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A comment on Russian scientists discover new mineral that absorbs radiation.
1)Invent a way to eliminate nuclear fallout
2)Retreat into a space station
3)Incite nuclear war below
4)Wait for apocalypse
5)Come back down, clean the place up, and take it for yourself
The Russians are avenging the Soviets' failure to spread communism throughout the entire world.
7) ???
8) Use step 7 to get the aliens to buy the planet instead of taking it.
9) Profit!
1)Invent a way to eliminate nuclear fallout
2)Retreat into a space station
3)Incite nuclear war below
4)Wait for apocalypse
5)Come back down, clean the place up, and take it for yourself
The Russians are avenging the Soviets' failure to spread communism throughout the entire world.