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  1. AHC: NATO offensive against the Warsaw Pact?

    Somewhat inspired by giobastia's current Able Archer TL, I was curious as to the existence of Cold War-era NATO plans for an offensive campaign against the Warsaw Pact. Aside from Operation Unthinkable, any WWIII literature/media seems to focus purely on a defensive effort against the Soviet...

  2. Lines in the Sand: A History of the Gulf War

    Lines in the Sand: A History of the Gulf War Transcript of Meeting Between Iraqi President, Saddam Hussein and U.S. Ambassador to Iraq, April Glaspie July 25, 1990 - Presidential Palace - Baghdad U.S. Ambassador Glaspie - I have direct instructions from President Bush to improve our...

  3. Would an American Yamamoto help or hinder in the Pacific War?

    Inspired somewhat by the pre-1900 thread on what an Americanized Erwin Rommel might have accomplished. Given racial prejudices of the period I can't realistically see the actual man attaining a position of senior leadership in the USN prior to or during the Pacific War, but what about an...

  4. Which Bioshock world is less ASB: Rapture or Columbia?

    With the upcoming release of Bioshock Infinite and its very lovely concept art, I began wondering about the fantastic cityscapes the world of Bioshock offers. In their universe, by 1912 we have the floating city of Columbia kept aloft by hot air balloons and jet turbines, and by 1960 we have the...

  5. A World Without the Outer Space Treaty?

    Exactly what it says on the tin. The 1967 Outer Space Treaty as signed by the United States, the United Kingdom and the Soviet Union prohibits not only the stationing of weapons of mass destruction in orbit but also claiming sovereignty over any celestial body. It also forbids the establishment...

  6. What if Bob Ross guest-starred on Mr. Rogers?

    In honor of what would have been Bob Ross's 70th birthday tomorrow, I'd like to propose a WI where the beloved star of The Joy of Painting made a guest appearance on Mister Roger's Neighborhood, say, in the early 90s. Would we be able to fly copies of the episode into war-torn regions of the...

  7. What hurt U.S. space station progress more: JFK or the STS?

    Thanks to TLs like Eyes Turned Skyward and Wired's Beyond Apollo blog, I've recaught the space bug and have been looking into plans and proposals for space stations over the last few decades. Very cool stuff, and quite depressing that only a small fraction of them ever went up. :( Now, I know...

  8. Larger Republic of South Africa?

    So, I know that changing borders on modern African nations are about as rare as unicorn eggs, but I'm curious as to how plausible it would be for South Africa to maintain control over Soutwest Africa/Namibia past 1990, or annexing it outright. Mayhap something along the same lines in Rhodesia to...

  9. WI Challenger was just another shuttle name?

    Hey everyone, been reading up a lot into our space escapades with the recent spotlight on SpaceX and was curious as to how the U.S. space program would have been affected without the Challenger disaster. Assuming the O-ring doesn't fail after takeoff and January 28th, 1986 sees only another...

  10. ASB Regional Powers

    Been mulling this over for a bit now. If each of the following nations decided to go all-out Manifest Destiny on their respective regions, how far could we expect them to get before finally sputtering out? Take each one at the height of their military strength and force projection ability...

  11. WI Russia kept going in the 2008 South Ossetia War?

    In August of 2008 Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili launched attacks into the breakaway province of South Ossetia, hoping to restore it to full Georgian control while most of the world's attention was focused on the Olympic games. Instead, Russian forces swiftly counter-attacked and over...
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