Wasteland Crisis
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The Wasteland Crisis, also sometimes known as the NCR Affair, was a period of heightened tensions between the Republic of Cascadia and the short-lived New California Republic during April 2024.
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Background
During 2023 and the early months of 2024, a simmering mistrust could be found between high-ranking officials in Cascadia and the neighboring North American Union. Amongst the most skeptical of Cascadians were Moxicodone, the Secretary of Interior during the Second Setrus Administration, and EmpressCorgo, the Treasurer during the same time period. Others, including Secretary of State Milgorn123, were generally more trusting of the NAU's intentions. The leading issue for skeptical Cascadians was the NAU's leadership's strong connections to the Prince Rupert friend group, which was had grown an reputation for racism, edginess, and doxxing. The group's connections to Bonzzil, who was considered a terrorist in Cascadia, also hurt its reputation.
The Crisis
On April 10, 2024, the Fallout TV Series, inspired by the video games of the same name, was released to Amazon Prime Video. The show was a major success amongst Fallout fans, which happened to include several citizens of the NAU. Due to a combination of boredom and inspiration from the show, a handful of NAU citizens, led by Ghostyuu, founded the New California Republic on April 18, 2024. The nation's capital was built over the ruins of a previous Fallout build in the Nevada desert, Vault 15, and the capital was named Shady Sands.
The unanticipated NAU expansion into Nevada sounded alarm bells in Cascadia. The paranoia surrounding the new nation grew stronger when Vault 13 was established in the Sierra Mountains, leading Corgo to warn that this may be the beginnings of an invasion. At this point, Milgorn would begin to open diplomatic channels with Ghostyuu in an attempt to calm tensions, with Ghostyuu insisting that they were only doing Fallout larp and would not be a threat towards Cascadia.
At the same time, another town, "Sahara Base", which was unrelated to the NAU, had joined the New California Republic. The town was placed directly next to the Cascadian town of Death Valley (in present-day Nevada County), and was associated with former Death Valley residents who moved to Mali after a dispute with the mayor. In an attempt at revenge, Sahara Base was founded with the goal of harassing and hunting Death Valley residents. On April 15, the Department of Defense, then led by Raptormm4, was notified of the hunting activity occurring around Death Valley. It was at this time that the Department of Defense began to investigate the matter, and would offer strategic advise to the President.
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