WI conscription outlawed in 1954?

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Straha

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US Congress votes to outlaw conscription in 1954, straight on heels of
Korea. Only exception made to allow conscript troops to be levied to
defend American soil against attack. Consequences? I think that North Korea with Chinese backing quickly over-runs the south despite
the US supplying vast ammounts of weaponry and training to the SK
armies . Deprived of the ability to strike back on the land the US
sends CIA and MI specialists behind enemy lines to furment descent
along the lines of Tibetan opperation . Also continues long range and
carrier based air strikes . The rest of the region goes into shock
after the fall of S Korea , with several smaller nations deciding to
ally with the Chinese or Russians . Australia and Japan are both
left feeling very exposed as US troop levels drop , and start
worrying about the domino theory ! Japan had no option but to re-arm
under US army control , leading to severe social disruption in
Japan , and tremendous anxiety in the states ! A Japanese army of at
least 500 ,000 is quickly trained and equipped .
Partly to allay fears of a resurgent Japan and partly out of genuine
fear of communist expansion , a mutual defense treaty is signed
between Australia and Japan . Australia combines its large stocks of
Uranium with the British N-programme and US tech knowlege , becoming
a nuclear power by 1960 at the latest . It secretly places N-weapons
on Japanese soil , but the news is leaked and widespread protests
ensue , continuing for many years .
China and Russia engage in a power struggle over E Asia , which is
now effectively carved up between them . Vietnam effectively falls
without much of a fight once the french leave . The Japanese and
Australians sit back , building up their naval forces whilst a series
of border disputes and incursions worsen relations between the two
communist powers and their proxies .
In Europe , deprived of much more than a token US shield , the
European nations are forced to stand on their own two feet in terms
of troops ,although the US does supply large ammounts of material to
ensure W Europe doesn't collapse . UK is accepted into Europe much
earlier as its relations with US worsen , and De Gaulle drops his
objections in the face of the Eastern block threat . W Germany re-
arms , conscription is kept on or re-introduced in all W European
countries , economic integration starts to occur in order to build up
the industrial base faster . Europe emerges as a major industrial and
military power . War errupts in the middle east , with the Arab
states attacking Israel . With US and European material and air
support the Arabs are still defeated (although the Israeli's take
massive losses .) The soviets do not interviene directly on the arab
side as they believe the US might go nuclear if israel looks set to
fall !
In central and south america the US are effectively reduced to a form
of proxy warfare (Similar to the Reagan doctrine in the 80's ),
supporting any anti communist regime or rebel movement .
The net result of all this? US world influence delines drastically
, as the US pull its horns back into its shell in effect becoming
isolationist . It still maintains a powerful navy and aircraft
carrier strike forces , but cdoes not have the manpower to take on
any large opponent . It is reduced to acting through proxies and
in a heavy support role ! Europe and Australia/Japan both become
major military and Nuclear power blocks effectively acting in the
same way an overtly interventionist US would have done had it had the
troops !

Ps / have just thought of an alternative ! US president military
decides to get around the no conscription law , by declaring places
it wants to defend as protectorates , or setting up embassies in
places it wants to defend . This allows defence against attack on aUs
soil using draftees
 

Ian the Admin

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EIGHT YEARS?

EIGHT?


To post that?

Be glad I'm in a good mood.

NEVER even THINK about pulling this again.

That's a rather harsh response to someone with no prior offenses. Sometimes people are searching through old threads and forget they're old.
 
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