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BRAKING NEWS: The Last Hours - Will the 30-Gigaton nuke detonate?

Vault 10
11-06-2008, 09:10
Channel Seven News
http://7chan.vt/n/

BRAKING NEWS

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GNAVT's supersized nuclear bomb about to explode



As the Vaults are slowly sealing their heavy airtight doors and those left behind rush to caves for shelter, as most of the world is bracing for impact, and the land values are plummeting, we're reporting to you the last-minute news about the catastrophe that is about to happen.

A week ago, we have translated to our viewers the official GNAVT statement concerning their new weapon, the Quasidan's Balls nuclear device (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=558133). For no sensible reason, the Association has built and decided to test a massive thermonuclear bomb, weighing over 12,500 tons, at least 8,000 of them active materials, and claimed to produce at least 31.5 gigatons of TNT equivalent. Such a device, nearly impossible to reliably deliver, is devoid of military value, and most have assumed this was nothing but a rude hoax or an empty boast from GNAVT.

However, just a few hours ago our informant in the Association has confirmed that the device indeed exists. What's worse, GNAVT is actually intending to detonate it, and the results will be much more catastrophic than expected. While our informant has mentioned that the latest modifications will increase the yield to at least 34,000 megatons, our own scientific estimates predict 6kt/kg efficiency, which means the weapon might yield up to 73 gigatons.

The power of this detonation will be one of the greatest disasters in the Earth's history, second only to the Chicxulub Tertiary Extinction Event 65 million ago.
Energy release from the bomb would roughly equal an impact of a 1.25-km diameter meteorite, an event of planetary scale. The seismic impact is similar to an earthquake many times larger than any ever recorded in the history. Bomb's explosion would dig out trillions tons of rock, leaving a crater 6 km deep, but this is only the top of the iceberg.

What's worse, the testing spot has been selected such that the Earth's crust is thinner, and the impact will shatter the crust, opening the upper magma and creating a massive volcano.

Tens of trillions tons of radioactive dust from the explosion and the volcano would fill the Earth's atmosphere, creating black clouds, raining radioactive death around the planet for months. While the emission won't be enough to turn day into night, the dark clouds would damage most agricultural crops in nations with colder climate, causing famine. Countries unfortunate enough to find themselves downwind for the first few days are expected to experience a full-scale nuclear winter this summer.
It's unknown for how long will the volcano act, but the landscapes will be changed forever.



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The Meteor Crater has been created by a 50m diameter meteorite;
15,000 times smaller than one equivalent to Quasidan's Balls (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=558133).

There are some alternate theories on why would GNAVT need to do such an indiscriminate act of mass destruction.

One concerns a part of their war with ALC. Apparently, the bomb testing site is located in GNAVT territory, but in some distance away there is an underground Aerospace Logistics facility, built before this land was overtaken by GNAVT. The GNAVT have been trying to destroy it for the last five years, but so far didn't even find the exact location. We can only hope the ALC forces will be able to destroy the bomb in time.

Most question, however, that destruction of this facility is the real reason. The collateral damage seems all too excessive for such a mundane task.

We do not know why did GNAVT decide to act with such disregard for human lives.

What we do know, however, is that there is only an hour left before the detonation.
Chernobyl-Pripyat
11-06-2008, 09:17
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Lynion
11-06-2008, 09:21
To: Vault 10
From: King Ranakin and Prince Xiahou, Kingdom of Lynion

The Kingdom of Lynion states that there is no such weapon. If there is such a weapon then it'll cause a massive nuclear winter will little hope for mankind and the planet Earth itself.
The Artic Republics
11-06-2008, 09:56
Look, I'm going to continue rping, voting in the UN and dealing with the daily issue whatever this thread says. Is it really realistic? Or will it turn out the bomb turns out to be a flop or even just an attempt to force concessions?
Vault 10
11-06-2008, 10:05
OOC: It's really realistic.
Look at it this way, somebody *is* going to do that. Or no, even just suppose somebody is going to do it; this is possible, after all.

How would you react?
This is our news coverage - what could be yours?
Allanea
11-06-2008, 10:10
OOC: It's ancient NS tradition that the NS earth is somehow immune to planetkiller weaponry. That's what prevents all the FT people with Death Stars and shit from killing it.
Vault 10
11-06-2008, 10:14
OOC: Yeah, I know. So of course no one is mandated to RP a famine or something. But one can if he wants to.

Or just write news reports.
Razorl
11-06-2008, 16:12
(OOC: OH DEAR GOD RUN FOR the HILLS!!!!!!!!111@)
1010102
11-06-2008, 17:44
(OOC: OH DEAR GOD RUN FOR the HILLS!!!!!!!!111@)

*Hums Metalica song*

IC:
The Binarian Empire hopes that we are far enough away to avoid most of the fallout. However, to be on the safe side we are issuing anti-radiation sickness pills. Please, find it in your cold, irradiated hearts to not detonate this weapon.
imported_ViZion
11-06-2008, 17:59
OOC: Sorry for the OOC post... but whats with the pictured of the vemted, cross drilled brake rotor for?
Vault 10
11-06-2008, 18:01
OOC: Because it says in the title, "BRAKING NEWS".

Though I wonder, how many people have thought it's a part of the nuke?
imported_ViZion
11-06-2008, 18:05
OOC: oh, wow, I didn't even catch that. lol and I'm sure a few people have... I'm not sure most people know what a brake rotor looks like, especially since that one is cross drilled.
The Lone Alliance
11-06-2008, 19:36
OOC: It's really realistic.
Look at it this way, somebody *is* going to do that. Or no, even just suppose somebody is going to do it; this is possible, after all.

How would you react?
OOC:I think the correct reaction would be this:

IC:
-TLA Command-
If we do it within the next 12 minutes we can hit it within 20 seconds of detonation.
"Then Make it so."


International Announcement from The Lone Alliance:

As we are unsure if such a device is real, but knowing that the detonation of such a device will be immensely negative to the future of the entire world. Therefore this can be seen as nothing more than a threat of world destruction by the GNAVT. Therefore the Lone Alliance has been left no choice but to launch a full Scale Nuclear Strike on this weapon. We further declare war on the GNAVT.

48 SLBMs have been launched from oceans that are nearest possible to the target zone.
Further 24 SL Cruise Missiles have been launched from the same location.

Thors within striking distance of the target area have been redirected.

(As you know a nuclear weapon will only go off if it is activated in the correct way. If I simply blow the whole thing up on the outside, it will simply burn up instead of detonating...

But thanks to this, I get to use my full superweapon arsenal and no one will condemn me for it! Happy Day! )
Vault 10
11-06-2008, 19:44
OOC: You don't know where exactly it is... Even the ALC, a company in the same nation, has just learned moments ago.

However, I'll reply presuming you have rough whereabouts. There's an air battle going on around; you might have spotted something from satellites.

Also, note that Vault 10 is a large nation in the North of the Greater Dienstad - it's quite far for cruise missiles.
Zurest
11-06-2008, 19:52
Public Opinion (What the people including you know IC.)

Zurest fully supports your nuclear power and has no intentions of putting a stop to it.

My Own Opinion (What will happen.)

Zurest will declare war and within twenty-four hours Zurest will cease the Nuclear device. Zurest will then keep it in a confidential nuclear silo and tell the public that the device is in fact gone. We will use any force unnecessary.
The Lone Alliance
11-06-2008, 19:55
OOC: You don't know where exactly it is... Even the ALC, a company in the same nation, has just learned moments ago.

However, I'll reply presuming you have rough whereabouts.

Also, note that Vault 10 is a large nation in the North of the Greater Dienstad - it's quite far for cruise missiles.
They are longer that most other Cruise missiles in order to give them a larger fuel load for distance. The cruise missiles are for whatever they can get within range.

PS: Are you going to take the bomb to the target poiint? Or is it already there?
Burtilana
11-06-2008, 20:00
OOC: @Zurest within 24hrs the bomb would have been detonated, and I think you mean any force necessary.
Vault 10
11-06-2008, 20:00
OOC:
The device is actually there. Obviously it's too huge to be transported; it's not exactly a bomb.

Cruise missiles won't have time, it's at most 30 minutes to the zero hour now, and well... We aren't all that close, Greater Dienstad isn't Haven, but it's still far.

P.S. Check TG.
Rosdivan
11-06-2008, 20:02
Zurest will declare war and within twenty-four hours Zurest will cease the Nuclear device. Zurest will then keep it in a confidential nuclear silo and tell the public that the device is in fact gone. We will use any force unnecessary.

Your chances of seizing would be remarkably improved through the proper use of the English language.

Can we stop with the idiotic "My forces shall magically timewarp in to seize/destroy the weapon" wanking please?
Zurest
11-06-2008, 20:06
OOC: Rosdivan the nuclear missile would give off a radiation. If I chose to send in team of jets that can pick up nuclear radiation it would be very obvious where it is located. Please correct me if I am wrong. Me saying "... any force unnecessary. " means that I will use excessive military force.

IC:

Location: Miles from the coast of the Vault 10 area.
Time: 29 Minutes to count down.

Two Nimitz class aircraft carriers shifted course to the shores of the Vault 10 area nearly three days before this event happened. The carriers are en-companied by a fleet of destroyers, and battleships. In exactly one minute countdown one hundred and sixty F-18 Hornet's will take off and move into unauthorized airspace to sink the nuclear missile and hopefully destroy it.

The location of the nuclear missile is unknown but the take off will in fact be seen by the jets coming inward. Once the attack is executed the air fleet will return to the Carriers heading back to open waters.
Vault 10
11-06-2008, 20:11
OOC: Hello there, how did you learn, and how did you slip through some carriers unnoticed? Late for that. Also... In one minute you won't be there. V10 is a pretty large nation.
Vault 10
11-06-2008, 20:12
Channel Seven News
http://7chan.vt/n/

BRAKING NEWS

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Aerospace Logistics forces breaking through GNAVT lines



Just recently, we've been reporting the most shocking piece of news: GNAVT was actually intending to detonate their impractical, but devastating superweapon.

It has been confirmed that the testing site is located near the Aerospace Logistics underground facility, and we finally have good news. All ALC attack aircraft in range have been scrambled, and as we speak this, their fighters are clashing with GNAVT fighters and SAM sites. We hope they can win, but we're not sure they'll be able to do it in time. There is unconfirmed information, however, that the facility had its own aircraft. In that case, there still might be time...

[Suddenly, a phone rings]

[into the phone] Yes?
[to the public] This is our insider reporter in Lighting Communications.
[listens]

We have just received an important update. Apparently, from an unidentified submarine, a missile launch has been detected! Should the rumors about the missile defense system GNAVT fields (http://z4.invisionfree.com/NSDraftroom/index.php?showtopic=1086) be true, and judging from the fact that ALC didn't use ICBM, we're afraid there is only a slim hope the bomb will be destroyed. However, it's always good when something adds to the chances.


This might well be our last broadcast, since the transmitters will be destroyed by the electromagnetic pulse. In that case, we'll be back on air as soon as the reserve systems are set up.

This has been Nicholas Pearson; stay tuned to the Channel Seven.
1010102
11-06-2008, 20:13
OOC: Rosdivan the nuclear missile would give off a radiation. If I chose to send in team of jets that can pick up nuclear radiation it would be very obvious where it is located. Please correct me if I am wrong. Me saying "... any force unnecessary. " means that I will use excessive military force.

IC:

Location: Miles from the coast of the Vault 10 area.
Time: 29 Minutes to count down.

Two Nimitz class aircraft carriers shifted course to the shores of the Vault 10 area nearly three days before this event happened. The carriers are en-companied by a fleet of destroyers, and battleships. In exactly one minute countdown one hundred and sixty F-18 Hornet's will take off and move into unauthorized airspace to sink the nuclear missile and hopefully destroy it.

The location of the nuclear missile is unknown but the take off will in fact be seen by the jets coming inward. Once the attack is executed the air fleet will return to the Carriers heading back to open waters.


And you managed to sneek a Carrier battle group past his navy how? Some how these 160 aircraft will make it past his air defense systems undetected how?
Zurest
11-06-2008, 20:16
OOC: Hello there, how did you learn, and how did you slip through some carriers unnoticed? Late for that. Also... In one minute you won't be there. V10 is a pretty large nation.

I found out you had the bomb by the news. Correct me if I am wrong you never stated blockading the surrounding waters by naval force. If you did then my bad. My post was at 29 minutes to the detonation. My jets will travel 500 miles in 30 minutes. I would say that is fair. My nation is unaware that you can not lift the bomb so I am to believe that you lifting it. That is how.

Note: Your post said that the news broadcast was a week ago, I said my carriers started moving three days ago.
[NS]Burtilana
11-06-2008, 20:16
OOC: @Zurest, I guess by your post count, you are new, I am also, and I suggest reading th stickies before properly RPing, they are very helpful
Burtilana
11-06-2008, 20:21
Burtilana;13761850']OOC: @Zurest, I guess by your post count, you are new, I am also, and I suggest reading th stickies before properly RPing, they are very helpful

Il post it actually signed in now :D
Zurest
11-06-2008, 20:21
Il post it actually signed in now :D I read the stickies. They are horrible. I believe my actions are completely realistic. I left him space to blow me down. I left him space to raise missile defenses such as a SAM or Patriot.
Vault 10
11-06-2008, 20:21
I found out you had the bomb by the news. Correct me if I am wrong you never stated blockading the surrounding waters by naval force. If you did then my bad.
Well, it's not a blockade. Having patrols near your borders is the standard practice for anyone.

I'd accept it in some way, but then it will be saying that anyone can close to our shores unnoticed...


My nation is unaware that you can not lift the bomb so I am to believe that you lifting it. That is how.
Here's the thread about the bomb; it was linked from the OP:
http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=558133

BTW - that thread actually was posted a week ago (I usually RP 1:1, although this is one slowed down time, of course).
1010102
11-06-2008, 20:22
I found out you had the bomb by the news. Correct me if I am wrong you never stated blockading the surrounding waters by naval force. If you did then my bad. My post was at 29 minutes to the detonation. My jets will travel 500 miles in 30 minutes. I would say that is fair. My nation is unaware that you can not lift the bomb so I am to believe that you lifting it. That is how.

Note: Your post said that the news broadcast was a week ago, I said my carriers started moving three days ago.

When he says big, he means big. Like Russia+China big. 500 miles ai't jack shit, even in RL. That's not even the distance from NYC to Ohio.
Zurest
11-06-2008, 20:26
Well, it's not a blockade. Having patrols near your borders is the standard practice for anyone.

I'd accept it in some way, but then it will be saying that anyone can close to our shores unnoticed...



Here's the thread about the bomb; it was linked from the OP:
http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=558133

Then shoot my aircrafts down and sink my ships.
Zurest
11-06-2008, 20:27
Well, it's not a blockade. Having patrols near your borders is the standard practice for anyone.

I'd accept it in some way, but then it will be saying that anyone can close to our shores unnoticed...



Here's the thread about the bomb; it was linked from the OP:
http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=558133

Then shoot me down. You could do even better, sink my carriers.
Zurest
11-06-2008, 20:29
I am nixed because I found a loophole I guess.
Burtilana
11-06-2008, 20:41
the loophole being?
The Lone Alliance
11-06-2008, 20:42
[into the phone] Yes?
[to the public] This is our insider reporter in Lighting Communications.
[listens]

We have just received an important update. Apparently, from an unidentified submarine, a missile launch has been detected! Should the rumors about the missile defense system GNAVT fields (http://z4.invisionfree.com/NSDraftroom/index.php?showtopic=1086) be true, and judging from the fact that ALC didn't use ICBM, we're afraid there is only a slim hope the bomb will be destroyed. However, it's always good when something adds to the chances.


If they are adding to the "Pepper Pot" then it works I guess.
Asgarnieu
11-06-2008, 22:16
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OFFICIAL MESSAGE FROM THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED DEMOCRATIC EMPIRE OF ASGARNIEU

Office 1
1217 Government Way
Balkan City, 85546
Balkan City S.A.R., United Democratic Empire of Asgarnieu

To: The Community of Vault 10, Greater Dienstad
From: Justin A. Herbert, President, UDEoA
Subject: Reprocussions

Before we begin our threats, we ask a simple question:

Why?

Is it necessary to do such a thing? Are you contributing to the world in any sort of meaningful manner? Is this supposed to be a show of force? We think that this demonstration is an act of the utmost stupidity, and your wanton disregard for the rest of the known world is truly disgusting.

We are not going to tolerate such a blatant display of idiocy, and are offering the following reprocussions should Vault 10 decide to detonate this megaweapon:

1) Naval blockade in international waters of Vault 10. All Vault 10 naval vessels encountered will be summarily fired upon, and all civilian freighters will be turned back to their point of departure.
2) Aerial blockade of supplies that may enter Vault 10.
3) Plea on the international stage to assist with the blockade of Vault 10.
4) Strategic takeover of Vault 10 overseas territories (should such territories exist).
5) Funding of Vault 10 dissidents and guerilla forces within Vault 10; including supplying said persons with equipment and weapons of mass destruction.
6) Mining of Vault 10 waters.
7) Stealth aircraft attacks of Vault 10 military facilities in the nation and abroad.
8) Encampment of Vault 10 expatriates and former Vault 10 citizenry within Asgarnieu and her territories, protectorates, and colonies.
9) Possible declaration of war upon Vault 10.
10) ADAN envolvement in this war (if voted upon by ADAN leadership)

Honestly, do the risks outweigh the benefits? Millions of your citizens will die, and the infrastructure of Vault 10 will be obliterated; not by us, but by your bomb.

We promise to defend not only ourselves, but the nations of the world that will be affected by this atrocity.

We will only ask once:

Disengage the bomb and dismantle it or all hell will be unleashed upon Vault 10.

Respectfully,

Justin A. Herbert
President of the United Democratic Empire of Asgarnieu
Vault 10
11-06-2008, 22:29
OOC: Whom are you writing to? It's not our government (V10CC), which is powerless anyway.

The "test" is conducted by GNAVT, a rebel organization, while our largest corporation, Aerospace Logistics (ALC) is at war with them.

Also, who do you think would suffer the most from a volcano in the midst of Vault 10? Take a look around: GNAVT *is* intending to bring the hell upon the more "legitimate" part of the nation.
If you want to fund the dissidents and guerilla, you have to fund GNAVT - the times when it took a government to build nuclear weapons are long behind.


edit: AN, you're in PMT anyway... and why declare it - a thread is ignored, practically, de facto, if you don't post in it and any related ones.
Axis Nova
11-06-2008, 23:09
ignored
Oily prata
12-06-2008, 15:17
[OOC: Reading this for the Lulz of a Braking news.]
Lynion
12-06-2008, 15:27
To: Vault 10 Government and Vault 10 the Nation
From: Kingdom of Lynion, King Ranakin and Prince Xiahou

I have heard your demostration and I believe that this is useless. A 30 Gigaton nuclear weapon will wipe out your nation, any other nation around it and any other nation that may suffer from this. Do not expect Lynion to give you any aid of any sort. Do not expect Lynion to establish relations of any kind if you contiune to do so.

Lynion will give aid to any country (except yours) if they have being suffered by the nuclear disaster/fallout.

We ask that you simply call it off and focus your time and money on other things.
Razorl
12-06-2008, 16:01
The Government is Not Detonating the dammned Mega Nuke Dammit! A Rebel Organization is Doing it and the government is powerless. Vault 10 Said it emself!
Lynion
12-06-2008, 16:04
sounds really odd though. how can a nuke that size fall into rebel's hands?
Razorl
12-06-2008, 16:09
They Most Likely Had a Good Tactican on Their Hands to Even Obtain Such a Weapon of Immerse Power. Luckly That in the case it goes kaboom i'll act as if it was a sizzle in the sky and everyone laughed.
Vault 10
12-06-2008, 16:25
OOC:
sounds really odd though. how can a nuke that size fall into rebel's hands?
Anarchy.

Over two decades ago, the nation has suffered a nuclear war with horrible losses, a war that could be avoided. After the civilization was restored, thanks to the Vault-Tec and to people's own efforts, everyone blamed the government. Seeing as most other governments were just as bad, they decided it's the concept of the government itself that is the problem.

So the new constitution limited the powers of the federal government, "Coordination Council", to such extent that it couldn't do anything except issue declarations.
The actual power is held by multiple independent entities. Some, like ALC and Vault-Tec, have a sort of agreement and cooperate with the Council. Some, like GNAVT, the mafia city of New Reno, and others, don't.
And GNAVT are masters of technology theft.
Razorl
12-06-2008, 16:27
Nuclear War, Vault 10? Are you a Fallout Fan?
DaWoad
12-06-2008, 16:39
IC: The ASD had had an agent in place with the rebels for a long time. The GNAVT was not actually as careful as it should have been in recruiting and Jared had managed to gain the trust of the senior most members of the group. He had also helped them to "arm" the muti-Megaton range missile but had"Accidentally left out a few key steps in the process. Now, In his bunk he was laughing quietly to himself as the other members of the group talked about how this nuke was going to deliver them to martyrdom. wouldn't they be surprised when instead of detonating the nuke merely shorted its arming circuit leaving it entirely useless.
Vault 10
12-06-2008, 16:39
OOC: And any more information about that agent? Age, gender, race, married or not?


2Razorl: Sort of.
DaWoad
12-06-2008, 17:59
OOC: And any more information about that agent? Age, gender, race, married or not?


2Razorl: Sort of.

Male, ASD, unmarried around 30 ish and my post is totally ridiculous but this thread is for shit neway so . . .. .
Vault 10
12-06-2008, 19:30
And here's the issue, it's Gaynigger Association.

BTW, about the reactions: I wonder why doesn't anyone do something as simple as issue iodine pills or launch a TV broadcast about how to act under fallout.
Should a real, less ignorable nuclear disaster strike close to you, akin to Chernobyl, will you also forget the civilians like the Soviets did?
Or a nuclear war - for instance, did you know that only 30% of casualties are inavoidable, and the rest 70% can be prevented through good civil defense?
Greston
12-06-2008, 21:23
OOC: This looks promising despite the fact I shall not be RPing my nation getting detroyed by the fallout but I would love to RP a little bit of a scientifical RP. Would you be ok if I had military scientists attending the explosions?
Kahanistan
13-06-2008, 09:52
And here's the issue, it's Gaynigger Association.

BTW, about the reactions: I wonder why doesn't anyone do something as simple as issue iodine pills or launch a TV broadcast about how to act under fallout.
Should a real, less ignorable nuclear disaster strike close to you, akin to Chernobyl, will you also forget the civilians like the Soviets did?
Or a nuclear war - for instance, did you know that only 30% of casualties are inavoidable, and the rest 70% can be prevented through good civil defense?

Didn't know that. I should probably have packs of desperate mutant survivors running around Haven, but I guess I just assumed 99+% casualties from getting glassed, especially since I have an uberly wanked civil defence.
Razorl
13-06-2008, 12:26
Yeah.. Thought so because there were too many Fallout Refrences
Vault 10
14-06-2008, 20:06
Channel Seven News
http://7chan.vt/n/

BRAKING NEWS

http://www.mgbmga.com/images/Grrotor1.gif

Time is running out



Hello. This is Channel Seven, Braking News.

We're continuing our reports on the massive weapon fielded by GNAVT, the Quasidan's Balls nuclear device (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=558133), and its test, which is expected to have disastrous results.

Minutes are left to the predicted detonation moment, and we have just got a video feed from a pilot in the Aerospace Logistics. Apparently he considers his life over and isn't concerned about the consequences of disclosure. We're sorry for low video quality; we're receiving our feed from a fighter, and nothing better can be provided by its electro-optical systems.



The screen switches to a square, low-resolution picture of the sky.

The fight is going on in a wide, but not very deep canyon. Water can be seen to the right on its bottom. Far in the distance, a tiny speck is visible, closed off by defensive batteries.

Twelve Aerospace Logistics fighters fly by on the left, surrounding a larger pack of GNAVT fighters ahead, all pitch-black. As missiles hit them, two ALC fighters fall down.
The GNAVT rush towards the screen, but the pilot gives a cannon burst and dives nose-down, banking to the left, narrowly avoiding the canyon side.

A few missiles, aiming at it, hit the rock and explode. The pilot tilts 90 degrees sideways, nearly sliding over the cliffside in ground effect, and pulls up, or, relative to the ground, right, and turns the plane around.

The black GNAVT fighters can be seen again, but now they're followed by ten ALC ones. Dark-reddish clouds can be seen, as GNAVT fighters fall down from the sky, black parachutes opening high above. A flash blinds the camera for a moment - the pilot has launched four missiles.

Another pack of GNAVT planes tries to intercept the ALC fighters, but two dozen more of them fall from above, two flights of four tying the GNAVT reinforcements in a dogfight. SAM continue to take their toll - in a cloud of chaff, one of the newly arrived ALC fighters is torn apart by a missile.
Still, the victory of Aerospace Logistics seems close. Sixteen attack fighters are rushing at supersonic speed, maneuvering right through the SAM fire, ignoring the losses...

...

...All of a sudden, there's a bright blinding flash in the left upper corner. In a fraction of a second, the screen turns into static noise.

Second pass one after another, but there's nothing but noise.

...




...What the? [silences the mic for a second]

We're sorry. There seem to be technical problems...

[silences the mic again, turns his head right, listens to someone, nods]

Thanks to our link to LightCom, we have information on what just happened. [Gasps, bites his lip] Apparently, out of the 24 ballistic missiles launched half an hour ago, the GNAVT Dachnik system has intercepted all but one warhead. It exploded too far to damage the device, but the electromagnetic pulse has knocked out the fighter avionics.

We're not sure if there's anyone left to destroy the device in time now, but there's always hope.


Should you not receive our next report in a few minutes, take cover, because it will mean the bomb has detonated. Although probably you'll be able to see the reflected flash yourself from any point in the world.

This has been Nicholas Pearson. Thank you for watching, and now we switch back to the "Crash Course in Surviving Fallout"...
The PeoplesFreedom
14-06-2008, 20:20
Somewhere Over the Ocean
The existence of the Sentinel series of aircrafts was a closely guarded secret within TPF for a number of reasons. Importantly, the aircraft were virtual electronic spys, using a myriad of different methods they tapped into various nations' computers, phones, and communications systems. Even close allies in TPF were kept sometimes under surveillance. Naturally the planes were backed by an elaborate orbital network, so the planes were normally used to spy at nations where TPF didnt' have its network. In this case the plane was near the nuclear wasteland of Vault-10, as TPF had learned through ALC sources that something big was about to occur.

It wasn't long before they found out about the gigantic and seemingly unrealistic, implausible, and impossible nuclear bomb, and soon the operators on board were rather frantic about just what to do. In the end, all they could do was watch. One of the operators ventured a small opinion " Well, looks like we won't live long enough to see Fallout 3. Damn." However, in the small hope of saving some lives, the plane gave the report to Prussian High Command. However, not wanting to induce mass panic, they did not issue general evac orders. Instead the fat bastards went and hid themselves in their miles deep bunkers, smoking cigars and drinking vodka, waiting for their doom.
Third Spanish States
14-06-2008, 21:15
"It is a fake!", was the catch-phrase that became the rule every time that the so-called Quasidan Balls where mentioned across the Confederacy. Whatever reason the gayniggers had to do it, perhaps probably a manner of calling attention of the world to their bizarre goal of making an entirely gay, female-less society based on cloning, or something equally insane. Cecily Lockhelm, aboard of the George Orwell Class Carrier, considered such threat as nothing more than a joke right from the first moment she glanced through it. After all, what could be expected from a real-life branching covert organization which name was directly taken from a legendary troll organization of the late 20th and early 21st century?

But somehow, such strange organization drew the attention of the elements of the Confederacy, and as of now, a group of employees of the Blackguards were looking for a "special agent" who was both gay and ****** in an attempt to infiltrate the GNAVT, as requested by the agency itself without public overseeing. Soon they found the man for the job: An athletic, muscular, six feet tall nigga that has among the roster of the best field agents for the more aggressive sorts of operations, but which unfortunately lacked any experience with the subtler infiltration into third party organizations. Nonetheless, the tall, dark figure dressed in black leather, Mad Max style (http://thesalmonfarm.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/Ubuntu7.10isnotquitereadyforprimetime_8112/MelGibsonMadMax.jpg), was immediately instructed by his boyfriend:

"Just be yourself love, and watch Gayniggers from Outer Space again"

And thus, a few days later, VarĂ³n Prieto, as he have been codenamed and fake-ID'ed, was already arriving to the also anarchic, but capitalist Vault 10, as a gay ****** in the hopes of meeting the Gayniggers. As he gave the passport, actually legitimate and was accepted as a tourist, he immediately came to a place called Cafe of Broken Dreams, where he asked for the menu, and soon asked for an iguana-on-a-stick, but the entire one rather than the beefs, because he heard some tales about a man called Doctor Morbid before arriving from a V10 tourist who was coming back from Third Spanish States, and also asked for a Nuka Cola, looking around in the hopes of finding any gaynigger sitting down somewhere nearby, flirting at himself.
The chrisman union
14-06-2008, 21:39
To: GNAVT central command
CC: ALC central command
From: Col. Ulysses Garth, A.S.C.U.A.F, temporary president.
GNAVT,
We have warned you enough times. With shipments from the Northern Baltic arriving now, we are preparing to invade. We know the rough location of the test site, and a task force has left Fedelian airspace and is preparing to invade. However, call of the test, and all military activities will cease against you, and we shall assist you in decommissioning of this infernal device.

OOC: In response to other nations, some of your methods are ludicrous. A nuclear strike on the nuclear bomb? Won't that set off the bomb?

IC: As we speak, a fleet of tanks, with anit aircraft defense, mechanized infantry, specialist airborne drop troops. and bombers with escort are all setting out to attack the launch site. With other nations doing the same, if you do not stop the test, you will be doomed. Do what is best for the planet. Stop the test. NOW.

ALC,
We are moving to support your armed forces over the test site. Fro checking former imperial satellites, we have confirmed that radiation levels over the test site has increased. Chances are they have armed the bomb.

Therefore, we request that you open your borders and allow the main body of the A.S.C.U.A.F Task Force into the state of Vault 10. Aircraft have continued into your nuclear blasted state regardless of your opinion. We MUST secure that weapon.

Col. Ulysses Garth
The chrisman union
15-06-2008, 18:59
To: ALC central command
From: Colonel Ulysses Garth, A.S.C.U.A.F

ALC,
We have waited long enough for a responce. We are moving in the main task force regardless of your views, and we are moving troops in regardless of your feelings. The launch site is in range, and we are engaging the enemy. We have told all our citizens to hunker down in nuclear shelters, and take Iodine pills. We shall not forget our citizens.

All other forces, determined on silencing these bastards and their nuke, I advice you to do the same. We shall crush the test site in one brutal attack.
Vault 10
15-06-2008, 19:52
OOC: It's too late... There are minutes left till the conclusion - not days.
This is a good start, and I would go along with it, but it's really a bit late, and, well, the plans have the conclusion sooner in RL time as well, too soon to retcon.
Third Spanish States
15-06-2008, 20:16
(OOC: I rarely get into threads in time and always arrive late, when not too late. I'm feeling like an slowpoke (http://photos-g.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sf2p/v253/169/93/553726211/n553726211_1281654_754.jpg)...)
The chrisman union
16-06-2008, 07:57
OOC:
*Reads that the conclusion is minutes away*
*craps pants*

IC:
"To all powers attempting to attempting to recover the bomb, disengage, I repeat, DISENGAGE! Bomb detonation is imminent. We have sent a team of our best soldiers in a last ditch attempt to recover that device. Other than that, there is no hope. It's been nice hearing from you. Garth, signing out."

--transmission ends--