Re: [FH] Great Powers Revised

From: Laserlight

> Japan     124 		    2400
> OU	     23.7		      219.4
> FCT	      40.0		      212.4
> Israel       4.4			27

I'm not sure if this can apply to any other FT powers, but there is
virtually no connect between the 1988 population or GDP for Israel and
the
FT nation of New Israel. Old Israel is destroyed utterly in 2027, and
New
Israel is built almost entirely from the diasporic remnants of the
people
(which numbers a few times the indigenous population of Israel today).

> The main nation not included is Taiwan, at 20 pop and 95 GDP.  Of
course,
> all this doesn't mean anything concrete for 2 centuries later, but it
> might be a helpful guide to proportions. 

IMO, If Tawan isn't part of  ESU, IC, or OU, it's probably either
aradioactive/chemical wasteland as a result of war or one of the
stronger
minor powers.

> It also gives a clue as to the most likely arena for political action
> in 2183: ESU attempts to woo Japan away from NAC.  

Mayhap. But if Japan keeps it tech edge, it won't be listening to too
much
wooing from any major power. It'll be able to stand on its own and forge
alliances on its terms.

Noam