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At least they could keep Korea and FormossaIt just used chemical weapons developed with Chinese prisoners in a mass assault and the CDS is throwing nukes around like it's no big deal. I don't think that's in the cards.
At least they could keep Korea and FormossaIt just used chemical weapons developed with Chinese prisoners in a mass assault and the CDS is throwing nukes around like it's no big deal. I don't think that's in the cards.
At least they could keep Korea and Formossa
Can Japan keep some of its empire?
Why?
One of the bigger implausibilities in a series full of implausibilities is how Turtledove lets Japan get off scot-free over the course of three wars, twice while on the losing side and once after attacking the US without warning during a presidential campaign.
David bar Elias' coming beat down of Japan in this Fourth Pacific War is simply a restoration of sanity to the all-too-usual Turtledovian douchebaggery.
Japan always had to loose it's empire. It would be a refreshing change it it kept Korea
If the Japanese kleep Korea and maybe Formossa, they could be kept in check by the US and othe rnations but if they have to loose their Empire, at least let them keep either Korea or FormosaBut it holding onto it requires the other nations of the world to be willfully ignorant of the danger a Japanese Empire poses. And in any case, I hardly think that Japan holding onto Korea would be a refreshing change...especially not for the Koreans.
If the Japanese kleep Korea and maybe Formossa, they could be kept in check by the US and othe rnations but if they have to loose their Empire, at least let them keep either Korea or Formosa
Why not? Besides, why do they have to loose their Empire in every timeline? Could they not keep a small part of it and are forced to become more democratic/less xenophobic? Besides, it would be nice to see a TL where Japan keeps part of it's EmpireWhy?filler
Why not? Besides, why do they have to loose their Empire in every timeline? Could they not keep a small part of it and are forced to become more democratic/less xenophobic? Besides, it would be nice to see a TL where Japan keeps part of it's Empire
In this TL, the US has [probems of its own to deal with. They could limit the size of the Empire of japan but not invade them. It could be like the US/Soviet Union relations where each side does not trust the otherBecause Japan will come into conflict with America due to Pacific expansionism, and Japan simply doesn't have the strength to fight down an America with 5 times the industrial strength it has, plus all the other nations it pissed off in its conquest of the Pacific, and any successful Japanese Empire will require multiple external factors or some serious wanking (as in TL-191). It's not impossible for Japan to hold onto Korea; maybe Formosa, certainly interesting, but certainly not nice for the Koreans or Formosans. I agree that a successful Japanese Empire would be interesting, but certainly not nice.
However, those concerns are minor compared to the fact that there's no reason for the US to not stomp on Japan.
In this TL, the US has [probems of its own to deal with. They could limit the size of the Empire of japan but not invade them. It could be like the US/Soviet Union relations where each side does not trust the other
They could also Annihilate Japan without fear of more retaliation, and given the fact they already used 20 nukes on the Japanese and the Japanese launched a WMD first strike that option is likely on the tableIn this TL, the US has [probems of its own to deal with. They could limit the size of the Empire of japan but not invade them. It could be like the US/Soviet Union relations where each side does not trust the other
Or they could find a diplomatic soloution to the growing tensionsThey could also Annihilate Japan without fear of more retaliation, and given the fact they already used 20 nukes on the Japanese and the Japanese launched a WMD first strike that option is likely on the table
Or they could find a diplomatic soloution to the growing tensions
Japan already launched poison gas attacks against the USA, a USA as paranoid as the OTL USSR, more than willing to use nukes, there is nothing left to negotiate, the war has already startedOr they could find a diplomatic soloution to the growing tensions
Honestly any post-1900 thread were Japan beats the US is ASB, in WWII the USA outweighed Japan 13 to 1 in terms of industry, Japan is way out of its leagueWell, I guess this will be ANOTHER thread where Japan gtes beaten by the US
I've given up on Japan trying to keeps part of it's empire, so mehHonestly any post-1900 thread were Japan beats the US is ASB, in WWII the USA outweighed Japan 13 to 1 in terms of industry, Japan is way out of its league
Nice electoral map, Arkhangelsk!More map making out of boredom, been playing around with one of the base electoral maps on here...and came up with this, an election map of the United States as of 1968. The electoral vote numbers are all my guesses, if you guys feel they're off please feel free to point them out to me and I'll see what I can do. Enjoy!
Oh and truly excellent update David, this last one was truly wonderful. March can't come any sooner.