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Old 09-12-2014, 12:12 PM   #516
Flyndaran
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Default Re: New Reality Seeds

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Originally Posted by Astromancer View Post
Try this idea, a nuclear war in the early 1950's. At that time the USSR had very few bombs (later durring the time America was up set over the "Missle Gap" the "Gap" was overwhelmingly in the West's favor). Assume that the Soviets collapse. A very likely senario.

Doubtless everybody would still demonise and resent the USA, but if Russia reforms in this world as in out own, the Europe of the 1960's might face a new Imperialist Crony Capitalist Russia. That would skew the culture in interesting ways.
Only around 10 years after Japan? That would terrify many people into revolt or exodus from the U.S.'s insane warmongering. You can't play the rational one when your first option involves salting the earth of your enemy.
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