & Chemical Research Officer

May I have a bluprint to these Nano machines.
Telegram me with a yes or a no.

For your nano-construction machines, we have found, what we see, as the perfect medium for them to operate in. Bromine. It's relatively unreactive (even though its a halogen) and is a liquid at room temperature. Its lone downside is the fact it's mildly corrosive. But, HBr (Hydrogen Bromide) or Br02 could solve that problem. We are awaiting more input and wonder if this solution would work with the nanomachines you are developing.

OOC: Klington, to whom are you requesting?

IC:

Perhaps that will work. We will look into it. Bromine itself, being a halogen, is far too potentially reactive to use, but the others are possibilities.

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-Olena Kowalskyj
Director of Scientific and Technological Advancement

Results of the tests on aurix-221 are as follows:

Varying degrees of light have little-to-no effect on the substance.
It is resistant to environmental corrosion, but rain or heavy moisture will greatly reduce its life span.
Very small amounts are needed to have any effect on the target, but the more concentrated it is, the faster it acts and the faster the effects take place. Within hours of a minor dosage, the affected tissue will begin to break down.
It is fine in any cold temperature that humans can survive in, and only decomposes chemically when exposed to heat of 100 C and greater.
These results show that it would be an excellent chemical weapon.

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-Dr. Thrax
Head Biological & Chemical Research Officer

(SECRET) General Ramel recieves the information over satellite transmission.

"You're sure this is the stuff, doctor?"

"Yes, general. Give it to our chem teams. They should be able to synthesize it quickly. Perhaps it can be employed in the upcoming war."

"Yeah. We might need it. Are you sure this is safe?"

"There shouldn't be any problems with sharing information with our homelands."

"Alright. If this turns out to be illegal and we get busted for it, it's your ass in my shooting range."

"Understood."

(/SECRET)

The USSCR, having had great success with its high-speed Maglev system, is interested in moving into space. We plan to utilize a vertical Maglev system, anchored to a space station in high orbit. This space station will therefore act as a staging point for other space exploration. We ask our MRC team to help with this system.

OOC: The USSCR officially ignores all space-tech, so we don't need rights from anyone or anything....

The USSCR, having had great success with its high-speed Maglev system, is interested in moving into space. We plan to utilize a vertical Maglev system, anchored to a space station in high orbit. This space station will therefore act as a staging point for other space exploration. We ask our MRC team to help with this system.

OOC: The USSCR officially ignores all space-tech, so we don't need rights from anyone or anything....

To: USSRC
From: AFRP (in MRC complex)
Subject: Sudgestions for Vertical Mag-lev

Seems quite plasible, however, may we sudgest a design for the station:

http://www.artie.com/cm/art/artists/barclayshaw/ringworld.jpg

(Though you might want to ignore the sun in the picture *heh*)

Using a multilayered wheel and spoke system you not only solve gravity, but allow for a large amount of space as well as a stationary centerpoint for the elevator access.

The space station may seem plausible, but its cost and construction would put huge strains on the USSCR. If this were to be an international space station (not its name), then I suppose the funding could be donated by participating nations. Further, the USSCR does not have the shuttling ability to create the space station. Therefore it can only build the Maglev system and a small temporary satellite to keep the line "taut".

On a side note the space station must be in high oribt, stationary above the earth. Thus plans have been made to have it bristling with weapons..... At this time the USSCR has decided to announce its under-the-table purchase from a nation.
It consists of, among intelligence-gathering satellites,
16x SRLS(Satelite Rocket Launch Systems) Able to stow a classified amount of missiles, whom have classified ranges and warheads.

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