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    Is there any realistic way that the Eastern Bloc could have spent a lot less on the military after reaching parity in nuclear weapons with the West?

    It seems irrational to me that the Eastern Bloc leadership maintained such large conventional forces after around 1970 or so. Was the Eastern Bloc committed to such high military spending due to inertia, fears of an invasion (however irrational or rational), fear of a military coup, or some...
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    A Shift in Priorities - Sequel

    I might have missed something but which nation is trying to recon hispaniola and why?
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    A Shift in Priorities - Sequel

    I'm surprised Germany needs more power generation plants considering the population losses from the pest. Couldn't they use Belgian, French, and Dutch surplus capacity? Also, did the British develop nuclear power plants ittl?
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    A Shift in Priorities - Sequel

    Is the Egon character supposed to be Egon Krenz? Also, are there still immune people in the UK and Ireland? Why hasn’t anyone rescued the immune in the various islands? Do they still spread the plague?
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    A Shift in Priorities - Sequel

    I wonder if this timeline will ever get to FTL travel? Could you ever do a dbwif the pandemic hadn’t destroyed britain?
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    A Shift in Priorities - Sequel

    Is the US going to try to catch up to the russians and germans?
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    A Shift in Priorities - Sequel

    So is New Zealand's head of state vacant or is it some distant relative of the Windsors?
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    A Shift in Priorities - Sequel

    Did the British socialists impose socialism on their African colonies? Are the falkland islands still inhabited by British? Did Australia and New Zealand declare themselves republics?
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    A Shift in Priorities - Sequel

    If the Russian government is seriously contemplating war, you’d think they would develop a super extensive Civil Defense program. After all, Russia is so spread out that providing relatively modest shelters to everyone would be expensive but would ensure a lot of people survive. (Not that that...
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    A Shift in Priorities - Sequel

    I’d definitely be interested in the report’s conclusions!
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    A Shift in Priorities - Sequel

    Is the Raisa character Otls Raisa Grobachev?
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    A Shift in Priorities - Sequel

    Could the Ukraine develop nukes? I wonder if there will be a Donbas conflict ittl.
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    A Shift in Priorities - Sequel

    Is NPP an orion drive? I am surprised there is no effort to restrict such highly polluting propulsion technologies to space.
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    A Shift in Priorities - Sequel

    Did the british communists keep around the monarchy? if so, why? what happened to the nordic countries due to the ice age? did the queen live through the outbreak? is there still a british remmanant somewhere?
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    Alternate warships of nations

    @Mike D Would the Indian version use the harrier or soviet vtol aircraft?
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    WI: Todd Akin stayed quiet about rape

    I think if Akin could say something as completely stupid as what he said about rape, he will probably find some other way to stick his foot in his mouth.
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    Alternate warships of nations

    Wanted to see what you all thought of another one of my springsharp attempts! Tips and advice welcome!
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    British Cold War: Facts and Figures thread.

    I didn't think Sea Slug was worthwhile enough that the British would put it on a potential escort cruiser.
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    Rumsfeldia: Fear and Loathing in the Decade of Tears

    Doesn’t that go out the window when you embark on a holy crusade against a nuclear-armed nation? Because that’s what the others are suggesting that CV wants to do. Does California have nukes?
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    Rumsfeldia: Fear and Loathing in the Decade of Tears

    What is rummyhorror?
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