The Death of Mankind

**The Death of Mankind** is the name given to the nuclear attack that took place on July 16, 2022. The Death of Mankind was a relatively short attack, only lasting from when the first bomb landed at 10:12 AM eastern standard time to the final bomb at 10:57 AM eastern standard time. The attack, mostly from the Euro-Asian Coalition, targeted mostly military targets, however a few major cities were hit with nuclear bombs. These bombs in question were AN602 nuclear bombs, nicknamed the Tsar Bomba. These bombs, some of the largest to have ever been created, were built during the climax of the Eastern Europe War and allowed for the EAC to take full control of eastern Europe. The bombs dropped caused the immediate fall of the North American Union and subsequent United States and Canadian central governments. This nuclear attack would cause the rise of multiple major nations, some of which would continue to fight the Euro-Asian Coalition.

After the nuclear attack, many local communities would take the day to celebrate July 16th for what is was worth: freedom from the North American Union and strict federal control. It also serves as a day of mourning.

## Background

The fear of nuclear holocaust has long been around for decades after the Second World War, however with the Eastern Europe War, the fears of total armageddon was at an all-time high. During the Second Battle of Cape Town, the Euro-Asian Coalition started testing the AN602 aerial hydrogen bomb; mostly with extreme failures.

## Cities

Out of the nineteen nuclear bombs launched, fifteen of those bombs hit cities. The remaining four either missed or hit a different location. These cities were chosen due to their relevance as military targets, due to population or simply due to their allegiance to the United States.

### New York City, New York

The first nuclear bomb to hit was in New York City at 10:12 AM. The bomb exploded roughly 200 feet above the city, causing the immediate vaporization of nearly approximately 8,108,572 civilians and soldiers. There would be an additional approximate 6,615,286 injuries, ranging from broken bones to critically injured. News of this first bomb would only reach the west coast by 11:14 AM EST, only seventeen minutes after the attack stopped. This was the most fatal bomb ever.

### Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

The second and third bomb only hit minutes apart, at 10:16 AM and 10:21 AM respectively. In Philadelphia, the bomb hit the ground, nearly killing 2,472,762 in the process, then injuring about 1,493,120. The wind would carry fallout effectively over the rest of New England states and into the Gulf of Saint Lawrence. However, only truly harmful effects of radiation would reach and go through Boston, Massachusetts. About seven minutes after the first bomb, the second would hit Pittsburgh. This bomb hit just above the surface, exactly 110 feet above the city. The bomb would kill about 1,030,254 civilians and further injure another 548,529 people. A lot less harmful, however fallout would be carried all the way until the tip of New Brunswick in Canada and harmful amounts in Utica, New York.

### Austin, Texas

The first bomb to hit an area that would not later become part of the People's Protection Front, the bomb would explode about 700 feet into the air at 10:24 AM. This, fortunately for the city, would minimize deaths at 865,611 people. Injuries from the bomb would reach an estimated 410,000, however no rescue attempts were made by anybody but the Austin community. Fallout would reach as far as Lázaro Cárdenas, Mexico and lethal amounts spread until the edge of Texas.

### Milwaukee, Wisconsin

As soon as the bomb hit at 10:25 AM EST, it was fair to say that the main operations of the North American Union and the United States would fall. The deaths of almost all federal government employees would cause the collapse of any central government remnants hoping to survive. It would kill 865,172 and injury another 420,931.

### Phoenix, Arizona

The nuclear bomb to hit Phoenix, the first major settlement to be built after The Death of Mankind to not be affiliated with a major country, hit at 10:29 AM EST and exploded 19 miles in the air. The death count reached about 159,920 and the total injured reached upwards of 1,648,652. This was the first bomb to not release any major amounts of fallout onto the ground, as it would be released into the air. This would later become the Phoenix Republic.

### Ottawa and Toronto, Ontario

The first nuclear bomb to hit a Canadian province hit at 10:31 AM. It stuck the ground and immediately exploded, killing about 889,916 in the process. This would cause the immediate collapse of the Canadian central government, sending the nation into anarchy. The second bomb hit at 10:32 AM, similarly hitting the ground and exploding. In total, there were about an estimated 3,268,140 fatalities and estimated 1,946,240 in injuries alone. Fallout would spread across the Canadian rural areas, with lethal doses only hitting a few populated areas.

### Montreal, Quebec

The third bomb to hit the same area struck at 10:34 AM. An estimated 2,483,390 died and another 872,370 injured. This bomb's fallout however would be spread across the two cities hit with bombs before, with harmful doses barely hitting Toronto.

### Calgary, Alberta

The first bomb hit the most western side of North America and the final bomb to hit North America would be in Calgary at 10:37 AM EST. About 1,029,590 died and 100,260 were injured. Fallout would reach Vancouver in British Colombia, however only harmful doses reached Salmon Arm in Alberta.

### Isabel Segunda, Puerto Rico

While the Puerto Ricans thought they were safe from the onslaught of The Death of Mankind (which is where the name got started), the bomb hit San Juan at 10:38 AM EST. The bomb, if it hit the island, would've been large enough to vaporize the entire island. Fortunately, the bomb exploded 8 miles in the air above the coast of a smaller island of Isabel Segunda, killing approximately 67,031 and injuring about 640,321. No detectable fallout would be found, and it is assumed most went into the air. This would later becoming a rebuilding project for the Free State of Puerto Rico.

### Rota, Spain

The first bomb to hit a country outside of North America hit at 10:39 AM EST. Being mostly a military target, the bomb killed 355,420 in mostly military personnel and injured some 312,600. Fallout would span the entirety of Spain and some of it spilling into Portugal.

### Johannesburg, South Africa

This bomb hit at about 10:40 AM EST. It killed about 3,011,150 and injured another 2,522,160. Fallout reached fairly far out, however no major populations were devastated by radiation.

### Cairo, Egypt

The first bomb have completely failed at detonation, hit Cairo at 10:42 AM EST. Nobody was killed or injured.

### London, England

Unlike the bombs in the United States and Canada, this bomb did not cause the fall of the monarch or British and English government. At 10:43 AM EST the bomb hit about 18 miles in the air, and caused the deaths of upwards of 498,650 people. However, well over 5,928,540 people were injured from the bomb.

### Paris, France

Similarly to London, this bomb did not cause the collapse of the French government. At 10:45 AM EST, the bomb hit Paris on the surface level, killing some 7,302,190 people and injuring another 2,318,080.

### Buenos Aires, Argentina

Like Paris and London, this bomb did not cause the collapse of Argentina. This was due to the fact that the Argentina military successfully shot down the incoming bomb at 10:47 AM. Nobody was killed or injured.

### Santiago, Chile

The final nuclear bomb to hit, did so at 10:49 AM. Originally supposed to hit Mendoza, Argentina, the bomb hit Santiago instead and killed about 5,064,180 in the process, injuring another 965,760. Fallout would devastated the entire country, spreading both north and south.

### The 19th

The last missile, simply called the 19th, landed in between the Falkland Islands and Argentina in the Argentine Sea. It is unknown what the original target was, however it is known that the bomb failed to explode, as a nearby fisherman from West Falklands simply said there was no explosion. The bomb hit at approximately 10:57 AM, only eight minutes after Santiago. Theories support or flatter the idea that the bomb was directed to Cape Coral, in the state of Florida.

## Aftermath

Main article: Eastern Europe War

Totaling the sum amount of deaths just from the bombs and non-fallout related injuries alone, approximately 36,582,032 were killed (0.004% of the Earth's population). Another 25,363,901 were directly injured. In total, more than 62,000,583 soldiers and civilians were directly effected by The Death of Mankind.

It is unknown why the Euro-Asian Coalition did not unleash their full arsenal upon the world. Many theories justify their lack of nuclear bombs as the EAC wanting to retain world order and not send Earth into a nuclear winter, efficiently ending their campaign. It is also unknown why the 19th bomb launched, if it was even supposed to. Theories include but are not limited to: the bomb was accidentally fired, it was fired but was deactivated mid-flight, and/or the bomb was launched by another country that was not the Euro-Asian Coalition.

With The Death of Mankind effectively ending any type of support the Western European Union had, any remnant fighters kept of fighting.