1983: Doomsday

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This timeline explores world history after Doomsday - September 26th, 1983.

A worldwide nuclear exchange caused by a minor incident obliterates much of human civilization. This ATL covers everything from the direct aftermath up to the present worldwide situation

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Introduction
The point of divergence of the 1983: Doomsday timeline is September 19th, 1983, on which a seemingly unimportant decision to send an ambitious Colonel of the USSR to a training seminar (taking the place of an ill-plagued colleague) has global implications.

This decision leads to a different outcome of a well-known, though often underestimated, event that took place on September 26, 1983.

In our timeline, Colonel Stanislav Petrov was the watch officer on duty that day at the Serpukhov-15 bunker near Moscow, monitoring for a US missile attack on the Soviet Union.

Suddenly, the computer-based warning systems reported several US nuclear missiles approaching Soviet territory. In our timeline, Colonel Petrov believed the information to be false and did not alert the Kremlin to the data he was receiving. Given Cold War tensions at the time, such information would likely have convinced the Soviets that the US had launched a first strike in an attempt to "cut off the head," and they would have been forced to launch their nuclear weapons in the false belief that it was a counterstrike.

Consequently, since in our timeline the world now knows about this event, it is now often considered to have been the moment closest to a nuclear war between the USSR and the USA during the Cold War. Colonel Petrov has been honored as one of the few true "world saviors," and several investigations have proved the seriousness of this event.

This timeline postulates the results after Colonel Petrov was sent to another installation before September 26th, 1983. The officer now on duty on September 26th considers the alert to be accurate and immediately contacts his superiors. Within minutes, the leaders decide to launch the whole Soviet nuclear arsenal. Logically, the Americans react by launching as well. By the time the first alerted missile is proven to be a false alarm, it is too late. Thousands of nuclear warheads subsequently detonate over targets worldwide. Surprisingly, the People's Republic of China was attacked by Soviet nuclear missiles as well, and part of their arsenal is launched in response at the USSR.

The results of this total nuclear exchange are close to the forecasts of almost complete worldwide destruction and the "nuclear holocaust" as predicted by many scientists of this time. This results in as many as a billion people killed initially, and another billion in the subsequent environmental disaster that followed shortly thereafter.

With the world largely devastated, and most of the Northern and parts of the Southern Hemisphere in ruins, the estimated 800 million survivors in these areas desperately try to keep together what is left of human society. They are facing challenges that are seemingly impossible.

After an incredibly horrifying first few years post-Doomsday, a few regions, territories, and countries stabilize and master basic problems such as food and medical supplies. As time passes and the recovery continues, new (sometimes surprising) alliances are formed. A new, fragile world order emerges from the ashes. Initial hopes of some survivors for a united mankind (or at least warfare and destruction being ended forever) quickly prove false. Indeed, the world is light-years away from any Utopian imaginations. Famine, disease, and lack of resources provoke conflicts and wars in large parts of the world, thus devastating all the carefully achieved recovery.

As some surviving and newly formed nations (particularly a unified and a ) prove able to master the problems and even intervene internationally, mankind's extinction finally seems to have been avoided.

Now, nearly 29 years after the devastating "Doomsday" brought mankind to the edge of total extinction, a few moving moments have spread the hope for a more peaceful future for mankind, such as the foundation of the new "" September 26th, 2008.

Nonetheless, new dangers to this fragile world have emerged all around the globe, threatening much of what has been achieved within the last 29 years....

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September 20, 2012: Preparations for Referendum begin in Chepo: CHEPO, Panama Regional Authority - Today, the preparations for the referendum, the first of three events that will mark the possible annexation of Panama into Colombia, have started. It is expected for preparations to last up until October 1. This would mean a 20 days' delay in the expected annexation process, although Juan Manuel Santos refers to this error as "minor". As of the date, pre-polling has shown a mild level of agreement on joining Colombia so to establish at least a civil government and some authority back into Panama.

September 7th, 2012: Earthquakes hit Southern China: HECHI, Guangxi - Reports are coming in from the north after a series of earthquakes hit the panhandle of Yunnan. At least 60 people are confirmed dead as their flimsy housing collapsed. Numbers would be higher but thankfully the majority of people were at work. Shaking was detected as far south as Hechi. The full extent of the damage is not yet known.

August 31st, 2012: North Germany announces Bedienung Nord Adler, plans to conquer all of the Schleswig-Holstein by Christmas Eve: HUSUM, North Germany - Chancellor Rainer Maaß of North Germany announced that the North German military will be launching an offensive to take over the remainder of Schleswig-Holstein as well as the destroyed city of Hamburg. The main reason behind the offensive is to secure the border with Prussia and to wipe out the road gangs plaguing the border towns. It is unknown if the rest of the Nordic Union will assist in the offensive.

August 31st, 2012: Plymouth drops claims to the Outer Lands:  PLYMOUTH, Plymouth - Media Sources have announced that the Commonwealth of Plymouth has dropped its claim to the Cape Cod portion of the Outer Lands. President Stankiewicz stated that "to claim part of a country based on archaic boundaries from centuries ago is pointless. We hope we can better improve our relations with the Outer Lands in the near future".

August 25th, 2012: Meeting contents announced:   BUKHARA, Emirate of Bukhara - Today, a month after the meeting between the three nations was convoked; the results of the meeting in Bukhara were published. The meeting voted in favour of having the Bukhori military and the Kazakh guard join together in a movement to add territory to the Khanate. They have also voted in favour of adding Konye-Urgench and surrounding areas to the Khanate of Khiva if possible.

August 18th, 2012: Coronation Anniversary: VISALIA, San Joaquin - Today marked the seventeenth anniversary of the ascension of King Devin to the throne. A feast, shared with the people, combined with fireworks, was enjoyed by all.

August 14th, 2012: Oregon Free State accepted into the United States SALEM, Oregon - Word has reached the capital of the Oregon Free State that the United States Congress has accepted Oregon into the Union as the 12th state. After several months of discussions, President (now Governor) Grant Cole of Oregon stated it was the best course of action to rejoin such a "glourious nation" and that the new relationship would be of mutual advantage. There are still some issues that need be discussed, such as how the United States will continue to uphold Beaverton Compact and the State Governments claims to other areas of former Oregon.

August 7th, 2012: Conservatives Lose Their Parliamentary Majority WOODBRIDGE, Woodbridge - The result of the by-election that took place because of Defense Secretary Stephen Bracey quitting parliament after his conviction on charges of corruption and arms dealing was announced this morning. Labour won an overwhelming victory and the Conservatives were pushed into third place by the Veteran's Party. This result means that Woodbridge now has a hung parliament and the Conservatives do not have a parliamentary majority for the first time since the country was returned to civilian rule in 2001.

August 10th, 2012: Maltese Parliamentary Elections:  VALLETTA, Malta - Elections for Parliament in Malta today saw the two-term government of Labor Prime Minister Joseph Muscat narrowly fall to the Nationalist Party of Lawrence Gonzi, who now holds a majority of three seats, thirty-six to thirty-three. Once again, however, no other parties managed to come close to winning seats.

August 10th, 2012: Polesian Elections:  FASTIV, Polesia - Today saw elections in the Ukrainian nation of Polesia. Prime Minister Nikolaenko won, as expected, a majority, though in the process lost a dozen seats to an offshoot of his own party under former Minister of Justice Alexander Nikityuk. The issue of federalizing the Republic to some degree, as some have championed - including Nikityuk - is likely the cause for this.

August 7th, 2012: Death Toll Passes 1,000:  CHELMSFORD, Essex - As the first deaths are reported in Southend, the confirmed death toll from the White Death is now over 1,000.

August 5th 2012: HM Barker-McCardle Turns Down Celtic Aid Package   CHELMSFORD, Essex - In a controversial move, High Minister Jim Barker-McCardle today turned down an offer for assistance from the Celtic Alliance in dealing with the White Death, and instead opted to accept aid solely from fellow members of the OBN. Woodbridge is reportedly closing its border but has agreed to allow aid shipments in via the A12 to Colchester, at which point they will be locally distributed. Barker-McCardle's snubbing of the Celtic offer has drawn fire from politicians such as Bob Russell, who claim that Celtic aid 'is the best form of aid' and that Barker-McCardle is putting 'anti-Celtic sentiment' ahead of a genuine concern for the nation's well-being.

August 3rd, 2012: Twenty-Three Dead in Dale Farm Standoff:  DALE FARM, Essex - A huge battle between travelers and local police forces began at the autonomous traveler enclave at Dale Farm, near Southend. Travellers attempted to flee Southend via the now-closed Southend Arterial Road, in the process breaking the newly-set quarantine in Southend. What began as a single isolated fistfight in the early hours of this morning soon turned into a violent conflict claiming 23 lives and injuring over 100. Many travellers have been refused access to hospitals on account of 'guilt' and the prospect of spreading the White Death, leading to a continuing stand-off.

In response to the violence and the spread of the White Death, HM Barker-McCardle has ordered all troops to readiness and is establishing quarantine lines. Total dead from the outbreak is now 638 with at least 1,500 infected.

July 28th, 2012: Florida Included in Trilateral Negotiations with USAR and United States:  CHARLOTTE AMALIE, United States Atlantic Remnant: It has been announced that the Republic of Florida has been included in the ongoing negotiations between the USAR and the United States regarding a potential unification. Given Florida's close relationship with the Carribean-based American Remnant, this could potentially mean Florida reunifying with the United States to some extent.

July 25th, 2012: Meeting called between Bukhara, Khiva and the Kazakh Khanate:   BUKHARA, Emirate of Bukhara - Today the leaders of Bukhara, Khiva and the Kazakh Khanate have agreed to meet and discuss several topics in the Emirate of Bukhara's capital, Bukhara. The main topic to be discussed is further expansion of territories as well as the organization of a military.

July 25th, 2012: Southern England closes border  ESSAXON-SOUTHERN ENGLISH BORDER, Kent - Following the widespread outbreak of disease in Kent and growing unrest near the Essex-Southern England border, Southern England has closed its eastern border checkpoints and reinforced them with additional troops, along with beginning coastal patrols near the Dungeness Spit.

July 24th, 2012: Tunisian Elections: TUNIS, Tunisia: Today marked the first elections of any kind to occur in Tunisia in more than thirty years. As expected, Prime Minister Amamou's "Swords for Tunisia" party coasted to an easy victory, gaining eighty-five of the one hundred and fourteen seats in the National Assembly. They are expected to spend the coming months writing a new constitution for the state.

July 23rd, 2012: USAR officially recognizes the United States:  CHARLOTTE AMALIE, United States Atlantic Remnant - Today the Carribean-based United States Atlantic Remnant officially recognized the Torrington, Wyoming-based United States as the legitimate successor government. This is a major move as it resembles not only the growing influence of the new United States, but its relationship within its former territories. The USAR has not yet received statehood, in contrast to the results of the November 2011 elections, but talks are under way that would officially unite the two governments under special conditions. There are confirmed plans of providing a single American citizenship for those in both the Atlantic Remnant and the US.

July 22nd, 2012: Coiba Island annexed into Colombia, Troops Approach: COIBA ISLAND, Colombia - Today, the Colombian Senate has approved the annexation of Coiba Island (occupied January 31) into Panama as a Military District, and the Court has deemed the Military District constitutional. After this decision was made public, Colombian troops in Chepo embarked so to rebuild the penal colony into a military complex (while attempting to preserve the environment over demands by both the Green and the Democratic Alternative parties). This might be an attempt at beginning annexation of West Panama, although no official declaration has been made on the subject.

July 18th, 2012: Keene joins United Communities NIAGARA FALLS, Niagara Falls: The city-state of Keene was admitted as a full member into the Great Lakes-based United Communities today. Following the Saguenay War, Keene was one of several states to apply for membership.

July 16th, 2012: New Commissioner Named: FORT SMITH, Northwest Alliance: The term of Steve Kotchea, Chief of the Acho Dene Koe First Nation, as Commissioner of the Alliance expired today. Chief Allan Adam, of the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation, has been named his replacement, and will serve in the office until July of 2016.

July 16th, 2012: Toledo military sent in to quell unrest in North Pennsylvania FRANKLIN, North Pennsylvania: The Toledo Confederation has responded to earlier requests from Northern Pennsylvania for military assistance in repairing the widespread damage caused by the April flooding in Warren, which left several hundred dead. While Northern Pennsylvania's army initially responded effectively, its southern and western borders became weakened following several raiding parties sacking settlements, spreading the forces thinner. After dangerous signs of public order coming apart at the seams, North Penn petitioned for help in June.

July 4th, 2012: New States Admitted: STOWE, Superior - The territories of Kewaunee, Manitoulin, and Voyageur were formally admitted to the republic as states today. Their first representatives to Congress will be elected in elections this November. Until that time, their former territorial representatives will act in such a manner on their behalf. The former territorial governors will remain in their offices for the same duration, and will seek office in November as state governors as well.

July 3rd, 2012: Bracey and Rhodes sentenced: WOODBRIDGE, Woodbridge: In the aftermath of The Ipswich Incident evidence came to light that Defence Secretary Stephen Bracey and Colonel Joseph Rhodes, commanding officer of the 8th Battalion of the Woodbridge had connections with organized crime which had led to some armaments from the 8th Battalion ending up in the possession of the People's Army of Ipswich. Public inquiries were set up into the allegations last year which in turn led to criminal proceedings being bought against both men. This morning the judge at the trial announced that both men would serve a sentence of 15 years hard labour.

June 29th, 2012: President Juhász Gets Four More Years DEBRECEN, Partium: By secret ballot, incumbent President Juhász, of the Partian Socialist Party, was re-elected to another term today by the Partian Diet over Halasz Janos of the Liberal Party. This was a mild surprise, given the victory of the Liberal Party in the Parliamentary elections last month, but is thought to have been a result of his leadership in the recently-concluded war and the securing of more of their claimed territory.

June 26th, 2012: Sham Elections in Nakhchivan NAKHCHIVAN CITY, Nakhchivan: Despite all evidence to the contrary, the Nakhchivan government held its "free" elections today. As expected, all seats in Parliament went to the Nakhchivan Party of Prime Minister Nasibova. Within minutes of the result being announced, it was followed by an announcement that President Talibov had been re-elected to his post by the un-assembled Parliament.

June 25th, 2012: East Panama officially annexed: CHEPO, East District of Panama: Today, the Colombian Congress has finally divulged their decision about the earlier vote concerning the annexation of East Panama. With the majority of Congress in favour of the move, East Panama will be subject to a referendum from the Colombian-controlled regions in early September, and, in late October, a general meeting with the local militias. If all goes in favour of Colombian annexation, the District will be annexed in December 31, 2012 as the Autonomous Region of Panama.

June 21st, 2012: Colombian Occupation Continues: CHEPO, East District of Panama: After almost three months of apparent inactivity, Colombia has been able to successfully finish negotiations with yet another warlord group. With what might be considered a majority of East Panameño territory, including connections between Chepo and Portobelo, under Colombian government, the first bill in favour of officially annexing East Panama and establishing a civil government has gone into possible voting by the Colombian Congress.

June 15th, 2012: Territorial Review Concludes: STOWE, Superior - This afternoon, the joint Congressional Committee in charge of the Territorial Review adjourned itself after coming to its conclusions. Three territories - Kewaunee, Manitoulin, and Voyageur - will be formally admitted as states on July 4th. A fourth, Agawa, had been thought to be qualified to be admitted as well, but was rejected for some reason - rumor holds that it involved a need for its port facilities to be improved.

June 14th, 2012: Guangxi and Gansu trade deal:  HECHI, Guangxi - Officials in Guangxi announce the signing of a trade deal between Gansu and Guangxi. Gansu will trade minerals in return for Guangxi's surplus rice. This immediately has military officials within Guangxi looking to secure the areas through which this trade route will lie, with portions of the Expeditionary Corps sent to Sichuan.

June 4th, 2012: Prusi Withdraws; Socialist Nominees Determined: MARQUETTE, Superior - Following the announcement, as expected, of Governor Martin's victory in the Chippewa primary today, and that the margin of victory was large enough to clinch him the nomination, Senator Prusi announced his concession in an evening press conference. As a result of these two events, Governor Martin has been named the presidential nominee of the Socialist Party.

And, as per agreements made in 2008, in the dispute over the vice-presidential nomination, Senator Prusi has been named to the lower half of the ticket.

May 24th, 2012: Parliamentary Elections: DEBRECEN, Partium - Elections today saw the governing Socialist Party of Prime Minister István Ujhelyi lose its hold on the Diet to the Liberal Party, under former Prime Minister István Jakab, who once again will become Prime Minister. It is expected that this will mean that President Juhász will not be nominated by the Diet for another term, and be replaced by a member of the Liberal Party. And, in a disturbing trend, the far-right Hungarist Movement gained another three seats in the 41 member Diet.

May 22nd, 2012: Lindberg Withdraws; Liberal Democratic Nominee Determined: MARQUETTE, Superior - Following a major victory for Governor Cullen in the Delta primary yesterday, Senator Lindberg held a press conference in Marquette today. He announced his withdrawal from the nomination race, saying that he had no chance of even taking it to the convention, given polling from the remaining primaries being heavily in favor of Governor Cullen. However, he declined to make an endorsement of Cullen, saying he would "hold off until the convention."

This now means that Governor Fredrick Cullen of Mackinaw will be the Liberal Democratic nominee for president of the republic.

May 19th, 2012: Territorial Review Begins: STOWE, Superior - Today marks the start of the 2012 Territorial Review. The Agawa, Kewaunee, Manitoulin, and Voyageur territories are considered the best candidates to join the union this time around.

May 18th, 2012: Lahti Withdraws: HOUGHTON, Superior - Congressman Lahti, following a horrid performance in the Iron primary yesterday, and several poor performances in the weeks prior, announced on today that he, too, was withdrawing from the race. He had been under pressure to withdraw for a while by the party, which wanted its contest to be over as soon as possible, so that they could turn their attention to the extremely divided Conservatives, who now need to go to their convention to decide their candidate. He endorsed Governor Cullen for the nomination.

May 16th, 2012: Pettalia Withdraws: MACKINAW CITY, Superior - Today, Senator Pettalia of Mackinaw announced his withdrawal from the race for the Conservative nomination, at a surprise press conference. It had been thought he would continue up until the convention in August, since no candidate can possibly secure the nomination before then at this point. However, rumors have indicated that he has a shortage of funds, and his very poor showing in yesterday's primary is thought to be indicative of this, and a low level of support. The Senator declined to make any endorsements, saying that he would "talk about it at the convention."

May 12th 2012: Anniversary of the Pope's Election: VATICAN, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Functionaries at the Vatican and throughout the city of Rio de Janeiro today marked the thirteenth anniversary of Pope Anthony's election to the Papacy. As in the past, the Pope himself declined to celebrate, considering it too extravagant.

May 7th, 2012: Negotiations Begin PEREHINSKE, Galicia - Leaders of the Galician Confederation today met up in the capital today to start discussions about centralizing the confederation. They are expected to be at it, on and off, for the next few months.

May 5th, 2012: Guangxi at peace again: HECHI, Guangxi - Guangxi reports that they have taken the terrorist held port of Fangchenggang after an 11 day siege. With the remaining bandits and terrorists fleeing east, Guangxi has decided not to give chase, fearing a potential diplomatic crisis with Macau. Guangxinese representatives have reached the ANZC and the LoN, and two more are expected in SAC on Monday. Guangxi wishes to apply for the LoN immediately and to also reequip its army and build a navy and air force.

May 4th, 2012: Crown Prince's Birthday: AROLSEN, Waldeck-Hesse - Crown Prince Friedrich Moritz marked his twenty-fifth birthday today, amidst the festivities around the championship game of the WBL, pitting the Warburg Flowers against the Fritzlar Wheels at the Josias Dome in Arolsen. The Flowers would prove victorious.

May 2nd, 2012: Brown Withdraws: GORE BAY, Superior - Despite his large victory in the Manitoulin primary on April 26th, Representative Brown placed a very disappointing fourth in the Keweenaw Caucuses yesterday. After deliberating through the night, he announced today that he was leaving the race. He, however, declined to endorse anyone at this time, stating that he would endorse the overall winner of the primary season, whomever that may be, after Senator Lindberg or Governor Cullen either clinch the nomination, or the primary season ends, whichever comes first.

May 1st, 2012: New Doge Named GENOA, Genoa - As expected following successful negotiations to establish a new governing coalition on the council, Prince Amedeo, Duke of Aosta, of the Monarchist Alliance, was named Doge of the Republic by the government today.

April 26th, 2012: National Republican Candidates Announced: GREEN BAY, Superior - Following the a vote taken yesterday evening, the National Republicans this morning announced the winner - Congressman Dan Benishek, from the state of Iron, by a surprisingly large four percent, and with an equally surprisingly slim outright majority of the votes. In the afternoon, the vice-presidential vote was held, and announced later that evening. Unsurprisingly, local Commissioner Lasee won handily, with three hundred more votes than the runner-up.

April 26th, 2012: Guangxi sieges ports: HECHI, Guangxi - Macaunese representatives within Guangxi report that the Guangxinese army has reached the coast. Heavy fighting is reported in Fangchenggang whilst Beihai has already capitulated to the Guangxinese. Construction equipment from Hechi and Gulin is already being brought south. Guangxi also announced to launch of a diplomatic expedition to reach the former PRC which is known to be located in Shaanxi and a parallel exploration team is setting out with them for the areas of East Hubei and South Henan. The Guangxinese government has also sent off a small group of ships to the ANZC in order to establish proper relations with the Commonwealth and possibly enter the LoN.

April 23rd, 2012: National Republican Convention Opens: GREEN BAY, Superior - Today marked the opening of the National Republican Party's convention in Green Bay - the first party convention of the year. Two days of speeches are scheduled to take place, with voting for the presidential nomination, and the vice-presidential nomination, are scheduled to take place on the 25th and 26th, respectively.

April 23th, 2012: Guangxi resumes the push to the sea: HECHI, Guangxi - Macaunese representatives within Guangxi report that the Guangxinese army is again on the move. The main Guangxinese army is moving south rapidly with fighting already reported along Guangxi's new border. Guangxi's Ministers of Exploration and Defense made an official announcement on the attack a few minutes ago reporting that the change in plan was the result of the capture and successful questioning of an enemy spy. All reports so far show Guangxi is ripping through the ranks of disorganized and disjointed counter-attackers. There are also unconfirmed reports of entire sections of the bandit army surrendering to the Guangxi military. At the current rate of movement, the army is expected to reach the coast in three days.

April 16th, 2012: Alliance Assembly Opens: FORT SMITH, Northwest Alliance - Today marked the opening of a new session of the Alliance Assembly. As expected, Premier Hobart was easily reaffirmed to her position.

April 15th, 2012: Guangxi takes "Bandit Capital": HECHI, Guangxi - Macaunese representatives within Guangxi report that the Guangxinese army has secured the areas around Chongzho and Yulin after nearly four weeks of fighting against the union of bandits and terrorists. It is revealed the "capital" of the bandits, Chongzuo, was captured late on April the 12th and their main city Yulin early this morning. The military is in the process of consolidating control over these lands with no further advances expected until late May; when Guangxi will launch the final push to the sea.

Heavy construction equipment is moving south to start to rebuild these cities, and much of the infrastructure of the regions which has suffered wear and tear for almost 29 years, giving crews much needed practice for the future reconstruction of the ports. Meanwhile, the central government has issued free land grants in the newly occupied areas to encourage migration to the south. The ordinary citizens of the bandit controlled regions are receiving the largest pieces of land and also heavy government support to bring them in line with the rest of Guangxi's population in terms of education and general health.

April 12th, 2012: Meyer Withdraws: BESSEMER, Superior - Despite the endorsement of Congressman Huuki last month, Congressman Meyer today announced his withdrawal from the race for the Conservative nomination. He had continued to do poorly, placing third or fourth in every primary, even with the endorsement. Following a last place finish in Baraga yesterday, he too has announced his withdrawal from the race, saying that he needed to think of his family, and that while he wanted to continue to run, he had sat down with his family following the loss and they had made the decision to withdraw, just as they had made the decision together to run in the first place.

April 11th, 2012: Council Elections GENOA, Genoa - Elections for the National Council were held today in the Republic of Genoa. The governing coalition of the Genovesi Socialist Party and the Ligurian Union lost a total of twelve seats between them, losing their majority in both the popularly elected spots on the council. They have, however, retained control of the government with backing from the centrist Christian Democracy party and the Monarchist Alliance party, giving their coalition forty out of the sixty seats. Of special note in this election was the victory of Prince Amedeo, Duke of Aosta - the claimant to the defunct Italian throne - in a constituency inside of the city of Savona, for the Monarchist Alliance.

April 6th, 2012: Declaration of War DEBRECEN, Partium - Standing alongside the Rhodopian and Transylvanian ambassadors, President Ferenc Juhász issued a statement this afternoon condemning the attacks in Smolyan, and issuing a declaration of war on Serbia.

April 6th, 2012: Declaration of War CLUJ-NAPOCA, Transylvania - At almost the same time as the Rhodopian declaration, the Transylvanian government released a statement in which they too issued a declaration of war on Serbia.

April 6th, 2012: Attacks in Smolyan, Declaration of War SMOLYAN, Rhodope - Vidnites, armed and financed by Serbian forces, today launched a series of attacks and bombings inside the Rhodopian capital of Smolyan, centered around the main square. Authorities believe that, since the largest attack was against a prison on the outskirts of town, the attacks inside the city were an attempt to cover a prison break. The attack on the prison failed to reach its goal, seemingly, because the prisoners held there had been moved out weeks before.

In response, the Rhodopian government, with obvious confirmation that the Serbians had been involved, issued a declaration of war upon that rogue state in late afternoon.

April 3rd, 2012: Massive Flood destroys Warren, North Pennsylvania FRANKLIN, North Pennsylvania - Reports of massive destruction across northwestern Pennsylvania, namely the city of Warren, are being reported. The Kinzua Dam is reported to have suffered some sort of damage, which has caused flooding throughout the Allegheny River, destroying much in its path. Being the second largest city in Northern Pennsylvania, as well as its industrial center widespread unrest has plagued the nation over the past day. So far several hundred people are declared missing, with no official casualty count being released, but the central government is to declare a state of emergency by April 5th.

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