The Novus Atlanticus | Edition 7 (+Mundusian Stance on South American Conflict)

(NNABC) - The military has received new and experimental weaponry to be used out on the combat field. The official list of declassified weapons has been released recently by QW-Korpal General George Zefvr via suggestion of senate. All of the weapons listed were created solely in Mundusia and funded by corporate and government organizations. This continues to show our progression to self-sustainability along with our rise to international relevancy.

AEWMC CQC-5 Shotgun - Double-barreled pump action shotgun. Uses iron sights or optical sights as a standard. To be used in close range situations only. The weapon contains two triggers which fires their respective barrels. Produced by Aarol & Earlin Weaponry Manufacturing Company.

Vanguard Colubris Reprise - A reprise of the standard Colubris-3 sidearm produced by QW-Korps. Semi-automatic. Iron sights standard.

QW-BAR Hydragyum Model - Bolt-action sniper rifle developed by QW-Korps. Able to hit targets from 1,552 m away. The weapon could penetrate 10mm of armor plate at this range. Uses reflex sights or iron sights as a standard, can be equipped with a bayonet and laser sights.

These weapons could be the start of Mundusia's future in military equipment production and our ticket to the world stage. These weapons are only a small fraction of the ones produced, meaning that we soon will no longer need to consider the possibility of mass imports which could injure the Mundusian economic situation. Many of the citizens agree with this and openly support the creation of weapons, among other things, domestically. 

(NNABC) - Universal education has now become present in the territories of Mundusia. This is for both remote and academic(urban) families and followed after the Education-Industry Cooperation plan that was put in place back in 2094. The programs will allow primary, secondary, and higher education to anyone without any payment.

The new programs were funded publicly by several organizations and multi-national companies of Mundusia, along with taxpayer money which was originally going to go into international aid. The plan to transfer the funds from international aid to education were met with some controversy, but eventually subsided. 

Because of the new programs, tutoring company Moyaine has announced that they have upgraded from physical buildings to online. It seems many other tutoring companies followed suit afterwards. The millions in Mundusia are now becoming educated even if they've never stepped foot into a school in their lifetime. Hunter Ernest Franks believes that these new programs will help his family as well.

"I mean, these things are helpful! There is nothing stopping me and my child from learning those advanced things like algebra and geometry now! I could never get it in highschool, so having it simplified into something I can learn and then converted [...] I can say I finally get it! The government knows what its doing! And I like it!

There has been some debate on whether to keep the programs going however, especially from Minister of Foreign Affairs Joseph Cazikohic. According to him, he was in the middle of an important phone call when suddenly he received a call stating his funds would go to education. Despite this, he also claimed that it was a good decision on the government's behalf.

(NNABC) - New immigration laws have been put in place, allowing for any number of refugees and immigrants yearly as long as they can meet some new requirements. The requirements are part of the Credit System implementation in Mundusia which determine a person's ability to work in specific sectors of the economy and their education level.

This new system will apply to all immigrants who want to immigrate to Mundusia, as previously stated. Upon arrival, immigrants will be directed to the Credit System Administrative Offices. There, they will be interviewed on education and work prior to coming to Mundusia. If they fail to meet set requirements they will be given two options.

Option one will be to meet the requirements while paying 50% more tax than others. You will not be able to gain government-to-public funds and will have to live in low-income and rural cities. Option two would be engaging in unpaid labor in salt mines and agricultural communes.

The two options attracted controversy by most of the populace in Mundusia, especially from those who associate themselves with the de facto Liberal Democratic Party of Mundusia. They attempted to apply for a protest, according to the local government in Thies, stating the reason as "protesting the harsh and limited options for immigrants coming to Mundusia." The protest was allowed and will be held the day after publication

QW-Korpal General George Zefvr has responded to this, stating that he "had no other choice and was pushed immensely by the Democratic Assembly." Many have also called hypocrisy and possible law violations by the Democratic Assembly, as they had outright banned any form of slavery yet are currently supporting a law for unpaid labor of citizens. Democratic Assembly members have claimed and argued that those not under the Credit System are technically not citizens and, as such, the laws do not apply to them.

This statement garnered even more controversy. The members and representatives of the Democratic Assembly have been silent since the incident. Their silence seems to have angered more as well.

(NNABC, Reporting From South America) - Recent aggressions in South America between Peru-Bolivia and La Plata have escalated into a full-on war. The war started, apparently, when La Plata fired upon Peru-Bolivian border troops. The veritability of this statement has not be confirmed, but moves have already been made diplomatically and physically by the nations of the world.

Mundusia, however, is not one of these countries. The government has begun in a heated debate about whether to join on the side of Peru-Bolivia or La Plata. Mundusian interests in South America have been high for a long time, and right now would be a good time to display those interests. However, the government seems to be caught up in what interests to display.

The nation has always tried its best to create peace in the world when needed, but also follows an imperialistic doctrine on the standard and diplomatically expanding its sphere of influence. Despite both of these, a third option has arose. Neutrality, at least for the meantime until the government can agree on what to do.

The civilians of Mundusia also worry about the civilians of foreign countries, though. As such, they have united together as one and started to send makeshift aid to the countries currently engaged in war. The leader of this union, Marcus Auxe Osten, believes that his, and the community's, work is inspired by their own hardships.

"We, too, were hit hard by war. It is something I wish for no human being to witness. Especially the aftereffects of seeing your own town you called home burned to ash. No matter what side Mundusia will pick, the civilians of Mundusia will always support the civilians of the affected countries."

It is currently unknown where the conflict is going from here or whether the government will stay neutral for long. All that is known is that the civilians of Mundusia wish for this conflict to not go further.