Chapter 603: The Risk of War

Presidential Palace.

John leaned on the table with both arms, typing at a speed that belied his age on Twitter.

"The earthquake was caused entirely by natural factors; the power of the hydrogen bomb is negligible compared to the forces of nature. I sympathize with the disaster-stricken people and will donate $100,000 from my own funds to help alleviate their loss."

After finishing the tweet, he tagged a string of names, all Twitter-active officials.

The day before yesterday, the USS Wyoming successfully carried out its final cleanup operation, launching a missile from 5,400 kilometers away and detonating it in the predetermined airspace. The yield was just a bit higher than Russia's, a passable result."

Fortunately, most of the force of the airburst hydrogen bomb was limited within the controlled area, causing only two large-scale power outages and communication signal losses outside the control zone. Edo City was largely unaffected.