▁Meanwhile , ▁t ensions ▁between ▁the ▁Federation ▁and ▁the ▁Alliance ▁( f ict ional ▁stand - ins ▁for ▁the ▁US / N AT O ▁and ▁the ▁USS R / W ars aw ▁P act , ▁respectively ) ▁build , ▁especially ▁after ▁an ▁intelligence - g ather ing ▁vessel ▁is ▁captured . ▁A ▁new ▁Korean ▁War ▁breaks ▁out ▁across ▁the ▁ 3 8 th ▁parallel ▁but ▁is ▁quickly ▁stopped . ▁Although ▁Japan ▁calls ▁on ▁both ▁sides ▁to ▁seek ▁peace , ▁government ▁officials ▁think ▁that ▁the ▁country ▁could ▁be ▁ri pe ▁for ▁Alliance ▁ret ali ation ▁in ▁light ▁of ▁its ▁open ▁support ▁for ▁the ▁Federation . ▁ ▁Dog f ights ▁between ▁Federation ▁and ▁Alliance ▁f igh ters ▁over ▁the ▁Ar ctic ▁( with ▁both ▁sides ▁using ▁nuclear - ti pped ▁air - to - air ▁miss iles ) ▁are ▁just ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁a ▁renew ed ▁conflict . ▁So on ▁after ▁an ▁arm ist ice ▁agreement ▁is ▁concluded ▁between ▁North ▁Korea ▁and ▁South ▁Korea , ▁t ensions ▁begin ▁to ▁er upt ▁again ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁fighting ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁Kore as . ▁The ▁efforts ▁of ▁the ▁military ▁to ▁overcome ▁the ▁war ▁are ▁fruit less . ▁In ▁addition , ▁Japan ' s ▁miss ile ▁warning ▁begins ▁to ▁mount ▁in ▁Japan , ▁and ▁the ▁anx iety ▁of ▁the ▁people ▁reaches ▁a ▁peak . ▁ ▁Five ▁IC B M s ▁are ▁eventually ▁launched ▁from ▁both ▁sides ▁in ▁the ▁clim ax ▁of ▁the ▁es cal ating ▁war , ▁with ▁targets ▁being ▁major ▁cities ▁around ▁the ▁world ▁including ▁Tokyo ,