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Chairperson Orders Bustian Military To Shoot Down Satellite
Falling Satellite Poses Threat
The Chairperson and The Board announced today that the Bustian Military is to prepare to target an aging spy satellite before it reenters the atmosphere. They said the satellite if allowed to make its reentry, will pose a fatal threat to those who come in contact with it when it lands. The satellite is expected to break up and cause scattered debris to hit Taijitu over several hundred miles.
A tactical missile has never been used before to target a satellite and will be done so in the next coming days. Such missile will be fired from a Navy cruiser, with a predicted 80% chance of striking the target, before it begins its reentry. Doing so will break the satellite into such small pieces, that a majority of which will burn up as it passes through the atmosphere, greatly reducing the debris that falls over Taijitu.
The Chairperson and The Board's primary concern is the rocket fuel that remains on board the satellite, which could cause the death of many that come in contact after its reentry. The rocket fuel is housed in special tank, expected to survive reentry. It is the goal of the missile to hit and destroy the tank. Such a hit will burn up some of the fuel, if not all of it, leaving the rest to disintegrate during its passing through the atmosphere.
Director of the Office of Defense, General of the Bustian Military Jessica Rearick was quoted earlier saying, "It is the responsibility of the Allied States to make sure that our satellite poses no threat to the inhabitants of Taijitu."