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A ''' | A '''sea base''' was, in the [[Fifth Doctor]]'s words, "a special military colony," built by [[human]]s around the year [[2084]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Warriors of the Deep (TV story)|Warriors of the Deep]]'') | ||
At the time the Earth was split into two power blocs ready to unleash nuclear and proton | At the time the [[Earth]] was split into two power blocs ready to unleash [[nuclear missile|nuclear]] and [[proton missile]]s against each other. In order to make the war as devastating as possible, it was originally decided to send up a number of [[satellite]]s into orbit above the Earth. But when it was proven that space stations were vulnerable, it was decided to construct a series of sea bases which contained the majority of the different blocs' arsenals. | ||
The Sea Bases were built at great expense and effort while their inhabitants were forced to live their lives under great tension. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Warriors of the Deep (novelisation)|Warriors of the Deep]]'') | The Sea Bases were built at great expense and effort while their inhabitants were forced to live their lives under great tension. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Warriors of the Deep (novelisation)|Warriors of the Deep]]'') | ||
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In 2084, the [[Fifth Doctor]], [[Tegan Jovanka|Tegan]] and [[Vislor Turlough|Turlough]] arrived at [[Sea Base 4]] after [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] was severely damaged in orbit when they had run into a satellite weapon. They quickly became involved in an attack by joint [[Silurian]]-[[Sea Devil]] operation to commandeer the bases' proton missiles to begin the war, allowing the Silurians and the Sea Devils to retake the Earth. ([[TV]]: ''[[Warriors of the Deep (TV story)|Warriors of the Deep]]'') | In 2084, the [[Fifth Doctor]], [[Tegan Jovanka|Tegan]] and [[Vislor Turlough|Turlough]] arrived at [[Sea Base 4]] after [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] was severely damaged in orbit when they had run into a satellite weapon. They quickly became involved in an attack by joint [[Silurian]]-[[Sea Devil]] operation to commandeer the bases' proton missiles to begin the war, allowing the Silurians and the Sea Devils to retake the Earth. ([[TV]]: ''[[Warriors of the Deep (TV story)|Warriors of the Deep]]'') | ||
==Other references== | == Other references == | ||
After [[materialising]] aboard a [[base]], the [[Tenth Doctor]] suggested to [[Rose Tyler]] that they had arrived at a sea base before he soon realised that they were in a [[sanctuary base]], [[Sanctuary Base 6]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Impossible Planet (TV story)|The Impossible Planet]]'') | After [[materialising]] aboard a [[base]], the [[Tenth Doctor]] suggested to [[Rose Tyler]] that they had arrived at a sea base before he soon realised that they were in a [[sanctuary base]], [[Sanctuary Base 6]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Impossible Planet (TV story)|The Impossible Planet]]'') | ||
[[Category:Military bases]] | [[Category:Military bases]] | ||
