That's interesting...
Yeah, South Florida was really hard-hit ITTL (it makes sense, of course)...
Protect & Survive Miami: End of Watch
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That's interesting...
Yeah, South Florida was really hard-hit ITTL (it makes sense, of course)...
Perhaps he was exposed to some radiation and he will have his head placed in a jar to survive...
Dude Nixon surviving and setting up his own little "United States" would be a great TL idea
Nope, Miami got one for the city and one to make sure the airport was outta business. Airport airburst from a sub shot followed by an SS-19 groundburst creating South Florida's newest lake.
Albeit one that no one will be able to use for centuries, methinks...
I vote for Nixon taking refuge with Ford in Rancho Mirage. Buddy comedy in the desert.
So long as there's a plan in place to preserve Spiro Agnew's body
Here is the Miami page in 1983: Doomsday universe. Fort Lauderdale takes a hit while West Palm Beach is spared (reverse in P&S, where West Palm Beach takes a hit and Fort Lauderdale is spared).
https://althistory.fandom.com/wiki/Miami_(1983:_Doomsday)
https://althistory.fandom.com/wiki/Miami_(1983:_Doomsday)
A sample of Fort Myers News-Press headlines ITTL, September 2nd, 1983-February 21st, 1984:
Downing of Jet Condemned
-September 2nd, 1983 (Note: this is an OTL headline; the News-Press newspapers up to September 29th, 2019 (beginning in 1911) can be found at www.newspapers.com)
Soviets and Americans Exchange Fire at Berlin Wall
-October 28th, 1983
Soviets Stand Down in Berlin
-November 1st, 1983
Unrest Breaks Out in East German Cities
-December 27th, 1983
Soviets Aid East Germans in Crushing Protests
-December 28th, 1983
American, Cuban Fighter Jets Exchange Fire Off Key West
Orange Bowl Decision Today
-December 30th, 1983
Nebraska Wins Orange Bowl
-January 3rd, 1984
Cuban Jets Caught Off Florida Coastline
-January 4th, 1984
American Forces on Alert After Andropov Speech
-January 9th, 1984
Soviets Shoot Down Second Passenger Plane
-January 30th, 1984
Airplanes Banned From Flying Within 50 Miles of Cuba
Air Patrols From Homestead and Key West Increased
-January 31st, 1984
FAA Suspends Air Travel in Alaska
-February 2nd, 1984
Several Dead in Hamburg Shootout
-February 10th, 1984
Hundreds Dead in Munich Attack; Link Believed Between Munich and Hamburg Attacks
Soviets Suspected in Both Attacks
Edison Festival of Light Postponed Indefinitely
-February 11th, 1984 (Note: The Edison Festival of Light is an event that has taken place in Fort Myers since 1938; ITTL, it's likely that Graham convinces the Fort Myers mayor to postpone it, given that it'd be a target for Soviet attack...)
American Forces Deployed to West Germany In Response to Attacks
-February 12th, 1984
Thousands March For Peace Worldwide
-February 15th, 1984
Graham Declares State of Emergency, Imposes Curfew, Calls Out National Guard
-February 16th, 1984
Soviets Issue Ultimatum to NATO
Local Schools Open Up to Accommodate Evacuees
Hotels and Cabins In Lee, Collier, Glades, Charlotte, and Mainland Monroe Counties Sold Out
-February 17th, 1984
Third World War Breaks Out Worldwide
-February 18th, 1984
Soviets, NATO Exchange Nukes in West Germany
(Note to Our Readers on Back)
-February 21st, 1984 extra edition, released at 12:00 p.m., EST, with only 5,000 copies distributed (Note: This takes into account some ideas on how the final edition of the Fort Myers News-Press might come out ITTL on February 21st, 1984)
Hope this is good, @wolverinethad...
Downing of Jet Condemned
-September 2nd, 1983 (Note: this is an OTL headline; the News-Press newspapers up to September 29th, 2019 (beginning in 1911) can be found at www.newspapers.com)
Soviets and Americans Exchange Fire at Berlin Wall
-October 28th, 1983
Soviets Stand Down in Berlin
-November 1st, 1983
Unrest Breaks Out in East German Cities
-December 27th, 1983
Soviets Aid East Germans in Crushing Protests
-December 28th, 1983
American, Cuban Fighter Jets Exchange Fire Off Key West
Orange Bowl Decision Today
-December 30th, 1983
Nebraska Wins Orange Bowl
-January 3rd, 1984
Cuban Jets Caught Off Florida Coastline
-January 4th, 1984
American Forces on Alert After Andropov Speech
-January 9th, 1984
Soviets Shoot Down Second Passenger Plane
-January 30th, 1984
Airplanes Banned From Flying Within 50 Miles of Cuba
Air Patrols From Homestead and Key West Increased
-January 31st, 1984
FAA Suspends Air Travel in Alaska
-February 2nd, 1984
Several Dead in Hamburg Shootout
-February 10th, 1984
Hundreds Dead in Munich Attack; Link Believed Between Munich and Hamburg Attacks
Soviets Suspected in Both Attacks
Edison Festival of Light Postponed Indefinitely
-February 11th, 1984 (Note: The Edison Festival of Light is an event that has taken place in Fort Myers since 1938; ITTL, it's likely that Graham convinces the Fort Myers mayor to postpone it, given that it'd be a target for Soviet attack...)
American Forces Deployed to West Germany In Response to Attacks
-February 12th, 1984
Thousands March For Peace Worldwide
-February 15th, 1984
Graham Declares State of Emergency, Imposes Curfew, Calls Out National Guard
-February 16th, 1984
Soviets Issue Ultimatum to NATO
Local Schools Open Up to Accommodate Evacuees
Hotels and Cabins In Lee, Collier, Glades, Charlotte, and Mainland Monroe Counties Sold Out
-February 17th, 1984
Third World War Breaks Out Worldwide
-February 18th, 1984
Soviets, NATO Exchange Nukes in West Germany
(Note to Our Readers on Back)
-February 21st, 1984 extra edition, released at 12:00 p.m., EST, with only 5,000 copies distributed (Note: This takes into account some ideas on how the final edition of the Fort Myers News-Press might come out ITTL on February 21st, 1984)
Hope this is good, @wolverinethad...
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I would give a great deal to read the last page of that last edition of the Fort Myers News-Press.
IMO, based on earlier discussions, the last page would be a letter from the head editor saying that the day everyone has feared has finally come and, since it has, they'd like to thank the local readership for their support of the News-Press and that they hope to be back in the future, no matter what it looks like (1). It ends (my idea), with "Good luck, and take care of each other, fellow Floridians."
(1) The term "Godforsaken future" certainly applies to TTL...
(1) The term "Godforsaken future" certainly applies to TTL...
I wonder if there will be a Florida Man meme in this story. To put a bit of black comedy.
Florida Man is impervious to radiation, and his leathery, beer-infused skin can withstand even direct blast exposure. He'll be fine.
I think if newspapers are going to publish an extra, it'll be the morning that WW3 starts. My guess is that once news of the first nuclear detonation hits the wires, everyone's going to be neck deep in their contingency plans. Putting together an extra, getting it printed and then distributed takes time, and we all know they're not going to have very much of it. Plus most of their customers are going to be running for their lives when it hits the streets ... if they streets aren't already liquid by then.
That would be really serious. As it would effectivley cut-off a lot of Alaskan communities. Even somewhere relativley sizeable, like Nome, would be almost out of contact.
Unless, I guess, that Alaskan civil aviation is incorporated into the CRAF?
