President Hayes Announces Hostility To New Bermudas

PRESIDENT HAYES ANNOUNCES HOSTILITY TO NEW BERMUDAS

April 10, 2099

Amid a recent wave of false land claims by the pseudo-nation known as New Bermudas, the Senate has approved a new policy that would allow naval vessels to attack ANY New Bermudan ship, military or otherwise, if spotted in international waters. All New Bermudan ships, especially military ones, will be assumed to be involved in the claiming of land that does not belong to them and will be met with whatever force is deemed necessary to prevent them from taking this land.

President Hayes stated that military vessels would be annihilated on sight, while civilian ships would be boarded, their cargo dumped, and then ordered to return to New Bermudas territory. He also announced that ships of the Imperial Navy, specifically a detachment of corvettes, frigates and a single destroyer would be taking up positions in major Bermudan trade routes and other areas in international waters where their ships are known to congregate.

President Hayes stated that he hopes both Scotland and the British Empire will take the steps required to neutralize the feral beast they harbor within the British Isles by any means necessary. As of the printing of this newspaper, the first Bermudan ship has already been attacked, a merchant container ship holding over 2 million OBD worth of goods. A detachment of Imperial Marines boarded the ship on April 9th at 11:37 AM local time and dumped all of the onboard cargo before ordering the crew to return to the ports in New Bermudas.

Although the strategy is considered controversial by some, it has been deemed necessary to control the Bermudas. More on the story as it develops.

ATLANTIC UNION RECLAIMS RAPTURE PROJECT, BEGINS CONSTRUCTION ON UNDERWATER BASE

The long-abandoned Rapture project, created by Dagger Company in an attempt to make an underwater city, has been reclaimed by the Atlantic Union following a bill being passed. The city will now be an underwater base/research lab situated 50 meters underwater. It will be approximately the size of a decent-sized office building, and allow the AU to experiment with new technology and weapons in a secure environment.

As of now, the AU has deployed construction crews to begin work on the base, which may branch out over time if needed. The AU Council has allotted 30 billion in funding (for now) to the construction efforts, and expects the project to be completed by 2102. 

The base will be protected by a complement of 300 AU Marines with underwater combat training, outfitted with the latest underwater firearms (UWAR-1 Underwater Assault Rifle, etc.) and other weapons for use both inside and outside of the building. As well as this, 2 or 3 ships will be posted in the waters surrounding the entrance lighthouse at all times, and a locally stationed fighter squadron will provide air coverage, as well as two AA turrets on the lighthouse. A torpedo net will also be in use.

OTHER NEWS

• AU orders Ukraine to end war with Donbass
• President Hayes recovering from assassination attempt on train, Vice President Walker still missing 
• Atlantic Union reaches 15 members
• AU headquarters established in Toronto (Canada), AUEC headquarters established in Reach (Republic Of Greenland)
• Blackpowder Studios announces firearms simulator release date, November 2099
• Burger Boy CEO to federal judge "coyote meat tastes just like beef, so why does this matter?"