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The Phoenix Rising: A Nation Game of Secrets, Conspiracy, and the Unexpected | IC

Российская Федерация - 2020
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Name: Russian Federation
Head of State: Vladimir Putin
Head of Government: Dmitry Medvedev
Type of Government: Presidential Republic, Sovereign Democracy
Population: 160,000,000
Capital: Moscow

Domestic

Internal Events:


To distract from the growing insanity of the world, here's Vladimir Putin with a dog​

The 2016 'July Coup' in Ukraine came as a complete surprise to the Russian government - for once, they had absolutely no hand in what had occurred and indeed, feared the new Ukrainian leader would reignite the conflict in Donbass, a concern for Russia considering its extensive commitments in Syria. Luckily this is did not occur: President Muzhenko publicly affirmed the Minsk II accords, much to everyone's relief. Indeed, while the coup had not been anticipated, it reaped several benefits for Russia. Firstly it alienated Ukraine from its western supporters, and fed into Russia's propaganda that Ukraine had descended into fascism. Moreover it resulted in Ukraine's own political scene becoming fragmented into pro and anti putchists, a rift which also spilt the anti-Russian opposition in Crimea and the Donbass republics. Combined with other international developments, such as the election of Donald Trump and the rise of the National Front in France, Russia has achieved a degree of rehabilitation and reconciliation with the West, signifying by both sides rescinding their sanctions against the other in 2017.

The lifting of sanctions, while a symbolic victory for Russia, did not result in a great deal else. The root problem for Russia's declining economic position was the low price of oil, and while the removal of sanctions aided the Russian economy marginally, it also removed a foreign scapegoat for the economic situation. Meanwhile, Russia continues to struggle to integrate Crimea, both in terms of infrastructure and in terms of hearts and minds. The financial cost of maintaining the Donbass republics, alongside Russia's continued military involvement in Syria, are also enormous burdens. Consequentially the late 2010s has seen a growth in unrest, of the democratic liberal, islamist, and ultranationalist varieties, and the further descent of the state into authoritarianism. Putin's cult of personality has never been more prolific, more popular or more mind-bogglingly irrational. Despite all this, Putin and his party, United Russia, continue their streak of unrealistically high popularity: winning a strong majority in the legislative elections of 2016, Putin a majority of 83% in the presidential elections of 2018. Despite rising unrest, and further global economic woes this year, this year's legislative elections are unlikely to go any different - certainly not if the FSB have anything to say about it!

Economic Status:
-Uhm..
- Not good, not good at a-THE RUSSIAN ECONOMY IS FINE, MOVE ALONG COMRADE.

Military

Army:
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Navy:
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Air Force:
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Alliances, Agreements, Pacts, and Trade:

UN Security Council
Council of Europe
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NORTH KOREA BRINGS WORLD MORE MARCHING, MORE DISTURBING NEWS!

See, everyone marches in North Korea! EVERYONE!

December in North Korea sees another round of military marches, set to coincide with Kim Ju-ae's (alleged) birthday. The young girl watches numerous military parades with her father, and is rumored to meet with high-ranking officers by Kim Jong Un's side.

The comical and yet strangely ominous pattern thus continues apace.
 
ATTACK ON THE WHITE HOUSE, CITIES HELD HOSTAGE


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At roughly one pm on the first of January 2021, the entire world was once again shocked by an attack on an American landmark. A group of heavily armed terrorists overpowered the secret service and quickly took control of the White House. Initial reports from bystanders indicated heavy, if not total casualties amongst the defenders of the President's residence. Graphic photos of bodies strewn across the White House lawn are playing on every television screen and internet news site across America.

The attackers have no identified themselves. They are armed with extremely advanced technology - armoured, personal exoskeletons and anti-stealth ground-to-air missiles. How this technology was smuggled into Washington, or even devloped in the first place, is unknown. Who or what these terrorists are fighting for is a simmilar mystery, and they have made no-

FROM: Armed Communist Liberation Front of America​
TO: United States, World

We demand the immediate dissolution of the corporate owned congress and the nationalization of all corporations. If our demands are not met, we will detonate the nuclear weapons we have buried under three American, one Chinese and two European cities. Furthermore, if any attempt is made to retake the White House, we will detonate one nuclear weapon. If the attempt does not desist, or we do not specifically cancel the detonations, all six nuclear weapons will be detonated.
 
French Internal events

"....We interrupt this broadcast to bring you breaking news of an unconfirmed terrorist attack upon the American capital. At this time we have no details, but will bring them to you as we receive them...."

"....Yes, we can confirm that at 1 pm today the White House came under attack from an unknown terrorist organization. Reports indicate that there have been near total casualties amongst the Secret Service and staff, though the current status of the American President has yet to be determined. President Juppè has been escorted to a safe location as reports come in, and...."

"....The group calling itself the Armed Communist Liberation Front of America has claimed responsibility for the attack, calling for the dissolution of the American Congress and the nationalization of all American corporations. They have threatened to use nuclear weapons should their demands not be met. The French government has yet to comment....

"That is correct. As of six PM today, January 1st, 2021, President Juppè has declared a state of emergency for the nation of France. Travel between France and the rest of the EU has been curtailed and an advisory issued....."

"...Euronext Paris was closed today over fears of potential terrorist attacks concurrent with the seizure of the American White House....."

"....I'm here in Toulouse, where we can see that the Gendarmerie nationale has come out in full force, patrolling the streets and I am told beginning efforts to locate any nuclear devices which might be hidden in France, as well as tracking down members of this Armed Communist Liberation Front of America inside France....."

To: DGSE, DGSI
From: President Juppè
Internal Memo

We have a situation on our hands, one that threatens our entire nation. Gentlemen, I need you to confirm if this group has hucler weapons hidden in any of our cities, then locate and remove those weapons if they do exist. You will have everything you need to accomplish this task.
 
WHERE IS KIM JONG UN?

Have you seen this pudgy Korean dictator?

Kim Jong Un has once again vanished from sight for many weeks now. Meanwhile, more disturbing news about his daughter, who now has her own official state hymn, and is a general in the army, apparently.

While being eight.

There's also been a bevy of promotion and appointments within the government, many of whom are Kim family members. Needless to say, speculation is largely running in one direction, with people honestly asking themselves--is the craziest nation on Earth going to get crazier?
 
German Internal Events

A state of emergency is declared in Germany as the BND begins searching the city

To USA
From Germany

Considering the President seems likely injured... We direct this to FEMA, Secretary of State, or whoever is running things. What help can we offer at this time?

To IAEA @Tekomandor
From Germany

What's the protocol at this time
 
Switzerland also declares a state of emergency; the FIS is on the case.

Many conferences are being held at the United Nations HQ in Geneva, as delegates from around the world receive directives from their home countries. Through cooperation, hopefully we will be able to find a peaceful resolution to this crises.
 
From: Philippines

General Statement

The Federal Republic of the Philippines is abhorred by this act of terrorism by the Armed Communist Liberation Front of America and as such we denounce their actions. The Armed Forces of the Philippines will be mobilised and be placed on high alert.


To: Armed Forces of the Philippines, Philippine National Police and National Bureau of Investigation @Tekomandor

Confidential

While there wasn't any mention of any bombs in our country, this may put more fervor into the New Peoples Army. Make sure they won't be a problem.
 
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Japanese internal events:

Given the ongoing crisis in China and Europe, the JSDF have gone on high alert for possible attacks on Tokyo, Kyoto and Kobe. Additionally, humanitarian supplies are being prepared for delivery to potentially affected areas, both by air and sea, in what might be the greatest test of the JSDF's rapid deployment capabilities.

Additionally, Japanese businesses, having previously been investing in American child supply companies, have reaped the benefits of the present crisis, by increasing their holdings.
 
The centre of American power and prestige has fallen to a surprise attack, and the world is held hostage to a threat that had previously been confined to the pages of thriller novels - nuclear terrorism. The world held it's collective breath, and out of the shadows stepped a host of would-be saviours and self-interested parties. News drones circled the presidential residence, HD footage being transmitted around the globe of the siege. A three-block radius had been cleared of people completely, and even more evacuations were under way as national guard tanks and APCs rolled down the streets of Washington.

The national guard receive orders - pull back to a three block radius, and keep to containment only. Incoming aircraft contain strike teams about to move on the White House. These orders would later be found to be fraudulent, but not for several days after the battle.

Half a dozen robotic killing machines burst forth from nearby buildings, rockets streaming from their upper bodies as their autocannon fists open fire. Explosions blossom to life on the armoured facade of the White House, the four wheeled robots deftly weaving around the lawn as they eliminated the missile wielding terrorists with mechanical precision. Men and women wearing body armour over everyday clothing burst onto the lawn, firing sleek assault rifles, LMGs and rocket propelled grenades at the exoskeletal armor terrorists. With uncanny accuracy the soldiers placed bullets into eye-slits and servos, all the whilst their robotic comrades provided covering fire for their advance.

That's when the news-camera footage suddenly cuts out - replaced with a message asking for calm in this difficult time. One man, however, was filming with a civilian drone and a camera with no connection to anything. His video, uploaded to the internet only hours later shows the shocking truth of what happened next.

A huge aircraft, an AN-64 cargo plane, dives low over the White House. Shimmering figures leap from the plane, landing with invisible grace and advancing on the building. Their movements are simply inhuman, as the more normal looking troops rush up to the facade. A group splits off, heading back into the streets of Washington as the invisible troops storm the presidential mansion. Their weapons leave craters in their wake, the absurdly high velocity bullets leaving a trail of fire in the air.

The others press on, and sounds of gunfire can be heard from inside the White House. National guard witnesses and news drones flying further back are able to capture the next stretch of the battle, which takes place on the streets of Washington within the evacuated area. A group of soldiers in huge, curved armour seem to shimmer into view as they rush towards an office building within the evacuated area.

Terrorists pour onto the streets from a squat office building, their bullets going wild. The powered armoured troops act as a vanguard, blasting their way through the onslaught and taking only a few casualties. Their weapons were not firearms - no, they were working energy weapons. They could only be seen as flashes of light and flame on their targets, blasting heavy steel armour of their enemies exoskeletons with ease. The more lightly armoured troops flanked the building, with gunfire that was uncannily precise, with later analysis of the footage showing them placing almost all their shots straight into tiny eye slits and under armoured joints. The robots raced around, firing rockets into the upper floors of the building and evading any return fire that didn't bounce off their thick armour.

The office building was about to fall to strike teams, only for it to explode in a spectacular conflagration. Then the armoured facade of the White House, secretly reinforced since the turn of the millennium, exploded outwards. Not in a ball of fire and smoke, not in a million shattered pieces but instead it was as if a huge wave of pressure had been directed straight at it; as three almost solid pieces of steel went flying out onto the lawn. Two embedded themselves into the lawn, but the third annihilated a historic building opposite the White House.

A dozen troops and half a dozen terrorists were also along for the ride, most of them crashing to the ground in a sickening crunch. Some of the soldiers managed to save themselves with almost inhuman acrobatics, landing with unnatural grace as the terrorists became smears on the lawn.

Three helicopters, later identified as modified RAH-66 Comanche helicopters, bored down on the blasted open residence. They opened fire, a deluge of missiles bearing down upon the gaping wound in the White House. A blurry figure, wielding some kind of blade and wreathed in fire from sheer speed, ran forward. His flesh sloughed off and reformed as he broke the sound barrier, shattering what nearby glass remained. One single frame shows him as he accelerates even further, stepping from missile to missile.​

The helicopter falls to ground, sliced almost perfectly in half. The figure is nowhere near as fast, and can now be seen. A tall, muscular man dressed in dirty rags. His eyes are covered by a heavy cloth, and though he moved with inhuman speed, he is no longer faster than a speeding bullet. Laserfire boils away his skin, but not faster than it reforms. Bullets pierced his body, but were only barely out of his flesh before the entry wound had closed. Half a dozen of the normal looking men and women charged, with a co-ordinated grace that was utterly uncanny. One was sliced in two, another sent flying back. Then they leaped backwards, firing secondary weapons as the helicopters turned away.

The man's entire chest exploded. It reformed, but then his leg was gone. A blurry figure, standing the shade of a ruined building held two enormous semi-automatic cannons under their arms. The man surged forward, a crystalline skeleton visible as his flesh was destroyed again and again. More and more firepower poured into him, until finally his skeleton was shattered into pieces and his flesh stayed blown apart. Then, even the non-wireless cameras cut out.

What is next recorded is the President stumbling out of the White House, in the arms of various numbers of the normal looking troopers. None of the others are seen, and their aircraft are soon lost to radar.

Ten minutes later, a one-megaton nuclear warhead explodes thirty thousand kilometres from the surface of the Earth.
 
NORTH KOREA
--GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENT--

We regret to inform the world that the Great Marshal, Kim Jong Un, has passed on. Selection for his successor will begin next week.

Man, we are so lucky this shit went down. I mean did you see that? It was effing insane! Ain't nobody gonna be looking too hard at us when that crazy is going on! What? No, of course, I turned the microphone off. What kind of idiot do you think I am?
 
To: World
From: PRC

Something anomalous has clearly just happened, and the world needs to know exactly what transpired in Washington and who supplied these terrorist with their advanced weapons. The Chinese government would like to call for the formation of an independant UN investigatory body pooling global resources to solve this dilemma, and for nations across the globe to lend their intelligence resources and cooperation to this body. The Chinese government is prepared to provide this investigatory organization with a new iteration Red String Analytica's proprietary metadata-based crime predictive and anti-terrorist technology, that has previously reduced crime in Shanghai and Beijing to near-zero, to help scan global networks for inklings of these conspiracies that have so threatened the world
 
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To: General Statement
From: France

Um, we, um, we are glad to see the successful resolution of the crisis in the United States, and the prevention of global nuclear terrorism. In light of recent events the French government believes that it is time to put more stringent international safeguards in place in order to prevent future attempts at nuclear blackmail.

To: DGSE, DGSI @Tekomandor
From: President Juppè
Internal Government Memo

While the situation in America has been resolved, gentlemen, we have to ask one thing in particular. What the hell just happened?
 
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NORTH KOREA
--GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENT--

We regret to inform the world that the Great Marshal, Kim Jong Un, has passed on. Selection for his successor will begin next week.

Man, we are so lucky this shit went down. I mean did you see that? It was effing insane! Ain't nobody gonna be looking too hard at us when that crazy is going on! What? No, of course, I turned the microphone off. What kind of idiot do you think I am?
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From: Japan
To:North Korea
The Prime Minister wishes to extend his condolences to the North Korean people for the death of Kim Jong Un, regardless of the possible circumstances surrounding his death.

From: Japan
To: China
The Japanese government agrees with the need for such an organization and will contribute to it, but wishes for it to function through established organizations, I.E. Interpol.
 
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NORTH KOREA
--GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENT--

We regret to inform the world that the Great Marshal, Kim Jong Un, has passed on. Selection for his successor will begin next week.

Man, we are so lucky this shit went down. I mean did you see that? It was effing insane! Ain't nobody gonna be looking too hard at us when that crazy is going on! What? No, of course, I turned the microphone off. What kind of idiot do you think I am?
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To: NK
From: PRC

The Chinese government expresses its most sincere condolences

To: Japan
From: China

Interpol would be workable, although the special mission herems powers ought to be expanded beyond a pure advisory role--an international body must have the power to hunt down whatever conspiracy has supplied these insurgents effectively and without delay
 
To: USA @The Lone Taco
CC: NATO
From: Italy

Confidential
We hope the United States know what just happened, because we are completely lost.
 
From: Britain
To: China

Her Majesty's Government is happy to help form some sort of a group, or use interpol as suggested for some sort of a 'task force' to scout for clearly advanced groups.

Confidential:

We would also like to discuss the possibility of obtaining or creating our own version of the red string programme. Such a tool would do wonders for crime prevention in general.
 
ChineseDrone said:
To: Japan
From: China

Interpol would be workable, although the special mission herems powers ought to be expanded beyond a pure advisory role--an international body must have the power to hunt down whatever conspiracy has supplied these insurgents effectively and without delay
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To: Japan
From: China
Given that the only two nations affected by the recent events were the two most fragile great powers, it might be reasonable to assume that the present structure Interpol operates under is entirely sufficient for the majority of functioning governments.
 
EMERGENCY PARTY CONGRESS HELD TO CHOOSE NEW HEAD OF NORTH KOREAN STATE;
CHOOSES EIGHT YEAR OLD GIRL

Ri Su-Yong, President of the Presidium explaining what a terrific choice has just been made.

The Party Congress has met, and to no one's surprise, but quite a few people's discomfort, Kim Ju-ae has been granted the position of First Secretary of the Party, formally held by her late father, as well as First Commander of the Korean People's Army, Kim Jong-un keeping the position of Supreme Commander, and various other positions. The Congress has cited her "manful character" and "manifest brilliance" as reasons to grant her this high rank, with a paper she has supposedly written showing "such an innate and marvelous understanding of juche that it would be blind folly not to harness this incredible genius".

Interestingly, or perhaps, expectedly, Ju-ae has grown-up assistants to help her with her official roles--most prominent among them is her aunt Kim Yo-jong, who is named Second Secretary. It is obvious some sort of internal power maneuver has gone off, though just what remains mysterious.

But hey, it's North Korea.
 
Duzzit said:
From: Britain
To: China

Her Majesty's Government is happy to help form some sort of a group, or use interpol as suggested for some sort of a 'task force' to scout for clearly advanced groups.

Confidential:

We would also like to discuss the possibility of obtaining or creating our own version of the red string programme. Such a tool would do wonders for crime prevention in general.
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The PRC welcomes the UK's dedication to continuing global stability.

Secret: Red String Analytica would be happy to contract with the British government to develop a domain awareness anti-crime system of cameras across Britain, the information in which will be analyzed by Red String's proprietary software in their servers, and the information delivered to the British government. In addition to this, Red String can offer Britain--secretly--the implementation of a predictive anti-terrorist software that scans metadata working off of MI6 information and feeds to prevent future attacks like what occured in DC before they happen

NothingNow said:
To: Japan
From: China
Given that the only two nations affected by the recent events were the two most fragile great powers, it might be reasonable to assume that the present structure Interpol operates under is entirely sufficient for the majority of functioning governments.
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We will ignore the insinuation that we or the US are somehow "fragile" in interests of continuing dialogue

However, regardless of Japan's own non-involvement in recent affairs, one must admit that this recent event is clearly out of the ordinary and deserves special attention. Nihlistic radicals with futuristic weaponry assaulted the US capital and spread nukes around the world. They somehow also completely cut camera footage in Washington DC in a manner remniscent of events in Shanghai, implying that they may have global reach. Someting extraordinary must be done to combat this.
 
ChineseDrone said:
The PRC welcomes the UK's dedication to continuing global stability.

Secret: Red String Analytica would be happy to contract with the British government to develop a domain awareness anti-crime system of cameras across Britain, the information in which will be analyzed by Red String's proprietary software in their servers, and the information delivered to the British government. In addition to this, Red String can offer Britain--secretly--the implementation of a predictive anti-terrorist software that scans metadata working off of MI6 information and feeds to prevent future attacks like what occured in DC before they happen
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From: UK
To: China

It is only natural, quite frankly this attack and the events surrounding us are deeply worrying. What we had witnessed clearly represents at least two groups fighting it out, in the capital of the United States of America, with weapons ahead of conventional forces. While we are introducing rudimentary powered exoskeletons this year to the army, these groups clearly posess far superior arms and equipment.

Secret:

We must confess, we would prefer to create our own program, given the need to secure the data. However, a potential trial of such a resource could be implemented, and safeguards against usage against the British government or interests could be arranged. Should a trial prove viable, we would be open to discussing a fair deal.
 
ChineseDrone said:
We will ignore the insinuation that we or the US are somehow "fragile" in interests of continuing dialogue

However, regardless of Japan's own non-involvement in recent affairs, one must admit that this recent event is clearly out of the ordinary and deserves special attention. Nihlistic radicals with futuristic weaponry assaulted the US capital and spread nukes around the world. They somehow also completely cut camera footage in Washington DC in a manner remniscent of events in Shanghai, implying that they may have global reach. Someting extraordinary must be done to combat this.
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Given that the American deep state is currently embroiled in what appears to be a civil war, and China previously allowed an assassin to successfully take out a member of government and escape (for which a Japanese national has been falsely accused,) it's entirely reasonable to consider them relatively fragile states.

Additionally, from the authenticated footage we were able to attain (from 2channel of all places) it is entirely doubtful that the technology displayed by the attacking forces was entirely terrestrial in origin, negating the theory that a secret organization would be involved. After all, there would have been prior indications somewhere of viable energy weapons being developed by any major power.
 
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Duzzit said:
From: UK
To: China

It is only natural, quite frankly this attack and the events surrounding us are deeply worrying. What we had witnessed clearly represents at least two groups fighting it out, in the capital of the United States of America, with weapons ahead of conventional forces. While we are introducing rudimentary powered exoskeletons this year to the army, these groups clearly posess far superior arms and equipment.

Secret:

We must confess, we would prefer to create our own program, given the need to secure the data. However, a potential trial of such a resource could be implemented, and safeguards against usage against the British government or interests could be arranged. Should a trial prove viable, we would be open to discussing a fair deal.
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Indeed so. We must get to the bottom of this

Secret: We would be all to happy to allow the British government to run a beta test of this system before full implementation. Red String will found a subsidiary to operate servers in Europe and the West, Parcae Informatics, to work with the British government--we can assure you that no employee of Parcae will share information about British information with the broader institution of Red String and its own contracts with the Chinese government, and would be happy to submit to whatever infosec procedures the British government requests
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Given that the American deep state is currently embroiled in what appears to be a civil war, and China previously allowed an assassin to successfully take out a member of government and escape (for which a Japanese national has been falsely accused,) it's entirely reasonable to consider them relatively fragile states.

Additionally, from the authenticated footage we were able to attain (from 2channel of all places) it is entirely doubtful that the technology displayed by the attacking forces was entirely terrestrial in origin, negating the theory that a secret organization would be involved. After all, there would have been prior indications somewhere of viable energy weapons being developed by any major power.
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As far as we are aware, we never accused a Japanese national of any crime, merely noting that the suspecr fled to Japan. Regardless, we do not understand where this hostility on the matter comes from given that Japan has cooperated with us on the issue in the past. One assassination does not exactly a failed state make

As for this "footage", the authenticity and accuracy of the later footage coming from DC is questionable and ought not be used alone as a basis for decision--it just goes to show how little we understand this incident. All we know right now is that a radical grouo acquired advanced weapins and powered exoskeletons, along with possibly nuclear weapons, and took DC hostage. We must get to the bottom of what happened
 
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