Scenarios about 'nuclear fallout'
Nuclear fallout refers to the radioactive particles that fall from the atmosphere following a nuclear explosion, consisting of weapon debris, fission products, and irradiated material. These hazardous particles can travel vast distances via wind currents, causing radiation sickness, cancer, and genetic damage to exposed populations while contaminating environments for decades or centuries. In alternate history scenarios, nuclear fallout often serves as a critical element in post-apocalyptic timelines or divergences where nuclear exchanges occurred beyond historical limited testing.
What If The Limited Test Ban Treaty Never Happened?
Exploring the alternate timeline where the 1963 treaty banning atmospheric nuclear testing failed, leading to continued radioactive fallout, accelerated arms race, and fundamentally different environmental and geopolitical developments into the 21st century.