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Posted by Jean-René on August 09, 2000 at 12:12:51:
In Reply to: Re: DEFCON 1 (Literally) posted by Alex on August 09, 2000 at 01:27:57:
> Another question I have is about fallout- if you have, say, a total nuclear war between two countries, in which 90% of the major cities are destroyed, will the other countries suffer as a result? Will crop production go down? Will this provide the computer with enough motivation not to launch weapons, or to intervene in the affairs of nuclear nations via less armed countries(ie, if US and Russia are about to kill each other, will other nations try to settle the differences, since nuclear war is almost as bad for them?)
There will be fallouts, but for the targeted city's area only. I could make it so that others suffer as well, but I don't know if I'll have the time.
If others would to suffer, the EHE would take that into consideration and try to solve this "problem", or possible problem. But the effect of a nuclear strike aren't just in the fallouts. The initiator will surely have big political (and military) strikebacks and it's population will surely contest. These consequences are important enough to make the EHE think twice before launching.
A nuclear strike will probably be always last resort in Defcon for the EHE. The consequences are so huge that it will need to be the last resort. I guess that's what it should be anyway.
Jean-René