National Security Council

International Economics during Times of Military Crisis

February 23, 2023

By Thaddeus Loder

On Thursday, February 23rd the National Security Council (NSC) passed the resolution to bolster ally strength in the Pacific Ocean with India, Japan, Australia, and New Zealand. The Resolution was passed unanimously after a tiring debate on the National Security Council’s plans to take on China. “Diplomacy is the best option,” an anonymous NSC Advisor said, “We need to form new alliances before taking on china”.

The NSC had concluded through many discussions that China was a more significant threat than Russia. The NSC also came to the conclusion that the resources should be moved from the war in Ukraine to sanction the Chinese economy. The counter-argument; that since 70% of Ukraine would expect to join NATO that pulling out would cause them to lose faith in NATO was addressed at the committee meeting. However, the majority of the NSC understood that China was a larger threat than Russia. “We need to take our attention away from Russia and put it on China,” NSC Advisor Stuart Delery said, “However we still need to watch and acknowledge Russia as a threat”.

There were plans of solving the China problem diplomatically to ally with Kazakhstan to lower the amount of uranium supply going to China’s nuclear capabilities: “There needs to be a limit on China’s nuclear capabilities,” an anonymous NSC Advisor said. The NSC was deeply unsure to what extent this resolution would work. NSC Advisor David Smith debated why Diplomacy is more effective. It was later found out that David Smith was a Russian spy who’d managed to steal multiple secrets from the conference and was arrested. The possible risk for Kazakhstan would be that it would lose all of the income profits it would make from selling and exporting uranium to China which makes up most of its export income.

The United States plans on delivering financial aid to these allying countries to help curb China’s economy: “This would help ensure our diplomatic relations” an anonymous NSC Advisor said. “These specific countries were picked because they could stand to benefit from this treaty,” said NSC Advisor Janet Greenfield, highly demonstrating the thought in diplomacy acted upon by this resolution. It is unsure how expensive these packages will be, and how detrimental they would be to the economy. There was also the talk of no longer exporting from China where the U.S. makes most of its imports. “Reducing Chinese imports would help the local industry” NSC Advisor Stuart Delery said, and in response, NSC Advisor Linda Thomas-Greenfield suggested giving tariffs to Domestic businesses.

In summary, China is the biggest threat to our democracy economically and in terms of military might. To combat the threat the National Security Council has formed a resolution to form a South Pacific alliance including Japan, Australia, New Zealand, and India. The Financial aid supplied to these countries from the United States would help crush the Chinese Economy. An alternative solution discussed at the conference was to ally with Kazakhstan to lower the uranium transported to China, This would reduce China’s military capabilities. The alternate solution does have its potential drawbacks. The most optimal solution to combating china’s threat to our democracy would be to ally against it, to combat it economically. Other solutions haven’t been formed, it will not stop us from trying in the future.

Taking Care of the Beehive in the Room

February 24, 2023

Thaddeus Loder

On Friday, February 24th, during a conference about dealing with North Korea and the military power it held; the National Security Council (NSC) proposed a solution to deal with the threat of North Korea and its nuclear arms. The solution consisted of ‘making love’ to North Korea by obliterating it by drafting anyone of fifteen years of age or older. This consisted of both men and women. The equal opportunity for both genders was well received by the NSC, when asked about the expansion of both genders, NSC Advisor Brian Deese stated, “It expands women’s working days”. 

When it came to drafting minors, it wasn’t well received by the council. “It would be a shame to waste their childhoods,” said NSC Advisor Linda Thomas-Greenfield. In criticism of sending minors to war NSC Advisor Brian Deese exclaimed to the council “Mommy, Daddy, why did you make love with Korea.” There were however some positives of this problem spoken about in the conference, drafting minors would help the United States manpower. “Childhood labor put China ahead of the U.S.,” Linda Thomas-Greenfield said later in a brief interview. Later during the conference, it was stated that this will help raise labor levels without cost. “Children join the military and that’s good for the country, It is also good for the children,” said NSC Advisor Elizabeth Randall “Children get much more experience that way”.

Another proposed solution during the conference was the “Pink Telegram” authored by NSC Advisor Stuart Delery. The solution was to send a fake email from China to Japan about annexing North Korea. North Korea would purposely intercept this. From there, North Korea would be angry with China and they would fight with one another, and Japan being the middleman, would most likely get bombed. “It’s quite complex and too much of a commitment,” NSC Advisor Ron Klain said in an interview. The idea of this was well received and analyzed as a beehive during the conference. NSC Advisor Stuart Delery spoke of the beehive already stinging us in reference to the threat of North Korea to the United States, and to have the big bear (China) fight the beehive to take out two birds with one stone. “There are a lot of possible opportunities with this resolution,” NSC advisor Linda Thomas-Greenfield said, “Our chances of success rely on Japan.”

In summary, these resolutions didn’t get passed for many ethical concerns. “It’s an overly brash attempt to start a war,” said NSC Advisor Brian Deese in an Interview after the conference. However, it doesn’t mean that there aren’t other alternatives to taking on these foreign military giants. These seem like good starting points to lead to these alternate solutions. It is unsure how effective these unapproved resolutions would work, but it never hurts to try.

The National Security Council Considered Some Extreme Resolutions, but Could They Have Worked?

February 25, 2023

Simon Robertson

During a meeting yesterday, the National Security Council discussed the threats North Korea and China pose to the United States and two extreme solutions that would, according to council member Delery, “obliterate North Korea.” 

Stuart Delery proposed a resolution titled “Pink Telegram.” This resolution involves cooperating with Japan to forge an email from China stating that they intend to annex North Korea. This email would be intentionally intercepted by North Korea, destroying all positive ties between China and North Korea; a war would begin between the two countries, and North Korea would be left powerless. In the case of this backfiring, the United States would be free to go. Council member Samantha Powers reasoned that “This may literally blow up in Japan’s face, but it won’t blow up in ours.”

However, the NSC did not pass the Pink Telegram. Ron Klein, a supporter of this resolution believed it was “quite complex… too much of a commitment” for many council members. 

Although later rejected, a second resolution was proposed to remedy the complexity of the Pink Telegram; the love and Peace resolution was fundamentally the exact opposite in terms of convolution. NSC member Ron Klein praised the idea due to its “straightforward approach.” This resolution, titled “Love and Peace,” would ‘make love’ with North Korea by drafting every American citizen above the age of fifteen into the military and sending every single U.S. soldier to North Korea.

Members of the NSC attributed the fundamentals of the Love and Peace resolution to the West Wing’s humanitarian values. The draft would be equal across all genders, backgrounds, and people, which would enforce an end to sexism in the military and instantly progress feminism, according to NSC advisors. 

Previously, the threat of nuclear warfare almost completely prevented the United States from being able to invade North Korea, but with Love and Peace, as stated by member Ron Klein, “[North Korea] can’t bomb themselves.” The U.S. would be capable of seizing North Korea’s nuclear arsenal through direct manpower. 

During the absence of all citizens above the age of fifteen, children will be required to entirely replace society. Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall noted how beneficial it would be, for “the youth are our future.” On a separate occasion, she also expressed the positives of enlisting children in the workforce: “It’s good for our country and good for children.”

Only half of the NSC voted for Love and Peace. The other half of the council believed it was a “shame to waste childhood” for every minor in America, argued NSC member Linda Thomas-Greenfield. Many NSC members believed the resolution was absurd and nigh unachievable. 

With the increased threats of nuclear warfare rising throughout the world, returning to the ancient fundamentals of warfare may become the answer at some point in the future. Said in response to the creation of atomic bombs, this quote attributed to Albert Einstein that portrays the calamity that sits at the world’s doorstep applies to this situation: "I do not know with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones." 

Resolution Peace and Love would have disregarded the calamity of nuclear fallout on the doorstep and reinforced Eintstein’s notion to stop nuclear warfare from affecting the world.