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Kalistani News in Brief:  Lodamese Ship building Ramps up in Kaliburg
Kundrati Space Program is expelled from Kalistan; 4th Fleet is put on Alert in the Mad Dog
Kaliburg, Grand Duchy of Ananto
April 4th 5584


Kaliburg National Shipyards fires up their Welding Torches to welcome Lodamun

Lodamese Shipbuilding Ramps up in Kaliburg
The Kaliburg National Shipyards has begun working on ship construction to fill Lodamese orders.  "We have begun our work to fill the order for  10 Cobia-class offshore patrol cutters, 5 Union-class Domestic Security Cutters, and 15 Semper-class fast response cutters for the Lodamese Coast Guard," said Project overseer Michael Edwards, of KNS, who is working closely with reps from the Lodamese Cowgill-Masterson Maritime Engineering. "These ships are not huge vessels, but they do have very modern designs that Kalistan is not familiar with, and so it is important that we work very closely with the Naval Engineers from Lodamun to ensure their specifications are met." The order should be completed within 10 years, due to the size and complexity of the order, and the Shipyard has taken on a third shift in the process. Also under construction are fifteen new Indica-Class C submarines which will be attached to the 4th Fleet in the Mad Dog. The new Submarines have been ordered due to a shift in attitude from Kalistan's primarily Artanian Partner, Kundrati, over the last week. While the new ships will not come on line fully for the next few years, they do hint at increased attention once more to the Empire's Western Frontiers.

Kundrati Space Program joins Kundrati diplomats in Exodus from Kalistan
The recently begun launches of the Kundrati ArtSat, which began just two and a half years ago from the Spencer Space and Test Center have been halted and Kundrati engineers who have been overseeing the launches have been asked to join the Kundrati officials who are leaving the nation. Her Imperial Majesty issued a "Persona Non Grata" Declaration to Kundrati diplomats following the election of an avowed Fascist Party known as the Kundrati Legion. "Fascism is explicitly illegal in the Anantonese Empire, and so continuing relations with a Government that endorses even a soft variety of that horrific ideology is simply impossible," said Her Imperial Majesty's Foreign Minister Sir Christopher Bjorksdattir. "Unfortunately that means we have to sever ties to the Kundrati Space Program as well. Her Imperial Majesty has expressed reluctance to send them away, but without Consular representation in Kalistan, allowing them to stay in the Empire is simply impossible." Kalistan has withdrawn all its consular and embassy staff from Kundrati as well, and the Ananto Family has closed Ananto House in Etxea, perhaps permanently, in protest of the Kundrati elections. "The election of a fascist Party to government is an all too frequent occurrence in a supposedly liberal democratic system," said Sir Christopher. "This is why Kalistan ended that possibility once and for all by jettisoning even the pretense of liberalism in our society. We slammed the door on dangerous ideologies that Liberals themselves fall victim to far too often." The rockets preparing to launch will be disassembled and returned to Kundrati via Likatonia, along with the satellite technology that was scheduled to go up as well.

4th Fleet is put on Alert in the Mad Dog Ocean
The Anantonese 4th Regular Fleet has been placed on alert by Her Imperial Majesty's Minister of Defense Naval Captain Jessica Miller. "We have ordered the 4th Fleet on alert throughout the entire Mad Dog Ocean," said Captain Miller, "due to the results of the Kundrati elections. Fascists in charge in Kasaema is, in and of itself an existential threat to the world, and it is reasonable that we should greet that nation's endorsement of fascism, especially fascists who have threatened the world with holocaust, as a security issue for Kalistan." The 4th Fleet will be joined by both surface and subsurface elements of the Kalistani 1st Fleet, who will back up the 4th Fleet's mission in the Karzon Straits as the main body of the fleet moves west into the open ocean. "The 4th Fleet will be patrolling for movement from Kundrati specifically," said Miller. "Any movement out of the Artanian Sea will raise all kinds of red flags for Kalistan." Captain Miller said she has sent a Naval attaché to Kensington, Lodamun to consult on Anantonese Security Community matters, and looks forward to Lodamun being willing to increase their role in the Mad Dog as well for the duration of the crisis. "We do not have any specific threats from Kundrati at the moment," said Captain Miller. "But we are being prepared for the worst, hoping for the best. It may be nothing, but when you think it is nothing from a Party who has sworn to personally punish all those who laughed at it, preparedness doesn't hurt." The Imperial Government also awaits a response from other nations to see where people stand on the brewing Kundrati affair.