Given how sparsely populated yet energy rich North Dakota seems, are any major factions considering an attempt at conquering the state? Or are the factions with the manpower and resources to attempt an invasion too far or too busy with other issues to consider such an undertaking?
A few major factions (all of them USA claimants) have some kind of vague idea about taking back the Badlands someday. But it’s so sparsely populated, so chaotic, so heavily irradiated, and suffering from such a lack of basic infrastructure that it would be more trouble than it could possibly be worth. It’s like resettling NEZs: sounds cool, but extremely expensive for minimal gain, until conditions eventually improve.
All these factions also have way bigger problems to worry about right now; Bozeman has the white separatists and Purified Mormons, Dodge City has the Coloradans, East Kansans, and the madhouse that is New Mexico, and the PAAG is currently losing a major war against the communists.
Someday there might be a faction that has the will to take over the Badlands and the means to actually pacify and rebuild it. Dodge City is a likely contender, and they’re one of the only ones that actually projects power into the region, but it might take decades to happen.
Given how sparsely populated yet energy rich North Dakota seems, are any major factions considering an attempt at conquering the state? Or are the factions with the manpower and resources to attempt an invasion too far or too busy with other issues to consider such an undertaking?
A few major factions (all of them USA claimants) have some kind of vague idea about taking back the Badlands someday. But it’s so sparsely populated, so chaotic, so heavily irradiated, and suffering from such a lack of basic infrastructure that it would be more trouble than it could possibly be worth. It’s like resettling NEZs: sounds cool, but extremely expensive for minimal gain, until conditions eventually improve.
All these factions also have way bigger problems to worry about right now; Bozeman has the white separatists and Purified Mormons, Dodge City has the Coloradans, East Kansans, and the madhouse that is New Mexico, and the PAAG is currently losing a major war against the communists.
Someday there might be a faction that has the will to take over the Badlands and the means to actually pacify and rebuild it. Dodge City is a likely contender, and they’re one of the only ones that actually projects power into the region, but it might take decades to happen.