ZMI Strategic Deterrent
ZMI Strategic Deterrent
The ZMI strategic deterrent is made up of fission based and thermonuclear based "Weapons of mass destruction".
ZMI strategic deterrent will be released in a steady level of escalation upon any hostile force which uses "weapons of mass destruction" against the citizen shareholders.
ZMI strategic deterrent can only be released by individual military officers for military reasons under alert level 2 or below, the Gestalt can at any time order the use of the Strategic deterrent forces.
The Very High Energy forces require both Alert Level 1 and Gestalt authorisation to be deployed. Any weapon with the equivalent destructive power of 250 megatons or above is classified a very high energy weapon and placed under the restrictions above with increased security deployed from INT-SEC in addition to the military branch it is deployed by.
Only the Chairman, the Director, or a majority of shareholder representatives can make non responsive alterations to Alert Level otherwise Alert Level change is automatic in response to external stimuli and events.
Military Alert Levels are applicable to the ZMI strategic deterrent forces as follows
Alert Level 1: full release
Alert Level 2: limited release
Alert Level 3: ready for deployment
Alert Level 4: prepare for deployment
Alert Level 5: peacetime
Alert Level 6: emergency stand down
20th to 21st Century
In 1948 the company started the Rocksford high energy weapons research complex to investigate the growing spread of nuclear weapons, there procurement and there production. The Rocksford facility would expand and go on to be the heart of the later Strategic deterrent programs supplying virtually every ZMI nuclear weapons design.
In 1959 the company purchased a 1,350 square mile tract of land for underground live nuclear testing in the Sahara desert under the aegis of a secret East German program to create its own separate nuclear deterrent. The company in too deep and having its first "black archive" dating back to 1913 in the hands of the East German government had no choice but to go ahead or risk exposure, seizure and destruction by the West.
The first device was a primitive but effective 1.8 metric ton fission bomb named "Rattler". Rattler was successfully detonated on May the 3rd 1953 at 8:43 in the morning generating a blast estimated at 18 kilotons. This weapon was secretly procured to be used by the ZMAF NSCAP (Nuclear Strategic Combat Air Patrol) using at first the specifically designed and constructed company aircraft the Type 8 Bomber. The flying wing "A Bomber" was never used in anger and saw just 8 years of secret service mostly sequestered in hangers or under the guise of a passenger aircraft.
In 1969 the ZMDF developed and deployed a 19 Megaton Thermonuclear air dropped bomb codenamed "Blue Dawn". Blue dawn was not designed as a prototype but as an operational gravity dropped bomb. On the afternoon of June the 18th 1969 at 12:39 AM the Dawnhammer bomber "Rampant Rupert" droped a dummy ZMI thermonuclear weapon in the Sahara test zone.
In 1971 the company in great secret developed and tested the RDX-1 ICBM, produced in small numbers for the deterrent of eager Asian corporations in the glowingly deteriorating international environment of the companies home timeline. The RDX-1 was deployed in retaliation on the morning of April the 1st 1979 as the "last war" that ended the old national based structures of the companies timeline. In the anarchy that would follow the RDX-1 arsenal would prove vital to the companies seizure of power and territory in the ruins of what had been global civilisation with the great shareholder families ruthlessness dating back to 1913 finally brutally unfolding. It was the "last war" that allowed the company to claim the position of nationhood as it and many other organisations equally determined rushed to fill the void left in the now battered earth.
To this day the ZMI Strategic Deterrent forces though condemned for there part in the shareholder families final bid for absolute power in the last days of home timeline, the brutal inter MegaCity wars in neo Europe, and the infamous use of tactical nuclear arms in the civil war are still historicaly responsible for the incorporated states effective existance.
In the later half of the 20th and the 21st Century ZMI expended over 23 Trillion rungs on Nuclear weapon research development and deployment. Over these years the strategic deterrent military forces would grow to be over 48,000 personnel strong imbedded in units throughout the ZMDF,ZMAF, the ZMN and eventually the ZMSF. By the end of the 21st century ZMI would posses over 12,348 major delivery systems and 24,230 warheads with the total equivalent destructive power of 13,230 gigatons of TNT. Below are a variety of arms taken from this period.
Examples of 20th and 21st century era ZMI Nuclear Armaments
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Grand Slam “Primary” series Mk.IV Ultra Long Range Multi Role Nuclear Strike Missile, 13.2 Ton Payload, MIRV enabled, non ballistic powered orbiter with third stage for engagement of orbital or lunar targets after gravity slingshot. Designed with ABM system penetration in mind the orbiter’s nose cone is a thick layer of ablatives with the orbiter having a high manoeuvrability capacity. Silo Launched only, solid fuel boosters. Counter interplanetary shipping role. Standard payload : 12 24 Megaton Weapons.
Earth Slam Mk.XIV Global reach nuclear strike missile, 3.2 ton payload, MIRV enabled, Non ballistic powered Orbiter. . Designed with ABM system penetration in mind the orbiter’s nose cone is a thick layer of ablatives with the orbiter having a high manoeuvrability capacity. Silo Launched only, solid fuel boosters. Standard Payload 2 40 Megaton Weapons.
Vantage Mk.XX Nuclear strike missile, 1.2 ton payload, MIRV enables, ballistic orbiter. Designed for ABM system saturation via massed MIRV release. Silo Launched only, solid fuel boosters. 24,000 Kilometre range.Standard Payload 8 500 kiloton Weapons.
Grand Slam “Overlord” series Mk.V Nuclear strike missile, 2.3 ton payload, MIRV enabled, ballistic orbiter, designed for ABM saturation via massed MIRV release, very fast launch first strike unit designed to evade launch stage interception. Silo or mobile Launch. 23,000 Kilometere range.Standard Payload 3 5 Megaton Weapons.
Grand Slam “Star Flame” series Mk. XXIV Global Reach Nuclear strike missile, .8 ton payload, MIRV enabled. Non ballistic powered Orbiter. . Designed with ABM system penetration in mind the orbiter’s nose cone is a thick layer of ablatives with the orbiter having a high manoeuvrability capacity, very fast launch first strike unit designed to evade launch stage interception . Silo or Highly mobile launcher, with Stratorunner AS66 strategic deterrent variant deployed launch. Standard Payload 5 500 Kiloton Weapons or two 20 Megaton weapons.
Ocean Slam “Primary” series Mk.XIV Sub Launched Nuclear Strike missile, 1 ton payload. MIRV enabled. Ballistic Orbiter. Range 11,000 Kilometres. Standard Payload 6 500 kiloton weapons.
Grand Slam “Blue Dart” series Mk.III high mobility nuclear strike missile. 0.5 ton payload. MIRV enabled. Ballistic Orbiter, range 6,000 kilometres. Standard Payload 3 500 kiloton weapons.
Ground Slam “Star light” series Mk.IV Tactical Nuclear strike missile. 0.2 ton payload, ballistic flight. Range 2,400 Kilometres, Standard Payload 1 50 Kiloton Weapon.
Vantage Mk.IV Air launched Tactical Nuclear strike missile., 0.2 ton payload, stratospheric powered flight ,Range 1800 Kilometres. Standard Payload 1 50 Kiloton Weapon.
GDX-33 Tactical Nuclear strike missile. 0.1 Ton Payload, stratospheric powered flight, Range 980 Kilometres. Standard Payload 1 50 Kiloton Weapon.
RDX-82 Tactical Nuclear Strike Rocket. Range 330 Kilometres. Standard payload 1 1 kiloton Weapon.
RDX-23 Tactical Nuclear Strike Rocket. Range 40 Kilometres, crew served portable.Standard Payload 0.4 Kiloton weapon
RDX-10 Man Portable Tactical Nuclear Strike Rocket, Range 15 Kilometres. Standard Payload 0.02 Kiloton weapon.
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GG20 Tactical Nuclear satellite. Limited manoeuvrability, low signature small size, 5 year deployable lifetime. 0.4 Kiloton Weapon
GG40 Space Mine, Very Limited Manoeuvrability, Low signature, 5 year deployable lifetime. 5 Megaton weapon.
GG23 Tactical Nuclear Satellite, Limited Manoeuvrability, Low signature small size, 5 year deployable lifetime, .08 Kiloton weapon.
“Blue Star” Mk.II Electro Magnetic pulse Generation Nuclear Strike Satellite. High Manoeuvrability, 3.4 Megaton Weapon. 25 year deployable lifetime.
“Gebra” Mk.V Nuclear Strike Satellite, High Manoeuvrability, Counter ABM Ablative warhead delivery unit, MIRV equipped. Standard Payload: 4 500 kiloton weapons. 25 year deployable lifetime.
“Horizons Reach” Mk.VII Class Self Defending Nuclear Strike Satellite. Equipped with 6 3 Megawatt UV lasers powered by on board single use reactor, very large counter ABM deployment system. 40 Year deployable lifetime, MIRV Equipped. Standard Payload 32 5 Megaton weapons.
GG100 Nuclear Strike Satellite. Very High manoeuvrability, counter ABM ablative warhead delivery unit. Standard Payload three 250 Megaton Warheads.
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“Air star” Mk.VI Nuclear Variant Very Long Range Cruise Missile, Range 4,300 Kilometres, Payload 0.9 tons. Standard Warhead One 5 Megaton weapon.
“Sky Slam” Mk.X Nuclear Variant Cruise Missile, Range 1300 Kilometres, Payload 1 ton, Standard warhead one 5 Megaton Weapon.
“Thunder Slam” Mk.VII Nuclear Variant Medium Range cruise missile. Range 800 Kilometres. Payload 0.4 Tons, Standard warhead One 500 Kiloton Weapon.
“BroadAxe” Air dropped Tactical Nuclear Fission bomb 5 Kiloton rateing.
“Solar Light” Mk.XV Air Dropped Neutron bomb 5 Megaton rateing.
“Black Dawn” Air dropped Mk.VI Thermonuclear Area Denial bomb. 80 Megaton Rateing.
