[natehale1971]

Originally Posted by helbent4

Nate,

By gosh, I never knew that! Apparently it was complicated; the Soviets first proposed eliminating INF weapons systems in Europe and reducing Strategic missiles by 50%, the US countered with all ballistic missiles eliminated within 10 years but retaining SDI (and sharing research), the counter-counter offer was no out-of-lab SDI research within those 10 years, and there things fell apart due to slight miscalculations on both sides.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reykjav%C3%ADk_Summit

Either way, both sides at that time seemed to accept in principle almost complete disarmament and it could have happened. In fact, such a concession could have eventually cost Gorbachev his job before he let the Iron Curtain drop, or at least tied his hands so that (say) he didn't have the latitude to let the Soviet client states go their own ways.

Regarding current technology and T2K, it mainly takes some spine on the part of the GM to make sure things are Jake and consistant. Much of what we use now was available in embryonic form in the 90's and the buildup to war would have accelerated weapons technology considerably. Most of the time the difference would be in advanced information technology and networking (not generally an issue due to battlefield attrition and EMP) and weapons/vehicles, mainly an issue of numbers. (What is generally reflected on Paul's site.)

Tony

Exactly... that would allow alot of things to get into. Having that slow build-up with alot of simmering brushfires all around the world all flaring up during the time the campaign setting would start.

My idea for an RP (World War IV: A World in Flames) allowed for Role-play during the Flashpoints period (right before the war starts), during the Brushfires period (alot of little conflicts and low intensity wars all around the globe) to Firestorm period (the entire world is involved in a massive multifront war were some fronts you're fighting against someone, but in another your fighting along side them).