I think you are correct - the events seem perfectly plausible today, probably in part because we have actually watched (lived through) much of the groundwork being laid by the government.
ie: Why does Homelend Security need 450 million rounds of high performance HST ammunition?
The Department Of Homeland Security Is Buying 450 Million New Bullets
“ie: Why does Homelend Security need 450 million rounds of high performance HST ammunition?”
Obviously no good reason, just plenty of bad ones. However, if there is a ‘real life’ Ranya, she’d get to the bottom of it and we’d all be extremely grateful!