In our hypothetical study, Russia's government asks a computer data and think tank corporation within the country to do a special study in December, 2021. This corporation is comprised of mostly native Russians, but there are two members originally from the European Union who now reside in Russia. The study they are asked to conduct involves a bolide meteor striking the planet and the effects it would have on Russia and the Russian economy.
This particular study does not involve the meteor hitting Russia itself, but the bolide is to strike the North American continent, in southern Quebec, Canada, 120 kilometers from the US border during the winter months. The bolide would represent a one in every 10,000 year probability meteor strike on the Earth and would not be classified as an "earth destroying impact" . It would strike very close to the cities of Montreal and the capital Ottawa. The computer models were asked to ascertain the size of the cloud of debris ejecta, how far the initial fireball would travel, and the approximate death count in the first five years following the impact. The models were asked to determine if Europe would be badly affected by the meteor strike and how much the climate across the Northern Hemisphere would change due to the impact.
The model was to also take into consideration the nuclear power plants in the region of impact and how far any radiation cloud might travel due to the jetstream and prevailing wind patterns during the winter months. The study reported that both the United States & Canada would effectively stop functioning as societies within four weeks of the impact with complete government, economic and military collapse, with most of Europe suffering a similar fate within one to two months. The death count across North America would be staggering.
The ultimate goal of the study was to determine if Russia could survive the destruction of most of North America as well as Europe and the economic impact it would have upon Russian citizens. The conclusion of the study was that although Russia would be heavily impacted by the events and would see significant deaths due to deprivation, famine and diseases, the nation as a whole would probably survive after a very daunting period of just over five years.
It was determined the economy would slowly restart after that amount of time had passed, and society would begin to regroup and try to unify. Due to the strong sense of identity among the Russian people, there would be an effort to keep the nation intact as it was before the catastrophe. They would work together to rebuild society by using skill sets and knowledge of survival methods common to most Russians, forging patriotism to the Motherland. It was also determined that China would survive this event in a similar way, but due to its much larger population, would lose far more people and an economic recovery would take much longer for the Chinese.
The study showed that other nations would face great hardship and famine and war would break out across South-east Asia, Africa and South and Central America. As most of Russia and China's war fleets would survive, within a decade of the disaster, Russia could begin to expand its empire, without concerns of the United States or Europe interfering. Within 20 years, Russia could establish bases across Asia and South America, where food production and industry could be restarted. Again, without competition, Russia could regain its superpower status in the world within 25 to 50 years of the catastrophe.
The intriguing, hypothetical study was marked confidential and issued by guarded courier to the Kremlin, where it was to be hand-delivered to Vladimir Putin himself, just as he was leaving for his luxurious palace on the Black Sea near the resort city of Sochi on Christmas Day, 2021.
This particular study does not involve the meteor hitting Russia itself, but the bolide is to strike the North American continent, in southern Quebec, Canada, 120 kilometers from the US border during the winter months. The bolide would represent a one in every 10,000 year probability meteor strike on the Earth and would not be classified as an "earth destroying impact" . It would strike very close to the cities of Montreal and the capital Ottawa. The computer models were asked to ascertain the size of the cloud of debris ejecta, how far the initial fireball would travel, and the approximate death count in the first five years following the impact. The models were asked to determine if Europe would be badly affected by the meteor strike and how much the climate across the Northern Hemisphere would change due to the impact.
The model was to also take into consideration the nuclear power plants in the region of impact and how far any radiation cloud might travel due to the jetstream and prevailing wind patterns during the winter months. The study reported that both the United States & Canada would effectively stop functioning as societies within four weeks of the impact with complete government, economic and military collapse, with most of Europe suffering a similar fate within one to two months. The death count across North America would be staggering.
The ultimate goal of the study was to determine if Russia could survive the destruction of most of North America as well as Europe and the economic impact it would have upon Russian citizens. The conclusion of the study was that although Russia would be heavily impacted by the events and would see significant deaths due to deprivation, famine and diseases, the nation as a whole would probably survive after a very daunting period of just over five years.
It was determined the economy would slowly restart after that amount of time had passed, and society would begin to regroup and try to unify. Due to the strong sense of identity among the Russian people, there would be an effort to keep the nation intact as it was before the catastrophe. They would work together to rebuild society by using skill sets and knowledge of survival methods common to most Russians, forging patriotism to the Motherland. It was also determined that China would survive this event in a similar way, but due to its much larger population, would lose far more people and an economic recovery would take much longer for the Chinese.
The study showed that other nations would face great hardship and famine and war would break out across South-east Asia, Africa and South and Central America. As most of Russia and China's war fleets would survive, within a decade of the disaster, Russia could begin to expand its empire, without concerns of the United States or Europe interfering. Within 20 years, Russia could establish bases across Asia and South America, where food production and industry could be restarted. Again, without competition, Russia could regain its superpower status in the world within 25 to 50 years of the catastrophe.
The intriguing, hypothetical study was marked confidential and issued by guarded courier to the Kremlin, where it was to be hand-delivered to Vladimir Putin himself, just as he was leaving for his luxurious palace on the Black Sea near the resort city of Sochi on Christmas Day, 2021.