8.8.23

Clones conduct major CSM exercise

The Clones have conducted their largest test firing exercise of Clone Space Missiles yet. Seven missiles launched from silos on Cloneworld, land mobile launchers on Cloneworld and Sandworld, and a submarine on Cloneworld struck targets on a lifeless planet in the Geulis system. The CSMs were not fitted with nuclear warheads.

With tensions high with MBO-New Sparta, it is thought likely the exercise is intended as a demonstration of Clone strategic attack capabilities. A spokesclone said that all missiles had hit the target within acceptable measures of CEP.