War would break out soon. The United States Army and Navy each took one direction of attack, while the coalition forces from the other six nations occupied the other two directions. However, American staff officers also advised the coalition, and the directions assigned to it were all easy to attack and difficult to defend.
The easiest routes into Wakanda naturally had to go to the United States. The super-soldier squad and the assault troops equipped with new-energy weapons were already prepared. Once firepower from the rear shattered Wakanda's energy barrier, they would charge in.
The United States had not revealed much information about Wakanda. If word of the Vibranium deposits got out, the spoils would certainly be difficult to divide.
Even their internal allocation had taken endless arguing. The military, Hydra, the government, and other departments all wanted larger quotas. How could they possibly bring Britain, France, Germany, and the others into it before the war began?
Even after the war, they would have to keep it secret for a while. If necessary, they could give up a little of their interests in the Middle East. That would be enough to get those countries wagging their tails.
Internationally, American-led news organizations continued to smear Wakanda. Television, newspapers, and the internet worked together, and apart from remote mountain areas without reception, almost everyone believed Wakanda was a nation of evil.
It supported terrorists behind the scenes, engaged in extremist activities, and used despicable methods to murder brave American airmen. Even the recent attack on Tony Stark could not escape the claim of Wakandan backing.
When the directors at Stark Industries who had always wanted to replace Tony Stark saw the news, they immediately applauded it. They then put up money to have the media smear Wakanda even more aggressively.
Wakanda was