Zhihao Complex Disaster

Disaster / Destruction

This accident caused the death of hundreds of people and was one of the major causes of the transition of the Solar Confederation towards the Federal Republic by discrediting the competence of national governments to manage crisis situations. Indeed, that day, a ship whose reactor failed collided with another, the two plunging to the surface and crashing into the docks of Inerba, the lunar capital, and creating a gaping hole in the structure. Creating a catastrophic depressurization in the area near the docks which also hosted boarding areas for passengers, resulting in the death of hundreds of people. The partial destruction of the landing bays also slows down the relief operations, which were also slow to arrive after the disaster. The federal government then proposes to send the Navy to help in the rescue operations to the lunar authorities, but the latter wishes to prove that they are able to manage the situation. The Moon is indeed a member state of the Confederation which is often judged by others as having little value because of its demographic and economic weakness since the discovery of the Star Drive. The Moon authorities therefore want to prove their worth by resolving the situation and prove their know-how to the solar system. However, even though the Moon had a small military fleet, this clearly proved insufficient for the scale of the disaster despite the desperate efforts of the lunar authorities to try to make it seem like everything was under control. Finally, after a standoff of several days and seeing that they could not manage the relief alone, the Moon accepted the proposal of the federal government. After the situation was brought under control, an independent commission of inquiry will be formed by the government to investigate the causes of the accident and the response of the lunar authorities to the disaster. The conclusions of the latter will give one more argument to the pro-centralizations since it will reveal that the main cause of the accident is the poor maintenance of the ship which was not kept up to standard by the company. Mainly due to a certain laxity of the regulations of the lunar government, the owning company being based on the Moon. The report will also point to the catastrophic reaction of the lunar authorities who delayed relief. Finally, she will declare that the establishment of rules at the federal level to ensure a certain standard in terms of security could ensure that this type of event is avoided in the future. This scandal will definitely turn public opinion in favor of greater centralization, several major countries will then elect pro-centralization leaders. Those who will be against centralization will then begin to be in the minority which will isolate them diplomatically.