Bonstock
30-12-2003, 00:30
A man in a military uniform walks up to the podium. "Ladies and Gentlemen," he says to a crowd of reporters. "Generalfeldmarschall Gustavus Adolphus, acting President of the Federal Republic of Bonstock."
Another man in military uniform walks to the stage. He speaks in a clear voice, with a slight Swedish accent,
"Fellow Bonstocknians, in the past 24 hours, our government has cleared for partial export a bomb of proportions enought to destroy whole nations in one shot. The project has remained classified until that time. The bomb has sparked international outrage from longtime Bonstocknian allies, who see the bomb as a threat to world security. We agree that the bomb is a threat. Though our commision on the export of WMD does extensive background checks, if one of these bombs got into the wrong hands, it could be devestating to the world.
"The Bonstocknian government has decided to cease the export of these bombs, for fear that a rougue nation could use them to destroy others. In addition, we are going to deactivate the bombs, and keep them in deep storage in hidden bunkers."
"When we cleared the bomb for export, we thought that the bomb would be such that nations would be more peaceful. That may not be so in today's complex world. As of now, the bomb will be deactivated, and will not be used unless totally necissary.
"In addition, the research into the bomb T2 will be halted. We hope that Bonstock will never use these weapons now or in the future. We believe that by freezing production and placing the existing bombs in deep storage, we can prevent the apocalypse they could have caused. I have no time for questions right now. Thank you." The man left the room, despite the reporters yelling questions.
Another man in military uniform walks to the stage. He speaks in a clear voice, with a slight Swedish accent,
"Fellow Bonstocknians, in the past 24 hours, our government has cleared for partial export a bomb of proportions enought to destroy whole nations in one shot. The project has remained classified until that time. The bomb has sparked international outrage from longtime Bonstocknian allies, who see the bomb as a threat to world security. We agree that the bomb is a threat. Though our commision on the export of WMD does extensive background checks, if one of these bombs got into the wrong hands, it could be devestating to the world.
"The Bonstocknian government has decided to cease the export of these bombs, for fear that a rougue nation could use them to destroy others. In addition, we are going to deactivate the bombs, and keep them in deep storage in hidden bunkers."
"When we cleared the bomb for export, we thought that the bomb would be such that nations would be more peaceful. That may not be so in today's complex world. As of now, the bomb will be deactivated, and will not be used unless totally necissary.
"In addition, the research into the bomb T2 will be halted. We hope that Bonstock will never use these weapons now or in the future. We believe that by freezing production and placing the existing bombs in deep storage, we can prevent the apocalypse they could have caused. I have no time for questions right now. Thank you." The man left the room, despite the reporters yelling questions.