NS / UNP consider economic sanctions against Clones

The UNP, at the request of New Sparta, have begun considering whether to place economic sanctions on the Clone Star Empire after the sale of Clone Space Missiles to the Dinos. Trade between the UNP and CSE is worth around 27 billion zarks a year - though sanctions would affect both sides equally. It is thought unlikely there would be sanctions though NS are keen for the Clones to know of their displeasure at the CSM deal.

Relations between NS and the Clones are at their lowest for a number of years. NS Commander Knobhead has said that the proliferation of CSM is a serious security problem for New Sparta. The NS equivalent system LRM-20 is now in limited operational status.

UV241 : Back 2 The Clone Wars

• Pit Stop Strategy - Cruggson and GBH continue their memories of the Ottoman incident.
• Figured It All Out - How Ronald got his mystic sword Nebuchadnezzar.
• All Our Yesterdays - Windy remembers an old battle.
• Shop Floor - Windy learns of a possible fortune.
• Ridicule To Really - El Diablo has to investigate the murder of an SS officer.
• Ultimate Protection - El Diablo and Razorback delve deeper into the dark world of the SS.
• When I'm Cleaning... - The net closes on the murderers of SS-Tribune Varta.

Fleet News (05/10/17)

A bumper start to October with no less than 5 ships entering service (1 delayed from last month).

016-114 Wildebeest
018-101 Windscorpion
035-308 Krafty
046-111 Constantine
071-121 Supplier

The most notable new arrival is the first of 2 planned Windscorpion 018A monitor ships.

Story #2421

He's Dominated
Windy and Witchdoctor begin their secret mission.

Clones withdraw from military co-operation with NS

The Clones have withdrawn their personnel from a joint military co-operation team with New Sparta. The team had been set up 3 years ago to discuss and evaluate joint operations and shared best practice. It was always a small scale operation (at most 5 Clones were involved) but it had been hoped the team would be the start of a greater friendship between the CDF and NS.

However Admiral Anderson has ordered the withdrawal after criticism from NS to the Clones after the sale of Clone Space Missiles to the Dinos.

Sea Urchin nominated for NS Presidency

Nominations for the first election of the New Sparta Presidency opened on Sunday. Sea Urchin today received his nomination, seconded by Caratore and Zeppelin. Sea Urchin did not say anything afterwards though Caratore said he would be Sea Urchin's election chief. Campaigning would be mostly in the latter half of October ahead of the vote in early November.

There have been no other nominees so far.