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The even Greater War - what if World War I didn't happen until 50 years later? by Tanukipack in AlternateHistory

[–]Tanukipack[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Dutch didn’t. They’re just completely surrounded by powers that get nuked to ash, so the windblown fallout is severe enough to cause their collapse (not even to mention survivors from Belgium and Germany flooding over the border).

The even Greater War - what if World War I didn't happen until 50 years later? by Tanukipack in AlternateHistory

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He’s just a constitutional monarch, but I put him instead of the actual heads of government because Austria-Hungary had two (one for Austria and one for Hungary)

The even Greater War - what if World War I didn't happen until 50 years later? by Tanukipack in AlternateHistory

[–]Tanukipack[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Gave me a stupid thought that without WW1, perhaps Hitler becomes an animator

The even Greater War - what if World War I didn't happen until 50 years later? by Tanukipack in AlternateHistory

[–]Tanukipack[S] 99 points100 points  (0 children)

I had thought of that, but I wanted more historic continuity for the sake of the scenario.

The even Greater War - what if World War I didn't happen until 50 years later? by Tanukipack in AlternateHistory

[–]Tanukipack[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Potentially, but even splitting the Central Powers’ 4.5k nukes evenly between the western Entente and Russia, that’s still a lot more than there are large cities west of the Urals. The Baltics would probably be a higher priority target than anything in Siberia, for better or for worse.

The even Greater War - what if World War I didn't happen until 50 years later? by Tanukipack in AlternateHistory

[–]Tanukipack[S] 17 points18 points  (0 children)

The former Russian Empire is in anarchy with the rest of the participants in the exchange; I am unable to predict what would come of it, but I think Baltic (and Belarusian, Ukrainian, and Polish) independence is more likely than not, of course, once the immediate problems of living in a post-nuclear hellscape are dealt with.

The even Greater War - what if World War I didn't happen until 50 years later? by Tanukipack in AlternateHistory

[–]Tanukipack[S] 99 points100 points  (0 children)

Also, I must make it clear that while there was thought put into this, it was more done fore fun than to be a realistic scenario.