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Movies
whith Hollywood/Vinewood gone how will the film industry develop--Owen1983 16:03, 19 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Please try to follow the right format when adding new topics. That being said, Australian and South American movies would come to dominate the world film market but it would be a while after DD before they reach a world wide market.  Mitro 16:45, 19 August 2009 (UTC)
 * What, no Bollywood? Louisiannan 22:44, 21 August 2009 (UTC)

I think India needs to focus more on its mutinous warlords first. Mr.Xeight 00:29, 22 August 2009 (UTC)

Whatever dude, but Bollywood would still exist, I am not a fan though. Despite the warlords, it'll be there, I am Indian so I know more about this stuff. Obviously, Bollywood will emerge as the world leader in film industry, it is next to Hollywood anyways. MC Prank 16:40, September 3, 2009 (UTC)
 * You know India *here*, Prank. You don't necessarily know what Xi'Reney and the others have understood India to be following Doomsday.  I think that Mr. Xeight may be closer to the truth of the matter -- Bollywood as it is today may be some ways off yet. Louisiannan 17:34, September 3, 2009 (UTC)
 * Louis is right. It has only been since 2003 that  has received a stable government (the UIP) in the post-Doomsday world, but that was shortlived and the rump UIP has only tenous control at best.  Such an atmosphere is not conducive to a major movie industry in any country.
 * Furthermore India's nuclear weapons are still unaccounted for in this TL. Which warlords have them?  Have they ever used them?  Could Bombay/Mumbai being a radioactice crater, a target of a Delhi warlord?  I still think any movie industry will be farther south in South America or Australia/New Zealand.  Both are part of the "first world" in this TL and thus have more time and money to spend on entertainment then war-torn (potentially radioactive) India.  Mitro 18:09, September 3, 2009 (UTC)

Yeah alright, whatever, but man I didnt think that this idea of India being divided into warlordships and breakaway states is plausible. First of all, in 1983, one party, Congress ruled almost all the states, i.e. they won elections in all the states. Though the constituion of India, made it more or less a federal country but before 1990s, India was practically a unitary state. The Central Govt. (i.e.Federal Govt) had strict control over the states. Moreover, guess what, Indira Gandhi, the most authoritarian & pro-unitary Prime Minister the country ever had, was in office on 26 Sept. 1983. Anyways, now that you have done this, I'm telling you, warlords cant have nukes. There are no nukes assembled, the nuclear core is kept separate and the fission device separate. No single warlord can have it alone. There would be, at most a dirty bomb. Although if warlords collaborated, they could have proper nukes. MC Prank 15:50, September 4, 2009 (UTC)
 * The early 1980s wasn’t exactly a period of peaceful unity for India. There was the rise of insurgents in Punjab; violence in Assam between native villagers, refugees from Bangladesh and other Indians; tensions with the Sikhs after Operation Bluestar; abuse of civil liberties; and hell Indira Gandhi would be assassinated by her own Sikh bodyguards in 1984 touching off the death of over 3000 Sikhs.


 * Factor in the current events and it is not exactly that hard to believe that India would collapse after Doomsday. Though not directly targeted, they would suffer all the effects of the radiation clouds engulfing the northern hemisphere.  Radiation poisoning would kill many people and seriously effect the food production of India leading to famine and violence as people tried to get food to feed their families.  The loss of the large economies of the US, Europe, USSR, China and Japan would also cause India’s economy to take a nose dive and lead a significant percentage of the population being unemployed.  It wouldn’t be difficult to predict that some secessionists or power-hungry generals would take the opportunity to assert some control over their specific areas.


 * Maybe you are correct about India’s nuclear weapons (I will have to look it up), but it doesn’t seem like it would be difficult to get the specific parts and rebuild the weapon. Mitro 16:10, September 4, 2009 (UTC)

It is not maybe, I am correct about India's nukes, and as for the Indian ballistic missiles, they were not fully developed yet. 2-3 or more warlords would have to collaborate together could have proper nukes though. Getting nuclear weapons wont be very difficult, but it wont be easy either. Also, the Emergency was imposed in 1977 not in 1983. Its Operation Bluestar that takes place in 1983 MC Prank 05:06, September 5, 2009 (UTC)
 * I'm assuming the Indian air force had bombers that could also deliver the weapons. Also all of the events I refereed to happened roughly between 1980 and 1984 and are meant to show that the Indian political scene was unstable enough during the early 80s that the political, economic, and environmental implications of Doomsday could splinter the country.  I never mentioned the Emergency which lasted from 1975 to 1977, I'm not sure why you brought it up though I apologize if I accidentally referred to something that happened back then.  Blue Star also took place in June 1984, not in 1983.  Mitro 21:27, September 7, 2009 (UTC)

"Dust" of USA
In 1983 the US had a population of around 230,000,000 and had maybe thousands of nuclears weapons rain down from the sky onto their hapless soil. How big was the attack? How many people died? How many survived 1983? In order for a natural evolution of the population of the bombed-out remains of the US, how many people should survive and how many people should each splinter-nation have in its boundaries? Am I correct when I say Superior has 6,000,000 citizens? What about the other nations within the former United States? You can count it, I however question it.Fero 04:00, 22 August 2009 (UTC)


 * Superior has that many citizens specifically because it receives refugees from both the US and Canada. At the same time, abortion has been discouraged in recent years in the Republic, resulting in a nice baby boom. Lahbas 13:24, 22 August 2009 (UTC)


 * we have a lot of "countries" in the Canada-USA frontier, some of them are weird, but i think we need a place to the arround 6 millions peoples ive in southwest of USA, Gulf of Mexico states, "black states" (i must not use the N word because is nasty in english), what all that people do where they go, where they stay, what is not destroyed in that zone CSA region need a living town--Fero 02:21, 24 August 2009 (UTC)


 * That's true, though I don't know much about the region. Though, maybe there could be a nation called "Aztlan", named after the mythological Aztec homeland. Or maybe an Apache country. DarthEinstein 02:33, 24 August 2009 (UTC)


 * we dont need aztlan, we have not nuked Mexico, i am talking about Texas, Florida an the land betwine them, there is nothing aztec--Fero 03:00, 24 August 2009 (UTC)


 * Well, race issues will certainly heat up again in the South, after having only been settled in the last couple of years, and there will likely be “white” and “black” nations dotting the landscape, no one big nation like there is in the North. Texas is a wasteland, having been a major population center, as well as being a supplier of US oil. Florida would suffer a similar fate, but mostly on the southern tip. The Deep South is what would largely escaped unscathed, except for major cities like Birmingham and Atlanta. I’ve largely finished Superior, so I may take up a drafting of the region sometime this week and present a format. Lahbas 03:17, 24 August 2009 (UTC)


 * I think groups like the Klan would be easily able to sieze power in the unaffected parts of the South. I see a considerable portion of western Texas not even being touched by nukes and also parts of New Mexico and Arizona. A fascist state in this part is very much plausible. What about the White Republic of America or something like that? User_talk:MC_Prank


 * I think Texas will be largely on its own, though, given that to get to the more "ripe" prospects to the west there are large deserts, whereas there's much arable and usable land to the north and east that will likely draw Texan attention more than the blasted deserts of the west.


 * Speaking of which...whoo-boy, what a mess Phoenix and Santa Fe would be! Louisiannan 18:42, 31 August 2009 (UTC)

Astronauts and Cosmonauts in Orbit during Doomsday

 * Sorry if the title is deceiving. I thought about the Space Programs for a second and wondered if there were any men or women in space when Doomsday occurred. In the case of the United States, no. We could have the shuttle Challenger get heavily damaged during Hurricane Barry, allowing for a launch that would put another Shuttle in space, but you might not want to do that. In the case of Russia, yes. Soyuz T-9 had been launched on June 27th of 1983, paying a visit to the Salyut 7 Space Station, and was due to return until the 23rd of November. Soyuz T-10-1 was launched on Doomsday, but failed to make it to launch due to technical difficulties. I just wonder what it would be like for the Soviet Cosmonauts to watch from up above in space, as their world was engulfed in fire………..then they would have to think of a way to get back. My guess is that they would try and avoid the Soviet Union, and any other areas they could “see” were heavily bombed, and try for Australia. As it was, their capsules were made for landing on land, rather than water, and a large part of Australia is flat rolling grasslands. Jus a tidbit in case people are interested Lahbas 03:36, 24 August 2009 (UTC)

I dont think ther would try to get back without the russian ground control but I think they mey get in contact with the American Provisional Administration --Owen1983 18:26, 24 August 2009 (UTC)


 * All means of communication with the Earth are cut-off during Doomsday. Houston and Kennedy would be gone, along with Baikonur and Kalingrad. That and they do not have the supplies to wait for years before communication is hopefully reestablished. They would have to wing it. Lahbas 18:43, 24 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Houston has a relay in Australia, I'm sure Moscow would've had relays elsewhere. They could make contact with the Earth, somehow. Louisiannan 19:04, 24 August 2009 (UTC)
 * The major problem is where these relays were, as we can assume that most major cities were destroyed. Also, I am not sure if the communications were able to cross yet, since I would expect the systems to be encrypted. More or less, did NASA communicate with Cosmonauts, and did…………the Soviet Union Space Agency communicate with Astronauts? Lahbas 19:10, 24 August 2009 (UTC)
 * They did, and they had done joint missions in the past 1. Thus I think it wouldn't be a problem for them to coordinate with someone on the ground to land safely. Louisiannan 20:48, 24 August 2009 (UTC)
 * I looked into it, and the Australian communications satellites would still be in operation and would be able to communicate with Salyut 7. However, there would be periods of blackout, and many other stations would be destroyed. We can work from there, though we have to assume that they would return sometime shortly after Doomsday. Lahbas 22:10, 24 August 2009 (UTC)

A time ago we was write that:
 * == Satelital comunication ==

'':is there satelital comunication? when? where? i remember the first celular telephones in vietnam war, and "portatil phones in cars in the 80º movies. Was that tecnology survival post doomday? what in 1984? what in 2009? is that was going why League of Nations (1983: Doomsday) take sow many time? we say LoN start in 2008. If satelital intercontinental comunication was cut out long time why League of Nations (1983: Doomsday) take sow many time? There is not Morse code? i think USA and UK was have comunication in WW2 1940. Argentina, Australia, Mexico, Ireland, NZeland, India and others not heavy damaged nation was or not have telecomunication? how long time we need to make up LoN or have a FIFA World Cup or a Olimpics Game? when international organization can go on again? Timeline of communication technology, visit that --Fero 00:54, 13 May 2009 (UTC)

'':Fero, prior to the last 10 years, the only countries that were launching telecommunications satellites were France, the US, Germany, and Russia. Every single one of them was destroyed on Doomsday. As for launching more, or FIFA or whatever else, folks have been concerned with surviving. The rest is stuff that they just don't have time for, at present. --Louisiannan 14:03, 13 May 2009 (UTC)

i think we must/shound do a decision about that, ¿we have or not internacional comunication by satelite after DD? Telefone is dead? can someone speak with the people around the moon? southamerican know how is europe in 1984 or it is a mistery like europeans "know" america in 1500--Fero 01:03, 25 August 2009 (UTC)


 * Unless Australia and the other southern hemisphere countries have launched satellites, or the satellites launched by Europe/America/Russia haven't been destroyed, and can somehow be co-opted by ANZC, then there wouldn't be international communication like that. The international cables that exist here are most likely not set up, and if they were, the electricity powering them or people maintaining their function would not be around anymore.


 * I expect that people have reverted to morse-code communication by radio and the like, with line-of-sight relays across the still inhabited world. Louisiannan 15:58, 31 August 2009 (UTC)

GTA POV Transportation
I was thinking with the Dificulty or getting Gasoline after DD and woth cars like the Regina having large hoods and the availability of wood could these cars be converted to burning wood ie steam in place of gasoline --Owen1983 22:56, 27 August 2009 (UTC)
 * First off please put any new topics in the right section so I don't have to do it for you. I've lost count on the number of times I've had to do this for you Owen.
 * Second, Owen I know you like GTA, but this really isn't the place to discuss it. Mitro 01:35, 28 August 2009 (UTC)

Feedback from Tristanbreiker
Greetings to all.

I want to raise some objections to the development of this timeline, there are some points that seem unrealistic, and others that seem to depend on too many assumptions or approaches a priori.
 * All alternate history proceed from a large volume of assumptions -- it's a game of if/then -- if this does or doesn't happen, what would then likely follow suit. Louisiannan 16:06, 31 August 2009 (UTC)

The first of my concerns is about an excessive number of nuclear explosions (in my opinion). Although it is made clear in the overall timeline that great powers use only a fraction of its atomic arsenal, when the story develop regional frameworks is that the extent of impacts is too large in terms of power and scope. It is not known exactly what would be the effect of a large-scale nuclear war, but if this happened could consume up to oxygen from the atmosphere or destroy the ozone layer destroying all life in the short to medium term.

I think it would have to limit the number of nuclear targets those who strictly fulfilled a strategic need (limited to the capitals and major economic centers and major military bases and impact freeing those nations which by themselves were not a major threat despite their alignment with one or other power), or limit the power and capacity limit of radioactive contamination of the weapons used (not used or used only in specific cases the Bomb-N, for example).

The second of my concerns is about perhaps too optimistic an assessment of technological development after the war, I am surprised by such diversion of the waters of the Nile or the emergence of the Internet.


 * The diversion of the waters of the Nile was already feasible at the time of Doomsday -- it sufficed to dig a canal from Lake Nasser toward the Toshka lakes, like has been done in our timeline.
 * As for the internet, yes, I'm not to big on the idea of it developing, even 30 years on from DD. Louisiannan 16:06, 31 August 2009 (UTC)
 * three things the internet would be there but wouldnt be widely known about and would pronebly take of two years from now 2nd i like your proposels third before editing check if its ok by using the talk page --Owen1983 20:34, 31 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Owen, bud, how about we leave "editability" policing to the folks in charge.
 * And as for the internet taking off "two years from now" I really think that the IT industry is just barely getting legs under it since most of the producers of the IT movement were nuked on Doomsday, and I doubt that the infrastructure would be built for a civilian internet. I think it might be there for military communication within ANZC (and ANZC alone).  I think internet cafe's and the like are a good 30 years out still.  --Louisiannan 21:58, 31 August 2009 (UTC)


 * It was my idea to start the DD ATL's Internet (Remundo) equivalent started in 2000. I described it as being limited to public access terminals located in the larger cities of ANZC and SAC (maybe gradually increasing),like in universities,libraries etc. The connection speed and possible use of applications would of course be ages behind anything what we know in 2009. It would feel more like the internet beginning i the early 90's here with the nucleus being in universities as it happened.

It would be put into realisation because of the desperate need for international communication,at least on a governmental and military level (ANZC,LoN, SAC, even the WCRB needs to communicate somehow). So the focus of international IT efforts would be on this multilateral communication needed because of the widely seperated alliances. I envision an amalgamation of the Internet&Communication& Space efforts coinciding in 2000 with the named development of the Odyssey rockets starting from Guiana Space Centre. And we all know how fast mankind can advance if everything is focussed on one or few fields of research...(14 years from first lift-off to the military usa of airplanes in WWI).--Xi&#39;Reney 17:45, September 6, 2009 (UTC)

The third objection is about the underestimation of thee effects of global warming on the nuclear summer ..would not melting the ice caps at the poles?, And if such a thing would not happen .. flooding of territories the Netherlands (whose dams have been damaged in the conflagration), Bangladesh (with the demographic effects that would result in neighboring India) and Pacific nations (whose very existence should be reconsidered). Furthermore global warming would lead to the desertification of vast areas and a tide of refugees to incalculable).


 * The suggestions I made in address this, somewhat, and it's based on the climate as described in Folk of the Fringe by Orson Scott Card (who's usually fairly sound in his science) and a research paper that I read about the effects of a nuclear war (which I could find if I really looked for it.)
 * The melting of the North Polar Cap (likely) wouldn't result in a rise in sea-level, since the thing is already floating. The melting of Greenland's ice cap (likely) would result in a sea-level rise of 7.2m if the entire thing melted at once 1. As it's not likely to melt all at once, but gradually, I think the changes to the atmospheric transport cycles would make up for the increased melt of Greenland, and it would be deposited in the newly wet climes of the Western US desert, the Sahara and Australia.
 * If there was a catastrophic melt from either of these, the influx of cold fresh water would disrupt the flow of the gulf-stream and this would cause another little ice-age2 which would result in a further capture of the "released" water and re-deposition as snow and ice in the mountains and colder climes of Europe, due to the prevailing winds. That's how I see it at least. Louisiannan 16:06, 31 August 2009 (UTC)


 * Ok, It is a good approach, I have also heard that theory. Assuming this hypothesis, then raise the question of how long that climate change would happen.Tristanbreiker 18:19, 31 August 2009 (UTC)
 * The duration of the change? A good question.  The Little Ice Age lasted from 1350 to 1850, 500 years -- I don't know that this change would be the same -- but it might be.  As far as the timeline is considered, the weather patterns are going to be status quo for quite a while, IMO. Louisiannan 18:39, 31 August 2009 (UTC)

Another objection is about the possible coexistence of Muslims with other ethnic or religious groups, if seen in the projection of the Confederation of Greece on Egypt or Libya or in the case of the Pais del Oro.


 * The muslims lived with French, German, Italian and British groups for much of the early 20th century. As long as the governing peoples weren't oppressive and didn't stop the muslims from worshipping as they chose, there was no real problem with it.  I don't see the Greek mandate as remaining in the long term, and I see a future arabicization of the Egyptian greeks. Louisiannan 16:06, 31 August 2009 (UTC)


 * Sure, But back then were not given the circumstance of the emergence of the Salafi and Islamist radical groups, nor the massive emigration of Europeans who could exacerbate inter-religious tensions. Don´t worry, it's only an objection. Still remains to be seen to be done with Israel, I think fundamental point in this timeline. Tristanbreiker
 * I agree that Israel is a make/break point for the timeline, but I also think that the Egyptians will be welcoming of any support they can get. The Greeks wouldn't be proselytizing, but they would be doing their best to help restore stability in the region, especially as a bulwark against the aggressions of Sicily.  I think that most of the Egyptians would be happy to have the support of Greece for the time being, at least until Sicily stops being the threat that it is. Louisiannan 18:39, 31 August 2009 (UTC)

Not wanting to be just critical, I also want to provide some suggestions.

First it´s about the occupation of the Hainan island by Taiwanese army to or instead of mainland China.

Second, the independence of Tibet (it´s factible).

Third, the surviving of Albania (Enver Hoxa ordered the construction of a large number of bomb shelters, it was seen as an eccentricity, but paradoxically, this timeline may be the salvation of the country. Tristanbreiker
 * Um...you might want to write this on Talk:1983: Doomsday. You created a talk page instead of writing a message on the current discussion page of the TL. Please move your comment there and I will delete this page.  [EDIT]Ah, I partially see that I am at fault since I wrote a bad link on the Western Sahara page.  Mitro 12:38, 31 August 2009 (UTC) 3

I don't see Tibet wanting independence; if you've ever seen anything on the demographics of China, it's funny that you're see a sizeable concentration of Han Chinese in the Tibetan Autonomous Region, which resulted after China's conquest of Tibet and the Chinese decided that when killing the natives wouldn't work, they resorted to breeding them out. So the small group of Tibetans who wanted to resort to violence instead of peaceful talks would be overwhelmed by the Han. Mr.Xeight 21:43, September 2, 2009 (UTC)
 * Um... I'm not sure whether you consider Wikipedia reliable, but they say that only 6% of Tibet is Han Chinese, with the Tibetan population at around 90%. --DarthEinstein 23:03, September 2, 2009 (UTC)
 * In the event that the Republic of People of China to remain unified people might be a case of a controlled emigration to Tibet and Turkestan of course, but if where they parted in local warlords or states, it seems more difficult although emigration would have (that´s the Himalayas.. it´s more probable an emigration massive across the sea than escalate the mountains). In 83 there was still such a massive presence of Han Chinese in Tibet and was limited to Lhasa, and if it is destroyed (as seems to be inferred from the map of nuclear shocks) is also destroyed this pole of emigration.Tristanbreiker 10:40, september 3, 2009 (UTC)

War!
Hi everyone. I was wondering what the community thinks about a war between Saguenay and Canada soon, probably around a week from now because that's when I'll be most available to work on it. Here's a partial timeline that I thought up in my head: Eventually (I'm not sure when) the Canadians will have an election and the Canada First Party will be voted in. They introduce mass conscription and significantly increase military production. Eventually a large invasion of Gaspe will bring it back into Canadian hands, but the Canadian army is worn out. Invasion of Saguenay proper is not feasible, and Canadians open up negotiations with Saguenay in about October or November.
 * 1) Sept 9: Saguenay Premier is assassinated by a member of the Canada First Party (not by the government, and by his (or her?) own volition. This person is captured by Saguenay officials and they learn he is from the Canada Remainder Provinces.
 * 2) Sept 10: An official declaration of war is sent by radio to St. John's.
 * 3) Sept 11: Saguenay troops mobilise and begin marching to the Gaspe peninsula.
 * 4) Sept 13: The first fighting begins on the Gaspe peninsula. The Canadian troops are unprepared as they have just recently learned that war was declared.
 * 5) Sept 16: The Gaspe peninsula falls to the invading army. Canadians are shocked that it was taken so easily. The Canadian government loses many supporters.
 * 6) Sept 24: The Canadians launch an attack on the Gaspe peninsula, which fails. From this time on, the war consists mostly of both sides using hit and run tactics against the other, the Canadians based in a fort somewhere in northwest New Brunswick.

This is all subject to change, of course. --DarthEinstein 14:52, September 2, 2009 (UTC)

seems a good idea I was thinking We could send LoN peacekeepers to the Zone and am LoN mandate to order seguerney to withdraw there forces fom cabadian soil--Owen1983 15:36, September 2, 2009 (UTC)


 * Good idea -- though Saguenay isn't recognised by LoN so they probably wouldn't comply. And any LoN peacekeepers wouldn't arrive immediately- I'm thinking sometime in early October. --DarthEinstein 16:41, September 2, 2009 (UTC)
 * Considering that this war would effect both nations histories, I'm wondering if a seperate article covering the war is more appropriate, with a short summary on each nation article with a link to the war article. What do you think?  Mitro 17:18, September 2, 2009 (UTC)
 * I'm all for a good war ;). Benkarnell 18:52, September 2, 2009 (UTC)

Mitro: Good idea! --DarthEinstein 21:27, September 2, 2009 (UTC)


 * In my opinion, it is likely that Aroostook would enter the war on the side of Sagueney against Canada, due to the large Franco-Canadian minority, and political activism revolving around the question on annexation. However, this would be just as divisive as the War of 1812 for the United States. The Republic of Superior would send weapons and advisors to Sagueney, though not actual military units. This position is taken in order to possibly weaken Canada’s influence in the League will be marginalized, so as to allow their entry. In regards to Peacekeepers, only those from either the Celtic Union, Portugal, or the Nordic Union would be able to respond effectively, and with any speed. There is no way to ensure equality, without taking away equality. 23:10, September 2, 2009 (UTC)


 * The problem with Aroostook is that it still is in the proposal stage. But assuming Aroostook does exist, I would think that they would not join right away, but would only join after a few weeks of debate. Their attacks would be concentrated on the Canadian portions of New Brunswick and also the province of Nova Scotia.--DarthEinstein 23:38, September 2, 2009 (UTC)


 * I take that back, the Republic of Superior would likely have sent Republican Guard previously to support the government of Sagueney, when in reality they are already fighting the Canadians. This is no small part due to the Republican Administration and Congress. They will likely take part in the war as an expeditionary force. However, if this were the case, Saguney would not be driven back, having been given the time to fortify, along with being equipped with “modern” weapons and training. In regards to Aroostook, they should already be canon. I thought I explained that the blast would moderately damage the area at worst, with fallout not being a major issue.Lahbas 00:48, September 3, 2009 (UTC)
 * Lets not forget that there would also be non-French Canadians in Aroostook from New Brunswick (some NB territory is under Aroostook control). I think that would be enough to keep Aroostook out of the war or possibly tear the nation apart into sectional fighting.  Mitro 01:19, September 3, 2009 (UTC)
 * Hey check it out I added a rough draft for the infobox we can use for the war. Mitro 02:21, September 3, 2009 (UTC)

Lahbas: Why would Superior have modern weapons and training, and Canada wouldn't? Canada has had contact with the world at large for far longer. Canada, I think, outnumbers Saguenay. --DarthEinstein 02:38, September 3, 2009 (UTC)
 * I would assume that the Canadian Army would be rather small, with funds being spent in fields other than the military. I made a mistake about them not having modern weapons, but it could be that the obsolete weapons from one or two decades ago are still widely in use (due to much easier production). Sagueney, in the meantime, likely has a professional army, and devotes a large part of their budget toward the military. That, and both foreign and military aid from the Republic of Superior, and possibly from Aroostook, makes it at least equal in strength to Canada. Basically, it could be America’s version of the Russo-Japanese War. Lahbas 02:50, September 3, 2009 (UTC)
 * I think the only one who has modern weapons at this point is Canada. As a member of the ruling council of the LoN and one of the founding members of the, I think they would have access to the best ANZC and SAC weapons that money could buy.  Meanwhile Superior and Saugenay are relatively small and isolated from world trade.  They won't have access to the markets necessary to support an advanced arms industry, at least one more advanced then Canada.  They may have a better trained military (Saugenay fearing Canadian annexation and Superior fighting to establish superiority around the Great Lakes) and that may make up for the tech advantage the Canadians will have.  Speaking of the ADC, I wounder if they would be involved in the fighting at all?  Mitro 03:54, September 3, 2009 (UTC)
 * Republican Guard Companies never number lower than 800. Therefore, I would assume that there are 856 Personnel within the company at the start of hostilities. Additional forces may be sent by Superior, but it would likely be limited to Republican Guard, who are under the direct command of the President. As a result, there may be as many as five or six companies involved in the fighting by the time of the Canadian Counter-Offensive (Therefore, about 5,000). As for Aroostook, you are right on the mark; sectional differences between refugees would rip apart the confederation. However, the American and Franco-Canadian camps, who would tend to favor Sagueney (largely due to media campaigns similar as in the US during WWI), while the small Anglo-Canadian bloc favors Canada (Remember, a lot will have likely traveled back to Canada over the years, or at least into the newly established Nova Scotia). As a result, the government will likely be pressured into war much like the US was during the Spanish American War (Just without the Maine, ironically). A brief Civil War with Pro-Canadian areas would likely result, continued with an invasion of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. Lahbas 02:50, September 3, 2009 (UTC)
 * I'm not sure whether the ethnic Americans would be fully behind Saugenay. I think they would be split as well and probably a slight majority closer to Canada. Honestly I think the division is deep enough that Aroostook will sit out the war, but "volunteers" for both side may cross the border to fight.  [EDIT] Also I'm not so sure about how many Anglo-Canadians will leave for Canada when French Canadians don't leave for Saugenay.  Some territory of Aroostook was formerly Canadian territory, and those Canadians could have lived there for generations.  Even then some of the refugees could have already established roots in Aroostook and it is really difficult to rip them out to go to Newfoundland or Prince Edward Island.  Many would already have an investment in Aroostook, maybe even some power.  Mitro 03:54, September 3, 2009 (UTC)

I think it might be feasible for Canada to retake Gaspe. First of all, Canada begins military production at the beginning of the war, and after the election in which the Canada First party comes to power, they start mass conscription and increase war production even more. Also a revolt in Quebec in support of the liberating army could distract the Saguenayans and Superiorians. And unlike with Saguenay and Superior, Canadian relations with Aroostook are fine, though individuals would obviously support one side or the other and go fight, as Mitro said. --DarthEinstein 04:02, September 3, 2009 (UTC)

Why would there be a revolt in Quebec, when most of it is not even under the effective control of the government? In my mind, Franco-Canadians would volunteer to aid Sangueney rather than fight against them, and be used as a policing force against the Anglo-Canadian minority. The very battle-ground you are speaking of is where partisans are going to become a problem. Lahbas 04:10, September 3, 2009 (UTC)


 * A major point we have to make is if the Republic of Superior is going to send the regular army in or not. The Republican Guard is a definite, but the Armed Forces in general can only be forced into a combat zone with the authorization of Congress. There is a high chance it would be authorized, in which case 150,000-200,000 RSA soldiers enter Quebec. If not, the results are rather unpredictable, though a Canadian tactical victory is likely. Lahbas 04:30, September 3, 2009 (UTC)


 * Language isn't everything. The people in Gaspe have grown up in Canada, and the Prime Minister himself is from Gaspe. And what I meant by a revolt in Quebec was a revolt in Gaspe. --DarthEinstein 04:42, September 3, 2009 (UTC)


 * A question I have is why invade gaspesie and not nouveau quebec since it is closer and thus easier to access by the saguenayan forces?--Marcpasquin 13:51, September 3, 2009 (UTC)

Gaspesie is more populated and the main bulk of the army on the continent is there. On the northern borders there would be small skirmishes, but the main movement of the war is in Gaspesie. --DarthEinstein 15:54, September 3, 2009 (UTC)


 * The fact that gaspesie is so heavily defended makes it all the more likely that saguenay would *not* attack it but would go after a better target. Also, nouveau-quebec has hydro-electricity dams which would make it a better target. --114.73.1.198 21:02, September 3, 2009 (UTC)


 * My reason for an attack on Gaspe is so that they could smash the large army in Gaspesie before they were ready. They would have to deal with the army eventually, so they wanted to do it when the enemies are unprepared. Though, you are correct - they probably wouldn't ignore Nouveau Quebec. I think that an army sent there would not conquer though, but merely pillage. They would want to destroy those dams you mentioned and cause general unrest, but the area is too large for an occupying army. --DarthEinstein 22:18, September 3, 2009 (UTC)

Even with the war ending two months approx. after it started, I would still put my hypothetical money on the Saguenayans. The reasons are in the history books. The Americans were able to defeat the Brits after the Yanks adopted modern Guerrilla tactics. They were able to slaughter a large force of Brits and then sneak of into the woods to strike again. Transplant these highly effective tactics to this senario, and the Canadians don't have a chance. I don't want to seem unpatriotic, but the US military was better armed even in

And then there was the declaration of war from the CoG to Sicily, so there might be a war afterall. Mr.Xeight 02:05, September 8, 2009 (UTC)
 * The power of the American guerilla during the Revolution is a myth. The American Revolution was won primarily by set peice battles, specifically by the French.  If France had not supported the Americans during the war its likely that there would not be a USA.
 * As for this universe, if Saguenay has to resort to guerrila tactics, that means Canada has control over most of the country. No nation ever defends itself by using guerrial tactics, those tactics are only used after you lost the war and you are trying to drive out an occupying power.  Mitro 03:38, September 8, 2009 (UTC)

The Premier of Sagueney is supposed to be shot today. Just a heads up. In regards to guerilla tactics, that could easily be used by the Sagueyens against the Canadians in the Gaspe Peninsula. Even without popular support, Sagueney could operate a few supply bases outside of the peninsula, while the bulk of its forces take control of the country side, besieging the Canadians within the cities, and attacking them and their supply routes. The Republican Guard itself is trained in guerilla warfare, and may very well have passed this knowledge on. Lahbas 14:47, September 9, 2009 (UTC)


 * I'll get to work on writing about the war soon, probably this afternoon. Guerilla-wise, once Saguenay has captured the Gaspe peninsula, taking the cities and driving Canada out, they can no longer use guerilla tactics as they become based in the cities, not in a moveable base. --DarthEinstein 16:32, September 9, 2009 (UTC)

Despite my Canadian birth and upbringing, I wish that the Sanguenayans (is that the term?) win. Why? Because I like a good underdog and because of my political views (NDP) and my dislike of pretty much anyone who has recently lead Canada. Besides I don't think it is fair that Sanguenay has in my opinion allready proen itself to be a proper nation, and so the Canadian gov't has to learn the lesson that Sanguenay is here to stay the hard way. Wow! The elusive triple ryhme! Gold medal for me! [Mimics Crowd Cheering] --Yankovic270 19:15, September 11, 2009 (UTC)


 * Well, no offense, but what you want doesn't have as much bearing on this as who is more likely to win. Canada, with modern technology, a larger population, and much more international support? Or Saguenay, a mostly unrecognised state which is mostly cut off from international trade and a smaller population, their only advantage being that of surprise.


 * That aside, I think that the result of the war will not be a victory for either, but rather a draw when the Canadians retake Gaspesie around November, both populations tired of war and other nations pressuring both to keep the peace. Perhaps the LoN will decide to recognise Saguenay in exchange for a cessation of hostilities too. --DarthEinstein 19:52, September 11, 2009 (UTC)

World Population
I think the total world population for this timeline is way to low. Even in the worst situation I found that the population must be higher. Africa alone has a higher population then the world in this timeline. Assuming only one sixth of the people in Asia survive (which is unrealisticly low) that would give us about 500 million people. Add on South America (about 300 Million) and we have 800 million. If this is true then there would be no one left in North America, Africa, Europe or Oceania.

Obviously that's not the situation. I'm not sure what the total world population would be, but I think it would have to be more than 2 Billion. Ether way wee need to change what we have now.--ShutUpNavi 19:16, September 3, 2009 (UTC)

U agree on 2 billion--Owen83 19:10, September 4, 2009 (UTC)

CURRENT ARTICLE PROPOSALS
Please list any and all current article proposals and their discussion here. If the proposals only involves a specific section of the article, please state that. Also remember to use  when reviewing new articles.

Armed Forces
I'm thinking about creating articles on armies of the ANZC, SAC, Soviet Siberia, Celtic Alliance and other nations. If you ratify it, then there's no problem. MC PrankMC Prank 08:15, September 12, 2009 (UTC)

China or Chinas
just to start The Population of China’s Provinces Compared with countries population. i am Fero good loock--201.255.54.35 06:30, 25 June 2009 (UTC)
 * I doubt there would be a united China, but a Third East Turkestan Republic is a possibility. Mitro 12:24, 25 June 2009 (UTC)
 * By the way I mentioned this on some other page but I think that Tibet would grab the chance to form an independant state. DarthEinstein 13:24, 25 June 2009 (UTC)

Before we get further into this I want to point out something that has bothered me from the beginning about this timeline. Why was China nuked in the first place? I know that relations between China and the Soviets were pretty bad in the 1980s, but I don't think it was so bad that they would nuke each other. It doesn't make any since to me. If the Russians are so freaked out about the ICBMs that (they think) are about to slam into there country, I doubt they would risk getting hit with more by attacking another nuclear power unprovoked.

Now I think I can accept it getting nuked but only if there is a really go explanation for this. Otherwise I think it would be more realistic to have China survive doomsday. Maybe not as a great power like OTL, but as unstable state barley heeled together. I know it might be a major change, but I can't see much sense in how its set up right now.--ShutUpNavi 21:20, 25 June 2009 (UTC)

Call me crazy; but America could be looking out for itself in this situation. Nukings across the world could bring these 2 communist nations together; or at least in the paranoid minds the men who have the keys to the "eject nuke" button. I don't actually know the real name for said button, so don't laugh at me too hard :) Mr.Xeight 22:26, 25 June 2009 (UTC)


 * To be reasonable i think China was nuked by USA, not by URSS, that way should be in the timeline; a accept a new free tibet, or try to free; and i say China is a 1/5 of OTL world populaion today and in 1983 too, we must talk about them, time to take a desition, they are dead, live? in China, in the west, in the south, in the moon? --Fero 00:33, 26 June 2009 (UTC)
 * In 1987, the US Department of Defense came up with projected paths that Soviet armed forces would use in case of World War III. Their maps not only showed invasions of Europe, the Middle East and Alaska, but also showed a Soviet invasion of China through Manchuria and Xinjiang.  My guess is the DoD analysts thought that the Sino-Soviet split was severe enough that if the USSR ever started WWIII they would attack the Chinese as well because they thought the Chinese might stab them in the back.  As a side note the guys who made the film Red Dawn thought so as well, and I do believe they had some retired generals help with the story, though not a great persuasive source IMO.  Just some stuff to add to the discussion.  Mitro 14:25, 26 June 2009 (UTC)

Was it established the nukes dropped on China were American? Who's to say those nukes didn't say "Made in Moscow"? Mr.Xeight 19:43, 26 June 2009 (UTC)


 * Mitro explained why the USSR was likely to attack China. They were getting on far worse with the Chinese than the US was, I believe.  MItro, why was the USSR thought to be planning attacks in the Middle East?  Do you know any likely targets?  That would certainly help us get started on that region - our work so far has been us sitting around going, "What?  Israel... Gulf War... Arafat... what?"  Benkarnell 21:18, 26 June 2009 (UTC)
 * I think it was to get control of the oil there and deny it to the west. Here is the link where I found the info: http://techconex.com/tcblog/2008/04/05/mapping-world-war-iii-soviet-global-invasion-routes/ Mitro 14:07, 27 June 2009 (UTC)

Of course, it was the Soviets who nuked China. The Sino-Soviet split, was more severe and it had started much before than any of you can think. You fellas dont know how much the USSR helped India in the minor 1962 Sino-Indian Border Conflict, which was overshadowed by the Cuban Missile Crisis.


 * Well, one can expect a return to the warlord era in China, with a rather high population for the world, low for China (about 200-300 Million). Taiwan will likely have invaded the mainland at some strategic locations that have not been nuked, and established itself as the successor of the PRC in the eyes of ANZC. At the same time, various “nations”, made up of dictators, republics, etc., fight for supremacy, with nuclear combat still occurring due to loose nuclear stockpiles unused by the PRC during Doomsday. A major issue though is the status of Hong Kong, as I am not completely certain it would be hit by a nuclear weapon, but at the same time, it could. If not, it would be severely affected by fallout from the Chinese interior, and either would seek aid from ANZC or Taiwan. Macau would suffer in a similar situation, though the Portuguese would likely be overthrown after trying to maintain control until communication with Portugal could be reinstated. Lahbas 20:04, 5 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Taiwan because of its relation with the US would probably be attacked (hence why Ben removed the original reference to a Taiwan state on the updated world map). I would also think Hong Kong as a British possession would also be targetted.  Mitro 20:10, 5 August 2009 (UTC)


 * Well, a major question is if any of the Chinese nuclear weapons were able to make it off of the bases before being hit by Soviet nuclear weapons. There was no way to currently deploy nuclear weapons other than through strategic bomber aircraft, and even then, there would be a question if they would be deployed solely against either the Soviet Union, or also aimed at Formosa, and other countries. If anything, Taipei and Kaohsiung are the only cities I can imagine being hit (which would likely be enough), but that is only if the Chinese Air force is able to get off the ground, and make it through the Republic of China’s Air defenses. Therefore, that is the pivotal point we must decide upon; whether the Chinese Air Force was able to deploy its nuclear weapon in the field, before being destroyed by a Soviet First Strike? My answer is no. Lahbas 13:57, 22 August 2009 (UTC)

East Turkestan
I have been thinking of a Third East Turkestan Republic being created out of the former Xinjiang following a civil war between the factions there. Mitro 17:49, 19 August 2009 (UTC)

1983DD hasnt goe into the fate of China so create the article and propose it I dont see any reason why it should not be nominated --Owen1983 17:58, 21 August 2009 (UTC)

Confederation of North America(And Other American Remnant States)
Going with the idea of a loose confederation of small nations in the New England area, I am trying to find areas suitable for other “county states” similar to Aroostook. In the case of Vermont, the area around Essex, Orleans, and Caledonia counties seem to be the best bet, as Burlington would be hit by a nuclear weapon due to the Air Guard being stationed there. In New Hampshire, Coos, Grafton, and Carroll counties seem fine. Much of the States of Vermont and New Hampshire are untouched, but fallout from Massachusetts would severely affect anything south of these locations. The nuclear attacks at Burlington would not be of as massive a yield, but enough to destroy the city. A survivors settlement in Quebec other than Saguenay could exist, south of the St. Lawrence River, while another exists in former Ontario. These “states” would form a loose confederation, which is similar to the current OAS, along with Saguenay. Canada would not have membership, because of a situation reminiscent of the Turkish-Greek conflict over Cyprus, and Saguenay’s veto of Canada entering the Confederation. Lahbas 02:27, 4 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Since we already have a, can we get a new name for the nation for form's sake? How about something that is historically connected to the region, like the New England Confederation?  Mitro 20:13, 5 August 2009 (UTC)

IMNO when describing this region we should pick a name that is connected with the region I don't have any objections to the name Mitro suggested --Owen1983 18:20, 21 August 2009 (UTC)

Great Lakes/St. Lawrence Area
Since this area is being explored right now, I though it made sense to gather the discussions under one heading. DarthEinstein 19:15, 18 August 2009 (UTC)

I've looked around, I think I've got a list of nations in the region so far: DarthEinstein 19:34, 18 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Superior and Thunder Bay (Proposal)
 * Aroostook (Proposal)
 * Republic of Lincoln (Proposal)
 * Canada
 * Saguenay

Fascist Ottawa
More or less a hiccup that came out of nowhere. Basically, it is the area around the ruins of Ottawa, and Ottawa itself, under the control of a Canadian Captain known as Giraud Leppe. I did not go heavily into the details, as I wanted to determine what you guys thought about it, but it has unofficially become an integral part of my timeline, as the only other human government known by the citizen’s of Superior to existence throughout the 90’s. All the info on the Ottawa is in the Republic of Superior article. Lahbas 14:22, 9 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Ottawa would be a horrible place to build a nation-state. Living out of nuked city may be good for raiders and scavengers, but as a capitol?  There are probably smaller, but self-sufficient and intact, cities around the area in western Ontario that would be more plausible. Why not Thunder Bay or Sandly Lake?  The Ottawa peninsula area would just be unviable for nation-state building.  Mitro 01:04, 10 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Actually I like the idea of Thunder Bay being used as your state's center. It would better explain how Superior took so long to be contacted despite how close Ottawa is too  and . Mitro 01:19, 10 August 2009 (UTC)
 * I agree, but that would mean I would have the expedition to the West find nothing but refugees. I’ll just expand the expeditions to include one that scans the coasts along the Great Lakes, as it should find it if that since they will likely send out a boat of their own to meet the expedition. Also, it helps with the minor problem of population regarding Ottawa. Lahbas 02:02, 10 August 2009 (UTC)

Republic of Lincoln
More of an idea, and all the info is currently within the Republic of Superior. Basically, it is a recently installed government in the ruins of former Chicago. Though it had been destroyed by nuclear weapons, refugees eventually traveled back into the area for shelter from rogue elements in the countryside. Eventually, several mobs formed among the refugees, who had been fighting over resources, both inside and outside of the city. The Republic of Superior eventually restored order in 1999, establishing the Republic in 2001. Lahbas 21:30, 10 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Why wouldn't it be a part of superior, if superior established it? Louisiannan 22:41, 10 August 2009 (UTC)
 * I'm generally against the idea of reestablishing civilization in the nuked ruins of cities. Why build there when you have perfectly good farmland and small, self-sufficient towns to rebuild civilization?  Also Chicago will be hit by more then just one bomb, and don't forget the steel mills near Gary.  Mitro 22:52, 10 August 2009 (UTC)

Wasn't Gary already in the stage of a mere shadow of itself in the 80s? Or would the Russians simply overlook that fact, as they have 40,000 nukes at their disposal? Mr.Xeight 23:21, 10 August 2009 (UTC)


 * For now I have shelved this idea, though I might make something of it later. Lahbas 20:37, 26 August 2009 (UTC)

Middle East
I'd actually propose that instead of the Middle East getting nuked by East or West, I'd suggest that they nuked themselves into oblivion, so that most of the Levant is a slag-heap.

I'd like to say that as far as Libya and Tunisia is concerned they're "countries that time forgot."

And Mr. Xeight and I are working up Egypt as I type this. Louisiannan 21:57, 10 July 2009 (UTC)


 * Specifically, who nuked whom? Israel was the only Middle Eastern country to actually have nuclear weapons, and it's safe to assume they attacked somebody.  Iran and Iraq certainly had chemical WMDs and were busily using them against one another, and possibly their neighbors.  I agree that a regional plan is probably needed for the Mideast, as opposed to our normal country-by-country process.  Benkarnell 15:46, 13 July 2009 (UTC)


 * Alright, here’s what I had in mind for what I wrote on my Middle East pages.

With most of Turkey blown up, the Kurds in the southeast manage to establish an independent Kurdistan without much resistance. Wanting to reunite with the rest of the Kurdish populated areas they join in the Iran-Iraq war (which in this timeline is still called the gulf war) on Iran’s side. Although reluctant because of its own Kurdish population, Iran decides to help them in exchange for dropping its claims on Iranian Kurdistan. Iraq eventually collapses because of the now 2 front war, as well as lack of foreign support from the US and Soviet Union. Saddam becomes unpopular because of his use of Scorched Earth tactics in Iraq and is eventually overthrown by an extremist Shia dictator. Like OTL Iraq decides to invade and annex Kuwait, but with none to stop them they soon invade Saudi Arabia and capture the oil fields there. I haven’t worked out what happens from here, but I would imagine things would go south from here and that another war would soon break out.

But this was just my idea of what could happen. Fell free to change what ever you need to with it, because I won’t be working on these pages for awhile.--ShutUpNavi 22:16, 14 July 2009 (UTC)


 * That's a good beginning, I think. Chemical weapons were probably used more indisriminately, right?  And what about that Assyria place?  What is that?  Benkarnell 22:51, 14 July 2009 (UTC)

If I may; I have another problem to add to this mix. We both have pages on Kurdistan and an Assyrian Republic. The problem; the areas they respectably claim are exactly the same. Plus, I don't the Shi'a dictator of Iraq would last long. Mr.Xeight 01:25, 15 July 2009 (UTC)


 * Ayatollah Khomeini planned on expanding Radical Islam across the Middle East. Any alliance with Kurdistan would be short-lived. At the same time, Iran would have more likely absorbed Iraq than allow its continued independence. From there, it would have marched on Kuwait and the Arabian states. The result would be a devastating war between the Fascist governments of the Arab World, against the Islamic Republic of Iran. Israel would finally find itself in an uneasy peace with its neighbors. At the same time, they could easily launch a nuclear attack upon the Iranians, either if asked by the Arabs, or if the Iranians get too close for comfort. Lahbas 03:58, 15 July 2009 (UTC)

When exactly would Israel launch its nuclear attacks against his neighors? Also how about a new article for the attack: ? Mitro 15:55, 3 August 2009 (UTC)

I don't think it's likely that Israel is just going to nuke its neighbors right away (i.e. the first few years post DD). Here's a more plassable version I had in mind. With time I would imagine Israel would be severally weakened after DD from lack of forging aid as well as fighting constant wars with its neighbors. As Hellerick put it earlier "OTL's Israel is not a self-sufficient country, it's fed by the United States and the Jewish diaspora. No civilized country can survive a perpetual war on its own."

After a while perhaps the Arabs see this as a chance to finish off Israel and start another Arab-Israeli war. This time they nearly succeed until Israel uses its nukes. While this saves the Jews for the time being, it causes them to be seen as a mass murdering state by the rest of the world. This would give the Greeks/LON/anyone else the perfect opportunity to intervene in the Middle East and take over the countries there.

Again feel free to use as much or as little of my idea as you like.--ShutUpNavi 17:45, 3 August 2009 (UTC)

Just my two cents: nuked cities aside (if any), The bottom half of the Middle East would probably stay largely intact politically (possibly realignment?). Going from ideas above, an independent Kurdish nation, and Iran winning a war against Iraq would probably leave Iraq in a mess. Northern Iraq joins Kurdistan, Eastern Iraq gets annexed or puppet'ed with its Shia population to Iran, and the rest including Baghdad ends up much like how Iraq is now in 2009; civil conflict. As for Israel randomly nuking countries, unlikely unless attacked first and probably more of a tactical military use rather than aiming at cities; with Iraq, Egypt and Syria fending for themselves that is the main anti-Israel body of the 20th century removed. If Israel survives, it might jump at the chance to extend its borders as far as possible, including full control of the Palestinian Territories, and any land that has water sources and chances for irrigation. And depending on how right wing you want to go, kick or kill all the Arabs out. Its unlikely Iran and Israel would goto war, they are surprisingly chummy despite the retoric both back then and now, and would be too busy dealing with their own areas of influence to bother each other. Mikebloke 00:40, 18 August 2009 (UTC)


 * In any event of a third world war, Iran would have been nuked by the Soviet Union, so as to allow a push to the Persian Gulf to secure its oil reserves, and disrupt oil shipments to the Western World. Therefore, it is hard to exactly judge how the Iran-Iraq War would have proceeded (My previous judgment was bad, that much I know from the info which supports my current view.) Iraq is the big question mark, as I am not sure Baghdad would be the recipient of a nuclear weapon, being an ally of both the Soviet Union and the United States. Therefore, it is possible that Saddam Hussein continues to exist in this world as a fascist dictator in the Middle East, with expansion throughout the region in all directions. At the same time, Iran’s government could have largely escaped the destruction of its cities, and managed to overrun Iraq, and then proceed into Arabia. There is no easy way to tell what the situation would become. Israel is the only state that would definitely exist, as its nuclear armament would prevent a successful invasion of its territory even with a coalition of nations. Again, there is a question mark on if the Soviet Union would launch a nuclear attack upon the Israelis. Though they sympathize with the Arabs in the Arab-Israeli conflict, they were among the first nations to recognize Israel’s existence. I can imagine a conventional attack, but the nuclear option is the uncertainty. Lahbas 20:37, 26 August 2009 (UTC)

//
I figured I would bring this up because Yugoslavia (or what became of it) is going to have a large impact on the countries left in Southern Europe. Being a leading member of the Non-Aligned Movement it’s unlikely to be nuked, but all of its blown up neighbors are sure to cause trouble. There are a lot of things that could have happened here. Instead of trying to map out what happens to it all at once, let’s start from the immediate effects of the disaster and work ourselves from there. I just wrote down what the likely effects of the fallout would be as well as the government’s response. Lets try to figure out what happens from here.--ShutUpNavi 16:52, 9 July 2009 (UTC)


 * added this to the proposals...I feel general okey about it... MR.Xeight, this is yours?? --Xi&#39;Reney 10:48, 9 August 2009 (UTC)


 * -Hello. No, actually, mine. Read through Doomsday and loved it, and though a Yugoslavia successor state could be a good thing to add (could be good if combined with the already existing stub for Yugoslavia Proper). If you find it worthy, I'll do some more edit. Cheers mate --Azazel voland 15:31, 9 August 2009 (UTC)


 * I put Yugoslavia and the SSU together as one, feel it being more appropriate. Should be more productive than having two parallel discussions. Yugoslavia could be quite complex, given the ethnical conflicts and atrocities...with repercussions on surrounding states... Sicily, Alpine Confed, Greece... --Xi&#39;Reney 17:17, 9 August 2009 (UTC)


 * Sounds good. Given that the ethnic tensions first escalated during the Croatian Spring in 1971, which caused massive unrest in Croatia, asking for larger autonomy, and the issues with Kosovo at the time, the situation was resolved by the new Constitution in 1974 which grated almost state-within-state rights for the 6 republics and 2 provinces. With the death of Tito, situation was again resolved implementing rotational presidency from each of the republics. Doomsday would probably cause massive secession at first, however, being that all the surrounding countries surviving population would probably flock into the country, the differences would have been overcome in the attempt to preserve the country from "outsiders". Isolation and focus on self-preservation seem like the appropriate answer.--Azazel voland 19:01, 9 August 2009 (UTC)

Ethnic tensions in the Balkans run too high. The Muslim Bosniaks and any Muslim Albanian refugees would no doubt be targets for the Orthodox Serbs and Skopians. The Catholic Croats would equally be in conflict with both groups so after Yugoslavia (which has already been claimed by someone) there would no doubt be a mosaic of nations in the former Yugoslavia just as there was in our world. Plus radiation coming from Thessaloniki, Skopje, and Sophia would destroy the outer rim of Yugoslavia. The refugees that gave Hell to the Yugoslavians post-DD would also be a problem. I'm suspicious of a giant union of Southern Slavs. Mr.Xeight 03:21, 10 August 2009 (UTC)

Hi Mr.Xeight. Good points. However, during the ages, South Slavic nations have always been able to unite in times of need (especially when a foreign enemy is at the gates) and immediately overcome all differences if there is nothing else to do. In this particular situation, given that the "enemy" is radiation and refugees, their main concern would be closing the borders down. The ethnic torn in teh 90s could not have succeeded without foreign back up to some of the countries. Croatia and Slovenia had support from Germany and Austria, while Bosnians had the support of the US and the Arab countries. Without them in the picture, the funding, support and logistics, Yugoslavia would most probably survive the Fall of Communism. In the late 70s, to quote wikipedia, "The JNA (Yugoslav National/Peoples Army) enjoyed an international reputation as a powerful, well-equipped, and well trained force." It had 620,000 active military personnel and 3,200,000 reservists. With that kind of power, the borders could have been closed and order maintained. One of the reasons for the dissolution of Yugoslavia OTL was that the army did not create a coup in 1991, and thus prevented the wars that followed. JNA was always viewed as the "Liberation Army" and serving in it was considered a thing of honour in the 60s, 70s and the 80s (any young male that did not serve the regular year, was generally considered as not worthy...and could even have difficulty finding someone to marry him :)). With the military taking control of the nation, shutting down the borders immediately after Doomsday, and moving into non-radiated territories (Sofia and Thessaloniki would not pose that much of a problem due to the geographical landscape. Serbia and Bulgaria are separated by a range of 2500+ meter mountains, as are Macedonia and Greece. Slovenia would probably get affected as would Zagorje in Croatia, and 95% of the Adriatic coast. Perhaps, the only coastal area that would escape that fate would be the Bay of Boka Kotorska in Montenegro, due to its peculiar position.)Now, refugees, that would pose a serious problem, that is true, and those that got into the country would most likely be put in camps (as a notion, Yugoslavia did already successfully close it's borders in 1948 during the Inform-bureau crisis and implemented martial law. My only concern is that the country would need a very capable general to take control but be benevolent and patriotic at the same time. I estimate at least 2 - 3 million refugees from the surrounding countries. But, with most of the army surviving, that could be overcome. A military dictatorship would have saved the country at first, them also being responsible for food distribution and peace keeping. Also, Yugoslavia had it's own oil rigs in South Banat, that, in peace times, provided fuel only for military usage (so that the army would not depend on foreign import). That would sustain military mobility and better the control over the country. In my opinion, this is a plausible scenario.--Azazel voland 07:22, 10 August 2009 (UTC)

I guess I was wrong. I am however opposed to "With amazing amount of luck, most of the harvested land in the province of Vojvodina and East Slavonia did not get affected by the radioactive dust". There is no luck in this TL, I've tried it with an iffy nuke not hitting Cyprus, it's been tried to save Britain, it's been tried to save Germany, and it's been tried to save West Virginia, only the second of my examples was deemed fair enough to pass to QSS. I would however appreciate if you asked before you drag the CoG into the mix. There is no love lost between the Greeks and Slavs of Yugoslavia, even Doomsday can't change that. As caretaker of the CoG I am opposed to any such alliance between the two nations. As such, I'd appreciate it if you pull the blurbs on Greece having open discussions with each other, free border crossings, a Joint Defense Agreement, and a trade union. Mr.Xeight 15:56, 10 August 2009 (UTC)

Okay, this conversations sort of petered out without a conclusion, so I propose that the article be promoted once we address Mr. X's requests. Otherwise it looks like a sound addition. 70.26.54.188 13:01, 20 August 2009 (UTC)


 * I do not know how much damage this does to your plans, but Soviet Invasion plans of Western European included treating Yugoslavia as an enemy, including the deployment of nuclear weapons, notably the planned destruction of both Zagreb and Belgrade. Lahbas 20:37, 26 August 2009 (UTC)

The history needs some flushing out, a new flag is necessary and some new sections could be added. Mitro 19:06, 7 August 2009 (UTC)

Okay, I though about this for a while and came up with some sort of draft set of proposals for South(ern) Africa. This proposal is done assuming that only New Britain, and the existence of the RZA is canon and everything else is open for discussion. The specific history of the latter, being a stub, is altered substantially by the proposal. I though I micht post this here as well, since it does evolve changes to a canon nation and deals with an entire region, and therefore cannot be executed without prior discussion. --Karsten&#160;vK (talk) 14:47, 16 August 2009 (UTC)
 * premise one: After Doomsday ans loss of contact with the Northern Hemisphere, authority in South Africa largely collapses

Eastern South Africa

 * To the east of the Cape province the Bantustans assume sovereignty over their own lands and try to establish control over the areas inhabited by their respective tribe. Lesotho and Swaziland do likewise.
 * Ciskei and Transkei ultimately merge to form KwaXhosa.
 * QwaQwa is absorbed by Lesotho.
 * KwaNgwane is absorbed by Swaziland.
 * The city of Johannesburg finds itself running out of supplies and ends up in a dire situation. The fighting is ceased when an uncomfortable marriage de raison is agreed on by ANC insurgents and those government troops remaining to keep the city as a whole from starving. Johannesburg militia join the Bantustans in search for arable lands and instantly clash with them.
 * The troops of the Bantustans beat the Johannesburgers decisively and start beleaguering the city.
 * After Johannesburg falls the rulers of the former Bantustans can't agree on who is to rule the city and ultimately accept a proposal by one of the 'stans' to place the city under joint control, which leads to the formation of the "Azanian League": a loose confederation of many of the Bantustans + Lesotho and Swaziland.
 * When Robert Mugabe managed to get parts of Rhodesia under his effective control, his Republic of Zimbabwe joins the League too.
 * The Xhosa and Zulu remain outside of this union. The latter ends up in a civil war between royalist and Inkatha party republicans.
 * As the Anglo-Africans leave the area for New Britain, the only convenient lingua franca comes to be Afrikaans, much to the annoyance of local rulers. --Karsten&#160;vK (talk) 14:47, 16 August 2009 (UTC)

Western South Africa

 * After the attacks the only part of South Africa to remain under effective government control is the almost wholly Europeanised part round Cape Town. As the central government finally collapsed, local authorities assume control of the area. In the end this lead to a state dominated by the Afrikaans speaking coloured population, which I suppose will be quietly emancipated in quite liberal Cape Town. Note: coloured denotes mixed race in South Africa. In many ways these people are closely related to the Afrikaners. They even voted mostly for the Afrikaner National Party in the 1994 election, possibly forming the majority of the party's electorate, presumable because they feared being ruled by the black majority even more than being ruled by their Afrikaner relatives. By that logic I'm letting them stay loyal to the regime. Ultimately they may even start styling themselves "Afrikaners" as well. The still functioning government starts referring to itself as the "RZA". An actual declaration of independence never takes place.
 * The Griqua community, centred round Griquatown in the arid north eastern part of the Cape Province, assume sovereignty over their area again.
 * A rather radical Afrikaner group does likewise with the western part of the modern province of the northern Cape. Forming the "Volksstaat". Popularly known by the name of its capital: the Bitterfontein Republic.
 * Meanwhile in South West Africa, a group of ethnic German leaders meet in Windhoek and proclaim that now that South Africa no longer exists its mandate on the country has also expired and South West Africa is terra nullius. After having ensured themselves of the support of the local Afrikaners and Basters they declare themselves sovereign over the whole of the area. They however only manage to take control of the southern and central part of the country. Neither is the new country, which has started using the name and flag of the former German colony in the area, exclusively a German state. One may well claim that the region is effectively more under the control of the more numerous Afrikaners than under that of the Germans.
 * Triggered by the establishment of the Azanian League, leaders of the western states form a Union of their own. Calling it the "New Union of South Africa". Memberstates are the RZA, Bitterfontein, Griqualand and the DSWA. --Karsten&#160;vK (talk) 14:47, 16 August 2009 (UTC)

I'm supportive of this new history, though I would like to see it in its final form. Mitro 02:24, 19 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Sure, presuming nobody objects against me interpreting the fact that this proposal didn't lead to a rush of comments as tacit approval for its general outline, I'll get to that as soon as I can. --Karsten&#160;vK (talk) 13:48, 19 August 2009 (UTC)
 * I interpret your lack of response as agreement with me! (sorry -- had a flash of Eddie Izzard's "Sexie" stand-up routine. Heh.  It looks reasonable, as do most proposals you come up with Karsten. Louisiannan 14:44, 19 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Your sporadic Izzard references bring joy to every forum you frequent!
 * Karsten, I think this is pretty sound, and it even manages to incorporate some older, tentative material (including ideas I put on the map purely out of my own head). The one thing is the RZA: it is definitely established that ANZC and South American troops set it up in the 2000s.  That's from one of the earliest versions of the Timeline; either XiReney wrote it before any of us joined, or else it was part of the raw material written even before he picked it up.  Either way, the occupation of Cape Town and establishment of the RZA is definitely canon.  The current  page mostly consists of canon material, with only a few bits of my own thrown in that are tentative, as far as I'm concerned.
 * As I see it, for them to even consider doing this in Africa (of all places!), life in Cape Town must have been increadibly, incredibly bad. So bad that there was popular support for invading a faraway continent.  The real reason, of course, was to conduct a kind of military/political experiment as a run-up to the creation of the League of Nations.  But there had to be something to prompt it.  Maybe a different town in the Cape Province could follow that history and be a Coloured-dominated, liberalizing sort of place?  Benkarnell 04:15, 20 August 2009 (UTC)

I must admit I'd never heard of Eddie Izzard before... and that I much regret that now that I do. Should seriously watch some more of this guy, genious! Thanks ;). To get back to the Cape, how does this sound to you?: I wasn't aware of the fact that the intervention had been included since it's very start, but I guess this could work to it to the basic outline. Feel free to criticise as much as you like though. --Karsten&#160;vK (talk) 15:36, 20 August 2009 (UTC)
 * After the attacks the only part of South Africa to remain under effective government control is the almost wholly Europeanised part round Cape Town. As the central government finally collapsed, local authorities assume control of the area.
 * To keep the support of the Coloured population, which was vital in beating down those riots that did occur in the Western Cape region, some Coloureds are appointed to government posts. The most important posts however remain in the hands of the Afrikaners.
 * One of the leaders of a Coloured militia created after Doomsday (I'm calling him Hendrikus van der Merwe for now, just to ease referring to him) grows dissatisfied by the relatively marginal posts given to his kinsfolk (or perhaps better said: grows dissatisfied by the fact that he wasn't among those appointed...) starts revolting against the Cape Town authorities and becomes an uncontrollable menace, ultimately taking over control over the state.
 * Van der Merwe streamlines the Cape into an authoritarian regime and starts some kind of personality cult.
 * Van der Merwe initially targets the Islamic Cape Malay population as a scapegoat for all problems of the RZA.
 * Ultimately, when this loses some of its effect, Van der Merwe also starts targeting another group that is somehow different from the norm: the local Anglophone population. Going as far as passing an edict that fully outlaws usage of the English language and forces people to use Afrikaans.
 * With Anglo-Saxons being actively persecuted, I guess international interference is only an inch away, regardless of the fact that it's happening in Africa...
 * After the interference the first truly free elections of the Cape are held.
 * The new democratic government chooses to remain a member of the New Union of South Africa. Which, being by far its largest member, the RZA has come to dominate.


 * I think that's a very strong storyline, and the totalitarian dictatorship is more or less what I had imagined for the region. I also like that it avoids the "All Afrikaaners are teh evil" trap, which the tentative plot line in my head did not do.  It opens the place up to some potentially fascinating stories.  I also love the idea of the personality cult!  I suspect there are a lot of those in the world of DD waiting to be discovered. My suggestions:


 * "RZA" should be the name only of the provisional government set up by the outsiders. The name itself has such a temporary, occupied-country feel to it - it's not even a name, just three letters that officially don't even stand for anything.  Van der Merwe's state as far as I'm concerned could be anything from "The Grand Imperial Realm of All Africa" to the "Free People's Democratic Republic of the Cape" to "Cape Town", but RZA is I think the name of the provisional government.  For a full history,  could be moved to.
 * I know you said it was a temporary filler, but I'd suggest finding an actual Coloured radical to stand in for Van der Merwe.
 * The persecutions of Malays and Anglos is a very nice touch. I'd suggest moving it earlier in time so it can become part of the story of the founding of New Britain.  The 2006 invasion doesn't have to be an immediate response to new persecution; its purpose can well be to stop ongoing, long term oppression.  (Remembering once again that both the Aussies and the Latins had ulterior motives.)
 * Depending on the makeup of the New Union, Cape Town may not be its largest member, especially if certain minority groups were "encouraged" to flee the area. KwaXhosa and Bophuthatswana could potentially be huge.
 * Benkarnell 17:21, 20 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Well I only chose "Van der Merwe" because it rolls of the tongue nicely when pronounced with a thick Afrikaans accent, a real person would indeed be a lot better. From the seventies onward the Coloureds had their own parliamentary representation in South Africa, I guess our "Van der Merwe" would likely be among those people if he half-expected to attain a government position. Having a list and some bio's of the members of their House of Representatives would be great. I'm currently browsing the PiCarta central Dutch academic catalogue to see if I can find something, but sadly enough all potentially interesting hits thus far are not available in Groningen.
 * Moving the persecutions earlier in time seems like a great idea to me.
 * In my outline the New Union only consist of the western states of what used to be South Africa. Since all other states of the Union are in semi-arid zones, I guess the Cape would dominate a Union composed as such. Bophuthatswana would be a member of the Azanian League and KwaXhosa is documented as being independent from both blocs. But of course nothing is set in stone yet. --Karsten&#160;vK (talk) 19:25, 22 August 2009 (UTC)

I think I might have just found a suitable Van der Merwe: Peter Marais. Was a member of the Coloured parliament during the eighties for a relatively minor party and subsequently went on to hold seat in parliament for more than half a dozen parties, leaving a trail of destruction behind him. Opportunist if ever there was one so it seems. And incompetent enough to be in dire need of the described scapegoats. But nevertheless apparently quite popular among the Coloureds. --Karsten&#160;vK (talk) 12:58, 23 August 2009 (UTC)

New Chicago
For months now, I've had tons of ideas about my native Chicago. Now, I've finally decided to write them down, something I'll admit I was too embarrassed to do before.

My idea is that there were survivors to the Chicago bombing, though not necessarily from the actual city. They band together and go north, becoming nomadic much like our ancestors did when populating the globe. Maybe within years they come upon the Northwoods of Wisconsin. I'd like to see them build a city there, naming it "New Chicago". What I propose is a city not much bigger than O'Hare Airport, complete with felled trees for a fortress wall, hollowed-out vehicles being used for carriages, possibly purchasing cattle and various plnt seeds to become more self-sufficient. Eventually, as whatever bullets they were able to find or bring with them whittle down to nothing, they'd have to revert to creating bows, spears, etc; or maybe just buying some from the natives of the Northwoods. Mr.Xeight 16:19, 22 August 2009 (UTC)

I was reading this proposal and you have put a lot of thaught into it I woul like to look at this page when you create it it looks great --Owen1983 23:01, 22 August 2009 (UTC)


 * Could this idea somehow be harmonized with the Republic of Lincoln, also in the planning stages? I'm asking because they seem to be in the same area.DarthEinstein 20:28, 23 August 2009 (UTC)

They're actually not. My idea is hidden somewhere in the Chippewa River Valley of NE Wisconsin. Lincoln is an idea that didn't quite make it past the drawing board I believe, I could be wrong one that one though. Mr.Xeight 23:42, 23 August 2009 (UTC)


 * Okay then, that's fine. (Though don't you mean NW Wisconsin?) I look forward to reading the page! DarthEinstein 00:43, 24 August 2009 (UTC)

Ah, yes I do, good thing you caught that before I drafted a page! Anyway, do I have the go ahead to create the page. Mr.Xeight 20:57, 24 August 2009 (UTC)

As far as I can tell. DarthEinstein 18:01, 28 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Mr. X: You don't technically need permission to create a page. You could always create a page and then request graduation to canon here, just as long as you put the proposal banner up on the page.  Mitro 18:58, 28 August 2009 (UTC)

Hi all,

I love uchronia, and I've read a lot of the work this community has done on various timelines. Congratulations to all of you for the good work.

Well. I see there are little articles about Brazil in alternate timelines, and I wonder if I could contribute to the wiki, since I know something about Brazilian OTL history (I'm not an historian, History is quite of a hobby to me).

My first thought is about the 1983:Doomsday timeline. Brazil, at that time, was on the verge of democratization (after 30 years of military dictatorship and phony indirect elections). There were movements such as "Diretas Já" (in which one of the leaders was OTL current president Luis Inacio Lula da Silva, a syndicalist at the time). A nuclear war on that time would dramatically change Brazilian history since then.

Some thoughts include:


 * No Brazilian cities directly targeted by nukes (Brazil has always took a neutrality on foreign issues), but some rogue warheads hit some areas and some cities were victims of radiation and fallout.
 * President General João Baptista Figueiredo halted the democratization process for a while. Tancredo Neves died as in our OTL in April 21st, 1985, due to health problems, and José Sarney never became President.Paulo Maluf, the military-supported OTL candidate (who was a civilian), was never indicated as well, since the military decided it was best for another general to run Brazil due to the war state.
 * The halting of democratization caused civil war in Brazil, with massive rioting in Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Belo Horizonte and Porto Alegre. Since Brasilia (the capital) was a merely administrative city, with the majority of its population or being in the public service, or being on commerce (supporting the public service), there were few protests there, easily suffocated by the military.
 * Rebellion was suffocated on Rio, Sao Paulo and Belo Horizonte, with most of the rebellious leaders (including Lula da Silva, Franco Montoro - governor of Sao Paulo state but which supported the rebellion, and others) imprisoned or killed, but not without great loss of life, both rebel and military, not counting civilians caught on mid-fire. In Porto Alegre the government didn't go so well, specially because local rebels were also supported by the local military. State of Rio Grande do Sul seceded from Brazil in 1986, forming the Republica dos Pampas (Porto Alegre as the Capital). The local military which were against the secession were offered an opportunity to join the Pampas military force, or return unharmed to Brazilian territory.
 * The separatist movements, along with the rioting (which continued on major cities, even though not so intense) and the halting (now completely) of the democratic process led to another Congress shutdown in 1987 and state of siege declared. As a consequence, the 1988 constitution (OTL) was never voted nor promulgated. AI-18 (Institutional Act 18) was outorgated by the president, restricting civil and political rights once again and was even more hardlined than the 1968 AI-5. Official curfew was declared on all capitals, with the restriction of public gathering on all of Brazilian territory, including demonstrations, religious celebrations, or even cultural (such as Carnaval) or sports events. These events (religious, cultural and sports) could be held, however with no local public, only being transmitted through TV. Universities (public and private) were under strict monitoring from the government, with student organizations banned and deemed as illegal (once again).
 * A large section of State of Santa Catarina (including the Capital, Florianopolis) seceded from Brazil in 1989, joining the Republica dos Pampas. Since most of the military force was allocated on larger cities to enforce curfews and control rioting, there was little resistance from federal forces. However, at that time, Brazilian government hasn't recognized República dos Pampas sovereignty, occasionally attempting to regain that territory.
 * Former congressman Ulysses Guimaraes, who was arrested on the 1986 riots, dies in prison in 1989, of a heart attack. Although suspicious (since mr. Guimaraes was in good health conditions when arrested), the investigation of his death led to the assumption that his heart attack was related to his advanced age.
 * Since there was no democratization process, Fernando Collor de Mello was never elected President as well, nor did Fernando Henrique Cardoso (this one was in prison because of the 1986 riots as well).

.. and so on.

To avoid having to rebuild the 2009 world map, democratization would occur sometime before that and Republica dos Pampas would rejoin Brazil (since the dictatorship was the reason for secession anyway).

what do you think?

Best wishes,

Bira (ubiratamuniz)

ubiratamuniz
 * Do they still use the Cruzero, the Nova Cruzero, or are they on the Real at this point? Y Bem-Vindo!  A very well thought out suggestion, and I think it would fit in well with the timeline, from my understanding.  Other's comments? Louisiannan 15:18, September 1, 2009 (UTC)
 * I'm glad someone's contributing to South America. For one of our "superpowers", their nations remain woefully underworked. --DarthEinstein 15:31, September 1, 2009 (UTC)
 * I like the idea so far. When are you planning on working on the article?  [EDIT] Don't forget that Brazil is one of the founders and leaders of the, which as DarthEinstein pointed out is one of the two most powerful states in Doomsday and yet little has been written on, in case you are interested in tackling that as well.  I'd be willing to help as well.  Mitro 16:03, September 1, 2009 (UTC)
 * I can begin on my free time :-) . I checked the timeline and the South American Confederation is formed in 2004 ATL. Maybe that's enough time for Brazil to reunite. I think as well it would be interesting to see an alternate currency for Brazil, since none of the presidents which changed currencies (Sarney with Cruzado and Cruzado Novo, Collor with New Cruzeiro, Itamar Franco/Fernando Cardoso with Real) came into presidency in my suggested Brazilian timeline, at least not before 2002, which would be an interesting date for redemocratization/reunification (it would coincide with Lula's first election in OTL). I have some other ideas on developing this section of the ATL... I didn't put all here because not all are written yet. But surely I will discuss those with the community.Ubiratamuniz 17:42, September 1, 2009 (UTC)
 * Other developments I considered so far:


 * Successful secession of State of Santa Catarina along with the incapatibility of the central government to uphold the separatist states led to another breath of hope to anti-dictatorship protesters. Despite the siege state declared by AI-18, resistance began to gather in Sao Paulo in 1990, and even with a few arrests, continued to gain strength. The underground movement expanded its arms to Rio de Janeiro and some portions of Minas Gerais (including the capital Belo Horizonte) and movement members from the three states (which are the most industrialized of the entire Brazilian territory, and have most of the country resources, including oil and sugarcane crops - both essential for Brazilian fuel production) began talks with the Republica dos Pampas for a covert shipment of weapons and supplies. The Pampas government published a bill stating that when Brazilian democracy is effectively reinstated, there will be an referendum on the Republica dos Pampas to decide whether or not to rejoin Brazil.
 * In Christmas 1990, rebels in Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and Belo Horizonte, in a coordinated and "surprisingly" surprise attack (Brazilian intelligence agencies were more concerned on detaining isolated students and teachers than assessing real threats), took over the government of the State of Sao Paulo, State of Rio de Janeiro and State of Minas Gerais, entrenched themselves on the government facilites of those states with no loss of life, threatening to seccede from Brazil unless general elections with free party association are immediately called, all political prisoners were immediately released, and AI-18 is lifted. The remainders of state of Santa Catarina,State of Parana, State of Espirito Santo and State of Bahia endorse the rebels declaration. Other states remain neutral, waiting to see what happens, or having problems of their own to deal with (specially some North and North Eastern states which had to deal with fallout consequencies and starvation due to increased drought because of the war).
 * Facing the threat of deindustrialization and shortage on fuel supply, Brazilian military government (president now General Newton Cruz) had no option than to open talks with the rebels. República dos Pampas sent representatives to the negotiation, ractifying the promise of a referendum if free elections were held on Brazil. The meeting took place on New Year's Eve, and was known as "Acordos do Ano Novo" (New Year Accords). The summit ended on January 10th, with the following guidelines established:
 * Immediate release of all political prisoners in Brazil, with full amnesty. Among the notable leaders released were Luis Inacio Lula da Silva and Fernando Henrique Cardoso.
 * Immediate lifting of AI-18, restoring all civil liberties.
 * Full free elections due to November 15th, 1991. The election for Congress would create an National Constitutional Assembly, in order to make a new Constitution for Brazil.
 * Reopening of the Congress and all Legislative branches
 * Transition government supervised by the former Senate (the senators that were still alive, representing each State)
 * Recognition of República dos Pampas by Brazilian Government if reunification were to be rejected by the people on the referendum.

I think demotricisaion would be put on hold becuse without foraigh trade Brazils economy would be on the verge of callapse--Owen1983 16:37, September 1, 2009 (UTC)
 * República dos Pampas, as a gesture of good faith, executed the referendum on April 21st, with a landslide victory for reunification, 89% willing to rejoin Brazil, 8% willing to remain independent and 3% abstention. This allowed not only the end of hostilities, but also allowed Gaúchos (the name of the Rio Grande do Sul natives) and Catarinenses (natives from Santa Catarina) to run for presidency and other political jobs.
 * Candidates for the 1991 elections were: Luis Inacio Lula da Silva (PT), Paulo Salim Maluf (PDS), Fernando Collor de Mello (PRN), Mario Covas (PSDB) and Olivio Dutra (PRPG), among others less noticeable. This was the first multilateral direct election since 1960,when Janio Quadros was elected (whom resigned in 1961, being replaced by the vice-president Joao Goulart whom was overthrown by the military in 1964).
 * Mario Covas died of cancer during the campaign and was replaced by the sociologist Fernando Henrique Cardoso, who was also arrested on the AI-18. Results for the first term were: Lula 22%, Fernando Cardoso 21%, Paulo Maluf 12%, Fernando Collor 12%, Olivio Dutra 10%, others 20%, abstension 3%.
 * Second term elections were held on December 6th, with Fernando Cardoso as the winner, with 52%, Lula with 47% and 1% abstension. Fernando Cardoso took office on January 1st, 1992.
 * Brazilian economy wasn't collapsing, many of the American/European multinationals (specially on the automotive and machinery industries) already had branches in Brazil, and transferred their administrative operations to Brazilian soil. Ford and Volkswagen united to form AutoLatina, a joint-venture to improve transportation technology, although the individual "DNA" of each brand would be untouched (including the brand names). However, inflation was high, and a reestructuration of the economy was needed, since there were bills of million cruzeiros or even billion being printed. There came Plano Pré-Real, in 1993, which locked out most of the savings accounts for six months, in order to reindex the economy to another form of wealth (since the US dollar was worthless due to the destruction of the US). Some protesters complained but most of the population was tired of fighting and saw that as an prospect of a long term improvement for all the population. After the six months period, came the Plano Real in 1994, which created the Real currency (1 real = 1 million cruzeiros).
 * With the increase in employment due to migration of the corporations to Brazilian soil, along with the reduction on the population (due to the aftermath of the nuclear war), the Brazilian economy began to thrive. The new 1992 constitution established new groundrules for Brazilian politics, including the complete banishment of politics-related prisions and the limiting of two terms for President, Governor and Prefect. The first term for post-elections would be of 6 years, all later would be 4 years.
 * In 1997 elections, Fernando Cardoso was reelected on the first term, with 51% of the votes, Lula with 33%, the remainder with 10%, and 6% abstention.
 * Plano Real continued to improve Brazilian economy. Talks begin with other South American countries to form a Confederation of South America. Brazilian companies continued to go to other South American countries, which was called as "Imperialismo Brasileño" by some leaders.
 * In 2001 elections the former syndicalist leader Luis Inacio Lula da Silva is elected president with 60% of the votes, against 25% of the Fernando Cardoso supported candidate Geraldo Alkmin, 10% of others, and 5% abstention. Fernando Cardoso was probed for running to the government of Sao Paulo, but he was taxative on retiring from politics.
 * In 2003 an terrorist attack on a Petrobras refinery on Santa Cruz de La Sierra, Bolivia, killed 80 technicians (both Brazilian and Bolivian) and injured another 142, cutting half of the gas supply to Brazil. The attack was credited to "Unión Nacional Indigenista", led by Evo Morales.Morales denied the attack and claimed that UNI is a peaceful organization. The attack was in fact staged by the FARC in order to destabilize international relations in South America and prevent the formation of the Confederation.
 * In 2004, the Confederation of South America is officially formed as a supranational organization. Plans are to lift all South American borders by 2008.
 * In 2006, Luis Inacio Lula da Silva is reelected. Discovery of crude oil in the "pre-salt" layer on the Atlantic Ocean leads to another hump up on the Brazilian economy.
 * --Ubiratamuniz 19:40, September 1, 2009 (UTC)
 * Hey guys, I added some info on the 1983: Doomsday - Brazil article. Look up and see what do you think. How do I ask to make it canon?Ubiratamuniz 14:41, September 2, 2009 (UTC)
 * You are pretty much doing it now by having this section on this talk page, plus I added the prop template to the article so people realize its still in the proposal phase. Now people will get the chance to comment, critique and change things so that everything goes along with the current canon.  I've already made some minor format changes, I'll start on the content as soon as I get the chance.  Just to warn you it usually takes a couple of weeks for something to be approved to canon due to all of our busy schedules.  In the meantime feel free to propose other ideas or work on current articles.  Mitro 15:49, September 2, 2009 (UTC)
 * Thanks a lot, Mitro. I'll keep working on other issues of the article. Best wishes!! Ubiratamuniz 16:46, September 2, 2009 (UTC)


 * Basically, the whole idea is that most of the PRC’s bomber fleet is destroyed on the ground by the Red Air Force. Two bombers do manage to head to targets in Taiwan. Kaohsiung City is lost, but Taipei City is saved after the bomber is shot down in the South China Sea. By the Present-Day, the ROC has taken Hainan, while moving into mainland China, which has Balkanized. The ROC is also considered the legitimate successor to the PRC by the LON. Lahbas 01:16, September 3, 2009 (UTC)

Possible Existent Micro nations

 * These are a bunch of micro nations that could possibly have developed well in the Post-Doomsday world.

The Conch Republic is the only one that I am sure would survive and expand. There is no way to ensure equality, without taking away equality. 00:40, September 3, 2009 (UTC)
 * Conch Republic
 * Hay-on-Wye
 * Llanrwst
 * Lundy
 * Republic of Saugeais
 * Seborgia
 * Sealand
 * I'll argue against the Conch Republic and several of the others because they are in no way self-sufficient prior to DD and they would either be awash in refugees and criminals or would starve to death. Louisiannan 14:23, September 3, 2009 (UTC)


 * The could be considered a micronation also. --DarthEinstein 02:25, September 3, 2009 (UTC)
 * Could and should, I agree, Darth. Louisiannan 20:35, September 10, 2009 (UTC)

Don'y forget the Kingdom of Cleveland (1983: Doomsday) and Mancunia (1983: Doomsday)--Owen1983 11:39, September 3, 2009 (UTC)
 * Mancunia was deleted some time ago because it was implausible for Manchester to survive. In all likelihood it would have been destroyed by Soviet nukes.  Mitro 15:14, September 3, 2009 (UTC)

I especially like the idea of a nation or micronation in the southern portion of Florida. Even more if the Conch Republic expanded past the Florida keyes. I could use an ally for Virginia. --Yankovic270 19:35, September 11, 2009 (UTC)

& Spain successor states
I have to develop enough this theory. My suggestions of successor states of Spain (considering the most likely target for nuclear impacts, evacuation routes, natural resources, the dominant direction of the winds that often fall from the Atlantic and the mountainous terrain) are: In the northwest, the most protected (where possible) the impacts of nuclear and electromagnetic pulses could be developed states in the regions of Galicia, Asturias and northern Castilla-Leon. In other less protected areas, but far from the core of impacts such as Extremadura, south-east around the provinces of Murcia, Almeria, Alicante and the Pyrenees could also develop other states, although not as strong as those of the Northwest. Here is my imaginary list of countries: And Euskadi of course, but it are in former France. Tristanbreiker 13:56, 3 september 2009 (UTC)
 * People´s Republic de Galicia. The most powerful of the successor states, on good terms with Celtic Alliance and Portugal.
 * People's Republic of Asturias. Possibly a client state of Galicia.
 * Union of Communities of Castilla and Leon. In conflict with the previous two.
 * Junta de Extremadura. It is not considered an independent state but if an interim self-government until the reunification future of Spain.
 * Generalitat de Catalunya. A Residual State in southern Catalonia around Reus and Lleida.
 * Spanish Republic or Spanish National Government in the southeast, an heir of Franco's fascist dictatorship that after the occupation of Cartagena by the LoN is forced to initiate a democratization process and to initiate talks with Pais del Oro for the reunificacción of former Spain.
 * I've reverted Spain to its own article and have incorporated this information into it. I see no problem with Tristan's initial proposition. Louisiannan 18:12, September 10, 2009 (UTC)

China
See China (1983: Doomsday). Though I know that there was another proposal earlyearlier - it hasn't been done. --Nathanmswan 16:23, September 4, 2009 (UTC)

Republic of Victoria
See Republic of Victoria (1983: Doomsday). Work in progress.

I wrote a page about the gangs that were harassing Canada on the Gaspe peninsula. Tell me what you think. --DarthEinstein 19:49, September 10, 2009 (UTC)

Republic of Vermont
It's possible that the survivors from the fallout that hit Vermont would form their own country (there's already many Vermonters that want the state to become it's own country. There's a flag and everything).