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Noroist Axdel began its own nuclear program during the [[Auroran Imperial War]] after recovering and reverse engineering a number of Morstaybishlian weapons. A small, potent thermonuclear warhead designated N-1 was developed during the war for deployment in a ground-penetrating package on the controversial [[Kevatuul]] satellite. This became the first use of nuclear weapons in warfare on Aurora, when several [[Ethalria (Grand Matriarchy)|Ethalrian]] military basescities and themilitary city of Ribenstadtbases were targeted by the weapon,. and whilstWhilst devastating, the satellite's unwieldy re-entry vehicles proved to have a low accuracy. Thankfully a retaliatory strike was averted and post war as part of peace negotiations the satellite was deorbited, further development of space weaponry was abandoned, and Axdel was made to pay reparations for the damage done and lives lost. Axdel retained its nuclear program and accumulated stockpile, however, and a further fifteen underground and two above ground tests were conducted from 1975-1996. The nation maintained a land and sea based stockpile maintained for the purpose of deterrence, eschewing the use of tactical weapons, although it abstained from disclosing the number of warheads at its disposal.