Sakamoto nuclear disaster

The Sakamoto nuclear disaster was an accidental detonation of a in the city of Sakamoto in Minami Province, resulting in the near complete destruction of the city.

Background
In the early 2000's the Akitian government was getting more and more concerned about the increasing assertiveness of China in their various territorial disputes. As an effort to increase Akitsu's military strength, then Prime Minister Kogoro Nakamori authorized the creation of the Akitian nuclear weapons program in 2003. Using what knowledge that they had from the American and Soviet nuclear weapons programs they sought to create what nuclear weapons they could.

The first bomb created was to be a -based weapon. Nuclear enrichment began in 2004 in the city of Ginpo, founded by the military for the specific purpose of this nuclear program. In 2013, the first prototype nuclear weapon was created as a result of the program. An implosion-type device, it was stored in Ginpo for future transport while an underground nuclear testing facility was being constructed.

Accident
The device was to be tested in an underground testing facility. For this purpose, the military flew the prototype to Sakamoto to be used in the nuclear test. However, the plane carrying the nuclear weapon crashed on the runway causing a nuclear explosion. The reason for the crash is currently being investigated

Immediate aftermath
It didn't take long for the Akitian government to realize that the they had lost contact with Sakamoto. An investigation was immediately set up to determine what had happened. Meanwhile, media was rife with speculation that some disaster had struck the city. People living near the town began reporting sights of a mushroom cloud, but this wasn't confirmed until a photo was released online of the mushroom cloud. This led to speculation that there was a nuclear detonation in Sakamoto, something that the Akitian government confirmed on December 13th.

Media reports in Akitsu later showed that much of the city had been destroyed and many had been killed. However, even now the full extent of the damage is not known.

Akitian government response
On December 13th, the Akitian government admitted that a nuclear weapon had accidentally detonated in Sakamoto. Rescue missions were immediately organized by the military and national guard. Furthermore, Akitsu appealed to the international community for help in dealing with this.

Akitian public response
Immediately after the disaster, the Akitian public demanded answers. Once it was revealed that a nuclear weapon had detonated in the city, Akitian people started bashing the Nationalist Party for starting the program in the first place. Furthermore, many started demanding an immediate halt to the Akitian nuclear weapons program.