Nuclear weapons are undoubtedly a country's last trump card.
Before humans had the ability to start space colonization, it was even the most important force balancing the major powers in the world.
Although under Nuclear Deterrence, everyone around the world is trembling, fearing that a powerful nuclear warhead will fall on their heads and directly blow human civilization from the industrial age back to the Stone Age.
But it is undeniable that this terrifying balance of strategic deterrence has brought the earth into the most peaceful period in history.
But with the outbreak of World War III, humans began to have the ability to establish colonial satellites in space, and the status of nuclear weapons began to be slowly replaced by more destructive and environmentally friendly energy weapons and microwave weapons.
Among them, Earth Alliance's "Cyclops" system and ZAFT Army's "Genesis" system are among the best.
However, the cost of these two weapons is too high and they cannot replace relatively cheap nuclear missiles for the time being.
As one of the major nuclear powers, the nuclear weapons launch mechanism of Atlantic Federation still retains the characteristics of America.
To put it simply, a nuclear strike must begin when the president presses the nuclear button, and Department of Defense will take over the rest.
If it were in peacetime, such rude requests from the military would have been unceremoniously rejected.
But the problem is that as the war progresses, Atlantic Federation Government has long lost control of the army.
Major capital interest groups have personally sent spokespersons to try to get the biggest piece of cake from this war that determines the future direction of human society.
Therefore, the nominal president of the armed forces Commander has long since become a puppet.
After seeing the excessive demands made by the military, he didn't even hesitate for a second and pressed the nuclear button.
After all, we are dealing with only a small country this time - Orb, so there is no need to worry about nuclear retaliation.
In this way, a large number of Intercontinental Ballistic Missile and nuclear warheads deployed on the country quickly entered the launch process.
Within an hour, accompanied by the deafening roar and dazzling fire of the missile silo, six nuclear missiles took off and flew towards outer space.
If nothing else goes wrong, they will break through the atmosphere first according to the preset route.
Then with the help of gravity acceleration, it flew directly to the sky above several major islands in the Orb territory, planting big mushroom clouds one after another.
Seeing the scene of nuclear missiles rising into the sky, all the generals in the Atlantic Federation military's combat command room showed expressions of satisfaction.
Among them, the old man with the highest military rank and the first person to propose the use of nuclear weapons pursed his lips, and the white supremacist's unique arrogance and callousness appeared on his face full of wrinkles and age spots. "The destruction of Orb was completely caused by them! By destroying Orb, we can let those countries that still remain neutral understand the consequences of defying the will of Atlantic Federation."
"That's right! Since the end of the World War II war, we have been the makers and controllers of this world order. No matter who wants to challenge us, they will pay an unbearable price." Another person also echoed.
But just as the room full of people watched the nuclear missile rapidly increase in altitude, an accident suddenly happened.
I saw that for some reason, the six nuclear missiles actually changed their original trajectory and flew straight to the nearest big city.
One of them was headed towards the capital Washington.
moment!
Atlantic Federation's top military officials, who were plausible one second, turned into a mess the next second.
"Damn! What's going on? Why didn't our nuclear missiles fly along the planned route?"
"Sorry... I'm sorry, General. We don't know what happened. This... this is exactly the same as when the communication was hijacked before."
"How is that possible! Those are nuclear missiles! Each one is equipped with the most advanced anti-jamming device!"
"Where's the nuclear code? Can we still lock the detonator now?"
"No! The missile has been locked by an unknown program, and our password is invalid!"
"Get me North American Aerospace Defense Command! Ask them to launch missiles to intercept immediately! These nuclear missiles must be intercepted before irreparable damage is caused."
"The communication system failed! We lost all contact with the outside world! Even several emergency lines can't be reached!"
At the same time, several large cities in North America that were about to welcome Nuclear Blast suddenly sounded triple air defense sirens.
The piercing sound completely overwhelmed ordinary people who had never suffered a military attack in the country.
Some guys even stopped their cars, stepped out and raised their heads to stare blankly at the big lamas making the noise.
Others kept spouting all kinds of swear words from their mouths and couldn't figure out what was going on.
But soon, they saw a large number of interceptor missiles launched from the military base near the city, tracing one trajectory after another in the mid-air.
The police issued warnings to nearby people through the loudspeakers on the roof of the car, asking them to immediately go to the nearest subway or civil defense facility to take refuge.
At this moment, even the most stupid person realizes that something serious is going on.
Because everything is pointing to one result, that is, Atlantic Federation was attacked by a nuclear weapon.
And this nuclear weapon is quickly flying towards the city where he lives.
Suddenly, the scene was in chaos.
The people who were eager to take refuge didn't care about the traffic rules at all. One by one, they were speeding up like crazy, fearing that they would be slow before they could enter the shelter, and they would see a dazzling light rising from a distance.
This complete non-compliance with traffic rules will lead to traffic accidents and serious traffic jams.
Some fell into madness and despair and rushed directly into nearby shops to smash, smash, loot and burn. Others inspired the dark side of human nature and committed murder and rape without restraint.
With the pitiful number of police officers, there is no way to prevent such a large-scale riot.
Not to mention stopping it, even they themselves became targets of attack.
Since Atlantic Federation continued the no-gun policy of United States, the streets quickly became physically integrated.
The crackling sound of gunfire was as constant as firecrackers.
Almost every minute, someone was shot and lying in a pool of blood.
Those powerful people in the city, such as politicians, rich people, lawyers, celebrities, and gang leaders, had already received the news and took their families on helicopters and ran into civil air defense facilities that were strong enough to withstand Nuclear Blast.
As for the chaos on the streets and how many people would die, they didn't care.
Anyway, just shift all the blame to the nuclear bomb when the time comes.
Allen, who was directing the aftermath on the South Pacific island, saw this scene and couldn't help but sneer, shake his head and sarcastically said, "North America is indeed a simple folk custom. Do you see it? This is the result of a city or even a country being completely kidnapped by capital. Selfishness, self-interest, no moral bottom line, everything is focused on money, and when the end comes, everyone only cares about themselves."
"Oh, it is indeed disappointing. I can't believe that this is the country I serve for. But do you really want to detonate those nuclear bombs?" Murrue couldn't help but sigh slightly.
"Why not?" Allen asked with a sneer. "These nuclear missiles were not launched by us, but by Atlantic Federation itself. My principle in life is that everyone should be responsible for their own actions and decisions. Since the senior officials of Atlantic Federation want to destroy Orb, I will let them taste the taste of being bombed by nuclear bombs first. Don't worry, I have avoided the cities where the relatives of Archangel members are located."
"But... but that will cause the death of hundreds of millions of people! At least the central locations of six cities will be razed to the ground!" Cagalli relented at the critical moment.
After all, she originally had a strong sense of justice and was quite disgusted by this kind of behavior that killed and injured civilians in large numbers.
"Remember, Cagalli Yura Asghar. You are Supreme Leader of Orb, not the president of Atlantic Federation. The person you are responsible for is Orb All citizens of. Now, the enemy uses nuclear missiles to destroy your country and kill all your people, but you are worried about the other party? "Do you know what reciprocal revenge is?" Allen asked with raised eyebrows.
In just a few words, Cagalli immediately shut up.
After these days of study, she has gradually understood the darkness of politics, and also how cruel the relationship between countries is.
In the eyes of those big countries, small countries without strength are just pawns in the game and do not deserve sovereignty at all.
What's more, what Atlantic Federation did this time has already crossed the bottom line, and there is no problem in retaliating in any way.
Just like that, in silence, the first nuclear missile easily escaped interception and first arrived over the capital of Atlantic Federation - Washington.
moment!
Light that is countless times brighter than the sun appears out of thin air in mid-air!
Then it spreads to all directions!
When everyone noticed the mushroom cloud rising into the sky, the deafening explosion along with the shock wave swept everything within a few dozen kilometers around.
boom!!!!!!
Whether it was buildings, vehicles, or the water pipes, cables and gas pipes underneath, they were all completely destroyed in an instant.
Since the world of Gundam SEED has experienced a technological explosion, the power of nuclear weapons has increased more than ten times in just a few decades.
This is why just one nuclear bomb can destroy a huge agricultural satellite in a vacuum environment.
But now, these destructive weapons created to kill Coordinators have fallen on Atlantic Federation's own head for the first time.
The detonation site was also very cleverly and ironically set near the white building that symbolized the country's highest power.
Although the senior officials hid in the bunker early in the morning, they did not suffer too many casualties in this Nuclear Blast.
But those landmarks and historical buildings were all destroyed without exception.
Several other missiles were detonated one after another in the center of the big city in less than twenty minutes.
Countless high-rise buildings, museums and libraries filled with priceless art and historical relics have all become victims of Nuclear Blast.
The economic losses have reached horrific astronomical figures.
In particular, the two financial centers on the east and west coasts were attacked by nuclear explosions, which would inevitably cause the securities and stock markets of the Atlantic Federation to plummet.
Currencies and bonds are expected to plunge sharply after the next market opening.
Before those capital interest groups had time to jump in and clean up the mess, Allen took the opportunity to speak in public, revealing the inside story of Atlantic Federation's disastrous defeat off the coast of Orb, as well as the plan to launch a nuclear bomb to destroy Orb, only to suffer the consequences.
At the end of his speech, he declared that Orb would officially give up its status as a neutral country and declare war on Atlantic Federation.
When this news was broadcast in real time, the whole world was in an uproar.
Especially the fleet wreckage and large corpses floating on the sea outside Orb are enough to prove that Orb is qualified to challenge the big powers.
The tragic situation in several cities after being attacked by Nuclear Blast is a constant reminder to those countries with nuclear weapons of the dire consequences of using nuclear weapons against Orb.
"Hey! Hey! Hey! Are you sure? This... is this really Orb?"
Andrew·Bart Phil ade, who was sitting in the living room enjoying coffee, stared at the TV with wide eyes, unable to recover from the shock for a long time.
He really couldn't figure out why Orb, who was originally submissive, suddenly made a 180-degree turn in the whole country.
Sakura, who was reviewing the documents, raised her head and glanced at it, and said meaningfully, "Sure enough, a real artificial intelligence has been developed. Even the nuclear missile of Atlantic Federation can be tampered with and controlled."
"Artificial intelligence?"
Andrew·Barter Phil De's face changed slightly.
"Well! With the help of supercomputers and unique algorithms, artificial intelligence can easily intercept various electrical signals and silently control the enemy's computers, satellites and communications through infiltration. The fact that those missiles will fall directly on Atlantic Federation's home city is enough to explain the problem." Sakura gave a straightforward explanation.
After all, Desert Tiger is now considered a relatively senior general among the ZAFT Army, and has a very high level of command.
She plans to promote him to the commander of the theater, responsible for continuing the war against Eurasian Federation.
Andrew·Bart Phil Germany touched his chin and nodded thoughtfully. "I see! No wonder you suddenly ordered P. L. A. N. T to organize manpower to develop our own artificial intelligence. But since the artificial intelligence is so powerful, Orb should start launching cross-sea operations and launch a general attack on Atlantic Federation, right?"
"If nothing else happens, they should capture the nearest South America first. In other words, the future world will be divided between us, P. L. A. N. T and Orb. Whoever can swallow his prey first will take advantage of this competition. Are you ready to meet the challenge?" Sakura asked meaningfully.
"Hahahaha! Of course! I can't wait to launch the second round of offensive and complete the occupation of Eurasian Federation, including Eastern Europe and Middle East. Compared with the previous war that was fought timidly, this kind of war of conquest and occupation is more in line with my heart."
After saying this, Andrew·Bart Phil ed drank the last bit of coffee left in the cup, stood up and walked straight outside to board a plane.