ADF Rings in New Year with New Gear
MARIA (Orbis 22 January 2002) — Citing concerns over what officials in Athretvari’s Intelligence community say was a worrying uptick in anti-neutrality chatter, the Athretvar Government buckled down on its “all in†National Defense Posture, ringing in the new year with the delivery of 72 new Ath-96/OWAc “Medusa†Omni Warfare Aircraft from the Athretvari Defense Aerospace Corporation (ADAC).
Defender Tyro Leif, along with Admiral Saner Orkala, Chief of the Staff of the Athretvar Defense Forces (ADF), and Air-General Yila Kameri accepted the four new squadrons of aircraft on behalf of the ADF Air Corps at a military ceremony at ADF-AC Maria Airbase Gamma.
The ceremony also included the delivery of 500 new Ath-80/MBT “Tigra†main battle tanks to the ADF Tank Corps.
After inspecting a new Tigra tank and Medusa aircraft, Defender Leif spoke to a gathering of the ADF’s senior staff, ADAC employees, and journalists. He addressed the government’s continued commitment to its “all in†defensive posture, saying in response to a question—
“... We are saddened by the renewed threats against the general peace of Orbis. Our neutrality is national policy and irrespective of our alliance. We do not commit destructive offensive warfare out of respect for our fellow nations, not out of weakness or indifference...
“... While we harbor no illusions we may overturn or deter any act of aggression against Athretvari, we can guarantee that it will be a net-loss for the aggressor...
“... In so far as we should lose our treasure and resources in any event of a war against us, we make it so we hold nothing, except the steel in our tanks and ships, the alum in our jets, and the lead in our munitions...â€
The Defender said there was little that could deter masochists or warmongers, but he hoped the "more reasonable, yet still dreaded pirates of Orbis seven seas would realize Athretvari was nothing more than a bitter, little nation, a waste of time and money and sail toward easier, and plumper prey."
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