Foundation Cold War Iron Curtain

The embers in Berlin have not yet cooled, and former wartime alliances are falling apart. President Truman threatened Stalin with crude oil at the Potsdam Conference, but lacked experience and could only watch as conflicts unfolded from Afghanistan to Peru. Ancient ambitions, historical grievances, and the sharp opposition between communism and capitalism collided violently in Africa, Asia, and the Balkans. Millions of lives have been drawn into the whirlpool of ideology, and the military has become a pawn in the competition between various forces. World War II has irreversibly changed the world. The Nazis worked hard to weaponize supernatural powers, and their legacy is now coveted by many. The leaders of the United States and the Soviet Union were well aware of the strategic value of anomalous items and super-science Thaumatology. Once the secret is out, there is no turning back. In order to survive this catastrophe, and to avoid the forces that covet the Foundation's super-tech assets, the Foundation was forced to transfer its most vulnerable and destructive assets to non-allied countries such as Egypt, India, and Indonesia. What is left behind is enough bait to lure the superpowers onto a dangerous path. ——Adapted from "Background of the Coldest War" This novel and its characters are purely fictitious. Any similarity is purely coincidental and should not be imitated.