1. I don't believe I ever decided, but in keeping with the geopolitical situation in the IST 1990s, and factoring in the history of Warriors' World, I wouldn't be surprised if it were in the countryside north of London, England.
2. The US hasn't threatened to pull out of the U.N. -- it's "just" withholding its dues and its participation. If the US were to actually pull out, the IST embassies would almost certainly be expelled, and the arrangement that allows US citizens to have commissions in the IST would be revoked, making them vulnerable to charges of treason. Very likely, US supers in the IST would be given advance warning so they could resign, however if you want to be cynical, you might expect that such warnings would reach "politically acceptable" IST members much earlier than those whose leanings are in opposition to the Buchanan Administration. Followed by rapid accusations, arrests and trials for those who didn't resign despite "sufficient notice".
3. I don't think I ever thought that through. I wonder if the UN would have the chutzpah to hand it to Taiwan... justifying it, of course, as a "cultural and ethnic continuity" needed to maintain the traditional makeup of the Council.
4. I certainly have no problem with you doing so. I'd love to see more activity here.
-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.
2. The US hasn't threatened to pull out of the U.N. -- it's "just" withholding its dues and its participation. If the US were to actually pull out, the IST embassies would almost certainly be expelled, and the arrangement that allows US citizens to have commissions in the IST would be revoked, making them vulnerable to charges of treason. Very likely, US supers in the IST would be given advance warning so they could resign, however if you want to be cynical, you might expect that such warnings would reach "politically acceptable" IST members much earlier than those whose leanings are in opposition to the Buchanan Administration. Followed by rapid accusations, arrests and trials for those who didn't resign despite "sufficient notice".
3. I don't think I ever thought that through. I wonder if the UN would have the chutzpah to hand it to Taiwan... justifying it, of course, as a "cultural and ethnic continuity" needed to maintain the traditional makeup of the Council.
4. I certainly have no problem with you doing so. I'd love to see more activity here.
-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.