Locke
08-03-2010, 09:03 PM
This timeline is intended to be ASB, at best. Political leaders are also supposed to be vague.
This whole timeline wasn't intended to be taken seriously, more as a late-night popcorn thingy. So, enjoy! :cheers:
And please comment. ;)
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2014
OR
How the F$*!k Did this happen?
February- A BP exploration team discovers a vast, untapped oil and natural gas reserve in Central Asia, and centered in Turkmenistan.
March- BP begins developing the Central Asian oilfields in co-operation with the Turkmenistan government, just as a second major oil spill breaks out in the Gulf...also from a BP platform. Uzebkistan lays claim to the Balkan province of Turkmenistan, where most of the oil reserves are located.
April- The US seizes BP’s assets in its own territory, and Turkmenistan declares its own reserves off-limits. This sends shudders through the world economy, as the stock market falls.
May- The US expands its military presence in Turkmenistan by persuading the gov’t to lease several large bases entirely to the US.
July- A coup is launched against the Turkmenistan gov’t. Mass demonstrations against the gov’t, and against the US presence.
August- Civil war in Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan erupts.
September- Iran invades Turkmenistan, Russia intervenes into Uzbekistan. Kazakhstan mobilizes. US moves to DEFCON 2.
October- Nuclear exchange occurs between Israel and Iran. Baghdad is also nuked. The Pakistani gov’t collapses as civil war erupts. US forces move to secure Pakistan’s nukes. Most are accounted for.
November- A nuke is detonated in Tehran. The Iranian gov’t collapses, with the military seizing power, and attacking US forces in Turkmenistan.
December- Shootouts erupt between Uzbek rebels and Russian forces, and US troops along the border. Iran nukes the Turkmenistani cities of Mary and Gyzylarbat, and launches an offensive for the Turkmenistan capitol of Ashgabat. The US front line collapses.
2015
OR
Shit Really Hits the Fan
January- Remaining US forces in Turkmenistan retreat into Afghanistan. The US turns Iranian armies in Turkmenistan to ash with nukes. The front calms down, as Central Asia slips into anarchy.
February- Russian troops march into Kazakhstan as the government collapses, and de facto annexes Belarus, and incorporates the remains of Uzbekistan in the Balakovo Conference. OPEC halts oil production, and initiates an embargo against the US. The President issues a nuclear warning...
March- Cuba holds free elections for the first time in decades. The president of Lithuania is assassinated. Russian troops march in. Insurgency begins. EU mobilizes. Border clashes and airstrikes occur along Polish border. The US moves to DEFCON 1.
April- Martial law established in PRC, country more or less transitions into a military junta. North Korea kicks off it's invasion of South korea by detonating a nuclear device in the upper atmosphere over the Korean Strait. It is unclear if Kim Jong-Il is still the leader of N.K at this time.
May- Iran invades Iraq. Their advance is halted by Iraqi troops without significant US support. Popular support prevents the US from lending significant help to the Iraqis. Russian invasion of Poland begins. The US begins dumping units into Europe as the Reserves and National Guard are mobilized. By now, 10,000 US servicemen are dead from the conflicts in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
August- An Iraqi counter-offensive pushes deep into Iran. Russia invades from the Caspian, moving for Tehran. The US begins evacuating from the Middle East completely. Israel begins an ethnic cleansing of Palestinians within its territory. Polish front line collapses. NATO and EU rush troops into Poland.
September- Heavy fighting on the outskirts of Warsaw. Russian attempt at encirclement fails. Tactical nuclear device is used against NATO positions on the outskirts. Several thousand NATO troops are killed.
October- New Russian push for Warsaw. NATO frontline begins to fallback, uses three tactical nukes on Russian spearheads. Russia responds with more tactical nukes, and so on. Supply depots near major cities on both sides are hit, then military bases, then major ports, then any large cities. Three hundred million people die in October.
Global economy and trade collapses.
November- Israel expels millions of Gazans from the city. 2 million Gazans are forced to leave. 1.5 million make it to safety behind Egyptian borders. Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt invade. Israel uses last remaining nukes. 10 million people die in the final Arab-Israeli War. US government hardliners seize power, order OPEC nations to be targeted. Two hundred nukes are launched, two hundred million people die, two hundred thousand people will die in the ensuing US civil war (Official soldier KIA statistics).
December- Opposition US government formed in Sacramento. Texas secedes from union.
2016
OR
At Least This Year Wasn't as Bad as the Last
March- The Plains Campaign begin with massive armored clashes across Midwest. Five southern states secede from Union.
August- US civil war culminates with the Opposition victory in Missouri and Minnesota, and New England victory in Pennsylvania. US right-wing hardliners defeated. Three more southern states secede, along with Oregon, Montana, Vermont, and Maine.
December- US secession crisis resolved, with all states rejoining union under new, confederal government with new Constitution- the American League, later to be the Commonwealth of American States. Law and order largely restored across the US, though disease, poverty, and famine will continue to wreak havoc for years to come. US population roughly 150 million. Russian population roughly 80 million. Russia still embroiled in civil war and anarchy, as is most of Eastern Europe. Central Asia and Middle East are burnt out cores. Africa engulfed in genocide and war. No oil coming from anywhere, except in the Gulf of Mexico, the North Sea, and the Persian Gulf, where oil spews into the ocean from broken wells. Peaceful Chinese Revolution occurs, previous military dictatorship abolished at the cost of 2 million lives.
This whole timeline wasn't intended to be taken seriously, more as a late-night popcorn thingy. So, enjoy! :cheers:
And please comment. ;)
-------------------
2014
OR
How the F$*!k Did this happen?
February- A BP exploration team discovers a vast, untapped oil and natural gas reserve in Central Asia, and centered in Turkmenistan.
March- BP begins developing the Central Asian oilfields in co-operation with the Turkmenistan government, just as a second major oil spill breaks out in the Gulf...also from a BP platform. Uzebkistan lays claim to the Balkan province of Turkmenistan, where most of the oil reserves are located.
April- The US seizes BP’s assets in its own territory, and Turkmenistan declares its own reserves off-limits. This sends shudders through the world economy, as the stock market falls.
May- The US expands its military presence in Turkmenistan by persuading the gov’t to lease several large bases entirely to the US.
July- A coup is launched against the Turkmenistan gov’t. Mass demonstrations against the gov’t, and against the US presence.
August- Civil war in Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan erupts.
September- Iran invades Turkmenistan, Russia intervenes into Uzbekistan. Kazakhstan mobilizes. US moves to DEFCON 2.
October- Nuclear exchange occurs between Israel and Iran. Baghdad is also nuked. The Pakistani gov’t collapses as civil war erupts. US forces move to secure Pakistan’s nukes. Most are accounted for.
November- A nuke is detonated in Tehran. The Iranian gov’t collapses, with the military seizing power, and attacking US forces in Turkmenistan.
December- Shootouts erupt between Uzbek rebels and Russian forces, and US troops along the border. Iran nukes the Turkmenistani cities of Mary and Gyzylarbat, and launches an offensive for the Turkmenistan capitol of Ashgabat. The US front line collapses.
2015
OR
Shit Really Hits the Fan
January- Remaining US forces in Turkmenistan retreat into Afghanistan. The US turns Iranian armies in Turkmenistan to ash with nukes. The front calms down, as Central Asia slips into anarchy.
February- Russian troops march into Kazakhstan as the government collapses, and de facto annexes Belarus, and incorporates the remains of Uzbekistan in the Balakovo Conference. OPEC halts oil production, and initiates an embargo against the US. The President issues a nuclear warning...
March- Cuba holds free elections for the first time in decades. The president of Lithuania is assassinated. Russian troops march in. Insurgency begins. EU mobilizes. Border clashes and airstrikes occur along Polish border. The US moves to DEFCON 1.
April- Martial law established in PRC, country more or less transitions into a military junta. North Korea kicks off it's invasion of South korea by detonating a nuclear device in the upper atmosphere over the Korean Strait. It is unclear if Kim Jong-Il is still the leader of N.K at this time.
May- Iran invades Iraq. Their advance is halted by Iraqi troops without significant US support. Popular support prevents the US from lending significant help to the Iraqis. Russian invasion of Poland begins. The US begins dumping units into Europe as the Reserves and National Guard are mobilized. By now, 10,000 US servicemen are dead from the conflicts in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
August- An Iraqi counter-offensive pushes deep into Iran. Russia invades from the Caspian, moving for Tehran. The US begins evacuating from the Middle East completely. Israel begins an ethnic cleansing of Palestinians within its territory. Polish front line collapses. NATO and EU rush troops into Poland.
September- Heavy fighting on the outskirts of Warsaw. Russian attempt at encirclement fails. Tactical nuclear device is used against NATO positions on the outskirts. Several thousand NATO troops are killed.
October- New Russian push for Warsaw. NATO frontline begins to fallback, uses three tactical nukes on Russian spearheads. Russia responds with more tactical nukes, and so on. Supply depots near major cities on both sides are hit, then military bases, then major ports, then any large cities. Three hundred million people die in October.
Global economy and trade collapses.
November- Israel expels millions of Gazans from the city. 2 million Gazans are forced to leave. 1.5 million make it to safety behind Egyptian borders. Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt invade. Israel uses last remaining nukes. 10 million people die in the final Arab-Israeli War. US government hardliners seize power, order OPEC nations to be targeted. Two hundred nukes are launched, two hundred million people die, two hundred thousand people will die in the ensuing US civil war (Official soldier KIA statistics).
December- Opposition US government formed in Sacramento. Texas secedes from union.
2016
OR
At Least This Year Wasn't as Bad as the Last
March- The Plains Campaign begin with massive armored clashes across Midwest. Five southern states secede from Union.
August- US civil war culminates with the Opposition victory in Missouri and Minnesota, and New England victory in Pennsylvania. US right-wing hardliners defeated. Three more southern states secede, along with Oregon, Montana, Vermont, and Maine.
December- US secession crisis resolved, with all states rejoining union under new, confederal government with new Constitution- the American League, later to be the Commonwealth of American States. Law and order largely restored across the US, though disease, poverty, and famine will continue to wreak havoc for years to come. US population roughly 150 million. Russian population roughly 80 million. Russia still embroiled in civil war and anarchy, as is most of Eastern Europe. Central Asia and Middle East are burnt out cores. Africa engulfed in genocide and war. No oil coming from anywhere, except in the Gulf of Mexico, the North Sea, and the Persian Gulf, where oil spews into the ocean from broken wells. Peaceful Chinese Revolution occurs, previous military dictatorship abolished at the cost of 2 million lives.