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Agents of ULTIMATUM once hijacked an American airliner and took its passengers hostages to exchange for the surrender of Captain America. The Swiss base was captured by Captain America and SHIELD.{{issueIssue|date=May 2009}} ULTIMATUM attempted to destroy the world's technology through an electromagnetic pulse, but the Arctic base and electromagnetic pulse generator were destroyed by [[Demolition Man (comics)|D-Man]] on the order of Captain America.{{issueIssue|date=May 2009}} ULTIMATUM hired [[Sabretooth (comics)|Sabretooth]] to assassinate Symkarian Prime Minister Limka in an attempt to start a war between Symkaria and the United States. The fiancée of King Stefan of Symkaria was also assassinated, but the assassination attempt on King Stefan failed, allowing the exposure and defeated attempt of ULTIMATUM to cause a war between Symkaria and the United States.{{issueIssue|date=May 2009}} ULTIMATUM agents attempted to blow up Ellis Island, but failed in the attempt to destroy the Arc de Triomphe and Ellis Island.{{issueIssue|date=May 2009}} ULTIMATUM attempted to distribute arms to subversive elements in the United States to create nationwide chaos, but their major arms stockpile was captured by the [[Punisher]] and [[Moon Knight]].{{issueIssue|date=May 2009}}

An unnamed ULTIMATUM terrorist has the distinction of being the only person deliberately and directly killed by [[Captain America]] since [[World War II]]. Captain America has to choose between shooting the terrorist and allowing him to kill several innocent people, and he chooses to kill the terrorist. Despite the clear moral choice, he is wracked with guilt for several issues and then he volunteers to turn himself over to the relevant authorities.{{issueIssue|date=May 2009}}

During the ''[[Acts of Vengeance]]'', U.L.T.I.M.A.T.U.M. attacked the [[Punisher]] and [[Moon Knight]] on the orders of the Prime Movers.{{issueIssue|date=May 2009}}

Although Flag-Smasher was the founder of ULTIMATUM, its initial funding secretly came from the Red Skull, who used its activities to create political chaos benefiting his own fascist ends. Upon Flag-Smasher's discovery of the Red Skull's involvement, the Skull had other ULTIMATUM leaders who were loyal to him stage a successful coup against Flag-Smasher through its Symkarian campaign. Presumably the ULTIMATUM rank and file were never aware of the Red Skulls' control of the organization. Following the Symkarian debacle, Flag-Smasher regained control of ULTIMATUM and purged the organization of members known to be loyal to the Red Skull.{{issueIssue|date=May 2009}}

*[[Red Skull|Red Skull (Johann Schmidt)]] - secretly funds the group{{issueIssue|date=May 2009}}