>but basically WWII but with small nukes and regional missile defense systems playing a huge role So a total war scenario, but with multi megaton nuclear weapo

>but basically WWII but with small nukes and regional missile defense systems playing a huge role So a total war scenario, but with multi megaton nuclear weapons? That sounds civilization ending to me. “There was a strong wind that night and as I came out of the shelter, all I could see around us was fire…burning clothing, 'tatami' mats, and debris were blowing down the road and it looked like a flowing river of fire… I remember seeing other families, like us, holding hands and running through the fires…I saw a baby on fire on a mother's back. I saw children on fire, but they were still running. I saw people catch fire when they fell onto the road because it was so hot.” [1] This isn’t an account of the atomic bombs. This is the firebombing of Tokyo, which killed more people and destroyed more homes than either atomic bombs. The US was firebombing Japanese cities week after week, leveling over 60 Japanese cities and killing between 330,000 and 900,000 people (though we will never know for sure because the very records needed were obliterated in the conflagrations). WWII destruction was limited completely by the technology of the time. Total war means total war. [1] https://www.dw.com/en/tokyo-firebombing-survivors-recall-most-destructive-air-raid-in-history/a-18300080 https://www.dw.com/en/tokyo-firebombing-survivors-recall-mos...