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Slings and Arrows: Cyverons Crash Uranium Pod in Rome (FT; Open all)

Vespeterium Minor
03-10-2006, 13:48
It was a day like any other in the great city of Rome. Thousands of years of development had left the city as one of the greatest of human cities, with massive spaceports and great skyscrapers extending into the clouds. But as with all great peoples, the arrogance had set in. During humanities great wars, the defence above Rome had been impenetrable. Now it was lax.

A small pod was able to drift right by the numerous orbital defence platforms, and even past the great ships and space docks. Thousands of these passed by every day, chances were that it held relief for the poor, or vaccines for the unfortunate.
The chances were equally good that it contained a mass of uranium.

When the pod did not slow down to accommodate the traffic above the city, some began to worry. But not enough. The small pod continued at break neck speed towards the ground.
The explosion could be seen from far above as a massive orange cloud engulfed the space port. And then it spread. In a few short minutes, the centre of Rome had been torn apart, the people turned to ash. The shock would reverberate around the world.

[Taken from a ENN News Report three hours ago]

People of humanity. This is merely the first salvo in our campaign against the weakness of mankind. We know today that you suffer, from loss, pain, fear and anger. We know how the emotions burn at you. Look at your great city, how it lies ruined beneath our might.
But you have a choice. You can join our great Cyber Revolution throughout the Universe; be freed from pain and fear and anger and hate. Or, you can suffer more pain and loss at our hand. We offer eternal peace, or eternal war. You will become like the Cyverons, or you will die.
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