The Warning
There are many catalysts that brought us here. The war, the discovery, the threat of starvation, and so on, and so forth. But the most important one, without which we would not even not be here, but nowhere at all, is the warning letter that the Ravenmight Institute sent out. If it wasn't for their timely warning, and people listening, the dam destruction would have led to thousands of deaths.
Such a tragedy might not have impacted the front logistically, as now we actually are a bigger drain that we would have been as corpses. Morally it might have actually helped, due to rage. In fact, that last bit may very well already have been proven right, as the front has made good progress after the news of the dam breach hits. So honestly, the enemy actually made their own lives harder through this failed mass-murder attempt.
Love how the suspicions come out after the fact (still great that so many lives were saved that day though) - that there is both malicious and clever & helpful theories included. Nice writing!
As conflicts arise during the campaign, this foreshadowing will be a nice part of the plot. ^_^ Who can you trust? Who is actually on your side? Only time can tell...
Too low they build who build beneath the stars - Edward Young