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I'm not sure what this thread will eventually become, but let's start with the beginning passage.
Negotiations to remove American missiles from Turkey in exchange for Soviet ones in Cuba fail in October 1962.
On October 29, the American plan to use aerial bombardment to remove the missile installations before they can become active takes place. Over 200 American aircraft attack and disable missile installations. Several of them are shot down and American lives are lost in the process. Hundreds of Soviet and Cuban military personnel are killed in the process also prompting retaliation.
Soviet forces in the Caribbean engage American aircraft carriers and other supporting craft which assisted in the bombardment. American forces defend themselves in an expanding naval war in the region. American air support from states around the Gulf of Mexico is called in to defend against Soviet and Cuban attacks where they occur.
In response to the aerial bombardment of Cuba, the Soviet Union sees need to respond equally on American targets in a similar fashion. The American naval installation at Guantanamo Bay is attacked and eventually captured. American forces nearby assist in the defense mission. Soviet forces also target American military and Air Force installations in western Europe as part of relation for the strikes. An aerial and naval war has begun between NATO, American, eastern European, and Soviet forces in the wake of the Cuban attack.
However, the aerial attack wasn't enough to remove all risk of an invasion. Given the need to protect American assets in the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico, President Kennedy, after obtaining a formal declaration of war from Congress on Cuba, authorizes a massive ground invasion to remove the missile sites and dangerous Castro regime. The invasion begins on October 30. Shorty after a significant amount of American forces have established beachheads in Cuba, tactical nuclear warheads, FROGS, are used at the complete shock of U.S. military forces. Within minutes, more than ten devices are detonated on invading American forces, killing and injuring tens of thousands in the process. A limited nuclear war has begun.
After learning of this chaos, President Kennedy feels no choice but to retaliate against Cuba with nuclear weapons as well on a similar scale. Air Force nuclear bombers will target several major cities in Cuba from Santiago, Havana, and others to inflict a similar scale of damage. American invasion forces are evacuated in the wake of the nuclear attack. On October 31, the American retaliatory attack kills hundreds of thousands of Cubans who will die in the weeks after because of either a direct hit or exposure to radiation. What Cuban military forces remain use the surviving tactical atomic weaponry they have and attempt to target either nearby American military units in the area or even installations and civilians communities along the Gulf coast. A handful of communities are hit in states like Texas, Alabama, Louisiana, and elsewhere. A number of American vessels such as aircraft carriers helping in the evacuation of the failed invasion are also hit. Many tens of thousands more will be killed in this conflict. A sizable nuclear retaliation in response to this attack also obliterates after major city in Cuba. Fidel and Raul Castro are also killed in the exchanges.
It's not only Americans and Cubans who are killed in this nuclear exchange, but also Russians and others from eastern Europe. The Soviet Union in the wake of the American nuclear attack killing so many of their civilians agrees to a similar scale counter attack on NATO and other American targets. Cities and bases in West Germany, Brussels, and France are targeted and destroyed in a nuclear exchange. This prompts NATO forces to retaliate in a similar manner to by November 1. Major cities and bases in the Soviet Union are obliterated. Soviet and American leadership both order the evacuations of their capitals and full scale alert in the event of a wider attack. President Kennedy is evacuated to Mount Hood outside of Washington D.C. along with all of the other cabinet and military leadership.
In the wake of this nuclear exchange American forces are put on full alert, Def-Con 1 awaiting any further presidential instructions. Mass exoduses from major cities begin as millions flee into rural areas hoping to escape potential further strikes by the Soviet Union. Paranoia, violence, and looting grip the nation. The global economy and world stock markets also immediately go into recession or crash spirals. Millions lie dead in the wake of the continuing crisis.
Naval and aerial battles continue throughout the globe between Allied and Warsaw Pact forces. However both sides see the potential for a ceasefire still possible in this wake. India of all nations offers to negotiate a ceasefire between the two powers before the situation gets too out of hand and the damage is global.
On November 3rd, battle channel negations between President Kennedy and the surviving Soviet leadership begin. NATO and American naval units will stand down alongside Soviet and Warsaw forces so that humanitarian aid and medical care in the increasing catastrophic refugee crisis in Europe and the Soviet Union itself can be handled. American forces are reduced in alert down to Def Con 3 awaiting further instructions. Any further planned operations in Cuba are halted because of the immense amount of radioactive fallout which has consumed the island to almost full inability to support life. Most Soviet naval forces agree under the terms of the ceasefire to withdrawal from the Gulf of Mexico into the Atlantic, with only those carrying medical aid into the major remaining ports of Cuba. The American blockade remains in effect to ensure no other nuclear devices are smuggled into the area for a surprise attack in the wake of the ceasefire.
In the nuclear aftermath tens of millions of peace in the Caribbean, the American south, and Europe will have died either from direct nuclear exchange or the radioactive fallout to follow after. For months, the globe will be at a political and economic standstill with fears that further strikes could occur at any time and the ceasefire forgotten without warning.
To be continued.
Negotiations to remove American missiles from Turkey in exchange for Soviet ones in Cuba fail in October 1962.
On October 29, the American plan to use aerial bombardment to remove the missile installations before they can become active takes place. Over 200 American aircraft attack and disable missile installations. Several of them are shot down and American lives are lost in the process. Hundreds of Soviet and Cuban military personnel are killed in the process also prompting retaliation.
Soviet forces in the Caribbean engage American aircraft carriers and other supporting craft which assisted in the bombardment. American forces defend themselves in an expanding naval war in the region. American air support from states around the Gulf of Mexico is called in to defend against Soviet and Cuban attacks where they occur.
In response to the aerial bombardment of Cuba, the Soviet Union sees need to respond equally on American targets in a similar fashion. The American naval installation at Guantanamo Bay is attacked and eventually captured. American forces nearby assist in the defense mission. Soviet forces also target American military and Air Force installations in western Europe as part of relation for the strikes. An aerial and naval war has begun between NATO, American, eastern European, and Soviet forces in the wake of the Cuban attack.
However, the aerial attack wasn't enough to remove all risk of an invasion. Given the need to protect American assets in the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico, President Kennedy, after obtaining a formal declaration of war from Congress on Cuba, authorizes a massive ground invasion to remove the missile sites and dangerous Castro regime. The invasion begins on October 30. Shorty after a significant amount of American forces have established beachheads in Cuba, tactical nuclear warheads, FROGS, are used at the complete shock of U.S. military forces. Within minutes, more than ten devices are detonated on invading American forces, killing and injuring tens of thousands in the process. A limited nuclear war has begun.
After learning of this chaos, President Kennedy feels no choice but to retaliate against Cuba with nuclear weapons as well on a similar scale. Air Force nuclear bombers will target several major cities in Cuba from Santiago, Havana, and others to inflict a similar scale of damage. American invasion forces are evacuated in the wake of the nuclear attack. On October 31, the American retaliatory attack kills hundreds of thousands of Cubans who will die in the weeks after because of either a direct hit or exposure to radiation. What Cuban military forces remain use the surviving tactical atomic weaponry they have and attempt to target either nearby American military units in the area or even installations and civilians communities along the Gulf coast. A handful of communities are hit in states like Texas, Alabama, Louisiana, and elsewhere. A number of American vessels such as aircraft carriers helping in the evacuation of the failed invasion are also hit. Many tens of thousands more will be killed in this conflict. A sizable nuclear retaliation in response to this attack also obliterates after major city in Cuba. Fidel and Raul Castro are also killed in the exchanges.
It's not only Americans and Cubans who are killed in this nuclear exchange, but also Russians and others from eastern Europe. The Soviet Union in the wake of the American nuclear attack killing so many of their civilians agrees to a similar scale counter attack on NATO and other American targets. Cities and bases in West Germany, Brussels, and France are targeted and destroyed in a nuclear exchange. This prompts NATO forces to retaliate in a similar manner to by November 1. Major cities and bases in the Soviet Union are obliterated. Soviet and American leadership both order the evacuations of their capitals and full scale alert in the event of a wider attack. President Kennedy is evacuated to Mount Hood outside of Washington D.C. along with all of the other cabinet and military leadership.
In the wake of this nuclear exchange American forces are put on full alert, Def-Con 1 awaiting any further presidential instructions. Mass exoduses from major cities begin as millions flee into rural areas hoping to escape potential further strikes by the Soviet Union. Paranoia, violence, and looting grip the nation. The global economy and world stock markets also immediately go into recession or crash spirals. Millions lie dead in the wake of the continuing crisis.
Naval and aerial battles continue throughout the globe between Allied and Warsaw Pact forces. However both sides see the potential for a ceasefire still possible in this wake. India of all nations offers to negotiate a ceasefire between the two powers before the situation gets too out of hand and the damage is global.
On November 3rd, battle channel negations between President Kennedy and the surviving Soviet leadership begin. NATO and American naval units will stand down alongside Soviet and Warsaw forces so that humanitarian aid and medical care in the increasing catastrophic refugee crisis in Europe and the Soviet Union itself can be handled. American forces are reduced in alert down to Def Con 3 awaiting further instructions. Any further planned operations in Cuba are halted because of the immense amount of radioactive fallout which has consumed the island to almost full inability to support life. Most Soviet naval forces agree under the terms of the ceasefire to withdrawal from the Gulf of Mexico into the Atlantic, with only those carrying medical aid into the major remaining ports of Cuba. The American blockade remains in effect to ensure no other nuclear devices are smuggled into the area for a surprise attack in the wake of the ceasefire.
In the nuclear aftermath tens of millions of peace in the Caribbean, the American south, and Europe will have died either from direct nuclear exchange or the radioactive fallout to follow after. For months, the globe will be at a political and economic standstill with fears that further strikes could occur at any time and the ceasefire forgotten without warning.
To be continued.