Why launch a full military offensive knowing the Empire will use nuclear weapons by any means, and the Federation will inevitably use nuclear weapons as well?
Everyone knows it's because the Transition Base built by the Empire in the Mountain of Gods war zone cannot be completely destroyed with nuclear weapons alone. Unlike the Transition Base in the Scarred Gorge and the second war zone, the Empire has occupied the Mountain of Gods for over twenty years. The Federation's ability to set up multiple lines of defense on the key routes outside the Mountain of Gods to effectively curb the Empire's deployment is already a full-fledged achievement. How could they have the ability to stop the Empire from expanding their Transition Base?
The Imperial Transition Base at the Mountain of Gods is beyond a mere network of channels, and its depth makes the earth the best barrier against nuclear weapons.
