This Defcon mod depicts the Cold War during its more turbulent years in the 1980's. US-Soviet relations have greatly deteriorated. The Soviet Union continues its war in Afghanistan. The United States invades Grenada and puts down a Cuban-backed communist government. The Soviets have shot down Korean Air Lines Flight 007. During those turbulent years, the Third World War seemed to be just around the corner. Map edits include the Hawaiian Islands & the Falklands. Indonesia, Australia, New Zealand, and Papua New Guinea are part of the Oceania-India faction. v1.0 Factions: United States, NATO-Europe, Soviet Union, Red China, Arab League, & Oceania-India v1.5 Factions: USA-NATO, USSR-WARPAC, Red China, Arab League, Oceania-India, & Argentina-Brazil v1.7 Factions: NATO-USA, NATO-EUROPE, USSR-WARPAC(W), USSR-WARPAC(E), Red China, & Oceania-India

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On October 25, 1983, the United States invades Grenada at the request of the OECS. Cuban military forces backs Grenada forces against the invasion. As defeat seems likely, Cuban troops retaliate by storming St. George's University and summarily executing dozens of U.S. medical students. Massive public outrage breaks out across the United States as CNN and other major news networks report on the massacre at St. George's University. Many demand that Cuba be made to pay for the mass murders of many innocent young students at St. George's University. The United States invades Cuba. The Soviets deploy an elite VDV (airborne) division to reinforce defenses in Cuba. United States sets up a naval blockade to handicap Soviet reinforcements to Cuba. Soviet Union retaliates by blockading West Berlin and begins amassing near the inter German border while a Spetsnaz unit is deployed in secret to Alaska to destroy the oil pumping station there. The Third World War is about to begin...

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Defcon: Cold War 1980's Version Three
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