Posted by: Kurt
« on: April 02, 2020, 03:23:04 PM »Major Governments as of 1991:
USSR: On the surface, the USSR came out of the Final War better that the USA, in that it still exists as a nation. Moscow, like at least some other major Russian cities, survived the war, as did the Premier and the bulk of the Politburo. This was largely due to a previously unsuspected missile defense system put in place in the late 50’s. Like many other Russian strategic systems, this system was not technologically sophisticated, but instead relied on massive numbers of relatively inexpensive anti-missile missiles. The system didn’t make economic sense, in that its interception percentages were very low, typically in the single digits, but it did work well enough to ensure that at least some major Russian cities survived. In the dark years that followed the war, the Soviet Party lost much of its power during the struggle to survive, being supplanted by the Red Army generals that led the country’s recovery. Unlike the nation’s cities, air force, and navy, much of the Red Army survived the war, largely because the bulk of the army was concentrated in western Europe when the bombs began falling, and the USA and its allies avoided targeting Europe for the most part. The Red Army conquered Europe quickly after the war, largely because America was crippled and chaotic in the immediate aftermath, and because France stabbed NATO in the back, first refusing to cooperate, and then coming to a separate deal with the Kremlin. The USSR then thoroughly looted Western Europe to rebuild its own cities and industries, leaving Europe impoverished and poor to this day. France, in particular, had cause to regret its perfidy as it labored under onerous demands from Moscow, demands which it had no choice but to meet given its lack of allies or outside support. Only England remained independent, largely because the bulk of NATO’s heavy divisions retreated there, and because of the USSR’s general exhaustion in the aftermath of the destruction of most of its cities.
The USSR currently encompasses Europe, the Middle East, and Iran and Iraq. China to the east is a patchwork of warlords and petty nation-states, and the USSR expends considerable resources to keep them divided and at each other’s throats. India is loosely affiliated with the USSR, but is absorbed by its internal divisions and is happy to be left alone, especially since the Pakistani’s self-destructed in their fratricidal nuclear civil war in the early days of the war. Much like the situation in China, the USSR expends considerable effort to keep India focused on its internal problems.
The USSR is a military dictatorship, with the trappings of a communist state being used to pacify the various populations that comprise the USSR. The USSR maintains a very large standing army, with the bulk of that army being occupied with securing the USSR’s “allies” and “associated soviet republics”. In addition, the USSR has reactivated enough old ICBM’s to staff five large PDC’s, all of which have been upgraded with the initial breakthroughs provided by the alien technology, such as basic sprint missile drives.
The Reformation Coalition: The Coalition is a loose confederation of nominally independent states composed primarily of many of the states of the old US, Canada, Australia and Great Britain. The Coalition arose in the USA after the Last War and the collapse of the federal government after the vaporization of Washington DC and the bulk of the country’s politicians and leaders. Under threat from the resurgent USSR the Coalition spread throughout Canada and the former UK, and just recently incorporated several Australian states as well. The US East Coast and Mexico are both Coalition Protectorates, garrisoned and ruled by military governments. While several Mexican states are steadily working their way towards full membership in the Coalition, the East Coast is under heavy military occupation and cannot be considered fully under control at this time.
The Coalition government consists of three branches, much like the old US government, however, these three branches have severely limited powers, at least in theory. The Coalition Legislature consists of representatives from each member state, and has the power to set the government’s budget, but in other areas its power is limited to governing inter-state trade, overseeing foreign relations, and ensuring the establishment of state laws relating to basic human rights. The Coalition Executive Branch is led by the CEO, who is elected from the Legislature for a period not to exceed ten years, with only one term allowed. The CEO’s powers relating to purely internal issues is strictly limited. The Coalition Charter clearly establishes the supremacy of the member states in almost all areas.
The Reformation Coalition maintains a medium sized standing army equipped with relatively advanced technology, and has reactivated enough strategic weaponry to field ten smaller PDC’s.
The rest of the world:
China and Japan, along with most of the nations in Europe, suffered grievously during the war. All were the recipients of multiple nuclear weapons strikes from one side or the other, or in the case of China, from both sides. Several countries effectively destroyed themselves after the Last War, including Pakistan and North and South Korea. The rest of the world, including all of Africa and South America, escaped the direct effects of the war, but suffered from numerous indirect follow-on effects. South East Asian countries, in particular, suffered serious fallout effects, and the economic dislocations caused by the collapse of the western economies in the aftermath of the war were serious and continuing. Many of the nations in Africa collapsed and disappeared completely, while most South American nations turned to despotism to survive the harsh winters and economic bad times, virtually ensuring that the bad times would continue into the future.
The Coalition considers South America to be within its sphere of influence, and considers Africa to be an open continent, not under anyone’s control. The USSR has not openly disputed these beliefs, however, it is clear that it considers the entire world its sphere of control.
USSR: On the surface, the USSR came out of the Final War better that the USA, in that it still exists as a nation. Moscow, like at least some other major Russian cities, survived the war, as did the Premier and the bulk of the Politburo. This was largely due to a previously unsuspected missile defense system put in place in the late 50’s. Like many other Russian strategic systems, this system was not technologically sophisticated, but instead relied on massive numbers of relatively inexpensive anti-missile missiles. The system didn’t make economic sense, in that its interception percentages were very low, typically in the single digits, but it did work well enough to ensure that at least some major Russian cities survived. In the dark years that followed the war, the Soviet Party lost much of its power during the struggle to survive, being supplanted by the Red Army generals that led the country’s recovery. Unlike the nation’s cities, air force, and navy, much of the Red Army survived the war, largely because the bulk of the army was concentrated in western Europe when the bombs began falling, and the USA and its allies avoided targeting Europe for the most part. The Red Army conquered Europe quickly after the war, largely because America was crippled and chaotic in the immediate aftermath, and because France stabbed NATO in the back, first refusing to cooperate, and then coming to a separate deal with the Kremlin. The USSR then thoroughly looted Western Europe to rebuild its own cities and industries, leaving Europe impoverished and poor to this day. France, in particular, had cause to regret its perfidy as it labored under onerous demands from Moscow, demands which it had no choice but to meet given its lack of allies or outside support. Only England remained independent, largely because the bulk of NATO’s heavy divisions retreated there, and because of the USSR’s general exhaustion in the aftermath of the destruction of most of its cities.
The USSR currently encompasses Europe, the Middle East, and Iran and Iraq. China to the east is a patchwork of warlords and petty nation-states, and the USSR expends considerable resources to keep them divided and at each other’s throats. India is loosely affiliated with the USSR, but is absorbed by its internal divisions and is happy to be left alone, especially since the Pakistani’s self-destructed in their fratricidal nuclear civil war in the early days of the war. Much like the situation in China, the USSR expends considerable effort to keep India focused on its internal problems.
The USSR is a military dictatorship, with the trappings of a communist state being used to pacify the various populations that comprise the USSR. The USSR maintains a very large standing army, with the bulk of that army being occupied with securing the USSR’s “allies” and “associated soviet republics”. In addition, the USSR has reactivated enough old ICBM’s to staff five large PDC’s, all of which have been upgraded with the initial breakthroughs provided by the alien technology, such as basic sprint missile drives.
The Reformation Coalition: The Coalition is a loose confederation of nominally independent states composed primarily of many of the states of the old US, Canada, Australia and Great Britain. The Coalition arose in the USA after the Last War and the collapse of the federal government after the vaporization of Washington DC and the bulk of the country’s politicians and leaders. Under threat from the resurgent USSR the Coalition spread throughout Canada and the former UK, and just recently incorporated several Australian states as well. The US East Coast and Mexico are both Coalition Protectorates, garrisoned and ruled by military governments. While several Mexican states are steadily working their way towards full membership in the Coalition, the East Coast is under heavy military occupation and cannot be considered fully under control at this time.
The Coalition government consists of three branches, much like the old US government, however, these three branches have severely limited powers, at least in theory. The Coalition Legislature consists of representatives from each member state, and has the power to set the government’s budget, but in other areas its power is limited to governing inter-state trade, overseeing foreign relations, and ensuring the establishment of state laws relating to basic human rights. The Coalition Executive Branch is led by the CEO, who is elected from the Legislature for a period not to exceed ten years, with only one term allowed. The CEO’s powers relating to purely internal issues is strictly limited. The Coalition Charter clearly establishes the supremacy of the member states in almost all areas.
The Reformation Coalition maintains a medium sized standing army equipped with relatively advanced technology, and has reactivated enough strategic weaponry to field ten smaller PDC’s.
The rest of the world:
China and Japan, along with most of the nations in Europe, suffered grievously during the war. All were the recipients of multiple nuclear weapons strikes from one side or the other, or in the case of China, from both sides. Several countries effectively destroyed themselves after the Last War, including Pakistan and North and South Korea. The rest of the world, including all of Africa and South America, escaped the direct effects of the war, but suffered from numerous indirect follow-on effects. South East Asian countries, in particular, suffered serious fallout effects, and the economic dislocations caused by the collapse of the western economies in the aftermath of the war were serious and continuing. Many of the nations in Africa collapsed and disappeared completely, while most South American nations turned to despotism to survive the harsh winters and economic bad times, virtually ensuring that the bad times would continue into the future.
The Coalition considers South America to be within its sphere of influence, and considers Africa to be an open continent, not under anyone’s control. The USSR has not openly disputed these beliefs, however, it is clear that it considers the entire world its sphere of control.