The Executive Building, Tretridia
Prime Minister James Stevenson was bored. It was either he was stressed or bored. Being head of state tended to do that. He recalled his predecessor, Adam Wilson. He currently wanted nothing to do with politics. At one point, the war had caused his popularity to plunge.
Ah yes, the war.
When the blockade essentially cutting off Celannica was formed, war was inevitable. After all, blockades was an act of war. So it wasn’t a surprise when Celannica and Stratarin to declare war against each other, events cascaded into a catastrophe. When the intentionally caused power outage (whose cause is still secret) occurred on the “Eternal Wrath,” the last thing people at Tretrid thought would happen was that it would fire on Myriad. And so the Treaty of Aura was signed. And all the nations had to pick up the pieces.
Of course, all of it was a misunderstanding, and could have been prevented if there were better channels of communication. Which was why embassies for the FPA cropped up in Emberwood Coast and other SEPC nations.
Even if the war happened, the destruction of Myriad could have been prevented if the FPA knew that Myriad was civilian. This made Stevenson wonder who gave the FPA such bad information. And of course, (all) the drama in orbit could have been prevented had the FPA not mounted weapons on the station. If firm rules had already existed over weapons in space, there would be a firm case for the FPA to remove the weapons.
All these facts tormented Stevenson recently. In a statement the previous day, he said that he would work as hard as possible to prevent another tragedy like the one on Myriad from happening. But how? Stevenson figured that he would get nations to meet and discuss the matter. So he did one of the most routine parts of his job. Writing letters.
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To: The leaders of all nations
From: James Stevenson
1 Main Street, Tretridia, Tretrid
To those reading:
Most of you will remember the war that happen winter last year. The war, commonly known as the Four Days War, was a tragedy in all aspects. It was caused by a misunderstanding, fueled by paranoia, and led to the destruction of Myriad Station by another space station, the Eternal Wrath. The Eternal Wrath had weapons which were ordered disarmed by the Treaty of Aura, and these weapons posed a threat for all satellites in orbit around Urth.
The incident that happened posed a question: Could this have been prevented? The answer is yes. If the SEPC’s and FPA’s immediate instinct was to establish relations, instead of being hostile to each other, the war wouldn’t have happened.
To prevent another incident like this, I invite you all to a conference so we can discuss the subject of whoever has sovereignty over space, and the matter of weapons in space.
Signed,
James Stevenson
Prime Minister
The Second Republic of Tretrid
