Thermal Laser: the Hope and the Hype (and many more news)

The following are excepts from Nexus News Network, the major media power of Oscalantine, which is also considered the fourth power of the three-branch government that Oscalantine has. The NNN shows the best and the latest news of Oscalantine that can be seen by the foreigners of Oscalantine. While many object to its bias Nature, NNN is mostly accurate with its news, often times condemning the Oscalantine government for its rash actions and stating the other opinions that seems to disagree with Oscalantine.

Regardless, the NNN is the ONLY news network in Oscalantine that has close ties with Oscalantine's inside, able to give more detailed information about any source at any time. Nexian Report is an except from this magnificent news, giving the outside leaders an announced events that should be taken seriously and with consideration. Therefore, if you are interested in Oscalantine and its happenings, tune into Nexian Report, the source for all major happenings of Oscalantine. For the Corporation!

Nexian Report

Nexus Incorporated has recently released the following reports that it has received from Rhombiom Corporation. Rhombiom Co is one of Nexus Incorporated’s largest trading partners since the creation of Nexus Incorporated.

Quote :

From. Rhombiom Corporation
To. Nexus Incorporated
Subject. Native matters

Dear Executor, I congratulate you on your recent triumph and you succession to the throne. Knowing your deceased father, I’m sure he would have been very proud of your claim and your rise to power. I hope that Nexus and Rhombiom would still be trading partners and I also hope that as leaders of each of our respectful company, I hope that we can rise from the status of mentor and student to friends, comrades in arms venturing into the new tomorrow.

And now, if you would let this old man rant, I have some troubles. You know that I would have personally come to NexS 01 for your political victory if the situation wasn’t so dire. As you know, the Rhombiom Corporation has been mining precious ores from Corporate Territory 07 for a good decade now, and we have even gone through the trouble of respecting and reserving the tribal customs within the area. You know me. I love to please people, although it might leave my profits a little less.
But recent events with the country of Silios have been an issue with me. Silios, that nation in the region, has been putting restriction on my mining operations in the name of an environment! I know that this bastard doesn’t care about the environment; we have been keeping up with all the environmental laws that have been set by this region as well as common environmental standard set by USI, and now Oscalantine. Silios is afraid… afraid that our company will do the same as Nexus Inc did with USI.
I wasn’t intended on doing this, but this matter seems to be beyond Rhombiom’s control. I am asking, therefore, for a friendly helping hand. I know that your recent triumph has been tiring for Oscalantine and Nexus Incorporated, but I sincerely hope that you will come to my aid with political pressure which I cannot do.

Press Conference

The CEO of Oscalantine stands up in the podium during the press conference about a day after the public release of the documents. This conference was originally intended for results of Regular Corporate Meeting. However, the atmosphere of the room feel heavy. Everyone is murmuring before Executor Nathanial N. Kwon clears his throat. Everyone sits upright and ready to take notes.

Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. For the Corporation!

Everyone says “For the Corporation.”

Now, with formalities out of the way, I would like to start the conference. I am afraid to tell you that all this public documents are true, and despite our numerous messages to Silios, the news still stays the same: our largest and most crucial trading partner, Rhombiom Corporation, is besieged by the anti-corporate government on THE BASIS OF SAVING THEIR OWN SKIN!!!

Executor Nate slams the podium with his hands. The glass of water that was sitting on the podium falls to the ground, shattering into million pieces.

In regards of this phenomenon, Oscalantine will launch a campaign of aggression against the Tribal Nation of Silios, which occupies territory 15 without legitimacy from the international community. We have already mobilized 20 units of AAXI as well as one unit of ARXX in the region to liberate Rhombiom Corporation from this tyranny of the government. We plan to eventually deploy 500 units of AAXI total by the end of the week. Nexus Incorporated is also planning on supporting us with their Cyber Division, deploying seven Operatives which will…

Executor Nate looks at his watch, then continues.

… will deploy by the time this press conference gets to international community. Our mission objective is simple: Conquest. We shall conquer This Tribal Nation of Silios under the name of Oscalantine, who will be known by the international community that we are the protectors of corporations. We are the tools… spears and shields of Corporations against the tyranny of foolish and inefficient government. Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, and FOR the CORPORATION!

Applause and standing ovation occurs as Executor Nate leaves the podium.


Military Mobilization

In the territory of Silios, twenty AAXI invade the foreign lands. Traveling at speed of Mach one, these UAVS will be in position to fire their LXVII laser-guidance missiles by the time “Project Grad Blessing” occurs. ARXX could also be spotted… if anyone could see a dot in the sky from 30,000 meters away from the ground. ARXX has already reached its destination, and is sending information crucial to bombing of capital city of Silios to the Forward Command.

In Forward Command, very little personnel are in front of their computers, typing out and watching various codes coming in and out of their monitor. In the dimly-lit room, there are only the sound of keyboard typing and mouse clicking, and no words are exchanged between any of the 15 personnel in the Forward Command. Why talk when you can chat? And why bother chatting, when they knew exactly what to do at any given time? They were trained since toddlers to program… learning tricky languages. In fact, some of them were a little shaky in English, as they knew how to “speak” programming language more often than English.

The dimly lit room suddenly blurs with light from outside, as door opens and seven men in black suits enter the Forward Command. The 15 men in the Forward command whirls in their chairs and salutes to the seven, who salutes in return as they make their way into the center of the Forward Command, which had seven seats reserved for them as well as seven computers. Main screen flickers, attempting to turn on. The 15 originally in the room whirls back around and types a few codes in. They whirl back to the main screen, and everyone salutes to the screen, which now projects the face of General Judiciary Jimmy Thomas Lee.

“Project Grad Blessing will now commence. Operators, start the linkup. Dracolia, the codes that you have been given is now active. Operation Scramble Egg is now operational. Good luck gentlemen.” General Judiciary salutes before the screen flickers off.

Everyone now turns to their computers. The fifteen types frantically to access the link. The seven Dracolia members turn on their computers and types in a few codes. The “Access Granted” sign appears, and the seven prepares themselves for all-out cyber warfare.

Nexus Journal

In the Capital and possibly the only city of Silios, and rightfully named “Silios,” the 15 AAXI are spotted. The inhabitants of the city looks at their impending doom and tries to fire from their SAM, but for some reason, the computer screen shows the error signs. It is an obvious sign that Oscalantine’s Cyber Warfare Division is at work. The Silios high command is in panic, as they frantically try to find the source of this hacking as well as to salvage what they can. The Silios high command notices too late as they see the prophesy of their doom.

90% of the Silios’s stocks have somehow been bought, despite the anti-monopoly measures, by Nexus Incorporated. Every credit in the bank have been transferred to banks in Oscalantine. Much of the virtual assets from Silios, in fact, have been either taken over or have been transferred towards Nexus Incorporated, which was an obvious sign of cyber warfare.

Silios high command searched frantically for what was left. Luckily, or purposefully, the fifteen of Silios’s fighters were ready for dispatch. Silios did not have time to debate whether this was purposeful move by Oscalantine or not. They immediately called for the launch and fifteen of the Silios’s brightest, yet still new, pilots launched into the sky to save their country from corporate takeover.

These fifteen were indeed purposefully allowed to launch. The airbase that housed the fifteen was given false orders from hijacked high command’s lines to prepare for possible invasion by Oscalantine. This was done… to test the latest line of AutomatonAero. Oscalantine didn’t do anything inefficiently. When they were winning… they will milk out every benefit they can from their enemies. This situation was no different. From the sky further back, thirty AAXI were waiting for orders, patrolling the border between Silios and Oscalantine, should this mission fail. Oscalantine was testing their latest weaponry, AAXII, was mixed along within the fifteen units. The mission’s title, “Project Grad Blessing,” was precisely as it stated: a graduation blessing of AAXII units from veiled project into a mysterious asset of the Corporation and its allies.

The screen turned on with a flash. The footage was obviously taken from above, most likely by AutomatonReconXX. There were fifteen fighters coming in from the other side, and by the looks of it, aircrafts from Tribal Nation of Silios, the unrecognized nation that Oscalantine was warring with. From the opposing side, the equal number of AutomatonAeroXI was approaching, although some were acting differently than others.

The five AutomatonAeroXI went in five separate directions, while other 10 stood their ground. They were soon fired upon by the fifteen fighters, which they were forced to use flares for. The ten AAXI fired their own set of missiles, which the fifteen aircraft avoided with ease.

But just as the fighters of Silios avoided the LXVII missiles from AAXI, the five of the Automatons, which by now were showing in the screen as “AutomatonAeroXII,” were firing their own, but unguided LXVII missiles. They fired upon what seemed like random patterns, and the fighters didn’t take much threat in it. It was obvious that some, if not many, UAVS malfunction in their flights. And as the fighters expected, the missiles fired upon the fighters missed their closest targets.

However, that was only a mask of illusion. The missiles were cleverly targeted for fighters furthest from the AAXII that fired the missiles, as five brave fighters of Silios were quickly shot down. Noticing that these UAVS were not something to be messing with, the ten fighters left now targeted the AAXII. As they did so, the AAXII split up once again, this time into groups of two with one diving for suicidal mission towards the ten fighters.

Once the fighters realized that there was one approaching AAXII, they focused their fires on it, firing their heat-seeking missiles. As soon as the missile fired, the AAXII dived 90% downward, dropping out of the sky along with the ten missiles. The other AAXII, in groups of two, fired their own respective missiles, again unguided. The fighters evaded the fires using flares and such, however, through calculative procedures, each pair shot down one aircraft, using one missile that they fired as decoy while the other one as faked but accurate missile.

By now, the eight fighters that were left were realizing that they were outmatched, and began to flee. As soon as they shifted towards their home, a barrage of missiles, this time, laser-guided, were targeted towards them, shooting four more down before the other four fleeing. Apparently, the ten AAXI were waiting until it was right time for them to shoot, which was odd for AAXI to do, since their attacking programs were simple.

The Four fighters fled to their base, and the fifteen signaled victory to Forward Command. The silent Forward Command now ringed with joy, as the fifteen in Forward Command who were monitoring the fifteen AA series were joyful that their corporation’s project was successful. The Seven Dracolia, the Corporate Cyber Division, also shared their joy.

Yet another message came in from the other five that has been dispatched. The Forward Command fell silent as one of the fifteen checked the screen. He whirled back from his seat and gave a small nod, and everyone smiled and cheer was heard once more. The five AAXIs managed to slip through the hijacked defensive system and bombed the high command within the capital city of Silios.

The Forward Command now signaled the encrypted message to General Judiciary. The message was simple: Graduation Ceremony Successful. The Second mission of the two part mission, “Project Afterparty,” will soon commence, where 2,000 National Army and 200 armored units will head in and secure the capital city. The Heavy Transport units will transport the Rhombiom Corporation’s members into the city to secure the takeover, and act as a governing body of soon to be territory of Oscalantine. All was successful… and soon, Silios would be theirs.

Sci-Nex News

Today was a momentous day in the Incorporated States of Oscalanatine. Today, Nexus Incorporated has held NexTech press conference, a conference that is held whenever there is new technological breakthroughs in Nexus Incorporated.

To be honest, we at the NNN has been aware that there will be a big announcement by Nexus Inc. The media was previously skeptical about recent field testing areas being locked-down, unable for viewing. The NNN reporter Samuel B. Kim has reported about a month ago that the electric consumption in certain areas have been significantly on the rise. The new takeover of the plots has also risen issues about the government of Oscalantine monopolizing the Platinum production, as Oscalantine is now the sole major producer of Platinum controlling more than 85% of the production. Platinum has been known to be even more valued than gold, as the mines are not abundant and are very limited in extraction. However, this metal, known for its malleability and conductibility, is ideal for batteries, wires, and other kinds of electronic applications. In fact, recently Oscalantine has been restricting Platinum exports, slashing down almost 90% of all Platinum exports and driving up the market prices. The NNN reporter Anthony D. Smith has been especially critical about this issue a few weeks past.

Regardless to say, the press conference held today in the Nexus Sector 02 has been promising. The three projects that have been reveled today was very shocking, so surreal, that it left some people questioning its reality. The NexTech revealed Nexus Incorporated has completed the development of efficient thermal laser and fuel cells, and are currently in the works with efficient Nuclear fusion reactor.

To go over the thermal laser, the thermal laser is not out of science fiction. It is powerful new anti-ballistic weaponry that can focus down a laser into a focal point with intense output, which upon a given time, puts so much strain on the objects due to laser heating that it will cause the said objects to explode. This breakthrough technology is, while a simple phenomenon, has been requiring a lot of work to accomplish. Nexus Incorporated is currently the only country with this technology, advancing Oscalantine’s military might with this technology. Oscalantine has decided to place high-voltage thermal laser, which will be capable of intercepting over 90% of ballistic missiles before they detonate, over the Encrypted cities, which will work with anti-ballistic missiles to ensure that no ballistic missiles will enter Oscalantine space without being pushed back. However, NexTech did address the flaw of thermal laser. While it is deadly and accurate, The charge time depends on the energy inputted into the machine as well as the power of the machine. In other words, powerful lasers will not be portable, and while Encrypted cities will be protected from most ballistic missiles, the implementation of thermal lasers as an offensive weapon will be limited. NexTech also stated that Encrypted cities are still going to maintain anti-ballistic missile defenses with old fashioned interceptor missiles, as thermal laser cannot defend the Encrypted cities in the case of all-out missile barrages. NexTech has speculated that over 92% of all tactical ballistic missiles fired upon the Encrypted cities will be pacified, but there still are uncertain chance that a missile could still and upon our fortified havens. NexTech, due to classified reason, did not announce the time that it will take for the thermal laser to be implemented to the Encrypted Cities. However, many speculate that the thermal laser defenses are already in the works of installation and will be completed in with the month. NexTech has also stated that this technology will be used in military, primarily in the areas of heavy divisions, UAVS, and navy. The military will slowly implement this technology starting immediately, although military experts believes that it will take ridiculously long time before we see heavy tanks no longer being the targets of RPGs. However, naval experts are hopeful in that the newest models of submarines already has plans for implementation of thermal laser, which will allow these submarines to bypass much of the anti-submarine countermeasure that enemy navies can put in place. The naval experts state that the newest lines of submarines could be out in the field as early as next month.

The fuel cells are created in order to complement the powerful thermal lasers. In simple terms, the fuel cells are powerful device that converts source of fuel into electric currents. The current fuel cell in works is Magnesium-Air fuel cell, known for its safe uses and efficiency in terms of useable energy that it generates. These fuel cells require hydrogen, which is converted usually from water, and platinum, which is very rare metal, along with the magnesium, oxygen, and salt water to generate electricity. While the materials such as magnesium, oxygen, and salt water is common, the creation and containment of hydrogen as well as vast quantity of platinum needed was lacking in Oscalantine until now. The recently development of processing and storing hydrogen through breakthrough technologies as well as help from Rhombiom Corporation in terms of platinum production has allowed this magnificent fuel cell into reality. This fuel cell is to be implemented into all the thermal laser, as well as several energy-extensive vehicles. Due to fuel cell’s compact nature, the fuel cells are also being looked upon as a potential source of energy for UCVs. These fuel cells are also in the works of replacing the automobiles of their previous fossil fuel necessity. This will allow Oscalantine to slowly wean out of necessity for oil down to needing less and less of oil, making sure that Oscalantine will not be pushed around by the oil cartel sin the works by the international countries. NexTech speculated that given the new legislation in the works to replace all the existing public transportation, the Oscalantine’s dependency for oil will drop approximately 55% over the span of three years. So far the military has not been saying much about fuel cells, but military experts believe that the newer lines of machineries should come with fuel cells, as hydrogen and magnesium far outdo the efficiency of fossil fuels.

Another breakthrough announcement was nuclear fusion plant in works. This very power plant is eventually to replace all of the current combustion-based power plants in the future. The theory is simple: make an efficient fusion occur in the plant while keeping the temperature at check. Creation of nuclear fusion plant will help Oscalantine reduce its need for fuels from foreign entities. Experts are actually believing that once this groundbreaking technology has been completed, Oscalantine will be self-sufficient in terms of energy, which is a good news for anyone who is speculating the potential oil cartel in the works. However, this technology is still in experimental phase, with lots of theories to go over and several major issues to fix. Chief among them announced by NexTech is ridiculous amount of heat that is released. The heat of the fusion plant far outdoes most metal’s capacity to hold. For such heat to be contained, a lot of work must be put into the plants. NexTech announced that the first experimental plant is currently under construction and will start its experimentation as early as 10 years from now. Experts estimate that the fusion plants will be replacing fossil fuels as early as thirty years from now, which, although far into our future, is still promising news.


All in all, Nexus Incorporated has once again proved itself to be the leader of technology, showing off much of the high-end products that seemed impossible for the human reach. Nexus Incorporated has announced itself as the leading pioneer of laser technology and has been continuing to pour credits into its research. Experts states that at this rate, the thermal lasers replacing all general interceptor missiles in Oscalantine is not long in the future, and that many military experts are also hopeful that they will see safer future.

Some, however, are less cheerful. Many believe that these technologies will draw unwanted hatred from the oil-rich nations such as Edo Edi Essum, who has been supplying over 67% of the country’s oil. The immediate block of oil will leave Oscalantine starving of oil, which is not a good news for oil-hungry Oscalantine economy. Many also believe that the development of thermal laser will open up a “Space Age,” where the lasers will spark the era where we need to fear laser heating us from space. Many believe that thermal laser is the Pandora’s Box, as thermal laser has been hailed as one of very few weapons that can work in space and high altitude without causing detrimental damage to the ones firing the weapon. Regardless, the Oscalantine people can live with pride, as Oscalantine’s developers and inventors are working tirelessly to invent new technology to bring Oscalantine to safe, more secure tomorrow.