#WAR NEVER CHANGES FREE#

When the time comes, we must acknowledge the fact that the Soviet Union will stab us in the back. The only reason they have not seized more of Europe is that there is nothing there to steal.

I have no doubt that the Kremlin considers us a competitor for resources, particularly as they themselves suffer from famine. Make no mistake, their rhetoric of defending the Motherland from fascism and Islamism is nothing but a load of hot air. Their opportunistic seizure of territory in the Middle East, South Asia and Europe at the conclusion of the Resource Wars demonstrates a belligerence within the Soviet regime that we have not seen in a century. The resource crunch means we can no longer rely on our Soviet allies. Combined with the financial and human cost of continuing the Canadian occupation, the possibility of civil war arising from the marked reduction in the average American's standard of living is very real. Reduction in consumption is not an option the American people demand that their standard of living be maintained, and the shortages we have experienced as of late have already led to major social unrest. Oil cannot fill this gap - the last drops of recoverable oil on the planet already being drilled for and consumed. Naturally, using our strategic defense reserves - or, God forbid, decommissioning nuclear weaponry - presents an unacceptable strategic weakness to our Red foes. O ur economy is also far too large for current stockpiles of nuclear fuel to sustain.

American interests are being threatened on every continent.

The present geopolitical situation is unstable and is deteriorating quickly. Lots of speculation, and I have yet to play Fallout 4, so if anything in that game contradicts what's on here, whoops! Many thanks to those who helped me out with ideas, such as B_Munro/QuantumBranching and his Fallout maps, which gave me a few ideas for the Middle East and Africa, and Mathuen/Mattystereo, who gave me direct suggestions on Europe and Africa. Anyway, here it is, my take on the world of Fallout just before the Great War.

#WAR NEVER CHANGES FREE#

Feel free to donate to my Patreon I wanted to finish this within the first week of Fallout 4's release, but for various reasons I kept putting it off or only working on it in short bursts.

War never changes