The conflict continues to escalate as Earth Forces fleets encircle the ZAFT bases at Gibraltar and Carpentaria, and the PLANT Supreme Council decides to strike back in the name of self-defense. Despite her best intentions, Cagalli yields to her ministers' demands that Orb ally itself with the Atlantic Federation.
...who once again staged
a nuclear attack against us.
die einst einen Nuklearangriff
auf uns gestartet haben.
que atacaron de nuevo
con armas nucleares.
que atacaron de nuevo
con armas nucleares.
ne s’éteindra pas de sitôt.
que fizeram outro ataque
 nuclear contra nós.