This is loosely based on that fiasco a while back when people thought Russians had sabotaged the ISS. I picked Blackacre to be the potential "bad guys" because I believe it's implied to be in some form of Cold War with your nation.
Title: Sabotage In Space (Definitely not final)
Validity:
- Nation must have a space program
- Nation must have computers
Description:
After the death of two @@DEMONYMADJECTIVE@@ astronauts when a @@NAME@@ Space Station airlock suddenly opened, it has come to your attention that the accident was potentially an act of sabotage by a Blackacrean crew member.
Option 1:
"This is unacceptable!" yells @@RANDOMNAME@@, the hot-headed leader of the space program. "We invited that Blackacrean up into our station as a gesture of diplomatic goodwill, and what does he do? He chucks two of our people out into hard vacuum! I say we tell the remaining crew on the station to send him back down to be tried... or better yet, just eject him as well!"
Effect: Crew members aboard @@NAME@@ Space Station who accidentally eat someone else's dinner pouch get thrown out into space without a suit.
Option 2:
"Woah, woah, woah," says @@RANDOMNAME@@, the accused Blackacrean, over the radio. "I didn't do anything. I was asleep when the incident happened, and neither I nor my country has any interest in wantonly murdering your citizens. Are you certain it wasn't an accident? I can inspect the airlock computer systems, if you'd like - make sure there's no dangerous problems. After that, I'll come back down voluntarily."
Effect: Any random foreigner can log into @@NAME@@ Space Station's computers, subjecting crew to constant looping music and ominous noises of groaning metal.
Option 3:
"Ladies, ladies!" Interjects your Minister of Foreign Affairs, @@RANDOMFEMALENAME@@. "This whole problem sources from our xenophobic attitude towards allowing foreign nationals on our space assets! We should rebrand @@NAME@@ Space Station as an International Space Station, and invite crew from around the world! I'm sure this accident is all just a big misunderstanding, and everything will be smooth sailing from here on out."
Effect: @@NAME@@ Space Station has been renamed to the International Space Station, to much global approval as well as the founding of "astronaut training programs" by several rogue nations.
Option 4:
"Eh? Space station?" says professional old person @@RANDOMMALENAME@@. "Why do we even need it? I say we let it drop out of the sky and... smash into the ground? We didn't need it when I was a kid, so I'm sure we don't need it now. Why don't you cut the entire space program and pass on the savings to us, the taxpayers?"
Effect: The space program is literally crashing and burning.
REMOVES POLICY: SPACE PROGRAM
