Thread:Treebeard1010102/@comment-5080468-20170727093705/@comment-5080468-20170727120512

So let's line out the events of the beginning of the war. My proposal is:


 * Late 2500's: First contact between Medwedia, the Talven Empire and the Olchian Union (the OU is a planetary state that has STL ships).
 * 2605: Medwedian surveyors discover immense deposits of uranium on Olchus.
 * 2613: The President orders for Olchus to be "put under Medwedian sovereignity".
 * 2614: A small invasion fleet is quickly assembled and is sent to Olchus. Instead pfcontacting the government of Olchus and offering them to surrender and join the Medwedian Democratic Federation, the fleet simply attacks Olchus. A 100-gigaton fusion bomb destroys the small moon of Olchus, sending debris towards the planet and killing millions of civilians. The fleet then proceeds to invade Olchus in a blitzkrieg operation and meets resistance only in the form of Olchian sub-orbital interceptors. Olchus formally surrenders after a week.
 * After the invasion: Medwedian military rule is established; the invasion fleet returns home and large mining machines arrive. The planet, now sunk in nuclear winter and into a post-apocalyptic state, is subject to large-scale strip mining. The powerless Olchons can only watch as they are left to die of starvation and earthquakes. Cities become ruins.
 * Having heard of the events, the Talven Empire condemns the Medwedian Democratic Federation, blockading the orbit of Olchus. Medwedian cargo ships, unable to return home, send a signal for help, fearing that the Talva steal their valuable uranium.
 * The President sends a fleet to break the blockade and escort the cargo vessels home. The Talven fleet is ordered to retreat at pain of a war declaration. The Talven emperor refuses to give in and shortly after that recieves a formal declaration of war. In the meantime, the Talven and Medwedian fleets exchange first shots above Olchus.

Good idea?