Trump huge boon for the apocalypse

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Originally Posted by Slappy

Kind of what I was thinking.

A NATO v. Russia conflict is pretty easy to see. France would likely sit out.

I beg to differ. I am sure Trump could insult them both together, so France would make common cause with Russia.

The rest of NATO who donates less than the % of GDP that the US does to defense (having been also insulted by Trump) would sit it out.

Originally Posted by Slappy

China makes a grab for Taiwan while the US is busy in Europe leading to a general China/N Korea v. US/S Korea/Japan dustup in the east.

Spreads to the middle east with US backing Saudis and Russia Syria and Iran.

US aircraft on patrol attack Russian aircraft as they try to strike (US-backed moderate) rebels. I'm almost surprised this has not happened already.

A second option would be an escalation of Russo-Turkish tensions, with the US coming to aid its NATO ally.

Oh, wait...

Originally Posted by Slappy

One or both go nuclear as one side is pushed to the edge.

A US v. Mexico struggle of one sort or another emerges.

Billing over the wall. Or Mexico using nuclear demolitions (supplied by Russia) to destroy parts of the wall once built.

Originally Posted by Slappy

The pieces required to leave the world in a situation close to T2k canon haven't been so (un)favorable for twenty years.

I have to agree - some of the wackier parts of canon seem much more plausible under a President Trump...

(and I suspect we are getting dangerously close to (pointless) political argument...

Uncle Ted