Metamorphosis
“London had always had a problem with crime but the police were now almost completely overwhelmed by unrest caused by the new economic realities. Mankind’s first contact with an alien species hadn’t gone very well. The visitors had destroyed the fledgling ISS habitat and set up production facilities on the planet’s surface. They were using the red planet to stage an invasion of Earth and the UN was now coordinating the construction of a fleet in orbit.
A ruinously expensive fleet.
All the nations of the world were contributing to the project. The amount assessed to each nation was based on the relative strength of its economy which spread the pain evenly around the world, or so the theory went. Nations that had previously spent huge amounts on their militaries were able to mothball fleets of equipment and cancel procurement plans in an attempt to scrape together part of their contribution to the UN-managed project.
Nations that spent huge sums to maintain public services such as soc...ialized health care and living assistance – nations like Britain – also scaled back their expenditures, but with much uglier results.MoreLess
A ruinously expensive fleet.
All the nations of the world were contributing to the project. The amount assessed to each nation was based on the relative strength of its economy which spread the pain evenly around the world, or so the theory went. Nations that had previously spent huge amounts on their militaries were able to mothball fleets of equipment and cancel procurement plans in an attempt to scrape together part of their contribution to the UN-managed project.
Nations that spent huge sums to maintain public services such as soc...ialized health care and living assistance – nations like Britain – also scaled back their expenditures, but with much uglier results.MoreLess
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