The Arms Control Conference was still ongoing, but in truth, it had already lost all meaning. Germany, the United States, and the Island Nation simply could not reach an agreement on capital ship tonnage. There was no need for this conference to continue.
The German delegation clung stubbornly to 1.5 million tons and refused to let go, firmly opposing the United States and the Island Nation having a combined capital ship tonnage exceeding that figure. Yet the United States and the Island Nation wanted to raise their combined capital ship tonnage to 2.1 million tons. Only by forcing Germany to yield on the first type of warship could they further pressure Germany in the subsequent tonnage negotiations.
But unfortunately, Germany was, after all, the world hegemon and the strongest country on the planet. Even though the United States was powerful, and the Island Nation was not weak in terms of military strength alone, Germany would not fear them even if they joined hands. This Arms Control Conference was merely a smokescreen, meant to let the entire world see Germany's sincerity in safeguarding world peace. Naturally, success would have been for the best. But even if it failed, it would not have much of an impact on Germany.
After an entire week, the various parties still could not reach an agreement. Under such circumstances, Imperial Prime Minister Bülow had no choice but to announce on behalf of the German Empire that the Arms Control Conference had failed to reach a consensus and was therefore suspended.
However, as soon as the conference was suspended, German Foreign Minister Wachth announced at a press conference that the reason the talks could not continue was entirely because the United States and the Island Nation had opened their mouths like lions. As the world hegemon and