章 1479: Torrent of Steel

In late February.

A week had passed since those twelve Trident missiles lifted off.

The term Sugar Cube Diplomacy seemed to become a very distant vocabulary. The twelve Trident missiles that people often discussed had become unerasable stains associated with President Mike Pence.

Although he served as the commander of the armed forces, the President himself did not have the right to declare war. The power belonged to Congress, granted to Congress by Article 1, Section 8, Item 11 of the Constitution, even though it was never abided by.