Sketchley's Translations: Macross Chronicle Revised Ed. - Worldguide 04A: Earth Unified Government

• "Worldguide 01A: Earth Unified Government." Macross Chronicle. 18 Mar. 2010: 25-26.
• "Worldguide 04A: Earth Unified Government." Macross Chronicle Revised Ed. 29 Jan. 2013: 19-20

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The Earth Unified Government
A Consolidated Government Born as an Anti-Alien Organization
The Earth Unified Government was created after the ASS-1 fell onto the Earth, which united the nations of the Earth with countering the aliens in mind. The Earth Unified Government was destroyed in the First Interstellar War, however it was reorganized after the war as the "New Unified Government", and implemented such plans as the survival of humankind, the restoration of the Earth, and the dissemination of humanity in the galaxy.
In July 1999, the alien space combat ship ASS-1 fell onto the Earth, revealing that a battle between giant aliens was taking place in the vicinity of the solar system. Humankind feared an alien invasion of the Earth. Since the aliens were expected to have an enormous military force, it was thought that the defence of the Earth would be difficult without a strong coordination that transcended national borders. Therefore, in December 2000, the United Nations announced the "Unified Government Ideology", which would make it possible to operate the Earth's military forces in a unified manner, and the United Nations became the provisional Earth Unified Government.
Just before the First Interstellar War, the Unified Government had become a global-scale organization, however the path to that was not an easy one. In January 2001, immediately after the announcement of the Unified Government Ideology, a group of nations opposed to the Unified Government plan formed the Anti Unification Alliance, and clashed with the Unified Government, which was formally inaugurated in February 2001. Regional conflicts broke out around the world in May 2001, which later developed into the Unification War.
Even though the Unified Government won the Unification War, a Zentrādi Fleet attacked the Earth in February 2009, and the Unified Government was hit by even more war.

Related Matter: The Relationship Between the Unified Government and the Military With the formal inauguration of the Unified Government, the Earth Unified Forces were established. Even though the Unified Forces are considered to be a military organization under civilian control, the military seems to have had a great deal of influence, partly because the Unified Government's central policy was countermeasures against aliens. The Unified Forces, which seems to have increased its power through the Unification War, had a great effect on peace with the Zentrādi during the First Interstellar War.
▶ A pro-Macross government official

Captions:
• Pro-Macross politicians ordered the Macross to depart when the Zentrādi attacked.

• It seems that the military decided almost single-handedly to restrict the press coverage of the Macross and the Grand Cannon strategy.

Illustrated by Jun Wada

Caption:
• The Unified Government, which was created as a global-scale anti-alien organization, was effectively annihilated in the First Interstellar War. However, it was reorganized as the New Unified Government after the war, and pushed ahead with space emigration.

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The Collapse of the Unified Government and the Inauguration of the New Unified Government The Unified Government, formally inaugurated in February 2001, became the consolidated government of the Earth via the Unification War, however its lifespan was short. The Unification War ended in December 2008, about six months after the "Birdman Incident", and the First Interstellar War broke out in February of the following year. Then, in February 2010, the government organization was devastated by the orbital bombardment of the Bodoru Main Fleet. In other words, less than 10 years after its formal inauguration, and just over a year after the consolidation of the Earth after the end of the Unification War, the Unified Government became non-functioning.
In this way, the Unified Government was virtually extinguished. Immediately after the end of the First Interstellar War in April 2010, however, a New Unified Government was founded by the handful of survivors, which included the crew of the SDF-1 Macross. Wary of another attack by a Zentrādi Fleet, the New Unified Government implemented the "Humankind Dissemination Plan", which aims to spread the human race throughout the galaxy, and has continued to exist up through the 2050's.

⬢ The Circumstances of the Unified Government's Inauguration The Interim Unified Government (United Nations) that was put in place after the announcement of the Unified Government ideology was not dissolved by the formal inauguration of the Unified Government, and for some time it appears that the Interim Unified Government and the Unified Government existed in parallel. When conflict between the Unified Government and the Anti Unification Alliance surfaced, the Interim Unified Government leaked Over Technology to both powers, prompting an arms race.

Caption:
• When the Unified Government gained the upper hand through such things as the "Bird Man" incident, the Interim Unified Government is considered to have stepped up its provision of technology to the Unified Government.

Caption:
• The orbital bombardment at the end of the First Interstellar War completely destroyed the Earth. At that time, the Unified Government and the military were also almost completely destroyed.

• The New Unified Government, which was established after the war, proceeded with Earth reconstruction projects, centred on the newly constructed Macross City.

⬢ The Footsteps of the Unified Government The history of the Unified Government prior to the First Interstellar War, which can be called the "Old Unified Government", was also a history of war. Although the proof of the existence of aliens due to the fall of the ASS-1 had triggered the birth of the Unified Government, conflicts over such things as the distribution of Over Technology and national restructuring led to the Unification War. And the countermeasures against aliens, which was the state policy of the Old Unified Government, also resulted in the devastating damage caused by the First Interstellar War. The New Unified Government was also plagued by such things as uprisings by malcontent Zentrādi, and the regional conflicts that accompanied the "Humankind Dissemination Project".

1999	Jul:	the ASS-1 (later the SDF-1 Macross) falls on South Ataria Island. Investigation reveals it to be an alien spaceship.
2000	Dec:	the United Nations announces the Unified Government ideology. Thereafter, the United Nations is provisionally designated as the Unified Government.
2001	Jan:	the Anti Unification Alliance is established by a coalition of groups that oppose the Unified Government ideology.
	Feb	the Earth Unified Government is formally inaugurated. The Earth Unified Forces are establishment.
	May:	conflicts around the world intensify, and later escalate into the Unification War.
2003	Mar:	establishment of the UN Spacy Space Unified Forces.
2008	Sep:	after the Birdman Incident, the countries participating in the Anti Unification Alliance announce their withdrawal from it one after another.
	Dec:	the Unification War ends. The Unified Government is formally established.
2009	Feb:	the Zentrādi Forces' Buritai Fleet appears in the solar system. Outbreak of the First Interstellar War.
2010	Feb:	the Bodoru Main Fleet is defeated, however the Earth is almost completely destroyed.
	Mar:	the end of the First Interstellar War.
	Apr:	the New Unified Government is established.
	May:	the Earth Regeneration Plan is drafted, and the Macros City Reconstruction Plan is initiated.
2011	Sep:	the Humankind Dissemination Plan is drafted.
2012	Sep:	departure of the Megaroad 01, the first Super-Long Range Emigrant Fleet.
2013	Apr:	Short-Range Emigration Fleets begin departing. The planet Eden is discovered, and emigration begins.
2040:	ceremony held to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the establishment of the New Unified Space Government.

Related Matter: The Fears of the New Unified Government Under the "Humankind Dissemination Plan", implemented by the New Unified Government, a large number of Emigrant Fleets sailed into the galaxy and settled on the planets they discovered. Although the "Humankind Dissemination Plan" has been successful, the spread of humanity throughout the galaxy has alerted the New Unified Government to the possibility of Emigrant Fleets and Emigrant Planets rebelling against the Earth. For that reason, the New Unified Government has restrained the provisioning of new weapons to the frontier regions of the galaxy.

Captions:
• In 2059, the Macross Galaxy Fleet plotted to rule the galaxy, and independently took action to do so.

• In the 2040 "Sharon Apple Insident"*, a YF-19 single-handedly breached the Earth's defence net.

* Translator's note: deliberate spelling error due to restrictions by the website's host.

▶ It is said that the high-performance VFs, such as the VF-19 and VF-22, were only produced in small numbers because of the fear of a rebellion against the Earth.

⬢ The Differences Between the Unified Government and the New Unified Government The Unified Government is classified into three types depending on the era: the provisional Unified Government, the Unified Government, and the New Unified Government. Among them, the Unified Government and the New Unified Government are official organizations, and these two are recognized as the Unified Earth Government. The Unified Government and the New Unified Government have differing core policies.
⊘ The Unified Government A consolidated government on Earth that was formally inaugurated in February 2001, and was formally reestablished in December 2008 after the Unification War. Its basic policy was to make countermeasures against the aliens who were expected to attack the Earth, and preparations were made for the development of the Earth Unified Forces, an anti-alien military organization, and for contact and dialogue with the arriving aliens.

Caption:
• The Unified Government took over the development of anti-alien weapons by the United Nations and the provisional Unified Government, and deployed many VFs, Destroids, and space warships.

⊘ The New Unified Government The New Unified Government was established in April 2010 following the destruction of the Earth and the collapse of the Unified Government at the end of the First Interstellar War. Initially, the government implemented such things as the restoration of the Earth's environment and the construction of cities. However, wary of an invasion by a new Zentrādi main fleet, they are implementing the "Humankind Dissemination Plan" with the goal of dispersing the humanity and preserving the species.

Caption:
• In the Humankind Dissemination Plan, a large number of fleets depart from the Earth. The search for and migration to Emigrant Planets was carried out by the Emigrant Fleets.

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