Talk:The Future: Eve of War/@comment-30574470-20160403192835

2045 - Sahakoum Commonwealth (SC)
 * Government


 * Border Controls: The borders remain wide open and most restrictions are lifted, as Sahakoum is able to now cater for millions.
 * General Election:


 * There are 3 parties competing for places in the Council.


 * The Saharite Conservative Party aims for: a dynamic economy, where thriving businesses create jobs, wealth and opportunity; a strong society, where our families, our communities and our nation create secure foundations on which people can build their lives; a sustainable environment, where we enhance the beauty of our surroundings and protect the future of the planet.
 * The Socialist Saharite Party aims for: common ownership of most resources; equal income, housing, healthcare, education, and recreational opportunities for everyone; the right to participate in any decision that impacts them; free access to goods.
 * The Fascist Party aims for: virulent anti-Marxism (true fascism cannot really be found where the threat of communism is not perceived as strong), allied to profound disgust for liberal democracy (judged corrupt, inefficient, divisive, promoting selfish interests and failing to promote true values), as well as nationalism.
 * These are the results. Saharite Conservative Party - 57%, Socialist Saharite Party - 31%, Fascist Party - 12%
 * Socialist Revolution:


 * Some believe that the Government’s recent focus on space is irrelevant to the people, and stage a massive revolution in Niamey and Mopti. Resistance is limited and the socialists take over the cities with ease. The rebels move east from Niamey, taking Tera and Ayorou, while those in Mopti move north, capturing Dialloubé, Konna, Tonka, Diré, and Timbuktu, while also moving west towards Niamey.
 * Research:


 * PROJECT HELIOS


 * Sahakoum launches a project with a number of other nations dubbed “Project Helios”. There are 3 aspects to this project.


 * New International Space Station: A new ISS is being built. It will be made out of a new material called “Skrithe”, which is stronger than the material that is currently being used. It will be larger than the old ISS, and will stay in a geostationary orbit, connected to Earth with a Space Elevator.
 * Space Elevator: The Space Elevator will be a structure connecting the Earth to the International Space Station. It will be made out of Nanotubes, which will be strong enough to carry the weight of humans as they ascend the lift.
 * Dyson Sphere: The most ambitious proposal out of the 3, the Dyson Sphere, is roughly a thousand Solar Collectors orbiting the Sun exactly 1 AU from it’s surface. They will collect Solar energy and beam it back to earth via concentrated microwaves. It will provide us with almost unlimited energy for the future. However, this endeavor requires a lot of materials, most of which can be found on Mercury. Therefore Sahakoum has taken the decision to mine Mercury down to nothing, to completely utilise its resources. 50% of Mercury is useable, and the rest will continue to orbit the Sun.
 * PROJECT TETHYS


 * This project aims to reduce the impacts of Climate Change through an energy-efficient way to make clouds more reflective to the sun. Marine Cloud Brightening is a reversible geoengineering method proposed to slow down rising global temperatures. It relies on propelling a fine mist of salt particles high into the atmosphere to increase the albedo of clouds – the amount of sunlight they reflect back into space. This would then reduce temperatures on the surface, as less sunlight reaches the Earth.
 * PROJECT SELENE


 * Colonisation and Terraforming of the Moon. See Republic of East Africa for more information.
 * PROJECT OCEANUS


 * To supply water to the farms of Sahakoum, the government is using Concentrated Solar Power Plants to power Industrial-scale Desalination. (Until the Dyson Sphere is complete.)
 * PROJECT DEMETER


 * The Terraforming technology succeeds in transforming most of the desert. Farming begins, but is small, as Sahakoum needs to feed water into these areas to preserve them.
 * PROJECT GAIA


 * A secret project being carried out by the government. It is linked to the Space program.
 * PROJECT ARES


 * Just recently started, the Project aims to discover new ways of making Mars colonies extremely efficient. Sahakoum plans on making expeditions to Mars in the near future.
 * Microscopic Computers in clothing: The latest fashion will include microscopic computers which will great enhance everyday life.
 * Interplanetary Internet: Sahakoum releases plans for 4000 small satellites to be launched into a low-Earth orbit. They will beam back a high-speed wireless signal to everyone on the planet.
 * Robot engineering: Robot engineering is now blossoming in Sahakoum as the government helps science and technology progress.


 * Space Construction Robots: New construction robots are developed and built  in the hundreds. They are being programmed to build the Solar Collectors in orbit around Mercury. They will be deployed from
 * Space Drones: These drones will allow the AFA to monitor the operation from Earth.
 * Militaristic Robots: New militaristic robots designed to kill have been developed and are now in the process of training.
 * Robots at home: These robots are very tame but everywhere.
 * Nanobots: Weaponised Nanobots are developed as a last resort weapon against aggressors. They travel through any fluid (gas or liquid), and the damage the lungs and suffocate the
 * Hyperloop Train system: This is an extremely efficient train transport system. The Hyperloop concept involves sleek capsules flying within a tube on a cushion of air. Solar Panels along the length of the tube provide more power than needed to run the system. Capsules travel just under the speed of sound, at 760 mph (1,220 km/h). For example, passengers could travel from San Francisco to Los Angeles in 35 minutes. Streamlined capsules carrying 28 passengers each would depart every few minutes. Passengers ride in pairs, with luggage store in the front and rear of the capsule. The system is designed to keep accelerations on the passengers below 0.5g. Sahakoum offers the REA a chance to link the 2 nations via this high speed railway, possibly between the 2 nations’ capitals.
 * Sonic extinguishers: Fires will now be dealt dealt with by drones that would direct loud noises at the fire below. Since sound is made up of pressure waves, it can be used to disrupt the air surrounding a fire, essentially cutting off the supply of oxygen to the fuel. At the right frequency, the fire simply dies out, as researchers at Niamey University in South Niger recently demonstrated with their sonic extinguisher. Apparently, bass frequencies work best.
 * Aerogels: Aerogels are the world's lightest solid materials, composed of up to 99.98% air by volume. Aerogels are a diverse class of amazing materials with properties unlike anything else. Transparent super-insulating silica aerogels exhibit the lowest thermal conductivity of any solid known. Ultrahigh surface area carbon aerogels power today's fast-charging supercapacitors. And ultrastrong, bendable x-aerogels are the lowest-density structural materials ever developed. Aerogels will be used as insulation in almost everything, including the new International Space Station.
 * Skrithe: Skrithe is milky-gray translucent in color, and is a nearly frictionless material. It also absorbs nearly 100% of all other radiation and subatomic particles and rapidly dissipates heat. The tensile strength of Skrithe is theorized to be similar to the Strong nuclear force. It shares some of the properties of a metal; for instance, the high tensile strength, the ability to quickly conduct heat, and the ability to retain an induced magnetic field. It will be used in the new International Space Station. It will also be used in weaponry.
 * African Particle Accelerator (APA): A particle accelerator is a machine that uses electromagnetic fields to propel charged particles to nearly light speed and to contain them in well-defined beams. The APA will be used to explore the most basic inquiries into the dynamics and structure of matter, space, and time. It will be built in the relatively new city of Maerifa.
 * Military: The Military is constantly being upgraded with better technology.

Infrastructure:
 * Advanced Railgun IV - This Railgun is now being used, although it’s set to be replaced by better counterparts. It is used almost everywhere in the military.
 * Skrithe Railgun V - Although this is still in heavy development, this new Railgun will not only be better, but lighter, more efficient, easier to use. The Skrithe makes it very durable.
 * SS-23 Tanks - These new tanks, also made from Skrithe, are the latest in Levitating technology. However, they are still in development, and it is predicted that they are released for the Military to use by 2046.
 * Skrithe Bullets - Better than Titanium in every way.
 * Laser weaponry - In heavy development. Currently, the developers are hitting huge problems, but it should be done by 2047.
 * Cities:


 * Chad:


 * N'Djamena: The military pushes the Nigerians back, although they haven’t quite driven them from Saharite land. They call in reinforcements, which come in the form of 20 weaponised drones. They push the Nigerians back to the border.
 * Moundou: Drones and infantry are sent from Moundou to counter-attack against the Nigerians and finally end the war.  Some of Moundou’s defenses are relaxed for the time being, as they are safe behind an army ploughing through Nigeria.
 * Sarh: Industry and population increases.
 * Bardai: Baidai receives an influx of Sudanese, Algerian, and Libyan refugees. However, Bardai is not able to cope with this many people. Refugee Camps are created near Bardai.
 * Maerifa: Maerifa, much like Sahar, is a new city built by the government. Maerifa is the new scientific centre of Sahakoum, as a new Particle Accelerator is also built there. Massive residential zones and commercial areas are built, with small companies being aided.
 * Niger:

Madama: Met with influx of refugees. Most of them move onto other towns, but some stay. Madama grows exponentially.#
 * Niamey: Niamey is taken over by Socialist rebels. The Socialists armed themselves via a weapons truck, and destroyed key buildings in the city. They assumed control after forcing the Mayor to surrender the city to them. They are now also rationing the citizens, as they have a food shortage. The Saharite Military is sending in reconnaissance drones
 * Agadez: Agadez continues to grow, as more farms are built up.
 * Sohar: Sahar quickly becomes the 4th most populated city on Earth, with millions flocking to the city. Sahar’s compact and yet vast living spaces benefits everyone living there, and they city is incredibly green, with bus routes and cycle lanes. Most cars are electric cars, and have solar panels of the roof.
 * Arlit: Met with influx of refugees. Arlit has a lot of housing, and so most of them are found homes.
 * Djado Plateau: Once a scatter of abandoned towns, it is now home to thousands of refugees.
 * Mali:

Demographics: Education: Education is the same as before, and Space is taught extensively in all schools. Religious Education becomes compulsory, and schools are encouraged to engage the children in political-like activities.
 * Mopti: Socialist Revolutionaries arm themselves and take over key points in the city, including the Saharite Mosques and the City Hall. The Revolutionaries enforce rations on the people, and also enforce conscription. A Food Shortage becomes evidently possible in the near future. Due to being the Industrial centre of Sahakoum, the Industry takes a big hit, as all vehicles in and out of Socialist controlled territory are halted.
 * Taoudenni: The population increases quickly, as migrants from Algeria and Libya arrive at the small town in search for jobs.
 * Gao: Gao (and Bourem) both fortify their walls as the Mopti revolutionaries advance west. Those swearing allegiance to the Socialist Party are rounded up and interrogated, although it doesn’t seem like they have any connection to the Socialist Revolutionaries.
 * Bourem: Bourem (and Gao) both fortify their walls as the Mopti revolutionaries advance west. Those swearing allegiance to the Socialist Party are rounded up and interrogated, although it doesn’t seem like they have any connection to the Socialist Revolutionaries.
 * Economy: Sahakoum is benefitted from an economic boom, as the country is hardly in debt, and the population is dramatically increasing. The current GDP is 3.451 trillion dollars, and rising. Food is being prioritised, as it makes up a quarter of Saharite exports. Globally, Sahakoum is ranked second in food exports, after PC. Businesses continue to grow, and the nation’s infrastructure dramatically changes, as new cities are being built across the now green deserts.
 * Culture: The Saharite language is now common among the people. The language is an artificial coupling of African and Western languages. Other cultures, such as the cultures of Niger, Chad, and Mali, are dwarfed by this new culture, driven by immigration and education. Thanks to this new vibrant culture, Sahakoum has also become a prime tourist destination, with millions flocking to see the now commercial Eco Domes built for the desert animals.
 * Religion: This new “civil Islam” becomes the predominant religion in the region. Sunni Muslims are now a minority, mainly living in Northern Chad and Niger. The current demographics are 68% Saharite Islam (mostly around cities), 24% irreligious, 7-8% Sunni Islam, >1% Christianity (all forms).
 * Population:  The population rises to 280,657,980, as the nation becomes increasingly multicultural from mass immigration. Sahakoum is offering benefits for those who have low pay and have just entered the country.

Diplomacy: In an ideal world, Africa would be free from Western Colonial imperialism. However, Sahakoum is trying it’s best to expand the African Union, which will unite Africa under a single flag. Military:
 * United States of the Middle East: Sahakoum wishes to retain good relations with the Middle Eastern nation, but asks that they allow the remnants of Ethiopia to join the African Union, and that they spare the 2 nations. The future of the African Union is very important for Sahakoum, and they will not let 2 African nations be annexed or controlled fully, especially if one of them is in the African Union.
 * Pan-American Federation: Relations continue to increase, as their co-operation in the Nigerian War and in Space efforts have a profound impact.
 * Petersburg Confederation: Relations increase, as the African Union asks for more trade between the 2 alliances.
 * Free States of North America: Relations between the 2 nations increase.
 * Republic of East Africa: Sahakoum asks the REA about the Hyperloop proposal (see above). They also request that refugee camps are set up for those fleeing the USME.
 * Turkestan: As relations between the African Union and the Eurasian Union increase, Sahakoum requests that they increase trade.
 * Rumas: Relations with Rumas, unlike Esceosia, are steadily increasing.
 * Pyrenea: Relations between the 2 nations are hit, as the Algerian war continues. Sahakoum stresses that the safety of Algeria is the priority, and not the expansion of Colonials and their imperialistic ambitions. Although Sahakoum sees Pyrenea as a fellow ally, this is a major problem that must be addressed. Sahakoum also proposes that their colonies become autonomous and part of the African Union. This will increase relations and trade between both nations, while leaving the regions in Pyrenean control.
 * Esceosia: Relations with Esceosia continue to dwindle on the fact that Algeria, an African Union member, is being attacked. The fact that Algeria joined after the attack started does not matter.The African Union is allied with the Anti-Fascist Union, and so Esceosia has effectively attacked it’s ally.
 * Sudan: Sahakoum continues to allow refugees move into the country, as the government starts humanitarian efforts in Darfur.
 * Ethiopia: Once again, Sahakoum offers Ethiopia a place on the African Union, and guarantees that the African Union will try their hardest to space Ethiopia from complete foreign control. As Sahakoum has said before, the future of Africa rests upon the African Union, and Ethiopia would be a most welcome addition. Ethiopia would receive extensive monetary and humanitarian support from the African Union.
 * Wars:


 * Nigerian War: Garoua, Maroua, Yola, Biu, and Maiduguri are all taken, as Nigeria’s forces become weak and tired in this long war. Kano, Sokoto, and Zaria and taken too. Sahakoum suggests reviving the old nation of Sokoto. Abuja and Ibadan are bombed by Saharite drones.
 * War against Islamic Extremism in Oceania: As per the request of Australia, Sahakoum enters the war in support of the Australians. They send hundreds of drones to bomb key cities held by the Islamic Extremists.
 * Ground Force: The Ground Forces see big improvements.


 * New Tech


 * Advanced Railgun (IV)
 * Skrithe Bullets (better than Titanium)
 * When soldiers are injured in battle, but survive, they are transformed into Bionic Soldiers by the best doctors and tech experts in the country.
 * Army


 * Active: 3,670,900


 * Bionic: 2,453
 * Supersoldiers: 10
 * Reserve: 1,789,000
 * Paramilitary: 4,785,000
 * Total: 10,244,900
 * Tanks


 * SS-9: 230
 * SS-15: 486
 * SS-19: 349
 * Trucks


 * Supply: 850
 * Transport: 1280
 * Naval Force: Although Sahakoum has no sea access at the moment, they will gain it after the war with Nigeria ends. Plans for the Saharite Navy are already in motion, with most of the parts needed already built by the Saharite industry. After the war with Nigeria ends, Sahakoum will make these ships, and also buy more ports. The navy will be very high tech, with the latest weaponry and gadgets available.
 * Air Force: The Saharite Air Force, although small, has been growing over the past 3-4 years. However, progress has slowed, as the SAF headquarters in Niamey have been taken over by the Socialists. The heads have relocated to Moundou in southern Chad, where there are multiple hangars and factories supporting them.


 * Drones:


 * Recon: 430
 * Bombing: 1340
 * Assault: 670
 * Transports: 230
 * Bombers:


 * SB-3: 130
 * SB-4: 165
 * Fighters:


 * SF-3: 95
 * SF-4: 238
 * SF-5: 241
 * Helicopters: 865
 * Supersoldier Force: Scientists are now using nanobots to improve metabolism, health, and strength. They will make wounds heal twice as fast. However, these nanobots are still in the trial phase, and are expected to be released for Military use next year.
 * Space Force: Sahakoum has yet to send any humans to space, although that changed this year. 5 men from Sahakoum moved into a Geostationary orbit around the earth, as various experiments proceeded. Most, if not all of these experiments were in preparation for Project Gaia.
 * Robotics: Robotics are now widely used in combat in all areas of the Military. Ground Forces make use of special contacts which monitors the soldiers’ vitals, and also boosts the soldiers’ senses. The Navy is testing out drones that will be used as reconnaissance when the Navy gets upgraded fully in due time.  The Air Force is also using drones as reconnaissance, and has been using this in the Nigerian War. The Supersoldier Force is based around Nano-Technology. Even the Space Force is using new drones to scout out Mercury, in preparation for Project Helios.