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A Boring Dystopia

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago

Depends where the bombs land.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago (2 children)

If there was nuclear war, NZ would also get nuked wouldn't it?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago

They can't their maps don't include New Zealand.

[–] Ilovethebomb 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

By who? And for what reason?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

If a nuclear power who doesn't like the USA is involved, they could nuke all of their allies, which includes nz

[–] Ilovethebomb 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

OK, and what advantage would they gain by this?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago

Well, without that region, no one could stockpile forces to run through Asia in a single turn and blockade from the Urals to soak up the bonus reinforcements from occupying the entire Eastern half of the board. So there's that, I guess?

[–] blargle 1 points 1 week ago

I really had no idea relations between the North Island and the South Island had degraded to a point where that question has to be raised.