Crisis of 1991 (French Trafalgar, British Waterloo)

The Crisis of 1991 was a major political and military conflict that lasted from 4 - 14 June that is considered the closest the world has ever approached nuclear war, at the height of the

Background
After the of 1960, a relaxation of tensions between the Sorelist  and  and the  and the  and their leaders,  and the  was slowly achieved. However, despite this apparent decrease, behind the scenes tensions continued to mount. American discovery of French and Japanese support for the that rocked the western occupied territory of the US, resulted in demands for compensation, but no deal was ever worked out.

The in the 1960s and 70s, as well as the proxy war between French allied,  and  with the Juneau Pact members  and  in the  also lead to increasing tensions, but efforts by French Premier  and American President  lead to a calmer, more relaxed atmosphere.

At the same time, the rise of Islamic fundamentalism in Arabia, sparked by the coup of Colonel Osama bin Laden, lead to the siege of the US Embassy there, and the partially successful rescue of Ambassador Charlton Heston and half of the staff by Persia and Palestine. However, France took this opportunity to secure a reliable oil source, and through political maneuvering in the Organization of Sovereign Nations gave them Carte Blanche the invade Arabia. Operation Crusader is a stunning success, overthrowing bin Laden and securing Arabian oil for France. This leads both Russia and America to denounce France for their "naked power grab."

The election of in 1988, however, lead to a remarkable drop in relations, as Salder pushed to "win" the Dual Powers Conflict, which lead to a rise of secret operations in Africa and Asia against Sorelist dominated governments, which in turn pushed Chirac into a more Hawkish position, and actively worked to get both  and, longtime American and Russian allies to become Sorelist and prevent American influence in Europe from being used to attack France.

Crisis
Starting with the defection of French General François Mitterrand to from his post in, revealing information that France was seeking to overthrow the  members of Poland and Greece. The crisis quickly escalated, as an unprovoked French attack on an American carrier battle group, border clashes between Russia and Japanese dominated Manchukuo, both the North Confederacy and the South Confederacy, as well as the borders of Poland and Greece, all lead to panic and fear in all nations involved. The OSN tried to resolve the crisis, but problems with communication and if the representatives had the right to negotiate for their country lead to nothing being accomplished.

The escalation took place when Japan raised their nuclear forces to the highest state of readiness short of war on June 11, which sparked the other nations to raise their levels, including DEFCON 2 in the US ordered by President Salder, and TV stations accidently broadcasting EBAS Alert Messages and sparking further fears across the US, and made the French fear the US was preparing to launch. At this point, President Salder suffered a mental collapse, contemplating suicide than surviving a nuclear war he might have started.

A computer glitch on June 12 in Russia which claimed nuclear missiles from France and Japan were inbound was correctly identified, and from this high point, the OSN ambassadors of France and America were ordered to seek a meeting to relay their intent to back down on June 13. Within hours, DEFCON 3 was reinstated, and the crisis was over.

Aftermath
Days after the crisis ended, the full story of what happened in Russia on June 12 was released to the media, and showed how close the world had come to the nuclear abyss. A month later, President Salder made the surprising announcement that he would not seek re-election, which he said was due to his handling, and mental breakdown, during the crisis.