January 27th Bombings

A North Sinosean government building being torn down in the aftermath of the bombings.

### Location

Al-Sharma, Miyagata, Miyahoma, Namake, Panopporo

### Target(s)

Karthstani and North Sinosean cities and strategic positions.

## Casualties

### North Sinosean

~500,000

The **January 27th Bombings** was an event in the Norean War, and the largest loss of life during a single attack in Kerbin history.

## Background

After Nore attacked North Sinosean and Twench peacekeeping troops that were forming a blockade around the rogue nation, the Kingdom of Hjallesund joined the war creating the Democratic League with North Sinoi and later including Karthstan and Twonger, it was proposed that Karthstani and Norean representatives discuss the racial discrimination and abuse occurring within Norean borders, especially those of which originated from Karthstan. Karthstani representatives demanded the release of their people, but the Norean officials refused, claiming to be making Nore clean and removing terrorists from their nation. From this point relations only declined, and Karthstan was offered a seat in the Democratic League, which was accepted with gratitude. This angered the Noreans causing Karthstan to join the war.

## Nuclear Exchange

Despite calls from other DL nations, Karthstan launched the first ICBMs into Nore, the latter being hesitant to retaliate until it was confirmed that Hjallesund's nuclear submarine arsenal would only be used if the Isles were in danger, causing Nore to not only retaliate, but strike North Sinoi of which had no nuclear weaponry. The effects were devastating on the civilian populations, doing little against the government and military which were deployed for the most part in Twonger and around Nore's borders. It was the single largest loss of life in kerbal history.

## Aftermath

See also: Treaty of Miyagata

The damage and casualties were monumentous, almost sending entire cities to their graves. Many cities have been deemed to radioactively dense to repopulate, and mass amounts of crops were destroyed causing mass starvation across all three involved nations. The deaths were immense, almost everyone knew someone who died and those who did survive the blast died from radiation poisoning. This caused the largest humanitarian aid effort by a margin in world history.

One good outcome of the event was that the starving Norean military was able to be swiftly taken out over the northern peninsula, causing Nore to surrender, putting the Treaty of Miyagata in place.

## Legacy

The events on January the 27th 2018 gave birth to Remembrance Day, a day to remember the horror of this attack, celebrated on the 27th of January. It's traditionally a public holiday with all businesses closed for the day. A ceremony and parade should take place at dawn when the first missiles hit Karthstan. The motto of the ceremony is *'Lest we forget'.*

A monument in Miyagata was erected symbolising equality and peace, and also the horrors of war, inspired by this event.

A month after the end of the war, the Kingdom of Hjallesund proposed a disarmament program with all Democratic League nations which soon turned into the outright ban of military applications of nuclear ordinance across the planet.