I was thinking about something that I don't think has been touched upon regarding the HW famine (if it has been discussed then apologies):
Much has been made about how the HW famine, if going by what was written, basically kills the United States - and likely, by extension, also Canada and Mexico seeing as its a North American phenomenon. But what of the rest of the world? Without fuel, and without the granaries of the U.S. and Canada, the countries that are reliant on import of food (which is most nations on Earth) would suffer severe famine. And of course Russia has also been damaged, and China has been plastered, and India looks to be also devastated, so what major food producing nations does that leave? Australia, New Zealand and South America would be less damaged, but would they be able to supply food to those regions needing it?
My point is: Much has been made about how a killer famine like the one in HW would make America's position in 2300AD impossible. I'd be willing to go further and say that no country would be in any shape to go to the stars by 2300 or so. Then again, I've never really been much into 2300 in any case. There were certain aspects of it that have always seemed a bit outlandish to me.
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