Mucking About with History

[Defensive_Indifference]

@Der Trihs

That kind of thing hasn’t worked so well for the Middle East though. I have this image now :

Representative of the Organization of Food Exporting States : “Unless our demands are met, I’m afraid our food imports will have to be diverted elsewhere.”

Representative of the California Imperium : “As an alternative, I propose a Bombs-For-Food program.”

Representative of the Organization of Food Exporting States : “Yes ?” < cautiously >

Representative of the California Imperium : “You give us food, we stop bombing you.”

Hmmm. You make a good point. Although, we would have North Dakota’s nukes too (I’m counting ND as the Plains), and the entire fleet of American B2s are in Northwest Missouri (or at least were until a few years ago). Given that all the targets in CA are packed close together, while the targets in OFES are separated by miles and miles of miles and miles, I think it’s a fair fight.

[silenus]

Or…we can gang up on the effete Atlantic Coasters and take them down once and for all.

Besides, you’ll have to preserve at least some of your nuclear capability to deter the savage hordes massing at your northern borders.