Third World War - Revision history

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Free Market Block War Crimes

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	[[Free Market Block]] officials were not immune from prosecution simply by having won, and FMB accession to AATO had included a stipulation that they, to, be subject to questioning and trial - a provision that was popular among the general population of even the Free Market Block after the war, when the true scope of devastation was revealed. Several officers were credibly accused of war crimes for their wartime conduct, and much like in the [[Eurasian Soviet]], abuse of prisoners and civilian casualties were rife. In particular, the [[Free Market Block]] was held responsible for the [[Sea of Tranquility Incident]] as a 1963 Outer Space treaty violation. Convicts under these trials (known as the [[Cairo Trials]]) were imprisoned at the [[Sydney Facility]].		[[Free Market Block]] officials were not immune from prosecution simply by having won, and FMB accession to AATO had included a stipulation that they, to, be subject to questioning and trial - a provision that was popular among the general population of even the Free Market Block after the war, when the true scope of devastation was revealed. Several officers were credibly accused of war crimes for their wartime conduct, and much like in the [[Eurasian Soviet]], abuse of prisoners and civilian casualties were rife. In particular, the [[Free Market Block]] was held responsible for the [[Sea of Tranquility Incident]] as a 1963 Outer Space treaty violation. Convicts under these trials (known as the [[Cairo Trials]]) were imprisoned at the [[Sydney Facility]].

	Beginning in 2044, AATO officials had learned of, and begun to declassify, the [[Defense Research Initiative]]'s [[Lorica-N Cockpit \| Project Opus]]. Project Opus sought to produce the next-generation [[Lorica]] technology by unifying human neural tissue and vehicle control systems. While some of the experiments were relatively mild, many were absolute atrocities, such as the most famous example, which created a group of victims known popularly as the [[Ghost Company]]. Many who participated in ~~Project Dreadnaught~~ were imprisoned at the Sydney Facility, but the project leader and DRI director [[Jessop Vale]] committed suicide during his sentencing hearing through the use of a concealed hydrogen cyanide device in his mouth.		Beginning in 2044, AATO officials had learned of, and begun to declassify, the [[Defense Research Initiative]]'s [[Lorica-N Cockpit \| Project Opus]]. Project Opus sought to produce the next-generation [[Lorica]] technology by unifying human neural tissue and vehicle control systems. While some of the experiments were relatively mild, many were absolute atrocities, such as the most famous example, which created a group of victims known popularly as the [[Ghost Company]]. Many who participated in the project were imprisoned at the Sydney Facility, but the project leader and DRI director [[Jessop Vale]] committed suicide during his sentencing hearing through the use of a concealed hydrogen cyanide device in his mouth.

	==== Western Hegemony Court of Military Law ====		==== Western Hegemony Court of Military Law ====

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Free Market Block War Crimes

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	[[Free Market Block]] officials were not immune from prosecution simply by having won, and FMB accession to AATO had included a stipulation that they, to, be subject to questioning and trial - a provision that was popular among the general population of even the Free Market Block after the war, when the true scope of devastation was revealed. Several officers were credibly accused of war crimes for their wartime conduct, and much like in the [[Eurasian Soviet]], abuse of prisoners and civilian casualties were rife. In particular, the [[Free Market Block]] was held responsible for the [[Sea of Tranquility Incident]] as a 1963 Outer Space treaty violation. Convicts under these trials (known as the [[Cairo Trials]]) were imprisoned at the [[Sydney Facility]].		[[Free Market Block]] officials were not immune from prosecution simply by having won, and FMB accession to AATO had included a stipulation that they, to, be subject to questioning and trial - a provision that was popular among the general population of even the Free Market Block after the war, when the true scope of devastation was revealed. Several officers were credibly accused of war crimes for their wartime conduct, and much like in the [[Eurasian Soviet]], abuse of prisoners and civilian casualties were rife. In particular, the [[Free Market Block]] was held responsible for the [[Sea of Tranquility Incident]] as a 1963 Outer Space treaty violation. Convicts under these trials (known as the [[Cairo Trials]]) were imprisoned at the [[Sydney Facility]].

	Beginning in 2044, AATO officials had learned of, and begun to declassify, the [[Defense Research Initiative]]'s [[Lorica-N Cockpit \| Project Opus]]. Project ~~Dreadnaught~~ sought to produce the next-generation [[Lorica]] technology by unifying human neural tissue and vehicle control systems. While some of the experiments were relatively mild, many were absolute atrocities, such as the most famous example, which created a group of victims known popularly as the [[Ghost Company]]. Many who participated in Project Dreadnaught were imprisoned at the Sydney Facility, but the project leader and DRI director [[Jessop Vale]] committed suicide during his sentencing hearing through the use of a concealed hydrogen cyanide device in his mouth.		Beginning in 2044, AATO officials had learned of, and begun to declassify, the [[Defense Research Initiative]]'s [[Lorica-N Cockpit \| Project Opus]]. Project Opus sought to produce the next-generation [[Lorica]] technology by unifying human neural tissue and vehicle control systems. While some of the experiments were relatively mild, many were absolute atrocities, such as the most famous example, which created a group of victims known popularly as the [[Ghost Company]]. Many who participated in Project Dreadnaught were imprisoned at the Sydney Facility, but the project leader and DRI director [[Jessop Vale]] committed suicide during his sentencing hearing through the use of a concealed hydrogen cyanide device in his mouth.

	==== Western Hegemony Court of Military Law ====		==== Western Hegemony Court of Military Law ====

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Free Market Block War Crimes

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	[[Free Market Block]] officials were not immune from prosecution simply by having won, and FMB accession to AATO had included a stipulation that they, to, be subject to questioning and trial - a provision that was popular among the general population of even the Free Market Block after the war, when the true scope of devastation was revealed. Several officers were credibly accused of war crimes for their wartime conduct, and much like in the [[Eurasian Soviet]], abuse of prisoners and civilian casualties were rife. In particular, the [[Free Market Block]] was held responsible for the [[Sea of Tranquility Incident]] as a 1963 Outer Space treaty violation. Convicts under these trials (known as the [[Cairo Trials]]) were imprisoned at the [[Sydney Facility]].		[[Free Market Block]] officials were not immune from prosecution simply by having won, and FMB accession to AATO had included a stipulation that they, to, be subject to questioning and trial - a provision that was popular among the general population of even the Free Market Block after the war, when the true scope of devastation was revealed. Several officers were credibly accused of war crimes for their wartime conduct, and much like in the [[Eurasian Soviet]], abuse of prisoners and civilian casualties were rife. In particular, the [[Free Market Block]] was held responsible for the [[Sea of Tranquility Incident]] as a 1963 Outer Space treaty violation. Convicts under these trials (known as the [[Cairo Trials]]) were imprisoned at the [[Sydney Facility]].

	Beginning in 2044, AATO officials had learned of, and begun to declassify, the [[Defense Research Initiative]]'s [[Lorica-N Cockpit \| Project ~~Dreadnaught~~]]. Project Dreadnaught sought to produce the next-generation [[Lorica]] technology by unifying human neural tissue and vehicle control systems. While some of the experiments were relatively mild, many were absolute atrocities, such as the most famous example, which created a group of victims known popularly as the [[Ghost Company]]. Many who participated in Project Dreadnaught were imprisoned at the Sydney Facility, but the project leader and DRI director [[Jessop Vale]] committed suicide during his sentencing hearing through the use of a concealed hydrogen cyanide device in his mouth.		Beginning in 2044, AATO officials had learned of, and begun to declassify, the [[Defense Research Initiative]]'s [[Lorica-N Cockpit \| Project Opus]]. Project Dreadnaught sought to produce the next-generation [[Lorica]] technology by unifying human neural tissue and vehicle control systems. While some of the experiments were relatively mild, many were absolute atrocities, such as the most famous example, which created a group of victims known popularly as the [[Ghost Company]]. Many who participated in Project Dreadnaught were imprisoned at the Sydney Facility, but the project leader and DRI director [[Jessop Vale]] committed suicide during his sentencing hearing through the use of a concealed hydrogen cyanide device in his mouth.

	==== Western Hegemony Court of Military Law ====		==== Western Hegemony Court of Military Law ====

Zadammac: /* The Sack of Beijing Incident */

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The Sack of Beijing Incident

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	Concurrently with the counter-invasion of europe, especially once the [[Free Market Block]] had joined the war effort on the side of the [[Anti-Authoritarianism Treaty Organization]], the [[South Asian Free State]] and [[African Confederation]] continued to prosecute the war on their own front, pushing into western asia. At the same time, early gains by the [[Oceanic Econo-Political Union]] were cemented and became the starting point for a joint AATO invasion of the eastern heartland of the [[Eurasian Soviet]]. This culminated in the late-June 2041 seige of Beijing and the July 5, 2041 [[Treaty of Beijing]].		Concurrently with the counter-invasion of europe, especially once the [[Free Market Block]] had joined the war effort on the side of the [[Anti-Authoritarianism Treaty Organization]], the [[South Asian Free State]] and [[African Confederation]] continued to prosecute the war on their own front, pushing into western asia. At the same time, early gains by the [[Oceanic Econo-Political Union]] were cemented and became the starting point for a joint AATO invasion of the eastern heartland of the [[Eurasian Soviet]]. This culminated in the late-June 2041 seige of Beijing and the July 5, 2041 [[Treaty of Beijing]].

	While this brought a formal end to the war, hostilities, particularly in Beijing, continued for weeks afterward, resulting in an incident known as the [[Sack of ~~Bejing~~]]. [[Free Market Block]] army officer Lieutenant-Colonel [[Johnathan Biggs]] lead a [[Lorica]] unit on a rampage through the city, later stating upon his arrest by military police that his actions were "revenge for the rioters and saboteurs" that had been harassing the occupying force, as well as "getting even for the 20", a reference to the so-called [[Big 20]] Eurasian Soviet officials [[Soviet Flight to the Moon\|who had escaped arrest and prosecution]].		While this brought a formal end to the war, hostilities, particularly in Beijing, continued for weeks afterward, resulting in an incident known as the [[Sack of Beijing]]. [[Free Market Block]] army officer Lieutenant-Colonel [[Johnathan Biggs]] lead a [[Lorica]] unit on a rampage through the city, later stating upon his arrest by military police that his actions were "revenge for the rioters and saboteurs" that had been harassing the occupying force, as well as "getting even for the 20", a reference to the so-called [[Big 20]] Eurasian Soviet officials [[Soviet Flight to the Moon\|who had escaped arrest and prosecution]].

	== Impact ==		== Impact ==

Zadammac: /* The Sack of Beijing Incident */

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The Sack of Beijing Incident

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	=== The Sack of Beijing Incident ===		=== The Sack of Beijing Incident ===
	Concurrently with the counter-invasion of europe, especially once the [[Free Market Block]] had joined the war effort on the side of the [[Anti-~~Authoritarian~~ Treaty Organization]], the [[South Asian Free State]] and [[African Confederation]] continued to prosecute the war on their own front, pushing into western asia. At the same time, early gains by the [[Oceanic Econo-Political Union]] were cemented and became the starting point for a joint AATO invasion of the eastern heartland of the [[Eurasian Soviet]]. This culminated in the late-June 2041 seige of Beijing and the July 5, 2041 [[Treaty of Beijing]].		Concurrently with the counter-invasion of europe, especially once the [[Free Market Block]] had joined the war effort on the side of the [[Anti-Authoritarianism Treaty Organization]], the [[South Asian Free State]] and [[African Confederation]] continued to prosecute the war on their own front, pushing into western asia. At the same time, early gains by the [[Oceanic Econo-Political Union]] were cemented and became the starting point for a joint AATO invasion of the eastern heartland of the [[Eurasian Soviet]]. This culminated in the late-June 2041 seige of Beijing and the July 5, 2041 [[Treaty of Beijing]].

	While this brought a formal end to the war, hostilities, particularly in Beijing, continued for weeks afterward, resulting in an incident known as the [[Sack of Bejing]]. [[Free Market Block]] army officer Lieutenant-Colonel [[Johnathan Biggs]] lead a [[Lorica]] unit on a rampage through the city, later stating upon his arrest by military police that his actions were "revenge for the rioters and saboteurs" that had been harassing the occupying force, as well as "getting even for the 20", a reference to the so-called [[Big 20]] Eurasian Soviet officials [[Soviet Flight to the Moon\|who had escaped arrest and prosecution]].		While this brought a formal end to the war, hostilities, particularly in Beijing, continued for weeks afterward, resulting in an incident known as the [[Sack of Bejing]]. [[Free Market Block]] army officer Lieutenant-Colonel [[Johnathan Biggs]] lead a [[Lorica]] unit on a rampage through the city, later stating upon his arrest by military police that his actions were "revenge for the rioters and saboteurs" that had been harassing the occupying force, as well as "getting even for the 20", a reference to the so-called [[Big 20]] Eurasian Soviet officials [[Soviet Flight to the Moon\|who had escaped arrest and prosecution]].

Zadammac: /* The Duel Over Moscow */

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The Duel Over Moscow

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	=== The Duel Over Moscow ===		=== The Duel Over Moscow ===
	Beginning on May 15, 2041 AATO forces had beseiged and were invading the city of Moscow, one of the two capitals of the [[Eurasian Soviet]]. The ensuing week long battle, known popularly as the [[Duel Over Moscow]] for its final moments and a highly-acclaimed dramatized painting of the event, culminated in a literal duel between French [[Lorica]] pilot [[Teophania Mors]] (piloting an [[Arsenal Magnifique]] [[Frisson]] [[~~Frisson "Teophania Mors~~ Type" \| "Teophania Mors Type"]]) and Red Army brigadier-general [[Revmir Baladin]] piloting an unknown [[Ursa Ruska]] special model. The duel destroyed much of the Kremlin campus of the city and took place during a rout of the remaining Red Army forces. The following day, May 23, 2041, the Moscow Soviet-in-Exile declared their capitulation, though many government officers managed to escape by air to Beijing and other safe cities in the remaining Eurasian Soviet.		Beginning on May 15, 2041 AATO forces had beseiged and were invading the city of Moscow, one of the two capitals of the [[Eurasian Soviet]]. The ensuing week long battle, known popularly as the [[Duel Over Moscow]] for its final moments and a highly-acclaimed dramatized painting of the event, culminated in a literal duel between French [[Lorica]] pilot [[Teophania Mors]] (piloting an [[Arsenal Magnifique]] [[Frisson]] [[Ace Type \| "Teophania Mors Type"]]) and Red Army brigadier-general [[Revmir Baladin]] piloting an unknown [[Ursa Ruska]] special model. The duel destroyed much of the Kremlin campus of the city and took place during a rout of the remaining Red Army forces. The following day, May 23, 2041, the Moscow Soviet-in-Exile declared their capitulation, though many government officers managed to escape by air to Beijing and other safe cities in the remaining Eurasian Soviet.

	=== The Sack of Beijing Incident ===		=== The Sack of Beijing Incident ===

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The War in the Americas

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	Having expended much of their strategic missile arsenals in the [[First Battle of the Arctic]], and not having expected the extreme success of the [[Lucas Constellation]] and [[Photon Curtain]], neither the [[Free Market Block]] nor the [[Eurasian Soviet]] had the immediate capacity to directly attack the other beyond harassment by air power. While the Soviets eventually concieved of [[Operation Tsar Ursa]] - the trans-arctic invasion of Canada - and the Free Market Block had an unactivated contingency [[Operation Everlasting Freedom]] that would have provided for a two-front invasion of Eurasia, both required significant time and planning to prepare.		Having expended much of their strategic missile arsenals in the [[First Battle of the Arctic]], and not having expected the extreme success of the [[Lucas Constellation]] and [[Photon Curtain]], neither the [[Free Market Block]] nor the [[Eurasian Soviet]] had the immediate capacity to directly attack the other beyond harassment by air power. While the Soviets eventually concieved of [[Operation Tsar Ursa]] - the trans-arctic invasion of Canada - and the Free Market Block had an unactivated contingency [[Operation Everlasting Freedom]] that would have provided for a two-front invasion of Eurasia, both required significant time and planning to prepare.

	South America, however, was a different story. Incompletely unified, pockets and cells of various states of readiness existed in the South American states that remained loyal to the Eurasian Soviet, and there was still Cuba. The resultant guerilla warfare and "pocket wars" slowed and ultimately prevent [[Operation Everlasting Freedom]] from being carried out until the Eurasian Soviet could activate [[Operation Tsar Ursa]] and begin the [[Second Battle of the ~~Atlantic~~]].		South America, however, was a different story. Incompletely unified, pockets and cells of various states of readiness existed in the South American states that remained loyal to the Eurasian Soviet, and there was still Cuba. The resultant guerilla warfare and "pocket wars" slowed and ultimately prevent [[Operation Everlasting Freedom]] from being carried out until the Eurasian Soviet could activate [[Operation Tsar Ursa]] and begin the [[Second Battle of the Arctic]].

	=== Anti-Authoritarianism Treaty Organization ===		=== Anti-Authoritarianism Treaty Organization ===

Zadammac: /* 2021 Black Desert Conflict */

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2021 Black Desert Conflict

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	== Pre-War Events ==		== Pre-War Events ==
	=== 2021 Black Desert Conflict ===		=== 2021 Black Desert Conflict ===
	The 2021 Black Desert Conflict was a proxy war fought between two PMCs - [[Serif Specialty Robotics]] and [[Zaftra Free Enterprise]] - over territory in the Ukraine. Mostly fought through UAVs and the use of armed NBC SAR robots, this conflict also marked the first combat use of [[Lorica]]-pattern vehicles through the [[Lorica Prima]] model design. Initially thought of as entirely uncritical in world affairs (owing to the intensely useless nature of the [[Black Desert]]), this conflict probably did more to spur on development of [[Lorica]] combat systems and is likely directly responsible for the inspiration of the [[Eurasian Soviet]] [[Ursa Ruska]] weapons platform.		The [[2021 Black Desert Conflict]] was a proxy war fought between two PMCs - [[Serif Specialty Robotics]] and [[Zaftra Free Enterprise]] - over territory in the Ukraine. Mostly fought through UAVs and the use of armed NBC SAR robots, this conflict also marked the first combat use of [[Lorica]]-pattern vehicles through the [[Lorica Prima]] model design. Initially thought of as entirely uncritical in world affairs (owing to the intensely useless nature of the [[Black Desert]]), this conflict probably did more to spur on development of [[Lorica]] combat systems and is likely directly responsible for the inspiration of the [[Eurasian Soviet]] [[Ursa Ruska]] weapons platform.

	=== The Brazil Affair (2034) ===		=== The Brazil Affair (2034) ===

Zadammac: /* Africa */

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Africa

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	=== Africa ===		=== Africa ===
	Following World War II, the [[Pripyat Incident]]'s spoiler effect on what became the [[Eurasian Soviet]]'s influence, and the collapse and reorganization of the European powers, the free nations of Africa organized into the [[African Confederation]], a continental union and supranational entity similar to the former [[European Union]], by 1991. With a mandate to protect all of Africa from foreign interventionalism and colonial ambitions, promote the prosperity of the African people, and protect the the natural beauty of the world's second-largest continent, the African Confederation was, at the time, the largest of the supranational unions by both geography and population. African independence had come at the time of the explosion in technologies from the [[Humanoid Robotics Renaissance]] and the union rapidly cemented its economic influence as a result. By 2015, the African Confederation was effectively a nation in its own right, controlling its own intelligence agency, military, and even a space program.		Following World War II, the [[Pripyat Incident]]'s spoiler effect on what became the [[Eurasian Soviet]]'s influence, and the collapse and reorganization of the European powers, the free nations of Africa organized into the [[African Confederation]], a continental union and supranational entity similar to the former [[Wikipedia:European Union\|European Union]], by 1991. With a mandate to protect all of Africa from foreign interventionalism and colonial ambitions, promote the prosperity of the African people, and protect the the natural beauty of the world's second-largest continent, the African Confederation was, at the time, the largest of the supranational unions by both geography and population. African independence had come at the time of the explosion in technologies from the [[Humanoid Robotics Renaissance]] and the union rapidly cemented its economic influence as a result. By 2015, the African Confederation was effectively a nation in its own right, controlling its own intelligence agency, military, and even a space program.

	The wealth and independence of Africa is both an influencing factor in the proxy-wars and tension building leading up to the Third World War as well as one of the principal reasons nuclear exchange during the war was as limited, following both the [[Adis Ababa Declaration]] and the [[Treaty of Cairo]], and ultimately became the headquarters of the [[Western Sphere Hegemony Court of Military Law]] after the war.		The wealth and independence of Africa is both an influencing factor in the proxy-wars and tension building leading up to the Third World War as well as one of the principal reasons nuclear exchange during the war was as limited, following both the [[Adis Ababa Declaration]] and the [[Treaty of Cairo]], and ultimately became the headquarters of the [[Western Sphere Hegemony Court of Military Law]] after the war.

Zadammac: /* Political Polarization */

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Political Polarization

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	=== Political Polarization ===		=== Political Polarization ===
	By the end of the [[20th Century]] and certainly by the time of the Third World War, the world had largely been politically organized around two major power blocks at opposite political extremes. The [[Pripyat Incident]] and its aftermath had created the [[Eurasian Soviet]] late in the century as an amalgamation of european and asian communist republics, with a split political structure headquartered in [[Moscow]] and [[Beijing]]. This power faction was strongly opposed by the [[Free Market Block]], a political and economic union of the North American countries, loosely allied with the equally-staunchly-anti-communist [[United States of Western Europe]]. While some other supranational unions formed by the time of the war, including the [[Oceanic Econo-Political Union]], [[African Confederation]], and [[South Asian Free States]], all were more or less aligned to one side or the other by degrees, and both the latter 20th century and early 21st century was largely defined by occasional proxy conflicts between these powers.		By the end of the [[20th Century]] and certainly by the time of the Third World War, the world had largely been politically organized around two major power blocks at opposite political extremes. The [[Pripyat Incident]] and its aftermath had created the [[Eurasian Soviet]] late in the century as an amalgamation of european and asian communist republics, with a split political structure headquartered in Moscow and Beijing. This power faction was strongly opposed by the [[Free Market Block]], a political and economic union of the North American countries, loosely allied with the equally-staunchly-anti-communist [[United States of Western Europe]]. While some other supranational unions formed by the time of the war, including the [[Oceanic Econo-Political Union]], [[African Confederation]], and [[South Asian Free States]], all were more or less aligned to one side or the other by degrees, and both the latter 20th century and early 21st century was largely defined by occasional proxy conflicts between these powers.

	=== The Robotics Race ===		=== The Robotics Race ===