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Turn 6 (Brezhnev) Headline Phase
American Headline:
Starting in 1955, the United States began running surveillance flights over the Soviet Union at altitudes beyond Soviet anti-aircraft ranges. However, in May of 1960, a Soviet Sam II missile struck Francis Gary Powers’ aircraft in Soviet airspace. Plane, pilot and gear were captured by the USSR. The incident proved a major embarrassment to the Eisenhower administration, as they initially denied that the US was running such missions. The successful downing of the U-2 caused a major chill in superpower relations and was a propaganda coup for the Soviet Union.
Soviet Headline:
A term coined by Dr. Helen Caldicott, it reflects the general feminist critique that the Cold War was driven by male ego with very Freudian undercurrents. When one examines the terminology of “deep penetration” and “multiple reentry” one wonders if she had a point. Caldicott went on to found Physicians for Social Responsibility, and her book became a rallying point within the anti-nuclear movement.
Soviets gain 1 VP.
Score: USSR 3
I believe the Americans have more than one "high" card, so they get to choose which one will be given to the Soviets.
Remember: if the surrendered event is Soviet- or Neutral-aligned, it will take place immediately.
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It is hard to put a precise date on when US involvement in Vietnam ceased to be support for an anti-communist counter-insurgency and became instead an inextricable quagmire. However, Congressional passage of the Gulf of Tonkin resolution seems like as good a point as any. With hindsight, it is clear that the United States confused the very nature of the conflict that they were fighting. Vietnam was fundamentally a war of national liberation—a struggle that had begun centuries before against Chinese dominance, then French, then Japanese and finally the United States. While the American government may have never realized that they had fallen into the role of “foreign oppressor,” that fact did not diminish Vietnamese resistance. Like most colonial wars, it came down to a calculus of cost. US interests were simply not worth the costs in national morale, military manpower and economic resources that Vietnam was consuming. But humbling a superpower is a long process, and so it was in Vietnam.
Soviet Action Round 1 - @Capfalcon and @Korsakovia will play while the American’s are away in ‘Nam.
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While the Americans are distracted with Splendid Little War 2.0, the USSR will reap the fruits of the oppressed throwing off the shackles of their capitalist oppressors.
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edited July 2013
African history throughout the Cold War reflects the promise and tragedy that go hand in hand with that continent’s experience. At first buoyed by the political success of rapid decolonization, the jubilation would devolve into cynicism. One after another, newly independent governments would give way to “presidents for life”, political corruption, economic chaos, and ethnic violence. Lacking resources, African governments quickly took advantage of the superpower rivalry to maximize economic and military support for their regimes. In the post-colonial era, a variety of proxy civil wars were fought on the continent. Angola, Mozambique, Chad and Ethiopia were but a few of the nations that experienced violence, theoretically in the name of the global struggle between communism and capitalism.
Soviets have Control of Africa, and gain 6 VP + 5 Battlegrounds = 11 VP.
USA has presence is Africa and gains 1 VP.
New score = USSR 13
American Action Round 1: @stever777 and @Cayrus must discard Missile Envy as their first action under the effects of Quagmire.
Q. How does one deal with a Missile Envy placed in one’s hand when under the effect of a Bear Trap or Quagmire?
A. A player under Bear trap/Quagmire who has had Missile Envy played against him MUST use it as the next discard if its value has not been degraded by Red Scare/Purge. http://www.gmtgames.com/nnts/FAQv5.pdf
The Americans will attempt to escape this evening.
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Americans discard Missile Envy
U.S. Die = [4] - Success! Quagmire cancelled!
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edited July 2013
The mere mention of this event elicits fears of the nuclear holocaust that almost was. For 14 days in October 1962, the two superpowers seemed destined to clash directly about the Soviet emplacement of Medium Range Ballistic Missiles (MRBMs) and Intermediate Range Ballistic Missiles (IRBMs) in Cuba. To prevent the installation of additional offensive weapons in Cuba, John F. Kennedy declared a naval quarantine around Cuba. Tensions reached a near breaking point when a U-2 flight was shot down over Cuba, and Khrushchev demanded US missiles be removed from Turkey in exchange for Soviet missiles being removal from Cuba. Ultimately, Khrushchev was compelled to settle for a US pledge not to invade Cuba, and a private agreement to resolve NATO’s missile bases in Turkey.
The battle for the future birthplace of Tony Jaa continues!
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Ernesto “Che” Guevara, commonly known as el Che or simply Che, was an Argentine Marxist revolutionary, physician, author, guerrilla leader, diplomat, and military theorist. A major figure of the Cuban Revolution, his stylized visage has become a ubiquitous countercultural symbol of rebellion and global insignia within popular culture. Guevara remains both a revered and reviled historical figure, polarized in the collective imagination in a multitude of biographies, memoirs, essays, documentaries, songs, and films. As a result of his perceived martyrdom, poetic invocations for class struggle, and desire to create the consciousness of a “new man” driven by moral rather than material incentives, he has evolved into a quintessential icon of various leftist-inspired movements.
Americans hold no Scoring Cards.
The tug-of-war for Asia rages on!
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edited July 2013
During a time of increased tensions following the successful launch of Sputnik, then Vice President Richard Nixon took a good-will trip to Russia. What followed was a sometimes playful, sometimes pointed public exchange between Nixon and Nikita Khrushchev throughout his stay in Moscow. The exchange is known as the Kitchen Debate, for a particularly sharp exchange in front of a US model home’s display of a GE electric kitchen. Nixon furthered his domestic political ambitions with a seeming jab at Khrushchev’s chest, reaffirming his anti-communist credentials at home.
Soviet influence placed; South Korea is now 2/5, and Controlled by the USSR.
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edited July 2013
The seminal line of perhaps the most powerful inaugural address ever given by a US president, President Kennedy ushered in an era of American confidence and resolve during the Cold War. Popular with American youth, Kennedy inspired a renewed dedication for public service both with ambitious goals for government sponsored science and youth oriented public service like the Peace Corps. His call for selfless dedication to the needs of the nation reflected the passion of a restless generation of young Americans eager to make their mark upon the world.
@Cayrus and @stever777 must decide how many cards they wish to discard.
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Fast and Furious! Results and new hands for Turn 7 tonight!
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American Action Round 5
Formed in 1942 under the War Information Office, the VOA initially broadcast war news into Nazi occupied Europe. In 1947, it altered its mission to begin broadcasting into the Soviet Union. Voice of America has become one of the best known international broadcast efforts in the world. It provided a powerful outside link to the state-controlled media systems of the Eastern Bloc. Together with Radio Free Europe and Radio Free Asia, Voice of America became a hallmark of US public diplomacy efforts during the Cold War.
Soviet Control is broken in Pakistan, India, North Korea and South Korea.
Soviet Action Round 6
Realizing that normalization of relations with China was key for US withdrawal from South Vietnam, Nixon sought a summit between himself and Mao. Nixon dispatched Henry Kissinger to secret talks with the PRC’s foreign minister Chou En-lai to lay the groundwork for the visit. Capitalizing on deteriorating Sino-Soviet relations, Nixon scored perhaps the greatest diplomatic coup of the Cold War. The Shanghai Communique that followed the summit danced around several fundamental disagreements between the two countries, including Taiwan and Vietnam. However, it was clear that the Soviet Union could no longer depend upon Chinese support in regional conflicts. While Nixon expressed his desire to fully normalize relations between the two countries quickly, Watergate interrupted these plans. It would fall to Jimmy Carter to restore full diplomatic relations between the two countries.
Soviets re-establish Control in North Korea and South Korea.
USA gains 2 VP.
New Score: USSR 11.
American Action Round 6
Replacing his deposed father, Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi was central to first British and then American plans for the Middle East. While Pahlavi undertook the mantle of western reformer, he often chafed under neo-imperialist economic relationships, particularly where oil was concerned. Nevertheless, Iran’s oil wealth spurred Pahlavi into the center of global geopolitics and his association with the United States was vital for both nation’s positions in the region. However, whatever outward elements of reform Iran projected, Pahlavi also used a brutal internal police force, the SAVAK, and turned despotic and megalomaniacal in the later years of his reign. This was all the opening required for Iran’s seething revolutionary elements.
Soviet Control is broken in North Korea (again).
Soviet Action Round 7
Americans have Domination in Asia (7VP) and hold 2 battlegrounds = 9VP
Soviets have Presence in Asia (3 VP). They hold 1 battleground, but this is not counted because of Shuttle Diplomacy.
USA gains 6 VP.
New Score: USSR 5
American Action Round 7
While primarily representative of an internal power struggle within the People’s Republic of China, the Cultural Revolution had profound international implications. As Mao Zedong felt increasingly marginalized by moderates within the Chinese Communist party, he lashed out to restore ideological purity and train the next generation of revolutionaries. The resulting turmoil of purges, denunciations, and creation of the Red Guard brought China to the brink of civil war. It also made more pronounced, the rupture between China and the Soviet Union. However, the anarchy and isolationism that reigned made rapprochement between the United States and the PRC impossible. As the Nixon administration took office, the gulf between the two nations appeared wider than ever.
American Space Race attempt:
*U.S. Die = [4] - Failure!
Looks like outsourcing the Space Program to China wasn't a good idea!
Turn 6 (Brezhnev) is over!
End of Turn bookkeeping:
Neither side performed the required Military Operations; 3 VP penalties cancel each other out.
Score remains: USSR 5
Military Ops reset to 0.
DEFCON improves to 4.
Discards are shuffled back into the Draw Pile
New Hands going out shortly.
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Turn 7 (Nixon) Headline Phase.
Both Headline events have an Ops value of 3. American Headline resolves first:
In an era of seemingly increasing Soviet hubris, the USSR reverted to old patterns of power politics by meddling in the affairs of Afghanistan—the battleground country in the “Great Game” rivalry between imperialist Russia and Victorian Britain. The Soviets considered Afghanistan part of their natural sphere of influence. However, when Soviet troops directly intervened in an Afghan power struggle and deposed the existing president, they greatly miscalculated the reaction of world opinion. Smarting from defeat in Vietnam by seemingly inferior forces, the Reagan Administration sought to make Afghanistan into an equal nightmare. Over a ten year period, the United States provided over $2 billion in assistance to the Islamic resistance or mujahideen in Afghanistan.
The USSR heads off on an exciting Afghani adventure!
Soviet Headline:
Announced to a crowd of Polish workers by Brezhnev himself, the Brezhnev Doctrine clarified the de facto policy of the Soviet Union, the Prague Spring. Namely, current socialist countries would not be allowed to abandon socialism or adopt a position of neutrality. The doctrine contributed to the Soviets’ miscalculation of world reaction to their invasion of Afghanistan. They looked upon the invasion as the mere application of this well-understood doctrine.
All further Operations cards played by the USSR this Turn are worth +1 Ops.
No map changes. Soviet Action Round 1. @Capfalcon and @Korsakovia to decide which Operations card to discard.
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Founded with the specific aim of promoting democracy in the western hemisphere, the OAS has been an occasionally useful body for the promotion of US interests within the hemisphere. It provided international legitimacy for US actions during both the Cuban Missile Crisis and the US invasion of Grenada. Trade promotion and economic development were added to the OAS charter in Buenos Aires in 1967. The revision of the charter also established the existence of permanent OAS diplomatic venues with the creation of a General Assembly in Washington, DC.
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American Headline:
Starting in 1955, the United States began running surveillance flights over the Soviet Union at altitudes beyond Soviet anti-aircraft ranges. However, in May of 1960, a Soviet Sam II missile struck Francis Gary Powers’ aircraft in Soviet airspace. Plane, pilot and gear were captured by the USSR. The incident proved a major embarrassment to the Eisenhower administration, as they initially denied that the US was running such missions. The successful downing of the U-2 caused a major chill in superpower relations and was a propaganda coup for the Soviet Union.
Soviet Headline:
A term coined by Dr. Helen Caldicott, it reflects the general feminist critique that the Cold War was driven by male ego with very Freudian undercurrents. When one examines the terminology of “deep penetration” and “multiple reentry” one wonders if she had a point. Caldicott went on to found Physicians for Social Responsibility, and her book became a rallying point within the anti-nuclear movement.
Soviets gain 1 VP.
Score: USSR 3
I believe the Americans have more than one "high" card, so they get to choose which one will be given to the Soviets.
Remember: if the surrendered event is Soviet- or Neutral-aligned, it will take place immediately.
@Cayrus and @stever777 to make their decision.
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Besides, we can dump some of our "wonderful" cards during our...
Quagmire!
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It is hard to put a precise date on when US involvement in Vietnam ceased to be support for an anti-communist counter-insurgency and became instead an inextricable quagmire. However, Congressional passage of the Gulf of Tonkin resolution seems like as good a point as any. With hindsight, it is clear that the United States confused the very nature of the conflict that they were fighting. Vietnam was fundamentally a war of national liberation—a struggle that had begun centuries before against Chinese dominance, then French, then Japanese and finally the United States. While the American government may have never realized that they had fallen into the role of “foreign oppressor,” that fact did not diminish Vietnamese resistance. Like most colonial wars, it came down to a calculus of cost. US interests were simply not worth the costs in national morale, military manpower and economic resources that Vietnam was consuming. But humbling a superpower is a long process, and so it was in Vietnam.
Soviet Action Round 1 - @Capfalcon and @Korsakovia will play while the American’s are away in ‘Nam.
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Africa Scoring
Twitch Stream
African history throughout the Cold War reflects the promise and tragedy that go hand in hand with that continent’s experience. At first buoyed by the political success of rapid decolonization, the jubilation would devolve into cynicism. One after another, newly independent governments would give way to “presidents for life”, political corruption, economic chaos, and ethnic violence. Lacking resources, African governments quickly took advantage of the superpower rivalry to maximize economic and military support for their regimes. In the post-colonial era, a variety of proxy civil wars were fought on the continent. Angola, Mozambique, Chad and Ethiopia were but a few of the nations that experienced violence, theoretically in the name of the global struggle between communism and capitalism.
Soviets have Control of Africa, and gain 6 VP + 5 Battlegrounds = 11 VP.
USA has presence is Africa and gains 1 VP.
New score = USSR 13
American Action Round 1: @stever777 and @Cayrus must discard Missile Envy as their first action under the effects of Quagmire.
The Americans will attempt to escape this evening.
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Americans discard Missile Envy
U.S. Die = [4] - Success! Quagmire cancelled!
Current Map:
Soviet Action Round 2: @Korsakovia and @Capfalcon
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It is time to proudly display the wonders of Socialist Africa!
Twitch Stream
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But we cannot forget our comrades in Asia. China Card, 1x influence to South Korea and 3x influence to Thailand.
Current Map:
The Americans are back from their Vietnamese diversion. @Cayrus and @stever777 can act normally.
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2 pts in Thailand, 1 pt in Canada.
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The mere mention of this event elicits fears of the nuclear holocaust that almost was. For 14 days in October 1962, the two superpowers seemed destined to clash directly about the Soviet emplacement of Medium Range Ballistic Missiles (MRBMs) and Intermediate Range Ballistic Missiles (IRBMs) in Cuba. To prevent the installation of additional offensive weapons in Cuba, John F. Kennedy declared a naval quarantine around Cuba. Tensions reached a near breaking point when a U-2 flight was shot down over Cuba, and Khrushchev demanded US missiles be removed from Turkey in exchange for Soviet missiles being removal from Cuba. Ultimately, Khrushchev was compelled to settle for a US pledge not to invade Cuba, and a private agreement to resolve NATO’s missile bases in Turkey.
The battle for the future birthplace of Tony Jaa continues!
Current Map:
Soviet Action Round 3: @Capfalcon and @Korsakovia
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Can we put all 3 in Thailand?
Misread the numbers...
The Black Hole of Cygnus X-1
e- The map in my previous post is now updated with the corrected American play.
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Twitch Stream
Sorry, no Scoring cards.
2 Ops for 1 pt in S Korea.
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Ernesto “Che” Guevara, commonly known as el Che or simply Che, was an Argentine Marxist revolutionary, physician, author, guerrilla leader, diplomat, and military theorist. A major figure of the Cuban Revolution, his stylized visage has become a ubiquitous countercultural symbol of rebellion and global insignia within popular culture. Guevara remains both a revered and reviled historical figure, polarized in the collective imagination in a multitude of biographies, memoirs, essays, documentaries, songs, and films. As a result of his perceived martyrdom, poetic invocations for class struggle, and desire to create the consciousness of a “new man” driven by moral rather than material incentives, he has evolved into a quintessential icon of various leftist-inspired movements.
Americans hold no Scoring Cards.
The tug-of-war for Asia rages on!
Current Map:
Soviet Action Round 4: @Capfalcon and @Korsakovia
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No poking on turn Brezhnev! Of course, that means the card isn't discarded either, so you Americans may have the chance to poke us in the future!
But I wouldn't bet on it.
Twitch Stream
During a time of increased tensions following the successful launch of Sputnik, then Vice President Richard Nixon took a good-will trip to Russia. What followed was a sometimes playful, sometimes pointed public exchange between Nixon and Nikita Khrushchev throughout his stay in Moscow. The exchange is known as the Kitchen Debate, for a particularly sharp exchange in front of a US model home’s display of a GE electric kitchen. Nixon furthered his domestic political ambitions with a seeming jab at Khrushchev’s chest, reaffirming his anti-communist credentials at home.
Soviet influence placed; South Korea is now 2/5, and Controlled by the USSR.
Map Update tonight.
American Action Round 4: @Cayrus and @stever777
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2 pts in Laos.
The Black Hole of Cygnus X-1
American Influence placed.
Influence in Laos is now 4/3; US has Control of the country.
Soviet Action Round 5: @Capfalcon and @Korsakovia
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Event first.
Twitch Stream
The seminal line of perhaps the most powerful inaugural address ever given by a US president, President Kennedy ushered in an era of American confidence and resolve during the Cold War. Popular with American youth, Kennedy inspired a renewed dedication for public service both with ambitious goals for government sponsored science and youth oriented public service like the Peace Corps. His call for selfless dedication to the needs of the nation reflected the passion of a restless generation of young Americans eager to make their mark upon the world.
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Dump 'em all!
Thanks, Kennedy!
The Black Hole of Cygnus X-1
Twitch Stream
14 cards remains in the Draw Deck; discards will be shuffled in next Turn (Turn 7).
Soviet Influence placed in Laos.
Current Map:
American Action Round 5: @stever777 and @Cayrus
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GT: Tanith 6227
Voice of America Event.
Remove 1 USSR pt from Pakistan, India, S Korea & N Korea.
The Black Hole of Cygnus X-1
One in North Korea, one in South Korea.
Twitch Stream
1 pt in N Korea.
The Black Hole of Cygnus X-1
Twitch Stream
Shoot Cultural Revolution.
The Black Hole of Cygnus X-1
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Formed in 1942 under the War Information Office, the VOA initially broadcast war news into Nazi occupied Europe. In 1947, it altered its mission to begin broadcasting into the Soviet Union. Voice of America has become one of the best known international broadcast efforts in the world. It provided a powerful outside link to the state-controlled media systems of the Eastern Bloc. Together with Radio Free Europe and Radio Free Asia, Voice of America became a hallmark of US public diplomacy efforts during the Cold War.
Soviet Control is broken in Pakistan, India, North Korea and South Korea.
Soviet Action Round 6
Realizing that normalization of relations with China was key for US withdrawal from South Vietnam, Nixon sought a summit between himself and Mao. Nixon dispatched Henry Kissinger to secret talks with the PRC’s foreign minister Chou En-lai to lay the groundwork for the visit. Capitalizing on deteriorating Sino-Soviet relations, Nixon scored perhaps the greatest diplomatic coup of the Cold War. The Shanghai Communique that followed the summit danced around several fundamental disagreements between the two countries, including Taiwan and Vietnam. However, it was clear that the Soviet Union could no longer depend upon Chinese support in regional conflicts. While Nixon expressed his desire to fully normalize relations between the two countries quickly, Watergate interrupted these plans. It would fall to Jimmy Carter to restore full diplomatic relations between the two countries.
Soviets re-establish Control in North Korea and South Korea.
USA gains 2 VP.
New Score: USSR 11.
American Action Round 6
Replacing his deposed father, Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi was central to first British and then American plans for the Middle East. While Pahlavi undertook the mantle of western reformer, he often chafed under neo-imperialist economic relationships, particularly where oil was concerned. Nevertheless, Iran’s oil wealth spurred Pahlavi into the center of global geopolitics and his association with the United States was vital for both nation’s positions in the region. However, whatever outward elements of reform Iran projected, Pahlavi also used a brutal internal police force, the SAVAK, and turned despotic and megalomaniacal in the later years of his reign. This was all the opening required for Iran’s seething revolutionary elements.
Soviet Control is broken in North Korea (again).
Soviet Action Round 7
Americans have Domination in Asia (7VP) and hold 2 battlegrounds = 9VP
Soviets have Presence in Asia (3 VP). They hold 1 battleground, but this is not counted because of Shuttle Diplomacy.
USA gains 6 VP.
New Score: USSR 5
American Action Round 7
While primarily representative of an internal power struggle within the People’s Republic of China, the Cultural Revolution had profound international implications. As Mao Zedong felt increasingly marginalized by moderates within the Chinese Communist party, he lashed out to restore ideological purity and train the next generation of revolutionaries. The resulting turmoil of purges, denunciations, and creation of the Red Guard brought China to the brink of civil war. It also made more pronounced, the rupture between China and the Soviet Union. However, the anarchy and isolationism that reigned made rapprochement between the United States and the PRC impossible. As the Nixon administration took office, the gulf between the two nations appeared wider than ever.
American Space Race attempt:
*U.S. Die = [4] - Failure!
Looks like outsourcing the Space Program to China wasn't a good idea!
Turn 6 (Brezhnev) is over!
End of Turn bookkeeping:
Neither side performed the required Military Operations; 3 VP penalties cancel each other out.
Score remains: USSR 5
Military Ops reset to 0.
DEFCON improves to 4.
Discards are shuffled back into the Draw Pile
New Hands going out shortly.
Turn 7 (Nixon) Begins!
Current Map:
Please PM me your choice of Headline event @Korsakovia, @Capfalcon, @Cayrus and @stever777
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Both Headline events have an Ops value of 3. American Headline resolves first:
In an era of seemingly increasing Soviet hubris, the USSR reverted to old patterns of power politics by meddling in the affairs of Afghanistan—the battleground country in the “Great Game” rivalry between imperialist Russia and Victorian Britain. The Soviets considered Afghanistan part of their natural sphere of influence. However, when Soviet troops directly intervened in an Afghan power struggle and deposed the existing president, they greatly miscalculated the reaction of world opinion. Smarting from defeat in Vietnam by seemingly inferior forces, the Reagan Administration sought to make Afghanistan into an equal nightmare. Over a ten year period, the United States provided over $2 billion in assistance to the Islamic resistance or mujahideen in Afghanistan.
The USSR heads off on an exciting Afghani adventure!
Soviet Headline:
Announced to a crowd of Polish workers by Brezhnev himself, the Brezhnev Doctrine clarified the de facto policy of the Soviet Union, the Prague Spring. Namely, current socialist countries would not be allowed to abandon socialism or adopt a position of neutrality. The doctrine contributed to the Soviets’ miscalculation of world reaction to their invasion of Afghanistan. They looked upon the invasion as the mere application of this well-understood doctrine.
All further Operations cards played by the USSR this Turn are worth +1 Ops.
No map changes. Soviet Action Round 1. @Capfalcon and @Korsakovia to decide which Operations card to discard.
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GT: Tanith 6227
Twitch Stream
Founded with the specific aim of promoting democracy in the western hemisphere, the OAS has been an occasionally useful body for the promotion of US interests within the hemisphere. It provided international legitimacy for US actions during both the Cuban Missile Crisis and the US invasion of Grenada. Trade promotion and economic development were added to the OAS charter in Buenos Aires in 1967. The revision of the charter also established the existence of permanent OAS diplomatic venues with the creation of a General Assembly in Washington, DC.
Soviet Die = [3] - Success!
Bear Trap cancelled.
No map changes.
American Action Round 1: @Cayrus and @stever777 are up.
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GT: Tanith 6227
The Black Hole of Cygnus X-1