posted 06-01-99 04:57 PM ET            

I don't particularly see why I'm being half-kicked out... I mean, if there were four nations ganging up on you, wouldn't you join up with your ally?

Anyway, supposing Korian has a little heart....

Down south.....blah blah blah(I think you know the drill by now). The TF owns:

Northern Mexico(incl Mexico City)
Nevada
Colorado
Texas
Oklahoma
Utah
Arizona
New Mexico
Louisiana
Arkansas
Missouri
Nebraska
Kansas

We focus mainly on production and controling outer space. We would like a treaty with Pacifica.

PS: I'm sorry! I just like being Texas! I want production and outer space to be my goals, and it seems the TF is the only way to get it! I'm sorrrrryyyy!

posted 06-01-99 05:31 PM ET            

Name: Fjorxc Daystar
Title: Archon
History: Was elected in 2021 over promises of restructuring, rebuilding, and the reunification of the continent under one government. Currently concerns himself with upgrading his military and industrial capacity.
Country Name: New Canadian Confederation
Territories: Ontario, Manitoba, Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois, Minnesota, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, Kentucky, North Dakota, South Dakota (all 1999 borders)
Current Capital: Lansing, Michigan

posted 06-01-99 06:03 PM ET            

Also the French have begun a rapid laser improvement program. In 6 months (OOC: Thursday) we excpect to imporve 2023 laser technology to the point where we can shoot down ICBMs with them.

posted 06-01-99 09:00 PM ET            

Our scientists are currently working on restoring several powered armor prototypes from the early 2020's and putting them into production. This should be complete by Spring 2024 (OOC: Friday). In the meantime, we will continue to use the inferior types which we have already put into service. Laser hand weapons are also in development, and should be done by Winter 2024 (OOC: Monday).

I would also ask the R�publique Francaise for an alliance. We share a common border, and only a few decades ago, your province of Quebec was a part of our country. Such an alliance can only make things for the better.

posted 06-01-99 11:51 PM ET            

Name: Denny Pick(Picker to my friends)
Title: Kal(I couldn't resist it)
History: A software developer who eventually gained enough cash to buy his own mercenary army. After the fall of Nato I announced my intention to remake Europe in a more citizen oriented way. Gained the peoples support and has become Kal of the Shu dynasty(a dictatorship)
Territories: Germany, Checkoslovakia(I know thats wrong, but hell I never said I could spell), and Austria.

I would offer a peace to treaty to Victor Galis(the one the only da da dum) and an alliance to Sheng Ji Yang.

posted 06-02-99 02:12 AM ET            

Name of Empire: Nunavut
Leader: Carny the (insert inspirational word here i.e. great, fearless, prophetic etc)
Title: dictator/ to foreignners, democratic leader
Territory contolled: Nunavut.
Goals/Aspirations: none, happily living in igloos, and icefishing, and drinking Molson Canadian (mental note: negotiate beer trade pact with Kal of the Shu, for some of that C Z E C H O S L O V A K I A N fine beer)... perhaps will entice the native peoples' to uprise their dictators and join whatever cause i make up.

current news: CNN has learned that democratic leader Carny the allmighty may be behind the recent mlitary actions of ethnic clensing in Nunavut. Appearantly a rumor is going around that air strikes will begin soon.

posted 06-02-99 04:54 PM ET            

The French agree to the NCC's alliance offer. They also agree to the Kal's proposal to a peace treaty. We propose a Free Trade agreement with the Texans and Pacifica.

To NCC: We will begin sharing our research data with you. I hope you will reciprocate.

Our laser program has 3 months left. (OOC: I will stress these lasers are no good for actual combat, but only against large incomming missiles (and possibly bombers). They are designed to be space-based.)
At the completion of that program, we will start a 3 month program to adapt our lasers for ground batteries to use (still only missiles and large flying targets).

The French Republic has moved troops for the Hull area and its NCC border to its border with New Brunswick. Some small potentionally invasionary forces were seen in the Hudson Bay.

We have begun a 1.25 year project to upgrade our small space station (100 people) (built in 2009-2012) to a much larger (though unarmed and unarmored space station for half a million people.)

posted 06-02-99 07:29 PM ET            

NCC: the St. Lawrence wil now be an international seaway open to all nations except those at war with the French or our allies. Also, you have the Hundson for access to the Atlantic. I suggest we begin on naval bases on the Hudson.

The French have begun a 1 year project to create a massive seabase at Waskaganish on the Hudson. In addition a 1 year project to link the river that Waskaganish is on to the Ottawa River has been started.

To NCC and Pacifica: I suggest an open border pact. This would allow any one from one of these countries pass to the others as if they were passing to another state within that nation. All three nations would have inspectors at the outer borders of this region checking anyone comming within the region. All flights from one French, NCC, or Pacifican city to another would qualify as domestic. (i.e. Paris to Toronto would be a domestic flight, as would Vancouver to Montreal.) this agreement could be called the Hull Treaty (as I propse our representatives meet in Hull, Quebec to sign it.)

posted 06-02-99 07:41 PM ET            

RF: We thank you internationalization of the St. Lawrence. It's simply a matter of location and industries-- most of our population and shipyards are located around the Great Lakes. Meanwhile, the Hudson Bay area is relatively unpopulated, and the bay itself is predominately ice-covered for approximately half the year, and icebreakers for an extended Hudson Bay fleet would be prohibitive to maintain.

We also agree to the Free Border Policy thing.

posted 06-02-99 10:56 PM ET            

OOC: How does attacking an NPC country work, cause I would like to expand east eventually.

posted 06-03-99 04:55 PM ET            

In addition, I am constructing several forts along the Manitoba-Saskatchewan border, as there are plans to annex this as-yet unreclaimed province. They should be completed with the first divisions of troops arriving in Winter 2023.

Current date is: Autumn 2023

posted 06-03-99 05:04 PM ET            

The satellites to carry these lasers into orbit will be completed as part of a 1 year project (OOC: Monday.)

posted 06-03-99 07:44 PM ET            

Leader: Secritary General Nicolas

Territory: Antarctica, where there are four million people spread over 20 or so subterrainian ice mining bases. These bases are made possible because it is cheaper for a country to buy water from use then build expensive desalinization and treatment plants. We also have the Falklands, Bouvet, Prince Edward Island, McDonald Island, and Macquarie (all are islands or island groups relativly close to Antartica).

Treaties: We have water deals with Saharan Africa, India, and the former American West. There is an open offer to export ice to any country, which can raise the standard of living and end a water crisis.

Research has been started on advanced small squad tactics at Freezing Point Military Academy. We would like to license the French Republic's laser technology for use in Heavy Laser Drills. These drills will speed water collection, base expansion, and allow mining the shallowest of Antarctica's seas.

Objectives:

Become a water monopoly.

Discouage reasearch into desalinization, teatment, and water conservation.

posted 06-04-99 12:25 AM ET            

SSTA: I offer you a peace treaty.

FR: I would like to get your laser technology. Perhaps I could give you a new technological advancement in return, when my scientists come up with something(OOC: Cold Fusion perhaps?).

I have finally incorporated the armies of my four countries into one fighting force.

We have 1 million infantry, 300,000 tanks, 100,000 artillery, and 500,000 mobile attack units(OOC: Jeeps, trucks and such).
We have 50,000 destroyers, in our navy as well as 30,000 submarines(20,000 hunters, and 10,000 missile) and 7,500 aircraft carriers.
Our airforce consists of 500,000 fighters and 100,000 bombers.

We have begun to research VR in a hope to make our military sims so realistic that our army will not only be well trained but experienced as well. We hope to have VR implant tech researched within 1.5 years(OOC: Wednesday).

posted 06-04-99 01:09 AM ET            

Spider: (OOC, how many bases do you have and where are they located? It's a really big ocean.)

The ASE's desire to disrupt our water export through economic means is harmless as mined water is costs approximatly %85 less then distilled. If you resort to piracy we will treat it as a declaration of war.

posted 06-04-99 09:52 AM ET            

Picker, I'm just kind of curious, how exactly do you maintain your military? A modern US CVN costs somewhere in the area of aboot fifty billion dollars (correct me if I'm wrong), and a sub costs a few billion as well. Not to mention the costs of missiles, repairs, fuel, and the training of the crews, paychecks, feeding, et cetera. How can you afford this? In addition-- where would you be able to port a fleet numbering 87,500 units? And an air force of six hundred thousand... how many airfields do you have? Where do you keep all these things? Where does the crew for them come? You'd need several million people in your military just to crew these things, and that's not to mention logistical support and other things. I just think that having an army that size is extreme overkill. Plus, why would you maintain a military of that incredible size unless you intend to conquer most of the universe?

posted 06-04-99 02:17 PM ET            

The men went in there lines, dressed in stunning black uniforms, supported by the workers. Word came from Spain that their allies had taken over Madrid and had gained control of Spain. Now it was there turn. Rome would be theirs.

The people followed the troops and the Rome government knew that they were coming. The people revolted in the streets and the black-shirted army walked right into the heart of Rome. With people revolting to support them, the army walked into the Parliament, with their guns out. With the army were prominent Italian generals, who fought WW3 with honor. They now turned on their government. The Parlimentarians were forced to sign the treaty.

Imran Siddiqui was now the leader of Italy, and Spain, if the reports were true. He walked into the Vatican with his troops and climbed up to the podium where the Pope usually delivered his sermons (the Pope fled when the army arrived).

"My people we have triumphed! Capitalism has failed us, and we must rectify the lie we have been living for years! The government has been making life safe for the elites, while the True Italians are being forced down! My people, we have also taken Italy in our revolutionary struggle, and Portugal has capitulated to us as well. May the Fascist Republic live forever!"

New Rome

Name: Imran Siddiqui
Title: Il Duce
Territories: Italy (1999 borders), Spain (1999 borders), and Portugal (1999 borders.)
Capital: Rome
Objectives:
1. Rebuild Italy and Spain's economies.
2. Build up the military
3. Establish the first True Fascist State
-unify the people
-abolish capitalism and begin state run economy
-abolish all other parties
4. Expand territories for national security and resources

posted 06-04-99 05:36 PM ET            

-Yeah right.

IC: We offer the SUR a peace treaty and a free trade pact. A agree to the exchange of the laser for Cold Fusion.

A large group of French air force and navy personnel landed on Prince Edward Island (the one in the Mouth of the St. Lawrence.) Settlers accomplnying these forces pointed out that they outnumber the natives 2 to 1. The new colonists demanded union with France immediatly. The locals called this an invasion, but were defeated in the Referndum. The island is now known as Isle du Prince Edouard.

Rapid construction of a naval and air base has begun on IPE, and the naval/ airforce personnel will man the base when it is complete in 1.5 years (OOC: Thursday.)

We propose the New Romans a peace treaty.

Date is: Winter 2023

posted 06-04-99 06:58 PM ET            

State labs have begun a laser program emulating that of the French with intent to use these advanced lasers for construction an drilling. This is expected to take 3 months more then the French's own research as the SSTA has less resources at it's disposal.

SSTA plans have been hindered in the past by Antarctica's small population(4 million on the mainland, 750,000 on the islands). To remedy this the government has launched an advertising campaign to increase immigration. The ads promise a work to all immigrants, as well as government provided food, water, and housing. 2 million new citizens are expected within a year, and two million more in a year and a half.

posted 06-04-99 08:52 PM ET            

The St. lawrence is closed to all NCC ships until the situation is resolved. All locks on the St. Lawrence will be self-destructed before they would be surrendered.

posted 06-04-99 09:53 PM ET            

I have no problems aboot the presence of your colonists on Prince Edward Island. What I do have a problem with, however, is the blatant disregard of the rights of the Islanders. I see many problems with several thousand French colonists marching onto a foreign shore and declaring it part of their empire, regardless of the wishes of the natives. I was under the impression that we left these attitudes behind us in the seventeenth century. Ah well, I guess some nations never do change.

posted 06-04-99 11:52 PM ET            

IC: As a side benefit(?) to our research into VR my scientists have found a new way and to distort guitar chords, giving a much greater range to the music.(OOC: If this is ok. I don't think it would matter cause it isn't doing nothing special, I just thought it would be a nice addition, besides I would like such a thing myself, since I play guitar).

NR: I offer your nation an alliance.

posted 06-05-99 09:03 AM ET            

First, dealing with the Saskatchewan point. Yes, there were plans afoot to try and bring it into the NCC. This would not, however, had gone in any similar way to the French invasion of Prince Edward Island. Where I come from, it's not very nice to drop a few thousand colonists on the shore and claim you own the place. By that logic, I could have twelve million of my people step over the Quebec border and claim that since they outnumber Quebec's population, Quebec is instantly part of the NCC. But I digress.

And as for the capital. The only reason for choosing Lansing was its already existing governmental infrastructure and its relative invulnerablility. Toronto and Chicago were also candidates for the capital, but they were both rejected for being too close to what one day could be a hostile border.

I also agree with the options presented by Pacifica. All I ask is that the Islanders have some say in what governs them, rather than be subject to a bunch of colonists walking onto the beaches and claiming this shore for the President.

OOC: I admit the only reason I did this was to make stuff a little more intresting. Plus, I was getting kinda bored, and I actually did get kinda angry at what Victor did. Go figure.

posted 06-05-99 06:04 PM ET            

New Rome today has begun a massive conscription campaign to protect our borders from those who would harm us.

That is all.

posted 06-05-99 08:48 PM ET            

An alliance with the TF has been requested. Also a research alliance offer has been sent to the French Republic.

posted 06-06-99 12:46 AM ET            

OOC - those extremely poisonous snakes were all drowned, as were several other species, but the advantages of having an inland sea were considered to outweigh the disadvantages, like the loss of the aforementioned poisonous snakes. However, since it was largely desert, these losses were kept to a minimum. Also, some effort was made to relocate various species to the remaining desert in Australia. Unfortunately, most of those areas are heavily contaminated with radioactive fallout.. and who knows what's happened to those venomous snakes now..

posted 06-06-99 01:16 AM ET            

Pacifica

Leader: President Korian

Territories: Alaska, the Yukon, British Columbia, Oregon, Washington, California, Alberta, Nevada, Arizona, and Baja California.

TF

Leader: JT3

Territories: Northern Mexico, Colorado, Texas, Oklahoma, Utah, New Mexico, Louisiana, Arkansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Kansas

French Republic

Leader: President Victor Galis

Territories: France and its colonies, Quebec

New Canadian Confederation

Leader: Archon Fjorxc Daystar

Territories: Ontario, Manitoba, Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois, Minnesota, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, Kentucky, North Dakota, South Dakota

Stated Capital: Lansing, Michigan

Anglo-Saxon Federation

Leader: Comrade Lihcruhc Notsniw

Territories: UK and Ireland

Stated Capital: London

Picker's place (name not stated in post)

Leader: Kal Denny Pick

Territories: Germany, Checkoslovakia, Austria

Nunavut

Leader: Dictator Carney the Great

Territories: Nunavut

South Seas Trade Association

Leader: Secretary General Nicolas

Territories: Antarctica, Falklands, Bouvet, Prince Edward Island, McDonald Island, Macquarie.

Atlantic Submarine Empire

Leader: Emperor Spider

Territories: 18 mobile bases on the Atlantic sea floor. Relics of American ocean mining attempts and UN population relief through submerged arcologies.

New Rome

Leader: Il Duce Imran Siddiqui

Territories: Italy, Spain, and Portugal

posted 06-06-99 09:23 AM ET            

Southern United Republic

Leader:Overseer Talon Shrekk

Territories:Maryland, West Virginia, Viginia, Tennesee, N+S Carolina, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Wash. DC, Bahamas and Virgin Islands

posted 06-06-99 10:48 AM ET            

The French have begun a year of research for improvements on the satelites. These should raise the chance of hitting a missile from 25% to 99.9%, and the number of shots per satellite (on a full battery) from 200 to 500. The recharge time is expected to fall from 30 minutes per shot to approx. 17.6 mins/shot. This program also includes the upgrading of said satelites.

We accept the SUR's research alliance. (We are sending plans for orbital lasers now.)

Our space station program has been modified (and extended by 2 years). The station will not house more people, but be armed with missiles, chaff rockets, a nuke or two, and lasers (like the satellites, except they can be used as a defnsive weapon against an attack (since we don't have to allow for athmosperic conditions, and our targets are bigger.)).

posted 06-06-99 11:44 AM ET            

In addition, the NCC is currently working on building an Atlantic Fleet, operating mainly oot of Philadelphia and New York. The first major ships should be completed by the spring of 2025 (OCC: Wednesday). Until then, patrol boats and other small, easily constructed ships will be used.

I would also like to offer the SSTA a peace treaty and a trade treaty as well.

posted 06-06-99 01:28 PM ET            

The SSTA has spoken out against Imran Siddiqui's new facist state in Europe.
The Secretary General denounces the government and its forced military service as a brutal throwback to the previous century and demands a return to democratic rule. Nicolas does, however, support Imran's policy of making the pope run like a scared bunny. Plans of arming opposition groups are being discussed in Assembly.

posted 06-06-99 02:32 PM ET            

NR: I withdraw my offer of alliance. I will not allow you to terrorise your own people.

posted 06-06-99 05:49 PM ET            

Construction has begun on a Hudson Bay fleet. It will consist of ice-breakers, freighters, Anti-submarine ships, an aircraft carrier, and some smaller warships, along with a few submarines.

posted 06-06-99 09:18 PM ET         

Name: Philip McCauley
Title: Chairman
Country Name: Lunar State
Territories:The Moon
Captial: New Chicago
Government Type: Frontier democratic

posted 06-06-99 09:38 PM ET            

In addition, the launch of the Adventurer has officially begun the NCC's space program. Over the next three years, supplies and equipment will be ferried up to orbit, where the new NCC space station, code-named Death From Above, will be constructed. This will be primarily a scientific post, with a permanent crew of sixty-four.

In other news, the NCC has entered into trade negotiations with the Free State of Iowa. One of the few former States which has not yet joined any of the new nations, the NCC-Iowa trade treaty will include, among other things, trading ores mined in the Canadian Shield for some of Iowa's plentiful food crops. A military alliance is also being worked on between the two nations, to the effect that any nation attacking Iowa will find the NCC at war with it as well. Similar overtures are being made to New England, mainly involving purchasing some of the remnants of the North American Alliance's submarine fleets, based oot of Groton, Connecticut.

OOC: I don't know why I chose Death From Above as the name for the station. It's just kinda... weird. Yeah, that's it.

posted 06-06-99 10:06 PM ET            

OCC: Heh... the main reason I'm not participating is that my paranoid and suspicious tendencies just kicked in. Where are those departments you mentioned, BTW?

posted 06-07-99 03:30 PM ET            

You may have noticed I was ignoring most diplomacy over the past several months. This was only to simplify our WCC negotiations with Emperor Spider. The WCC offers trade pacts to all nations excluding the fascist New Rome. Furthermore, we offer permanent peace and friendship treaties to Australia and the LS.

As for New Rome, the SSTA Navy will now begin patrolling the area between the Falklands and the Antarctic Peninsula for NR shipping. All NR ships will be turned back. As a further precaution, we will be planting naval mines in the area. All non-NR ships will be transmitted plans for safely passing the mine beds after reaching Cape Horn. I ask that the international community establish a similar patrol for the Straight of Gibraltar, and that the Panama and Suez canals be closed to the NR fleet. We are still considering arming Spanish and Italian freedom fighters.

SSTA advanced laser research similar to the french's has been concluded. A prototype laser drill is expected to be completed in the next several weeks. This drill will speed expansion of residential areas to house the immigrants who are already flooding the SSTA in response to the Population Expansion Initiative. Trade Partners are welcome to borrow this technology

posted 06-07-99 04:43 PM ET            

Our station is armed defensively. To prove this we will station it in a geosynchronous orbit above France. A plan has been made so that should its orbit rapidly decay (attack) it will crash into the mediterranean. We warn Luna, that should they try to pull something funny, we will return fire (not quite sure how yet, but we'll figure it out).

French scientists rumaging through Pacifican science archives have discovered NASA plans for an extra-solar probe (plans completed in 2003, OOC: I read a Popular Science article on this a week ago.) French scientists, will have a prototype antimatter plasma gun (OOC; Sound cool does't it? Well, it's only an ignition mechanism for the fusion reactor in the probe. It would take years to make it a weapon.)

In 5 years (OOC: the 27th of June), we will have the extra-solar probe complete. By then it will be able to achieve a max speed of .5c on its journey to the Alpha Centauri system.

posted 06-07-99 06:59 PM ET            

quote:

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Plans of arming opposition groups are being discussed in Assembly.

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My soverignty is being invaded. Simply because of forced conscription, which was practised by Sweden (an extremely peaceful nation) in the late 20th Century! Deplorable!

May I also remind you that the SSTA is aiming for a water monopoly? They aim for global domination, by sea first!

Any ship denying us access to Gibralter, which is rightfully ours shall be fired upon! Every ship in the New Roman Empire is outfitted with guns. Do not try us!

Also, Morrocco has just agreed to join the Empire of New Rome. They will gain the security of our military. Any aggressive activities will be met with total and severe war!

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Il Duce Siddiqui called for a blockade on the Canadian Federation. The mighty New Roman fleet.. dubbed the Masters of the Med, are moving into position.

posted 06-07-99 08:30 PM ET            

Imran:

My sovereignty is being invaded

Your "sovereignty" was obtained in violation of international law.

May I also remind you that the SSTA is aiming for a water monopoly? They aim for global domination, by sea first!

Global domination has never been our goal. Our plans for water distribution are humanitarian in nature, as we have already stated.

Morocco has just agreed to join the Empire of New Rome. They will gain the security of our military. Any aggressive activities will be met with total and severe war

Morocco did not agree to join you. They were invaded! The brave Moroccan government, who are our friends and trade partners, only surrendered to end the atrocities committed against its citizens.

I am placing a group of the new SSTA Ultra-light destroyers under NCC control for use the in Gibraltar blockade. I urge all nations not participating in the blockade to send ships of their own. If we do not contain the brutal Imran Siddiqui, he could eventually try to unite all Europe and North Africa under his fascist state.

Furthermore, the WCC calls for two international votes; one to ban New Rome from the Lunar Olympics and one to indite Imran as a war criminal for his crimes against Spain, Portugal, Italy, and Morocco. I would also like to ask Korian to attempt to negotiate a peaceful solution, as he did so skillfully on the issue of Prince Edward Island, before a war erupts.

posted 06-07-99 08:54 PM ET            

Reports intercepted by SSTA spies have revealed a New Rome fleet has made sail and is approaching your position. Seven SSTA ultralight destroyers have been detached to your command and sent to the Straits area. Maintain your blockade. If any ship flying a New Rome flag comes within probable attack range, do not hesitate to destroy it. That is all.

posted 06-07-99 09:51 PM ET            

quote:

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Your "sovereignty" was obtained in violation of international law.

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And which international law was broken? Making up lies about my nation won't help you at all!

And Fjorxc, the French are allied with New Rome!

People of the world, we are being prosecuted for our beliefs! The belief that only through the state, can the individual gain true freedom! To advance the Common Good, unhumanitarian nations wish to overthrow us. These hostilities must end!

CNN News

In the news today, it was discovered that the SSTA has been holding slaves and making them work under brutal conditions. These slaves are payed nothing and are given nothing.

posted 06-07-99 10:07 PM ET            

FR: Thanks for the anti-missile lasers, they should come in handy. I am sending you the specs for a cold fusion reactor.

Zekkei: I am sending you the specs for both these techs. I believe in helping mine allies.

ASE: I am also sending you the specs for these techs, although I don't know how useful you will find them.

posted 06-08-99 03:59 PM ET            

Hmm. Where exactly did you get that information, Imran? Even assuming that it is correct, which it probably isn't, how would you get your hands on it? Besides, a fascist dictatorship accusing a democracy of something like that... well, I'd compare it to the pot calling the kettle black.

The NCC blockade force has been called to fire upon any New Rome ship attempting to run the blockade. In addition, part of the NCC's Great Lakes fleet has exited the St. Lawrence and is heading towards the blockade zone. Stats are as follows:

At Gibraltar
2 AEGIS guided missile cruisers (main gun armaments have been partially replaced by lasers)
4 missile destroyers
7 SSTA ultralight destroyers
12 patrol craft
7 SSNs

En Route
3 aircraft carriers (1 CVN, others conventionally powered, 75 aircraft each)
4 AEGIS cruisers
7 destroyers
6 SSNs

I call out to the Texas Federation, Pacifica, the Southern United Republic, Nunavut, Britain, Pickerland, and all other powers opposed to the brutal fascist rule of Imran, to join the NCC in blockading Gibraltar. Mussolini almost led Italy to ruin eighty years ago, and we cannot stand idly by and watch the same thing happen again. Imran must be stopped.

In other news, the Adirondack Canal project has commenced. Using a system of widening existing rivers and cutting new ones, the NCC aims to connect the Ontario portion of the St. Lawrence with Lake Champlain and eventually the Hudson River, thus no longer requiring us to rely on the French-controlled St. Lawrence locks. This should be completed by the winter of 2027.

Date is: Winter 2024

posted 06-08-99 04:11 PM ET            

These hostilities must end!

Hostilities will end when our friends and trade partners in Morocco's democratically elected government-in-exile are restored to power and you Promise to wage no more wars of aggression against nations in north Africa or United Arabia.

In the news today, it was discovered that the SSTA has been holding slaves and making them work under brutal conditions. These slaves are paid nothing and are given nothing.

This "discovery" was originally made and reported by Imran Siddiqui's state controlled media. That it was later picked up by CNN means nothing as that news agency lost all credibility after becoming an American propaganda machine in World War III and later degrading into little more then a tabloid news program.

Imran, you CLEARLY do not understand living conditions in the SSTA. There are an estimated 10 million available jobs at the moment, and populations are only just reaching 8 million. Pay is generous and workers have a bounty of water and food (mostly fish as seaweed) available at low prices regulated by the Assembly. The only thing close to "forced" labor is voluntary work by convicts who wish to leave the prison system (which, I might add, is focused on rehabilitation rather then punishment) with money in their pockets with which to start a new life. I extend an open invitation to anyone from any country, including New Rome, to come and see just how the people of the SSTA live. There is an offer I don't think we will be seeing from the tyrant Imran any time soon.

In other news, a series of small nuclear detonations occurred on a small, uninhabited island off Bouvet. This signals the completion of SSTA research into terror weapons. Scientists and police tacticians now have a much better idea of how biological, chemical, and tactical nuclear weapons are used in terrorist attacks. SSTA special forces squads, which compose 8 percent of the SSTA military, are now undergoing training based on the results of the research.

The semi-industrialized Nicobar Islands were acquired from India by the SSTA in exchange for a 750,000,000 interest free development loan and the promise of construction contracts in the future. The Secretary General announced plans of construction of a massive, modern port at Ross Island. The proposed port will act as a center for WCC trade as well as a center of industry and development for the surrounding countries.

Spider and Zekkei: I offer you an opportunity to assist in the construction of Port Ross, as it will benefit all of us in matters of research and commerce in the future. You are both in positions to shorten the estimated construction length (3 years) considerably.

Philip: I would like to buy several tons of metals from you to use in the new construction project. This will also speed port construction, and could eventually benefit you as Port Ross would be the ideal location for a spaceport, rail gun, or star ladder with which to engage in trade with you. You could transfer them by simply splashing down the loads in the southern Bay of Bengal where we could easily retrieve them.

Fjorxc: I am pleased with the fine job you have been doing overseeing the Gibraltar blockade. I am sending four more ultra-light destroyers and a medium cruiser to assist you. Our blockade at Cape Horn will continue, as will denial of canal access by our trade partners in southern Mexico and United Arabia.

Our researchers have begun a project to study certain advanced semi- and super-conductors. The end date is not certain, but we believe it to be relatively far off. Frozen Point tacticians have begun a study on advanced naval tactics.

posted 06-08-99 04:40 PM ET            

-Most of those ships require at least 1000 men. Carriers over 5000. Also you could never have more than double digits of any (maybe a sub), and never many more than 20 carriers (assuming a buildup first).

The French Republic has declared itself neutral in the conflict against Imran. Unless shots are fired we will not plunge the world into war. We believe strongly in realpolitik.

The French have begun a massive navy building program aimed at making the French navy strong enough to defend North Atlantic shipping lanes from France to Quebec.

Negotiations have begun between the French and Iceland for the purchase of Keflavik AFB, the former NATO base and the territory around it. It is expected that the French will purchase this by the beginning of 2025 for a large undisclosed sum.

To Luna: Our space station weapons are aimed at the ground, not at you, and even so are more defensive (Our lasers are still ineffective against ground targets).

posted 06-08-99 05:28 PM ET            

IC:
Completion of Cloaking technology has been finished. Although the exact details were not released, the main features of this cloaking technology is its ability to render it completly invisible as well as eliminate its RADAR and SONAR signature. Manufacture has begun at the *top secret* manufacturing plants in *top secret*. Already 5 prototype "stealth cloaker" naval ships have been sent into the Atlantic from Norfolk naval base.

Plans for the new tech have been sent to the French Republic with a stipulation that New Rome would not recieve them.
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The SUR government announced that 2 new major projects have been started. Research on a "Supercomputer" has begun. This will allowing us the ability to research new technologies much faster. Time needed to finish this project is estimated at 4.5 years.(June 25th)

Also, a new massive spacestation is in the works. Going off standard spacestation technology, SUR scientists have announced some major improvements. It allows for 750,000 people to live onboard and has the ability to move as far as Jupiter. Time estimated:8 years to complete.(June 3rd)

posted 06-08-99 06:11 PM ET            

A massive new flagship FRS Victoria has been placed under construction, completion one year. It is an huge dreadnaught (Victoria-class). It carriers two squadrons of vertical take-off planes, plus normal battleship armaments. It has the cloaking device. A variety of ASUW towed arrays and torpedo launcers were added.

Research into cloak detection has begun. Given the technology, detector should be invented within 1.75 years. They will analyze water and air currents and find cloaked units that would deflect air particles.

With cold fusion the French deep space probe, FRSS Cartier will be complete in 4 years (.75 years ahead of schedule.)

We have sent all of our tech to our research allies.

Work on a colony ship to a habitable system has begun. The new ship, FRSS Unit�, will be complete in 35 years (OOC: Unless someone else helps, or tech improves, not in this thread.) It's speed is estimated at .35 c, possibly higher if we discover more advanced tech.

posted 06-08-99 06:27 PM ET            

French naval forces have rushed across the Atlantic toward Ste. Nazaire. Naval exercise have begun near Le Havre, Ste. Nazaire, and Dieppe. Live ammo is to be used in latter stages of these exercises and will be on hand.

OOC: What happened to the King of Britain?

French airforce squadrons (many, up to 10% of the force) have been spotted over Laval. Similar quantities have been seen near Montpelier.

French forces are in massive training exercises. The command structures are organized for massive three-front training exercises.

posted 06-08-99 07:14 PM ET            

In other news, New Jersey and Delaware have decided to accept the NCC's long-standing offer and become full member states. Similar offers have been extended to the governments of Iowa and Wyoming.

And in regards to Pacifica, the NCC will not lift its blockade of Gibraltar. The people of Italy have already suffered under one fascist state. I aim to make sure they do not suffer long under Imran's tyranny.

posted 06-08-99 09:25 PM ET            

Korian:

Imran has, for the most part, been a benevolent dictator

He waged a war of aggression against the neutral and democratic country of Morocco, and has been occupying it for three months. We have evidence of considerable atrocities against civilians and freedom fighters alike.

Imran has, for the most part, been a benevolent dictator, so we might be able to expect democratic reforms

I would like to see the restoration of democracy to New Rome as much as anyone, but if you expect it to happen, you are a fool. May I remind you that the despotic Imran has all ready overthrown the democratically elected governments of Italy, Spain, Portugal, and Morocco? Why would he see fit to return any of his empire to civilian rule?

Spider:

By the way, could you explain why an Antarctic-based rail launcher would not work?

It would work, and it would work better then one anywhere else on Earth. However, my people do not want a such a large, dangerous, and polluting device anywhere near them. I'm sorry. The most likely spot for a WCC rail gun is Port Ross.

posted 06-08-99 10:19 PM ET            

OOC: Victor, I was guessing. I know army and airforce, but I've never done any studying about navy. I think that underwater is more plausible than on the moon, but I think they are both a bit much at this time. Korian, I won't support a brutal dictator. If you are correct and he is benevolent, I would. But I am getting conflicting reports here.

IC: Imran, in the interests of peace, I would invite you to Berlin(my capital, since I don't think I mentioned), to learn from a benevolent dictator, ones who's people admire and respect him.

My army consists of 200,000 infantry, 50,000 artillery, 50,000 mobile attack units, and 20,000 tanks.

My Airforce consists of 3,000 fighters, and 1,500 bombers.

posted 06-09-99 05:31 PM ET            

OOC: Petition to redefine all dates in this thread as 20 years later for more realism. For example the war happened in 2032 to 203?, and we started in 2043.

We abstain from both votes. We will not undertake openly hostile actions against our neighbors.

posted 06-09-99 05:38 PM ET            

_Our capital ships can remain cloaked indefinitely, ut the water they displace can be seen. You have to be close abnd aim wepons by hand. Or be really close and... actaully see us. If you have detection algorithms like those we are working on, a well equiped scout plane could spot the ship. Otherwise you would have to manually analyze the sensor data for a cloaked ship (by which time it would be in a different place.)

posted 06-09-99 08:12 PM ET            

Yes, the naval ships with nuclear reactors can sustain them longer

posted 06-10-99 12:54 AM ET         

Our current fission reactors will be upgraded to cold fusion reactors in 1.25 years (Summer 2026), rendering us immune to nuclear meltdown and rendering solar power obsolete.

The LS announces the completion of the known universe's largest reflecting telescope! In spite of the fact that we can read the lisence plate of a car with it, we will, of course, not use it for intelligence gathering. (OOC:It can see the earth for roughly 8 days in every lunar month. Atmospheric conditions block the view.) Because astronomical data cannot concievably be used to another nation's advantage, we will provide this data to any interested nation at no cost.

The Lunar State wishes to encourage other nations, particularly the FR, to attend to the problems facing Earth before bringing them to another planet. We would sign that treaty. We intend to concentrate upon expanding our bases on the moon before looking at the asteroid belt, or Mars. (OOC: Definately not in this thread.)

We are discontinuing research into tide control. Our preliminary experiments show that it is simply impossible with current knowledge, and that further research will be a waste of time until fundamental breakthroughs in understanding occour.

With regards to this 'underwater cloaking' technology...could one attempt to detect the radiation emissions from the reactor?

OOC:I vote to reset the date.

ban New Rome: 1 yea, 2 abstain.
Imran a war criminal: 1 yea, 2 abstain.
OOC: Advance the date: 2 yea.