readytorunbook Chapter 386 Star Harbor Construction Plan
Chapter 386 Star Harbor Construction Plan
Chapter 386 Star Harbor Construction Plan
After dropping the nuclear bomb, Alice simply said "oh" about the outcome and didn't pay much attention to it.
For the world, nuclear theory has always been strictly guarded, and countries lack sufficient understanding of nuclear weapons. The scenario of Glenada disappearing under nuclear dust is still too far-fetched for most people.
Alice didn't need to pay attention, much less jump out and say that she gave the order. After all, Glennada played with fire, and they were the ones who messed it up. Alice had more important things to do now.
After a series of starships, especially the Alice Dela Leyer-class warships, were launched and tested, establishing starports in low Earth orbit became a viable option. The combination of antigravity technology and propellant rocket propulsion systems gave the world a simpler launch/re-entry capability. Moreover, the cosmos, which holds the United Nations heritage of Earth, has already begun to build industrial automation.
Although the theory is that the current global constellation has the ability to overwhelm national markets with industrially produced goods, Alice did not do so. On the one hand, countries have formed a relatively self-consistent market system. Whether it is Colombia, Amelia, Lucy, or the East, commodity trade is extremely prosperous. Even countries that have established a proletarian social system have relatively open economic markets and have not yet reached a fully planned economy.
The planned economy is a complex subject. In Alice's previous life, it was mainly the Soviet-style planned economy. However, this economic system was largely unable to maintain development during peacetime, but it had a strong ability to withstand pressure in emergencies.
Therefore, what is currently being implemented in Amelansi is a mixed economy dominated by workers, and the transition to an automated economy will take at least a dozen years.
But some things can't wait. The FarEye telescope, which is orbiting Abercrombie & Fitch in geosynchronous orbit, has recently discovered a series of arranged points of light. These points of light are initially observed to be 100 light-years apart, but they are accelerating.
Alice suppressed the news, otherwise it would have caused panic. She disclosed the news to world leaders at a secret meeting of the UN Council headquarters.
It should be said that it is quite difficult for humanity to unite. Faced with a comprehensive interstellar construction plan, many countries voted against it, and even the neighboring Yugoslavia rejected the proposal, citing "the country is in dire need of reconstruction."
It's not surprising; threats decades from now are too far off now. Many countries have just undergone revolutions or ended wars and need a series of recovery processes.
Therefore, the plan was changed to be led by the United Nations. Since the countries did not agree, the United Nations would contribute the majority of the funds, and the countries would contribute a smaller portion.
"In accordance with UN Security Council Resolution 23, the UN Office for the Development of Space, led by the UN Office for the Development of Space, has established a General Headquarters for the Planetary Defense Program, which includes the Starport Program, the Planetary Defense Fleet Program, and the Planetary Defense Program. It is expected that within ten years, or 685 years, a UN space military force based on the Starport-Fleet-Planetary Defense System will be established."
The United Nations here is naturally the Universal Stars Organization. Back when it was first established, the Universal Stars Organization transformed into staff members of the United Nations. So now, the United Nations, which is holding a light blue flag, has considerable power.
"We've said it before, it's difficult for humanity to unite."
Alice stood in front of a floor-to-ceiling window in the conference room, looking at the bustling crowd. This so-called United Nations had begun to operate, and small countries were starting to raise their demands at the conference, mostly about anti-colonial and anti-hegemonic issues.
"Ha, who doesn't know that? Alice, what you've mentioned today is far too advanced for most countries. What nation's leaders would invest in something for the sake of potential destruction decades from now? Even the Empire..."
"Therefore, someone should stand up and look further ahead. We accept that not everyone can see the future."
Behind her, Yeka joked that she had abstained from voting. The construction of the starport was actually beneficial to all parties, but as she had said before, everyone would rather use the money to repair the land. Capitalists did not want to see the budget used to build rockets, and the proletariat was also pessimistic about the future.
However, the probes launched to those two moons have made initial discoveries of abundant mineral resources. One moon contains a large amount of water, while the other moon's surface contains a large amount of rare metals, rare earth elements, mineral resources, and especially a large amount of helium-3.
However, the upfront costs required to extract and transport these resources are enough to justify abandoning the project by various countries. In desert countries, Lucy Snow and the Sirens have obtained enough oil and natural gas, and in modern times, magic condensation technology has been initially applied in energy plants of various countries.
Alice knew this, but what makes visionaryism visionary is its ever-advancing ideal—that while other nations are content with the land, visionaries should look to the sky.
Alice firmly believed that the efforts made for the distant planetary seas would greatly advance technological progress; a rocket, a starship, the efforts made to build them would drive the world forward.
This progress should only come from the proletariat, not from capitalists who prioritize profit above all else.
“We know, we’ve always known, Yeka, just you wait and see… The pace of progress will not stop, and perhaps you can see what the future holds.”
Alice left the UN General Assembly hall, and not far away, a Soyuz-11 heavy-lift launch vehicle was being transported to the Grassland One air launch center.
"So, how's the situation in Glenarda?"
"Radio silence in the core area of Glenada. A Colombian reconnaissance plane entered the airspace, and no fighter jets were scrambled to intercept it."
Yeka asked her subordinates about Glenarda's affairs. She had heard about it before, but there were many troubles in the country. Even though Alice helped them develop a five-year plan, the empire was still an empire, and the entrenched forces within it required a heavy hand.
"Okay, these lunatics... let's not talk about them for now—those people from the Hillkin Group..."
"The Imperial Security Bureau has arrested them all. Part of the group's assets have been transferred to the Imperial Development Group, and part of them have been allocated to the Karasu Group as you wish."
Yekater was a ruthless emperor. Those who obeyed were spared, and those who disobeyed were killed. This was always the case. The blood of those groups who opposed the Empire's five-year plan would enrich the Empire's territory.
hope so.