Space colony construction begins at Lagrange point 1. Due to difficult working conditions and conflicts between the sponsor nations, construction is greatly delayed. Colony construction begins at the other Lagrange points. Due to a shortage of colony construction materials, disputes break out between Earth's nations. The Middle Eastern nations intercede and negotiate an end to the conflicts.
Construction resumes, using asteroids as raw material.
On Earth, international disputes continue to escalate. AC 130 With Earth's territorial lines redrawn, the conflicts die down. One of the Alliance's key financial supporters is the military-industrial combine called the Romefeller Foundation. As their mother countries join, the colonies are also enrolled, willing or not. The colonies are critical of the Alliance and its intentions, and the Alliance decides to respond with force in order to silence its critics.