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In 2035 the EU decided to leave NATO after growing tensions between the EU and US over the Greenland oil reserves. In the following years France and Germany would push for a European military, which was, despite US pushback, officially formed in 2038. The European Defense Forces (EDF) absorbed several member armies and previous EU forces into 1 organisation. The EDF was tested in 2039 by attacking several terrorist outposts, even though the EDF was victorious the tests were deemed a failure as they cost too many men and took too long. This event would lead to the EDF becoming more and more automated, eventually even creating the first strategical AI. |
In 2035 the EU decided to leave NATO after growing tensions between the EU and US over the Greenland oil reserves. In the following years France and Germany would push for a European military, which was, despite US pushback, officially formed in 2038. The European Defense Forces (EDF) absorbed several member armies and previous EU forces into 1 organisation. The EDF was tested in 2039 by attacking several terrorist outposts, even though the EDF was victorious the tests were deemed a failure as they cost too many men and took too long. This event would lead to the EDF becoming more and more automated, eventually even creating the first strategical AI. |
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World War 3 or The Third World War (often abbreviated to WWIII or WW3) was a war between the European Defense Pact (EDP), North American Alliance (NAA) and the Sino-Russian Alliance (SRA), lasting from the 7th of February 2049 to the 27th of August 2058. It was the deadliest and most expensive war up until the First Sol System War in 2420.
WW3 was fought across the entire planet, from the Arctic Ocean to Antarctica and from Korea to Israel. Most, perhaps even all countries were either directly or indirectly involved with this conflict.
Some historians see the war more as combination of several smaller wars and 1 or 2 major wars. These minor wars include the Second Korean War, Palestinian War and several others. Most historians however disagree, arguing that since all wars had the same sides and happened around the same time, that they should be counted as one.
World War 3 was also the first war in which Strategical AI would be used to plan battles and campaigns. These are the precursors to the later Warminds and Planetary Defense Computers, though they weren’t nearly as advanced or independent as those systems.
Background
Europe
In 2035 the EU decided to leave NATO after growing tensions between the EU and US over the Greenland oil reserves. In the following years France and Germany would push for a European military, which was, despite US pushback, officially formed in 2038. The European Defense Forces (EDF) absorbed several member armies and previous EU forces into 1 organisation. The EDF was tested in 2039 by attacking several terrorist outposts, even though the EDF was victorious the tests were deemed a failure as they cost too many men and took too long. This event would lead to the EDF becoming more and more automated, eventually even creating the first strategical AI.
In 2040 the EU formed the European Defense Pact with the signing of the treaty of Rome. The EDP’s founding members were the EU and Norway, most other European countries alongside some North African countries would join within the following years. The EDP’s goal was to give Europe a global military presence, not just an economic one. The formation of the EDP led to growing tensions with Russia and the US and is often seen as one of the causes of WW3.
The British Isles
Scottish protestors in Glasgow
After the UK left the EU, several protests broke out in Scotland which demanded an independence referendum. The vote made Scotland an independent country, though the UK, US and several other countries argued that the referendum had no legal power. The EU did support Scottish Independence and established an embassy. After several years Scotland joined the EU and became one of the EDP’s founding members.
England, Wales and Northern Ireland stayed in the Union. Whilst Brexit did lead to some economic trouble and made international trade more expensive, but the UK held together. Anti-EU sentiment in the UK continued to rise especially after Scottish independence, meanwhile pro-US sentiment was rising.
North America
By the 2030s most oil and gas reserves in the world were running dry. Desperate for more oil, the US and Canada banded together to find more reserves to fuel the aging industry in both countries, which hadn’t seen a major upgrade in several decades. In 2033 a Canadian Oil Survey on Greenland found a large reservoir on the east coast of Greenland. The US asked for permission, but when it wasn’t given they decided to unofficially extract it anyways. This led to growing EU tensions, especially when a Danish ship that transported oil sank and the government blamed it on the US. Eventually making the EU leave NATO.