A Slice of Fiction by Derek Dunlea

The year was 2064, the year that the world as we know it was completely changed. Over the past 60 or so years, problems between the United States of America and China had escalated to a dangerous level. These two countries are the worlds leading superpowers, and things between them were getting very heated. For years now it seems much like the Cold War. Countries are allying with each other, countries are stockpiling weapons, and tensions are skyrocketing. Many hoped it would be like the Cold War, at least in the end no shots were fired. Almost all of Europe is teamed up with America, along with many South American Countries. However, virtually everywhere else, with the exceptions of Japan, India, and Russia are with the Chinese. It seems like the world is split into three groups, the Americans, the Chinese, and a few scattered neutral countries (notably India and Russia). It truly seems that this will be the end to the 30 year peace that has been upon our world. It was the U.S that attacked first off of the coast of Japan. Many of the island’s inhabitants were evacuated before the main insult, all except of course the military personnel Japan was to become the united States’ stronghold off of Western Asia (much like Cuba during the Cuban Missile Crises). The Chinese were expecting this attack for months now, but they thought for sure that the U.S would attack Beijing or Hong Kong, but in this fact they were wrong. Instead the U.S strategically attacked many weapons/missile making facilities, cutting production by over half. However, this did not completely affect China’s plans, just for the fact now they could begin their staged attack, poising the water supplies of a few major American cities. This killed many civilians, and politicians alike. This was now truly war, and this may be just the war to end all wars.

"I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones." Albert Einstein