Intergalactic Summit

Good fortune to the engineers. If the weapons are still capable of activating after all this time and exposure to atmosphere, I can only hope that their power is degraded, and will pose no threat to nearby settlements.

HAMRI operates a fresh water production facility and storage facility in the vicinity of the Shiigeru wreck for the expressed purpose of providing water for workers and surviving communities in the area. Ishukone and Zainou are welcome to use our facility for shelter and as a water supply. The last time I monitored the facility, we were still the only facility in the unstable area of the crash. Since our storage facility is only partly used, they are welcome to set up in the remaining space if they wish. We also have a small remaining power capacity if it is needed in emergency situations.

Sincerely,
Theobar Cresthill on behalf of the Hamrite Community

Kim, Mordu's Legion is overseeing activities on the planet on behalf of the CEP and Federation. It is, therefore, a party of interest. Further, the Ishukone-Zainou operation is being executed on behalf of the CEP and the Caldari Navy. That's about as good as it gets, seeing as Heth's investigation apparently hasn't gotten close to the wreckage.

Perhaps you should address your outrage to Heth, whose many declarations of investigation haven't netted any such action?

Ah, well-- yes, actually. Thank you. I've been operating in Federation space recently. Felt a bit out of place, and figured I'd dress down to avoid the odd looks a CalNav uniform gets on Gallente stations...

I hope they are careful around those giant, metal-eating mushrooms.

Doomsday devices have to be armed in order to function at all.


So something smells funny here.


Is there or is there not a doomsday device on the planet surface with a charge?

Better than trusting the megacorporation that is selling off assets to the enemy just to pay its bills, though I do wonder why Zainu is assisting with the investigation, Salvage isn't something I'd expect from a biotechnology company unless the flight recorder is embedded in somebody's head.

The last broadcasts from the Shiigeru indicated that it was attempting a scorched earth policy and was intending to doomsday the planet after it had become evident that it would not hold the field. Exactly how accurate these broadcasts are is a matter for contention obviously. But there is certainly plenty of suspicion that it may have been armed.

Actually, Mister Kraid, I am rather capable of answering this question myself as I have been investigating Zainou's markets for investment potential.

The primary reason to involve a biotechnology firm in a salvaging effort is for research on the effects to local life. Things like burning tritanium, titanium diboride dust, and so on. This data is necessary for Zainou to develop chemicals and technology which will permit the safe handling of materials by humans and hopefully restore life to the devastated areas in time. I am quite certain they have little interest in simply salvaging.

As someone who served in the military for many years, I can only elaborate somewhat on the nature of the warheads and weapons likely to be intact or damaged with regard to Shiigeru. (Many of the technical details are of course, classified.)
While the statements regarding impact resistance are essentially correct, the weapon in question was most likely in a stored or loaded position, and subsequently would suffer horizontal impact. I do not know the tolerances there, but in the case of any such warhead, damage invariably increases the risk of uncontrolled detonation. So it must be handled with the utmost care.

Telemetry and atmospheric sampling data indicates that greater than 85% of CN Shiigeru's conventional stores - primarily citadel cruise missiles and the like - were ejected from stores prior to loss of control and burned up during atmospheric reentry. The extreme temperatures of reentry vastly exceed the design limits of these missiles, making it the safest possible disposal in the given scenario. All warheads subjected to reentry already detonated or are sufficiently damaged to be considered inert.

The Oblivion system used on CN Shiigeru is a more advanced design than most people are used to, and possess dual-personality failure modes. It can be configured for failsafe, wherein final detonation primers are not present or similar, or it can be configured for fail-unsafe which is more often known as 'percussion trigger.' If it was in fail-unsafe, the impact should have triggered a detonation.

I have many years of experience in reading flight data recorders, especially in light of accidents and actions. My credentials will be made available on request to Caldari Navy or Ishukone personnel, and I am capable of providing on-site assistance if preferred for security. I would like to help in any way I can in recovering and accurately interpreting the Shiigeru's flight data.

Why did this come off as being said just to be said...