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The 1998 New York Incident was a series of attacks on multiple boroughs of New York City by the first recorded incipient member of the Jira tatopolousi species (known colloquially as "Zilla"). The entire incident ran over 3 days from first recorded sighting to confirmed kill of the creature.

The creature was killed by direct hits from 12 AIM-7 Sparrow missiles fired from three F/A-18 fighters of the 108th Attack Squadron. Based on Strontium-90 isotopes found on skin and blood samples gathered at multiple sites, the creature is believed to be the same individual responsible for the sinking of the Daigo Fukuryū Maru cannery vessel in the South China Sea and the G|unexplained footprints that appeared in the Caribbean weeks prior.

This incident is considered by many to be the first in a series of mutations emerging throughout the globe shortly afterward. Etiology for the mutations vary, but the predominant cause is radioactive fallout as a result of atomic weapons testing performed by various nuclear states. An initiative to study and control such organisms, now known as the Humanitarian Environmental Analysis Team (HEAT), was subsequently commissioned by the IUCN and spearheaded by NRO scientist G|Dr. Niko "Nick" Tatopolous.

Background
The first atomic weapons test was conducted near Alamogordo, New Mexico, on July 16, 1945, during the Manhattan Project. Since then, there have been multiple atmospheric and underwater weapon tests performed by Nuclear States. In particular, a series of tests were carried out near French Polynesia, in close proximity to nesting sites for the green iguana. Because the tests occurred over seawater, radioactive contaminants mixed with salt crystals and were carried by trade winds, resulting in a significantly larger dispersal of nuclear fallout than initial estimates.