Smallpox 9/11: a TL

One potential fear wrt smallpox is North Korea. It is certainly not infeasible that NK has not destoyed any smallpox virus it may have had and if/when NK implodes some senior NK official or general may use a frozen sample of this to finance and expedite their escape from chaos & possible revenge to set up a cushy retirement.

Needless to say, there are organizations &/or states that would pay well for a thermos with viable smallpox vaccine
 
Needless to say, there are organizations &/or states that would pay well for a thermos with viable smallpox vaccine

I think the vaccine is readily available. The problem is delivering millions of doses to third world countries without the infrastructure to dispense it to the population.
 
oops..meant smallpox VIRUS - this is what terrorist states/orgs would want. BTW OTL there is no where near enough vaccine for 3rd world, and even many developed countries don't have enough.

sorry for the error
 
Part 3: well, It can’t get worse, can it?

-Afghanistan, after a week, announces that they will not hand over Osama Bin Laden, and urge all Muslims across the world to “rise up against the great Satan”, while declaring smallpox as “Allah’s plague against the heathen”.

-The U.S., with the public support of the UN Security Council (all countries on the UNSC have been heavily affected by the smallpox attack), launches nuclear weapons against Kabul and Tora Bora, while simultaneously launching air strikes from aircraft carriers stationed in the Indian Ocean.

-Smallpox cases are confirmed in almost all U.S. cities. Rioting and violence, mostly directed against Muslims, rises. In one particularly nasty incident in Los Angeles, dozens of peaceful Muslim demonstrators are brutally overrun by a mob, mutilated, and hung from lamp posts, while police forces stand by and watch.

-Vaccine has now been distributed to many government workers, but they are still advised to take drastic safety precautions. Arm units called in to patrol and blockade cities are now all equip with MOPP gear, despite being vaccinated. Helicopter and jet fighter over flights are a daily sight in major cities, along with tanks and APCs rumbling through streets.

-Most of the Middle East is in chaos, as well as Africa and Central Asia. Israel remains unaffected, and has nearly finished vaccinating the populace. In a somewhat ironic situation, thousands of Palestinians, desperate for vaccine, attempt to flood into Israel.

-In China, the chaos is growing worse, as many in the Chinese army had not been vaccinated against smallpox. Many Army units refuse to come into close contact with civilians. Unrest brews.

-The U.S. government clamps down on the media, shutting down many “sensationalist” networks which had been feeding rumours of a cure. If there is any protest from the company, senior executives vanish.
 
Grim. I take it OBL wasn't in Kabul or Tora Bora but hiding somewhere remote since you didn't mention his death. Not that anyone would recognise his body if he was caught in the blast.
 
Part 4: Shit hits fan

December

-New York City, along with Los Angeles, are now in complete anarchy. With emergency services and law enforcement either succumbing to smallpox, deserted, or non-existent, the only thing keeping order is National Guard units and the military. Armed possies of men, mostly young white youths out to lynch Muslims, often clash with army units.

-With most critical workers vaccinated the government steps up mass vaccination of the populace. Nevertheless, there is only enough vaccine for ¼ of the U.S. populace. Serious plans are made for evacuation to “safe zones” in the Rockies and Appalachia, and leave the rest of the anarchy in the U.S. to burn itself out.

-Open civil war erupts in China, as the army is unable to contain rioters. Soon, Shanghai is overrun by angry civilians, along with renegade army units

-As more and more Indians attempt to find safety in Pakistan, violent clashes between refugees and Pakistani army units erupt on the border. India threatens force unless refugees are allowed to cross the border. Pakistan threatens to use “unconventional weapons”

-In Russia, riots against the government are brutally put down by tanks, helicopter gunships, and airstrikes. Since most nations are too busy worrying about their own citizens, there is very little condemnation, and the violence is Russia is glossed over by many journalists.

-Increase violence in France and Britain, both of which have substantial Muslim populations, leaves thousands dead in mass riots, usually Muslims unlucky enough to be caught in small numbers. In the confusion, car bombs set off by Radial Muslims in Paris only exacerbate the violence.
 
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