Once Ji Rongxinyue activated the communication interference device that came with the Champion Marquis, Aida Kang lost the ability to command the Transition Base to launch nuclear weapons. Among the Mountain of Gods' Transition Base, or rather among all the apes and monkeys currently on the Alien Planet, only Aida Kang had the authority to use nuclear weapons.
If Martial Emperor the Third had not temporarily commissioned other apes or monkeys, nor personally participated in commanding this battle of truly decisive nature, then the Empire would be highly unlikely to use nuclear weapons again in this war.
Ji Xinghe was unaware of this, just as he was completely unaware that Ji Rongxinyue chose to intercept Aida Kang. Therefore he believed the Empire must have already prepared to launch nuclear weapons.
