Institute for Tiberium Research

Institute for Tiberium Research
General
Type	Research institute
Location	Australian Outback
Environment	Heavy Tiberium contamination (2034)
Affiliation	Global Defense Initiative
Events	Second Nod Reunification War A Grand Gesture

The Institute for Tiberium Research was a top-secret GDI research facility located in Central Australia that conducts research into liquid Tiberium.

Background

Composed of the world's most brilliant scientists, the Institute was one of the most controversial research departments of GDI. Under James De Groot, it has worked tirelessly to unlock the mysteries of Liquid Tiberium.

However, this research was incredibly dangerous, leading to nearly two dozen fatalities in 2033, which made potential researchers uneasy about working at such a remote location in Australia. The Director for the Department of Covert R&D, Eliot Smith-Johnson, was concerned about this state of affairs. By 2034, the GDI Council's patience was wearing thin, and they were considering cutting the budget for De Groot and shutting down the project. Their determination was further amplified by the fact that no tangible results were produced whatsoever.

Storyline development

In order to announce the Brotherhood's return, Kane sent LEGION to destroy the facility and trigger a cataclysmic explosion, which will turn much of Australia into a Red Zone and give Nod supporters worldwide a signal that it is time to unite once more. Supported by the freshly conscripted Marcion's Black Hand, LEGION succeeded in creating a magnificent conflagration.

Just as Kane predicted, the resulting Liquid Tiberium explosion devastated much of central Australia, turning it into a Red Zone in one of the greatest environmental catastrophes since the Tiber incident.

References

Tiberium Universe Locations

Released games and other media Europe Albania Berne Bialystok Cyborg production plant Cologne Croatia Genesis pit Grain Trade Center Hamburg Chemical missile facility Chemical missile plant supply depot Hammerfest London Munich (Future-Tech Lab) New Eden Paris Prototype fighter factory Rome Reykjavík Sarajevo Temple of Nod Temple Prime Scrin Tower Research Center Stuttgart Threshold 19 North America Chicago GDI Supermax GDI Treasury Goddard Space Center New York City New York Public Library Main Branch Phoenix Base Red Zone 483 Rocky Mountains base San Diego San Francisco Southwestern training facility Washington D.C. Andrews Air Force Base Hampton Roads naval base Langley Air Force Base Pentagon White House Waukesha Asia and Australia Australian Outback Institute for Tiberium Research Ayers Rock Giraud-Moebius Tiberium crater New Adana Tiberian Wastelands Sydney Tin City Africa Alexandria Cairo Casabad Oum Hadjer Temple of Nod South America Nod volcano island Rio de Janeiro Temple of the Tacitus   Other locations from released games and media Extraterrestial GDSS Philadelphia Ichor Hub Unknown location GDI Council Southern Cross United Nations Military Command Center   Cancelled games and media Tiberium Mobius Research Station New Monaco Threshold 19 Incursion Area 51 Continuum Los Angeles Area 51 Dino island Newark airport Liberty Base