บท 406: Pressing Matters

Alexander let out a contented sigh as he strode down the expansive hallway of the newly commissioned aircraft carrier, flanked by his contingent of Imperial Guards. The weight of the ceremony had lifted from his shoulders, and he could now focus on the pressing matters of state that awaited him back at the Winter Palace.

The significance of nuclear power was not lost on Alexander. It had been the weapon that leveled Washington D.C., the city still in the process of reconstruction. Many nations sought to acquire this power, but their progress was stymied by the Ruthenian Empire's monopoly on the talent pool of nuclear engineering.

As he made his way down the hallway, Alexander couldn't help but reflect on the vast resources that his nation had devoted to the creation of this state-of-the-art warship.