Please take note that anything a character had said would have been spoken in Cimmerian, unless stated otherwise.
Official Residence of the Chancellor
1620 Schwedter Straße[note]Street[/note]
Dinsmark, Cimmeria
10:00
It was a normal day in Dinsmark, as usual. While everyone was carrying on, Wilhelm Staedtler, the Chancellor of Cimmeria was busy with state affairs, until his aides come in. “Mr. Chancellor”, said the aide. “The Defence Secretary is here, and he wishes to speak with you.” “What for?”, responded he, as he wasn't expecting the defence secretary to come in. “Mr. Chancellor, he says it's urgent, so he must speak with you”, she says.
Again, he wasn't expecting him to speak with him at this time of day, or any other day, as it wasn't everyday the Defence Secretary comes to the Chancellor. But, he knew if the Defence Secretary comes to tell the Chancellor something urgent, then it's pertains to national security. With that, he decided to let him in. “Open the door”, he said.
The aide nodded, and opened the door to the Secretary of Defence Rainer Schwerdtfeger. Staedtler speaks to him. “Hello, Mr. Secretary. What brings you here?” “Sir, we must go. We have an emergency”, said he, with urgency in his voice. Staedtler gets up from his chair, saying, “What emergency?”. Schwerdtfeger responses with, “We’ll explain on the way.” With that, everyone leaves the office. The two leave the Chancellor leaves his official residence with the Defence Secretary.
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Military High Command Operations Centre
7042 Markgrafenheim Allee[note]Avenue[/note]
Dinsmark, Cimmeria
10:20
The Chancellor and the Secretary of Defence go inside the Holden, deep within the emergency military high command centre located in the Markgrafenheim Building, which served as the headquarters for the Kaiserliche Verteidigungsministerium.[note]Imperial Department of Defence (lit."Imperial Ministry of Defence")[/note] Besides Staedtler and Schwerdtfeger, there were other members of the Imperial Military High Command, including the Army Chief of Staff, General Jacob Fassbender, Air Force Chief of Staff, Air Chief Marshal Ruprecht Witting, Commandant of the Imperial Knights Guard, Grand Master Hartmut Kisling, and members of the Imperial Admiralty, including the Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral Franz Weidenmann. There, they discussed what was to be done about the situation in Champion Bay.
Schwerdtfeger started off, “Gentlemen, as you all know, a drug cartel has taken control over an abandoned missile silo in the westernmost region of Champion Bay. Intelligence reports that the silo contains six intercontinental ballistic missiles, and they have the capability to reach any target, which puts Cimmeria well beyond that range. These reports also suggest that they are demanding a ransom, or the missiles will be used.” The gentlemen in the war room all listened in on the situation. They all came up with ideas on how to handle the situation. Weidenmann suggested, “We should send submarines to the Kian Strait. This will give an advantage to carry out a preemptive strike on the silo, should things escalate.” Fassbender responded with, “We should also mobilize our ground army, should we have to deploy.” “We should be ready for engagement within six hours or so”, said Kisling. Then Witting comes with a suggestion. “I say we should conduct an attack on the silo from the air. We eliminate any chance of the cartel using those missiles, thus removing the threat of ballistic missiles used on Cimmeria.”
“No”, said Weidenmann. “An air strike will be ineffective in neutralizing the silo”. Witting shot back, “I don’t believe that such a strike will remove the threat of missiles hitting-” “A preemptive strike from the sea will be a much better option”, responded Weidenmann. The two kept debating over which will be the most effective option, until Schwerdtfeger had it. “Enough”, said he. “This bickering is pointless. We need to take action in this matter. I believe that a naval strike would be the best option, as we would have the opportunity to take out the silo, should the need to arise. There will be no debate over this. This is a serious matter that must be handled.” He then turned to Staedtler saying, “Sir, it is up to you.” Staedtler responded, “ How many are getting involved at the moment?” “We don't know, sir”, said he. “This is just starting to manifest itself. A drug cartel is essentially blackmailing everyone to give them money. I am of the opinion that we take action immediately.” Knowing the situation that's happening, he was also concerned about what the Kaiser[note]Emperor[/note] knows of this. He finally responded, “And what does His Majesty know about this? Is he even aware of what is happening, won't the world respond if we conducted a strike?” Schwerdfeger reponded, “ Mr. Chancellor, the Kaiser may already know of what is happening, and if he doesn't, then he will be informed. Should we sit, and do nothing, our nation may be attacked, which will escalate the situation.” Weidenmann then stated, “The Secretary may have a point. If there is to be an escalation, it's better that someone else starts it.” Staedtler thought about this for a moment, then made a decision.
“Do it”, said he. “Send the submarines there. I also want missile defences and all forces ready to engage. We are now at threat level 2” Everyone gave a “yes, sir”, and proceeded to carry out their duties.