Philippines (Great Nuclear War)

The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines (Filipino: Republika ng Pilipinas) is a sovereign island state located in Southeast Asia. The archipelago consists of 7,107 islands, divided into Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. Despite Manila being targeted during the Great Nuclear of 1962, it was one the few nations to survive that catastrophic event.

Before WWIII
The Philippines was a Spanish colony for over 300 years before being ceded to the United States in 1898 following American victory during the Spanish-American War. A short-lived Filipino-American War was fought in which the Philippines became a U.S. territory in 1902. An Insular Government was established in the islands following this. The Philippines took one step closer to independence in 1934; the following year, the Commonwealth of the Philippines was established which would become independent in 10 years, with Manuel L. Quezon as President. The independence of the country was delayed because the Empire of Japan invaded the country in December 1941. In May 1942, the country was occupied by the Japanese. The United States returned to liberate the islands in October 1944 and was fully liberated in July 1945.

On July 4, 1946, the independence of the Republic of the Philippines came into effect. The United States maintained their military bases in the country in an agreement that would last another 99 years. During the outbreak of the Korean War in 1950, the Philippines took part in the United Nations forces in the defense of South Korea, where Filipino forces fought against the Chinese and the North Koreans. At the same time during the Korean War, the Hukbalahap (communist guerrillas who fought the Japanese during the Second World War) staged a communist rebellion which was crushed in 1954 when the leader Luis Taruc surrendered to government forces. The country signed a mutual defense pact with the United States in 1951.

As the 1960s entered, the Philippines continued to support the United States in its Cold War against communism worldwide. It was one of this reason why the country was targeted during World War III.

Great Nuclear War
The capital of the Philippines, Manila, was struck with a 20kt Chinese nuclear weapon. It is estimated that 200,000 people were killed instantly with another 400,000 injured. Following the nuclear attack on Manila, the city and the nearby cities were evacuated to the surrounding provinces. The Philippine government relocated to Baguio City, Benguet which would become its temporary capital for the time being. The military was deployed to oversee the evacuation efforts as well as quelling riots. U.S. troops in the country, having lost contact with the Continental United States, decided it was the in their best interests to assist their Filipino allies in the evacuation and relief efforts. The evacuation would take over several weeks as Manila was declared a "No Entry Zone" guarded by both Philippine and American troops.

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