due to rising tensions between the TUPES union, and cinderist empire, a cold war has officially begun. on the union side, prime minister blaack shard is currently working on writing up doctrines to help secure the union's defense plan in the event of a war with the cinderist empire. meanwhile, emperor voidor of the cinderist empire, has been having scouts patrol the border frequently, with only a few incidents of cinderist scout ships being spotted within union territory, voidor has also begun to gain allies in the shadows, having fully allied with the chrysalian enclave, and has begun to find and gain more allies in secret, and rumors in the cinderist empire has been spreading that voidor has a list of organics and sentiant machines that he deems threats to the empire, voidor however denies a list existing and has stated that any proof of a list existing is just union propaganda. meanwhile in the union the o5 agency is working double time to find and supress any cinderist spies within union territory. public opinion within the both nations have expressed concern for what is going to happen, with worry of a war breaking out being one cause of the concern
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