Possible that the nuclear exchange was limited - assume that both the US and Russia decided (or were unable - hacking etc) to launch a lot of nukes, thus leaving them with maybe a handful of nukes but a lot of conventional weapons, so while a few places will be hit by smaller powers (especially in the middle east/south/east asia from India/Pakistan/Israel/Iran/Korea), it's possible that the Eastern Coalition didn't enter a major hot war with the US, and the mainland of the US and Europe could well have come off fairly well. This would still allow post-atomic horrors in the far east as seen in farpoint, still allow Colonel Green's eradication, but also allow for a small number of deaths (5-10% of the world population, similar mortality as the 1918 spanish flu pandemic) a half-decent infrastructure, and an explanation as to why nukes hadn't been launched (or targetted) from missile bases in montanna.
Eras trek hasn't explored in detail
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The real world's population is predicted to reach 9 billion in the 2050's if there are no major World wars, so assuming the ST earth is the same 600 million is a low figure. I think it will take 10% for humanity to be shocked into peace after a nuclear war. As per ST canon the adults who start WW3 are now children.
I would love a series about 2063 to 2150. Would be awesome.
Then maybe 2165 to 2250 or so
Then 2393-to say 2360.
Then far future, WW3, Eugenics Wars, and so on.
Maybe a novel set during the Iconian Empire or maybe even during the days of the ancient humanoids.
Star Wars the old away had both a novel and a comic series set 26,000 years roughly before the movies why can't Trek have something set in the distant past?
Then maybe 2165 to 2250 or so
Then 2393-to say 2360.
Then far future, WW3, Eugenics Wars, and so on.
Maybe a novel set during the Iconian Empire or maybe even during the days of the ancient humanoids.
Star Wars the old away had both a novel and a comic series set 26,000 years roughly before the movies why can't Trek have something set in the distant past?
I have an interest in all of these time periods! Which is kind of why I've started to have a desire for CBS to do a Star Trek anthology show, similar to shows like American Horror Story or Fargo. Each season would have a different setting - different time period, ship, characters, etc. One season could be set 30 years after Nemesis, the next season could be set in the early days of the Federation, and then you could skip forward to the 28th century, and then back to the 23rd century, and so on...
Just throwing that out there! I know the executives at CBS are reading all of my posts. (Sarcasm)
Just throwing that out there! I know the executives at CBS are reading all of my posts. (Sarcasm)
With Vaughn Armstrong as the actor who comes back each season.
Not if Jeffrey Combs has anything to say about that!!!
Better yet, those two could finally do a scene together.
So did anything of note happen from say 2170 to 2230? Or So?
What you like to see stories set in this era? After Enterprise but before(still before Discovery) TOS)?
What you like to see stories set in this era? After Enterprise but before(still before Discovery) TOS)?
Not seeing why this needed a new thread when the umbrella thread on this subject was only on the second page. Merged.
I'd expand that to include the early baby Federation in its beginnings. I'd love to see this whole period covered more and focused more on Earth and what happens on Earth.. Also WW III and how we all came together after that. I'd love to see what started the war.
World leaders are often elders. Currently China and India's (the countries imho who start WW3) leaders are 63 and 66, so the leaders who start WW3 are more likely currently full adults, and not children.
In the year 2017, they might have already begun their careers in politics.
As would I, there is a lot I would like to know about this era, details are thin.
A hot naked love scene?
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I was thinking of the ST universe , I think they have WW3 in the 2050's so based on this assuming the average world leader is 50 something they would be teenagers now. The present world leaders will be worm food by then.
That assumes that the war was global, and not a regional war between neighboring nations. For example China - India - Pakistan.
Any war involving an exchange of multiple nuclear weapons is going to be call a "world war."
No that's too long, but the ten year figure is even worse. It would depend heavily on if it was a civilian/business rebuild owing to established ownership of property and the city being in a desirable location (e.g. a sea port), or if the rebuild were primarily a government project (hopelessly long and mismanaged).
There also the consideration that many of the destroyed cities wouldn't be rebuilt, the population would be dead or gone and the area would be left like modern day Chernobyl or parts of Detroit.
Thing is they did recover, and (according to Deanna?) in far less than a century, heavily implying that it wasn't a wide spread world-destroying war and assistance was available from undamaged Earth nations outside the war zone. Somewhat like the Marshall Plan in Europe after WW2.
The Vulcans you say? How many ships and resources could the Vulcans really have devoted to the effort at that time? Plus they had existing difficulties with the Andorians.
Use of nuclear weapons.
If just the United States and the old Soviet Union had tossed nukes at each other over the arctic ocean, it would have been world war three, no other nations would have had to of been involved.
Or just environmentalists and vegetarians could not eat there (if they choose not too) and don't ban the restaurants to others who will make their own decisions.
Outside the war zone, yes.
Most likely it was plain old agriculture, farmland wouldn't be targeted (although contamination is possible). People would need food immediately, not after the construction of high rise towers with grow lights and hydroponics trays. When it comes to food, getting the transportation system back up is where resources should be the priority.
Medium scale 3d printers have existed for only a few years, prior to that the items produced were quite small.
Last summer a demonstration building the size of a house was produced in Dubai, 17 days to 3d print the building materials and overall construct time took about one month.
The 3d printer that produced the material for this building could (over the course of a year) make 21 buildings this size.
To be fair, you don't seem to be fully aware of our technological limitations, they do exist.
While admittedly never stated, if nuclear weapons killed the majority of the 600 million, it's reasonable that many of those millions died primarily of radiation. Both in the short term and the long term.
It takes a lot of resources to grow plant based food too. In other words, it take resources to produce food.
Agriculture produces seven times more methane than livestock.
And what about non-lifestock wildlife? They produce methane as well, shall we get rid of all animals on Earth? I understand whales fart too.
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I'd love to see a series set in the post-WW3 recovery that has flashbacks to WW3.
Not sure if there's a reason to set a series between Enterprise and TOS. Maybe very shortly after Enterprise so we can see the real growing pains of the fledgling Federation. But leading up to TOS the Federation is pretty stable. The only reason to set a show there is to do Trek with less tech.
Not sure if there's a reason to set a series between Enterprise and TOS. Maybe very shortly after Enterprise so we can see the real growing pains of the fledgling Federation. But leading up to TOS the Federation is pretty stable. The only reason to set a show there is to do Trek with less tech.
Bestest song ever..... Gives me chills
The original version
A more up tempo version
Heh...never seen that video.
Fun fact: That was the #1 song the week of the moon landing.
I did not know that.... I was 2 when they landed on the Moon.
I like listening to the words and that song ooh chills.
Looking it up, it was actually #1 for six weeks, those of July 12 through August 16.
I was around for the moon landing, but my mom's womb was blocking my view of the set.
I was around for the moon landing, but my mom's womb was blocking my view of the set.
Couldn't you get your dad to ring up the station and have a word with the controller, it must have been his fault. While you say goo goo ga ga burbles.
lol.