Earth Strike Ultimatum

The Earth Strike Ultimatum was a suicidal threat that ended the Aberrant War in 2061.

While the rest of the world struggled to control the increasing erratic and powerful Aberrants, China went relatively unscathed. Instead, it devoted vast resources to developing its space program, launching a manned mission to Mars in 2053. By 2061, there were more than 500 satellites, space stations and ships under Chinese control in orbit around Earth and Luna.

When the OpNet was destroyed by battling Aberrants in 2061, the Chinese government revealed that all these spacecraft were armed with fusion warheads. They issued an ultimatum to the Aberrants collectively: End the war, or the Chinese would destroy them, even if such action also destroyed life on Earth. China's elites were safe aboard their space fleet, so it seems they were fully prepared to follow through on the ultimatum.

In response, the majority of Aberrants left Earth under the leadership of Divis Mal. The rest went underground, and the Aberrant War officially came to a close.