World War III

The World War III was a global conflict between the United States/NATO and the Warsaw Pact/Soviet Union. The war erupted around May 1967, starting with the solar flare interfering with multiple NORAD radars over the northern hemisphere, and years later spread to the Middle East and Asia leading up to the Last Great War that set the stage for the current The Dark Future.
== History ==
A powerful solar flare accompanied by a coronal mass ejection interfered with multiple NORAD radars over the Northern Hemisphere. These radars included three Ballistic Missile Early Warning Systems (BMEWS) that had been upgraded, and only resumed operation 8 days prior to the flare. This interference was initially interpreted as intentional jamming of the radars by the Soviets, thus an act of war. A nuclear bomber counter-strike was launched by the United States and The Strategic Air Command had prepared to launch fighters, thus nuked Eastern Europe in two hours. This outraged the Eastern powers and led to the U.S.S.R. and WP declaring war on USA and NATO. NATO military forces from North America were deployed to Western Europe, and Soviet forces were prepared to push forward and attack countries like South Greece and West Austria.
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