World War Monster

This alt history is an homage to the giant monster genre, such as Godzilla, and is not meant to be taken seriously.

Point of Divergence
1945, the Second World War is drawing to a close, the Allies are closing in on Berlin and Nazi Germany is weakening. However, in the United States, the Manhattan Project has hit a snag, delaying the development of the atomic bomb by at least three months, during this interim period a meteorite strikes the Pacific Ocean, but due to the ongoing war effort it is of little interest to the governments involved.

In August, seismic tremors are picked up by a U.S. Navy fleet engaged in a protracted battle with the Japanese Imperial Navy before contact with both fleets is abruptly lost.

On August 6th 1945, a massive undersea earthquake rocks the coast of Japan. At approximately 08:15 (JST) a massive amphibious bipedal creature emerges from the water and rapidly makes its way inland, decimating the city of Hiroshima before finally being taken out by the Japanese Air Force.

Following the bizarre and horrific event, Japan surrenders to the U.S., ending the Pacific Front of the war. Among the terms of the surrender are the stipulation of allowing the U.S. government access to the creatures remains for study.

Codenamed 'Little Boy', the creature's remains are taken back to the United States for study. Chemical analysis reveals that the creature is nitrogen-based, that combined with the meteorite impact several months previously, leads to unbelievable conclusion that the creature is of extraterrestrial origin.

On August 10, a second creature was spotted heading for the Japanese coast, making a beeline for the city of Nagasaki, this time however, the Japanese are supported in their defense efforts by the U.S. military.

At 03:49 in the morning, the U.S. b-29 bomber Bockscar carrying the newly developed, yet untested, atomic bomb enters Japanese airspace and drops the 'gadget' on the city.

The resulting blast destroys a majority of the city and severely wounds the beast, ending its rampage.

In the aftermath of these two attacks, a unpreceded period of unity sets in. Adolf Hitler is assassinated and replaced by a more moderate leader who immediately sues for peace, ending the war.

Upon the end of the war, as various peace treaties are being signed, an international team of scientists gather at the American military instillation to study the wounded but still-living second creature, codenamed 'Fat Man'.

Their examinations reveal that the creature appears to be continually evolving. At the same time, the site of the meteorite impact is pinpointed and a fragment of the meteorite is brought to the surface for study.

As the creature and the meteorite are studied, a new international organization is formed, the 'United Nations', its goal is both prevent another world war through discussion and debate as well as preventing another attack by the giant creatures which had become known collectively as 'Trespassers'.

To that end, the newly-formed UN forms the 'North Pacific Allied Coalition' or 'NORPAC' as it is abbreviated. NORPAC's goal is to defend humanity from the threat of the Trespassers.

As the 1940s draw to a close, the nations of the world, fearful of both another world as well as another Trespasser attack, band together like never before, the Cold War never happens as the U.S. and the Soviet Union become instead fast allies.

This international cooperation is a blessing, as in 1956, another Trespasser emerges from the Pacific, this time heading for the U.S. west coast.

This time, however, the international community is ready. A multinational force lead by NORPAC assaults the creature as it reaches Hawaii, forcing it away from the island state and, eventually, after a four day long battle, succeeds in killing it utilizing information gained from the first two.

Present day
By the present day, the UN has become a world government in all but name, having a unified military through NORPAC and even a currency, and Trespasser attacks are seen more like hurricanes; destructive forces of nature.

The world is strangely at peace, despite the continued threat of Trespasser attacks.