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OOC: A couple of things I want to get out front here. This thread is going to be a dystopia with an October 1973 POD. This being said, we're going to see just how bad the POD can make the world WITHOUT, repeat, WITHOUT, an all-out nuclear exchange between the superpowers. So if Protect and Survive is the kind of thread that turns you on, sorry. Although there's going to be plenty of suffering here. I promise :).

My objective is to create a For All Time style of world with this POD. Enjoy the ride.

October 6, 1973. 2230 hours Jerusalem time. The Israeli war room.

Golda Meir looked as strained as she ever had, with a face that belied every one of her 75 years.

"I need to think about this, but as long as we have hope...No, don't say it again. I know the consequences if the Syrians have broken through. But we have no evidence they have. Get a recon up there NOW. IF they've broken through, I'll reconsider this. I think we all need a break right now. Let's reconvene in 30 minutes."

As the Cabinet filed out, one man lingered. "Golda, we..."

"Moshe, are you so anxious to bring on Armageddon"

"If the Syrians have broken through, every minute counts. You play with the State of Israel, Golda."


"Don't you think I KNOW THAT? EVERY MINUTE OF MY..."
The fates at that moment chose then to burst a blood vessel in Golda Meir's brain. Her face went white, and she collapsed to the floor. Moshe rushed over to her...

"Keep...the state safe...please..."

"I will, Golda. Trust me I will..."

With her last breath, Golda Meir said "Do not use..." and she died.

Just then people rushed into the room. "What happened here? Golda? Moshe, what was she..."

Moshe Dayan took the fateful step. "I persuaded her...she told me to give the orders. The weight must have been too much for her." A tear left his eye, as he said the words of the Kaddish for the soul of Golda Meir. After he finished, he said "Her last orders. Execute Plan Samson."
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