The Cold War refers to the period of high tensions between the Federated Nations Alliance and League of Nations following the First Verussian War.
Aftermath of the First Verussian War
For a more detailed description of events, please see the Second Verussian War
The aftermath of the First Verussian War left much of the Verussian Empire in a state disarray and anger. Much of its land had been handed to the newly formed Xenon Empire, and relations with the victors were poor.
On the otherhand, it had strengthened ties within the League of Nations. The British Empire had established itself as the dominant military might in the group, the Xenon Empire had gained recognition as an official empire and gained huge amounts of land, and even the smaller crews such as the 13 Colonies had proven invaluable in the victory.
The Verussian Empire felt it necessary to find new allies, these being the old Holy Roman Empire, and the more recent Entarian Alliance. Along with a few more individuals, they formed the Federated Nations Alliance in hopes of creating a powerhouse similar to the League of Nations.
League of Nations spy incident
The end goal for both groups was lasting peace and prosperity for their members. This piqued the internet of several existing League of Nations members who also wished to join the security of the Federated Nations Alliance. These being the 13 Colonies, and Xenon Empire.
After a few leaders met and discussed future plans for their groups, some information was leaked to the other group. The two groups set to remove any possible spies from the alliances, by severing ties with several associated individuals who had found themselves in both groups. Those members that stayed in both groups had to sign an act of discretion, ensuring no further information would be leaked.
Unfortunately soon afterwards, word got to the League of Nations that the Entarian Alliance were conducting trials for a new 'Super Weapon'. The Federated Nations Alliance found out about this, and removed the 13 Colonies under suspicions of espionage. The Xenon Empire was allowed to remain, however under close observation.
The Entarian Alliance, having a strong industry and science sector, conducted frequent trials for their new weapon, now known to be the Entarian Orbital Bombardment System. Schematics were drawn up for the structure, and suitable locations had been found. The news was shared among the Federated Nations Alliance, as a sign of progress and power of the group. The Xenon Empire officials, sensing a threat reported the findings to the League of Nations in secret. The Xenon Empire continued to conduct espionage until it was caught by a Verussian official, and the Xenon Empire was removed from the Federated Nations Alliance.
This caused tensions to increase to the brink of war, with each side accusing the other of espionage. Diplomacy between the two groups came to a standstill.
Arms Race
Declaration of War
Belligerents
Some belligerents listed were involved in the Cold War, but not the following Second Verussian War. These are noted by a [1]
- League of Nations
- British Empire
- Xenon Empire
- Elven Empire [1]
- 13 Colonies
- Iborian Empire [1] (minor)
- Luteus Republic (minor)
- Federated Nations Alliance
- Verussian Empire
- Xenon Empire (formerly)
- 13 Colonies (formerly)
- Entarian Alliance [1]
- Holy Roman Empire [1] (minor)
- Juicekings [1] (minor)