The looming shadow of nuclear war undoubtedly gave Uzummi Yula Athha a powerful sense of crisis.
For several days in a row, he dreamed of countless missiles falling from the sky, followed by one massive mushroom cloud after another rising into the air.
Countless great cities vanished amid deafening roars, leaving behind only a handful of survivors and endless ruins.
Moreover, the Atlantic Federation's complete reversal in its diplomatic stance placed immense pressure on the Lion of Orb.
Just as he was forced to drastically increase defense spending to ensure Orb possessed the means to protect itself amid the chaos to come, something terrifying happened that drew the attention of the whole world.
After P.L.A.N.T. completed its ammunition and supply deliveries to frontline units, Sakura personally led the newly consolidated ZAFT Army in launching an all-out war against the Eurasian Federation from North Africa and near Earth orbit.
This time, she showed no restraint and directly used nuclear weapons to clear the way.
In less than fifteen minutes, thirty immensely powerful nuclear bombs were detonated across Earth, and the Eurasian Federation lost more than 1.5 million troops.
Nearly every military base and designated war zone suffered devastating strikes.
There was simply no way to organize an effective resistance.
Forget resistance—the government's executives were directly decapitated by tactical nuclear weapons.
By the time other nations recovered from their shock and terror, the Eurasian Federation had already completely collapsed.
Many member states stepped forward to announce their withdrawal from the Eurasian Federation.
Others directly chose to surrender to P.L.A.N.T., declaring that as long as this damn war could end sooner, they were willing to accept any terms the other side proposed.
Before nuclear weapons capable of destroying everything, the extremists who had once supported Blue Cosmos, the media outlets that had clamored