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McDonald sat heavily down in his chair. He had spent the day argueing the Naval budget in Parliment, suprised to find that the NANP could somehow think it too small. However he was aware of the importance McScotsman had placed on the 2 year overviews, and so ensured he had a large mug of coffee before looking them over.
The reports on the economy were mixed. The merger had left the PUB trying to integrate two seperate economies, and a reccession hitting at just that time had made a nightmare for the industrial sector, cutting it from the 1st to the 3rd largest in the world. Despite this however, growth in the overall biannual cycle had remained strong, and the PUB had an unmatched GDP, with overall income standing at an estimated 5.47% of the worlds total. The population after the merger was estimated at 2.89% of the global population.
Internationally the news seemed to be bad all around. Despite the NAP he had overseen in the final days of Scotireland, McDonald could see the situation was getting tenser by the day, with several of the reports reccomending an increase to near-wartime levels of alertness. The UN saw constant debate over the Indian debacle, and all indications were that the CRF was planning something big. The Comintern seemed near-universally despised, and a number of the reports indicated concern that they would soon act against Xinjiang and Iblis.
BMI reports indicated that their security net remained unbreached, for which McDonald was thankful. They also informed him that the recent sweep of the country for terrorism had come up negative, and it seemed that the nation was in a good position to keep things that way.
McDonald read over the summaries several times, and stared glumly at the list of major powers. The economic lead was diminishing, Political situations worsening, and good news was rare. He sighed, and stood up. Maybe sleep would help him see where to go next.
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