What happens to the UK in Fallout?

We know that the European Commonwealth went to war with the Middle East right at the beginning of the Resource Wars that occurred shortly before the first nukes were fired. We also know that this war was a stalemate between the two powers that resulted in all of the oil that was being fought over running dry.

Did any country survive in Fallout?

We can deduce that no other major nation survived the Great War intact, or even anywhere close to intact, because if they had then they would have sent expeditions to the USA in the hundreds of years since the bombs fell.

What happened to Europe during Fallout?

In 2052, Europe was heavily dependent on oil imports from the petroleum-rich states of the Middle East and responded with military action to rapidly rising oil prices that were damaging its economy, starting a series of terrible global conflicts that later historians refer to as the Resource Wars.

Did Europe survive in Fallout?

Europe is pretty much a desolated wasteland like America because of the Great War between the Middle East and European Commonwealth (European Union equivalent). Europe had a resource war against the Middle East and pretty much lost. That's the answer for you.

What destroyed the world in Fallout?

The Great War started and ended on Saturday, October 23, 2077 when nuclear weapons were launched by all the nuclear-capable nations of the Fallout world (mainly from the United States, China and the USSR). The exchange lasted for approximately two hours, according to most survivors' accounts.

What happened to the other countries in Fallout?

Who nuked the US in Fallout?

China resorted to using nuclear weapons against America, which turned the world into a wasteland. The Sino-American conflict started in 2066, so it had been going on for about ten years by 2077. With nukes flying all over the sky, the world was plunged into chaos and the setting of Fallout was made.

What countries got nuked in Fallout?

The United States and China are destroyed.

Were any countries not nuked in Fallout?

There is no proof of any entire countries untouched by the war, but there are some areas which avoided the nuclear fallout. In the Point Lookout DLC for Fallout 3, Point Lookout State Park is described as a place where "the bombs didn't actually fall, but the world has left it behind".

Does the UK exist in Fallout?

The United Kingdom, England, or Britain are mentioned in Fallout 3, Fallout Tactics, Fallout 4, Fallout Shelter, and Fallout 76.

What happened to Australia in Fallout?

During the Resource Wars, Australia's colony, Papua and New Guinea, was invaded by the communist Chinese, who attempted to use it as a stepping stone to reach Queensland and the Northern Territory. This conflict was ongoing by the time of the Great War.

Does China still exist in Fallout?

The Great War

Vaults are sealed as the air raid sirens blare for the last time. Within two hours, both the United States and China ceased to exist as nations, their cities vaporized in nuclear fireballs.

What happened to Iceland in Fallout?

Fallout from the Askja volcano of 1875 devastated the Icelandic economy and caused widespread famine. Over the next quarter century, 20% of the island's population emigrated, mostly to Canada and the US.

Does the USSR still exist in Fallout?

The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (U.S.S.R.)

, also known as the Soviet Union, was a pre-war, Communist state in Eastern Europe and Asia, consisting of 16 Soviet republics. In the Fallout universe, the USSR did not dissolve in 1991, and continued to exist well into the 21st century.

Is Canada destroyed in Fallout?

Despite Canadian protests, the country's resources were exploited and stretched to the breaking point to support the American war effort. By 2069, Canada became Little America in the minds of U.S. citizens, with vast stretches of timberland destroyed beyond recovery.

What happens to Mexico in Fallout?

Mexico suffered widespread devastation during the Great War, on October 23, 2077. As the Great War occurred, the country was bombarded by nuclear weapons. Mexico City was turned into radioactive ruins, although perhaps spared from the even greater destruction seen elsewhere, such as in Washington, D.C. or Bakersfield.

What happened to Africa in Fallout?

South America and Africa were probably destroyed by large countries draining the resources from them. If S.A. and Africa survived then they were certainly destroyed by the resulting weather challenges brought about by the Global Nuclear Apocalypse. Do you think a Fallout game would work outside of the US?

Is all of America destroyed in Fallout?

After two hours of apocalyptic destruction, the war was over and the world was destroyed. The fallout decimated society as a whole and the United States, as it was previously known, ceased to exist. Abandoned by their leaders, the survivors began rebuilding on their own.

What is the US called in Fallout?

The game features an open world four times the size of that of Fallout 4. The game world is called "Appalachia" and is a representation of West Virginia.

Does Japan exist in Fallout?

Japan is mentioned in Fallout 2, Fallout 3 and its add-on Mothership Zeta, the Fallout: New Vegas add-on Gun Runners' Arsenal, Fallout Tactics, Fallout 4 and Fallout 76. It may have appeared in the canceled Fallout Extreme.

Where in the US is safest from nuclear fallout?

Some estimates name Maine, Oregon, Northern California, and Western Texas as some of the safest locales in the case of nuclear war, due to their lack of large urban centers and nuclear power plants.

Where is the safest place in the world to avoid nuclear fallout?

Modelling by The Guardian in 2016 found that “should atomic annihilation be on the cards”, one of the safest places to live would be Antarctica, because the “sub-zero continent” is “miles from anywhere”, or Easter Island in the South Pacific, which is more than 2,000 miles from South America.

How long would Fallout last after nuclear war?

For the survivors of a nuclear war, this lingering radiation hazard could represent a grave threat for as long as 1 to 5 years after the attack. Predictions of the amount and levels of the radioactive fallout are difficult because of several factors.

What city would get nuked first?

The cities that would most likely be attacked are Washington, New York City and Los Angeles. Using a van or SUV, the device could easily be delivered to the heart of a city and detonated.

Which countries are safest from nuclear fallout?

These countries include not just Australia and New Zealand, but also Iceland, the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu. There would "likely be pockets of survivors around the planet in even the most severe" scenario, the researchers wrote in the study.

How far is Fallout from nuclear?

At a distance of 20-25 miles downwind, a lethal radiation dose (600 rads) would be accumulated by a person who did not find shelter within 25 minutes after the time the fallout began. At a distance of 40-45 miles, a person would have at most 3 hours after the fallout began to find shelter.