[Chancellor Palpatine]

The confetti cruise missile flying at NYC. Seemed like a waste - and I got the impression that there weren't many left in the German inventory.

I felt like I was walking midway into a plotline without a summary heads up - something WEB Griffin considers and addresses pretty well when putting together a volume for Brotherhood of War and The Corps.

[Poohbah]

The confetti cruise missile flying at NYC. Seemed like a waste - and I got the impression that there weren't many left in the German inventory.

THAT was the action that would trigger a strategic laydown. Missiles inbound to NYC would result in the Prez getting stuffed onto the Doomsday Bird--he'd probably give the release codes while still aboard Marine One, and all of Germany would be a radioactive cinder in less than 30 minutes or STRATCOM would deduct $4 off the price of nuking South Africa.