"..."
Upon hearing Ivanovic's words, the staff officers felt a bit flustered. Frankly, Ivanovic didn't need to explain so much to them; the current situation called for the Commander-in-Chief to issue direct orders.
Ivanovic realized he misspoke, but he didn't care anymore.
"Moreover, is the imperial force currently appearing in the second war zone really the entirety of the empire's forces? If we use nuclear weapons to eliminate these imperial forces, what should we do if the empire retaliates with nuclear attacks on Base Six?"
The empire indeed has the capability; they know the approximate coordinates of Base Six. With the destructive power of nuclear weapons, a three-kilometer margin of error is hardly a miscalculation, and who can guarantee the empire will only use a single nuclear weapon?
Even if there's only one retaliatory strike, the difference in yield could potentially render Base Six's nuclear defense structures ineffective.
