Story
Introduction: Where were you?
I was atop the roof of the National Post Office, the tallest building in the city of Kuala Lumpur. It stood out from the city a full 34 storeys high. A grand view especially on such a clear night. I had a beautiful woman in my arms when the elevator to the roof clattered open. The foreman ran out in shock. "I told you to leave me alone for two hours!"
"Nuclear war... nuclear war..." the foreman was out of breath.
"What the hell are you talking about?" I asked incredulously. Sure the Cuban Missile Crisis was in full swing but...
"The war has started. USA has launched missiles against the USSR!!"
I didn't remember exactly what went through my mind but I knew I had to get to a typewriter, a phone, something with which I could keep communications with the outside world. In a flash, I left the foreman with the girl on the roof of the National Post Office.
By the time I reached the NST Headquarters, the whole newsteam was already there, glued to one of the new-fangled television sets. Currently, it was showing a take from BBC, the British news service. The reporter was talking about the beginnings of nuclear war when all of a sudden, the transmission got cut. It took several minutes of shocked silence before someone remembered the traditional way of getting international news, the radio. And it was from there, that we discovered that our new country was totally cut off from almost the rest of the world.
Nuclear war, a thought so ludicrous in the past, had become a reality. And we had a new reality to face. And as the Prime Minister made his speech on the radio, we prepared to live in a new era. The era of Fallout.
BENJAMIN LEE,
Editor, The News Straits Times.
Chapter 1 - D-Day
Tun Abdul Razak was shocked at the news. Nuclear war? How could that be? Perhaps it was all a mistake. But there it was, on the television, before it got cut off. Reports from news channels all around the world could be caught on the Short-Wave Radio and all reported the same grim news.
The world would never be the same again.
But Razak wasn't a stupid man. He knew that this was a time when the people wanted.. no..
needed to know that their leader was still there. To lead them through thick and thin in this post-Holocaust world. Without hesitation, he ordered for a radio broadcast.
"People of Malaysia. You might all have heard of the terrible nuclear exchange that has occured. However, do not be afraid. Do not panic. Yes, we have lost contact with nations we considered as the countries of the First World. However, remember this. We formed this Federation out of scratch. We won our independence peacefully and we have proven ourselves over the past 15 years that we are perfectly capable of self-sustenance. Even now, our economy is pulling out of the Communist-caused recession, our scientists are developing the latest technological breakthroughs and our industry is beginning to boom as new local investments enter circulation.
Do not fear, citizens.
We have strived through difficulty before. We shall now. And like the most beautiful flowers, we shall bloom in the harshest adversity. For we are Malaysian, and we are a strong people.
Together, we WILL survive the Fallout era. And all I need is your confidence in me as your leader and yourselves as citizens of a proud Federation.
Thank you."
And the speech was over. Now, Tun Abdul Razak had to get down to the real business...
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Orders
- spend 3 points on Education
- spend 2 points on Industry
- invest 2 points in Economy
- Begin Project, "Adnan Tank" - a new tank, to reflect a new and modernising Federation. It features the best equipment which could be designed by a Malaysian team (circa 1955-tech), which includes a multi-fuel engine (capable of taking petrol, kerosene or diesel)and a 125mm smoothbore gun which is rigidly mounted into the body of the tank. It fires fin-stabilised HEAT and HE rounds. The rigid mounts removes the need for a turret giving the tank a very low profile as well as making the tank much cheaper and easier to maintain. Elevation of the gun is adjusted by a hydarulic suspension system while the whole tank is turned to aim the gun. (OOC: For a reference, it's like the Swedish
S-Tank)
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Diplomacy
to Thailand
In this day an age of uncertainty, it would certainly be better to stick together against the unknown. Perhaps it would be better if your nation joins the Federation of Malaysia? We will extend to you the same courtesies we show to other states, including citizenship rights, representation in Parliament based on population as well as trade, not to mention the industrial and scientific aid which we will provide your state. Please do consider.
Tun Abdul Razak,
Prime Minister of Malaysia.
approved by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, King of Malaysia
to the Phillipines
The world has experienced the unthinkable, a nuclear war. We know how damaged Manila was and we would like to extend to you membership as a full member-state of the Federation of Malaysia. As such, we will allow you full representation in parliament, based on population, citizenship rights, as well as the support, both scientifically and industrially. Please consider this most generous offer and remember the saying, 'united we stand, divided we fall'.
Tun Abdul Razak,
Prime Minister of Malaysia.
approved by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, King of Malaysia
to Burma
Nuclear Armageddon was something we thought would never occur. Yet, as side participants in the Cold War, we have all escaped the effects of the nuclear war. However, these chaotic times are not to be trifled with. We should form a united front against whatever the world can throw at us. As such, we offer Burma membership into the Federation of Malaysia with the full rights provided to all Malaysians, including Parliamentary representation by population, rights of citizenship and the support of Malaysia's industrial and technical might. I hope you reflect kindly on this matter.
Tun Abdul Razak,
Prime Minister of Malaysia.
approved by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, King of Malaysia
