Prologue: The Sins of Our Fathers
"When this whole mess started, I talked with Bobby and told him this. 'Bobby, we're old. The world doesnt need us anymore. But if this mess with the Russians ends badly, our kids are going to die Bobby, our hope for the future will die, and I can't let that happen' It happened anyway."
-John Fitzgerald Kennedy in his last televised address to the United States, October 27th 1962.
On October 27th 1962, the world ended. At the height of the Cuban Missile Crises, it seemed as if it was about to die down, the US and USSR both willing to enter negotiations to move the missiles. This was not meant to be. Following the launching of a Nuclear Torpedo by the Soviet Patrol Submarine B-59, Nuclear War began. In a public address, John F. Kennedy informed the nation of what was going on, before being whisked away to Mount Weather, while the missiles began bombarding the country. The Legislative Branch of Government, along with Vice President, was relocated to the Greenbrier Hotel in West Virginia [1], while the Judicial Branch, along with the Department of Defense, was relocated to Raven Rock [2]
After hours of nuclear bombardment all over the world, from Canada to Australia, the world grew silent. Few realized what was happening as the sirens roared across america, and the few who survived did so in Fallout Shelters they had built, thinking they'd need them. They were right. With the death of an era, those unfortunate sons would need to work together to rebuild, as much as is possible in the new era, or watch as the world they were promised dies before there eyes.
[1] Part of the POD is that some members of congress had been taken there earlier in the week, after several close calls
[2] The Judicial Branch was relocated here in order to divide the government so that if one area went down, the other two would still be up and running.