DDS Commander Firefly has issued a stark warning to the UNP that cutting the money they give to the DDS will be a very dangerous move and will imperil the UNP and even the existence of the human race!
With Proxima 7's political parties still locked in coalition talks it is rumoured the DDS funding from P7 could be rolled back to 2109 levels as part of a deal with the New Puritan Way. This would cut DDS funding by around 2.3 billion zarks. However as P7 is the biggest contributor the other UNP members may also want to cut their contributions to keep them all the same size in relation. Thus the cuts to the DDS could amount to 5.7 billion zarks.
That would severely affect DDS operations and capability Firefly has said. "We would not be able to build as many ships, run as many upgrades and would have to scale back training and development. The DDS would be badly weakened and hence the defence of the UNP. Tarbot and Utrek lie on our borders waiting for our weakness, ready to strike, we must become stronger not weaker! We're not talking about nice people here but enemy powers who wish to conquer and destroy the UNP. The DDS is the only defence against that!"
