Once again, having far too much time on my hands and partaking in far too many rum and cokes and having just seen Aliens and Alien, I was wondering what would happen if, say, the original alien ship from the movies had crashed on a remote part of Earth (let's say Buttfuck Nowhere of the country you're in).
Given the number of eggs and the fact that this species is one big fucking nightmare to contain, imagine a similar scenario like Aliens, where a town is soon taken over and a nest established as some locals venture out and find the ship. Before anyone can get a team to check out mysterious disappearances, the xenos have sent many facehuggers and other drones across the wilderness. Oh yeah--assume that it's identical to the premise in Aliens and that at least one queen (or more if you like) have been hatched.
What action would be taken? Would the UN try and assess the threat and send in rescue teams or would the WHO work with the military to try and counter the species? Could the whole country be infected and spread the species to other nations and if so, what measures could or would be taken to ensure places like Paris, Berlin, London and Washington don’t get overrun? And if the infestation did spread to a major city, short of nuking the whole city, how can you be sure that the threat is destroyed?
Given the number of eggs and the fact that this species is one big fucking nightmare to contain, imagine a similar scenario like Aliens, where a town is soon taken over and a nest established as some locals venture out and find the ship. Before anyone can get a team to check out mysterious disappearances, the xenos have sent many facehuggers and other drones across the wilderness. Oh yeah--assume that it's identical to the premise in Aliens and that at least one queen (or more if you like) have been hatched.
What action would be taken? Would the UN try and assess the threat and send in rescue teams or would the WHO work with the military to try and counter the species? Could the whole country be infected and spread the species to other nations and if so, what measures could or would be taken to ensure places like Paris, Berlin, London and Washington don’t get overrun? And if the infestation did spread to a major city, short of nuking the whole city, how can you be sure that the threat is destroyed?