

The yield is sufficient to destroy most of the city, killing Adams, his cabinet, and most of the U.S.

on the night of January 20, 2013, a low-yield tactical nuclear weapon is detonated in an apparent groundburst, presumably having been concealed there in advance. The public reacts violently when incumbent Adams accepts a second term.ĭuring the Inauguration Ball in Washington, D.C. Presidential Election, the Supreme Court of the United States disqualifies all the popular presidential candidates from several states, effectively handing Adams his reelection. In response, President Adams uses the Homeland Security Act and declares martial law on many areas of the country, but it is particularly concentrated on the West Coast.įour years later, during the 2012 U.S. As a result, rioting springs up all throughout the United States, resulting in domestic terrorism.

history.Ī combination of foreign terrorist attacks and poor economic conditions contributes to civil unrest. In 2008, David Jefferson Adams becomes the 44th President of the United States following a disputed election and a tie vote in the Electoral College (and subsequent tie-breaker by the United States House of Representatives), becoming the most hated and unpopular president in U.S. Screenshot of the various factions with The Carolinas territory highlighted
