Analysis on potential foreign policy threat(s).

[Rokossovky]

I completely agree with our Glorious Comrade Chairman. Making the University seem like the big bad guy will not be hard. They are the most powerful (according to the graph). It is natural for smaller states to ally against the larger to protect themselves; it's called balance-of-power politics. This system was most favoured back in the 17th and 18th century's when a formal international system did not exist like today, and also very akin to our little situation. In other words we should focus on the fact that the university is the largest threat and play on the other faction's fears, get them to realise that collective security is the best way (I believe PRAVDA is the best method of this, no?). As for planet busters.... if the Ministry of Industry can build me enough, I have methods of finding out where the other factions keep theirs; we CAN minimize the retaliation. (the BEST solution is for industry to produce enough missiles to take out ALL of the enemy cities... but that is just me dreaming). In terms of our stockpiles, the best way to deploy planet busters is on carriers protected by massive amounts of cruisers. That way even if we are attacked it will not decrease our retaliatory strength. For this strategy to work we need to be buddies with the pirates (another common theme)... or have a massively larger navy (once again dreaming). Also, before a strike, it would be wise to move our capital out of our primary industrial districts to somewhere remote and unseen, temporarily of course.

[Jamski]

Like the Marshal says

-Jam

[Rokossovky]

Just stating what I'm sure the Glorious Comrade Chairman was thinking.

- Rokossovky

[Jamski]

We have the advantage that everyone hates Archaic, including his own team, (this is the guy that lost a poll to Xenobanan when he was the only candidate) It shouldn't be toooo hard to get an anti-uni coalition going

-Jam

[Googlie]

Originally posted by Jamski
this is the guy that lost a poll to Xenobanan when he was the only candidate

LOL Jam - you're priceless !!

G.

[EZRhino]

Originally posted by Rokossovky As for planet busters.... if the Ministry of Industry can build me enough, I have methods of finding out where the other factions keep theirs; we CAN minimize the retaliation.

If the University is foolish enough to leave their planet busting weapons inside urban areas, we can sabotage them with our probe teams

[Gnool]

Planet busters are still ages away, I think we should be more worried about "the here and now".

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I can't think of anything useful to say right now

[Rokossovky]

I can't think of anything useful to say right now

Exactly why we are focused on the not quite here and now. lol,

- Rokossovky

[Vev]

if we are next AI players, what shall we do against Miriam or Roze probes? I wonder what other surprises does Googlie have up his sleeves apart from armoured trance drop crawlers, hmmmm. I certainly hope no Ogres . Talking about ogres, I wonder if anyone have got them...

[Static Universe]

Originally posted by Vev
if we are next AI players, what shall we do against Miriam or Roze probes? I wonder what other surprises does Googlie have up his sleeves apart from armoured trance drop crawlers, hmmmm. I certainly hope no Ogres . Talking about ogres, I wonder if anyone have got them...

I thought he was kidding about the armoured trance drop crawlers, but I suppose we'll find out soon.

[Voltaire]

Speaking of foreign policy, we need a new Commissioner of Foreign Affairs, any takers for the position? Preferably someone charismatic that wont piss off the other factions too much.

[Rokossovky]

that wont piss off the other factions too much.

Guess I'm out of the running.

- Rokossovky

[Jamski]

someone charismatic

Guess I am too

-Jam

[Static Universe]

Originally posted by Voltaire
Speaking of foreign policy, we need a new Commissioner of Foreign Affairs, any takers for the position? Preferably someone charismatic that wont piss off the other factions too much.

I believe Comrade Octavian X has an interest in this postion, so I'll put his name forward.

[Gnool]

Voltaire, in his infinite glory, has nominated me (in the Pravda thread), and I like the sound of "Gnool, Commissioner of Foreign Relations" . What does everyone else think?