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Suppose that like in China, conservative elements remain dominant in Japan. How would this affect the balance of power in the Pacific? Would European powers carve Japan into spheres of influence like China or formally annex territory?

It didn't seem like that to me... I recall Murray saying something like "And the rest of the world will be beaten down until they are primitive as cavemen. Then perhaps we will let the Yukons have electricity." Remember that line?

Yeah that was another thing that irked me about the book. It seems like the airforce and navy can do the job of containing any upstart nation, so the army pretty much has no purpose except the border wars with mexico.

Do you guys think there's any remotely plausible way China could overtake the Yukon's as the dominant power after the devastation of the 4 points war? We'll assume that the Timermen system of oppression will not be overthrown through internal revolt.

What would be the result of a reversed placement of the colonies? Would England and France adopt a hacienda system that would make it difficult for colonies to stablize once they get independence? Would England use it's windfall of mineral wealth to become the European superpower of the 16th...

IMO, it doesn't sound robust or easily produced enough to be decisive. It would be prone to hopper jams, leaky seals and little unreliabilites like that. You would have to have considerable machining capabilities before it could be produced in quality and numbers The Romans did invent a...

I searched before I posted this and I couldn't find anything.

Let's just say that the ancient native americans didn't manage to slaughter all the horses when they crossed over and eventually domesticize them. How much more complex do you think this would allow the Meso-American and Andean civilizations to become? Would they be just as advanced as any Old...

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