new dark ages

[Scarecrow]

ok, somehow the tech level of earth goes back to the dark ages after a nuclear war.

how do you survive?

what (over time) new nations apear?

[DMA]

ok, somehow the tech level of earth goes back to the dark ages after a nuclear war.

how do you survive?

what (over time) new nations apear?


Depends how big the war is & what nations are involved. For example, it's highly likely that no countries in the southern hemisphere will be touched. Similarly, all of Africa will be left untouched as would India & the Middle East.

So are you suggesting a Russia v USA nuclear slugfest or something else? And if it is something else, what?

[DominusNovus]

In the modern world, I could easily see the Mid East getting nuked...

As for me, I guess retreat to the farm (with Katie in tow, of course). I guess that shithole is good for something after all.

[DMA]

The thing is, though, given the current geo-politics, if a nuclear war did take place, it'd remain local - unless some event takes place that sees the world become bipolarised like during the good old days of the Cold War.

[Marius]

The Chinese invade Taiwan, Dubya says no ways, demands immediate withdrawal, the Chinese say up yous, Dubya says "Is that so?". American troops land on Taiwan, the Chinese use a tactical nuke on an American carrier fleet, the Yanks respond in kind and nuke a Chinese military base, the Chinese start lobbing ICBMs at the US mainland, and pretty soon everything's gone to hell in a handbasket. How's that for an end of the world scenario?

[DMA]

Hassle is in this scenario is that China has only about 30 ICBMs which can reach the USA... So it has problems becoming a major nuclear exchange resulting in massive damage & losses at least in regards to the USA.

[Thande]

France goes bonkers and launches its 250 ICBMs at the USA? :rolleyes: