Act II

President Cox creates what he thinks to be a perfect plan that'll allow him to virtually reset not only the nationwide political climate, but the worldwide one as well. It is called Operation Grassroots. This plan, created by President Michael Cox and Chinese President Xi Ching, aims to carry out a nuclear self-sabotage on 4 major American hubs, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Dallas, and New York City. This will not only give Cox a reason to lock up the borders and receive foreign aid, but also an excuse to totally restart and recreate the world image of the United States.

Once the cities are bombed, the world goes into turmoil. Cox has the world exactly where he wants them; under the impression America is finally defeated and is no longer a power country. However, the vision he has of America is grand. Low population, thriving cities, great American business generating revenue, and places that have previously been insignificant to America’s economy becoming money hubs.

The nation is now divided into three sections. The new country, consisting of 35 states, is located in the middle of the nation. It’s now known as United States of New Haven, and the new capitol is now Frankfort, Kentucky. The states that were bombed are contamination zones, and nobody is allowed in or out. Those living in these states are considered threats and are living in a state of martial law, with very little resources and no housing to accommodate the massive amount of people still living in the area. The government doesn’t want anyone in New Haven knowing about the situation inside the contamination zones, and vice versa. Their plan is to keep these places completely off limits until the nation no longer needs to rely on Silicon Valley, Hollywood, Wall Street, and oil to thrive. Only those with a net worth of $50 million or more were given an exclusive invitation to leave their state and join New Haven. Their consequence if they told anyone about it? Death by firing squad.

The rest of the states are known as Industrial States. These are places that are dedicated to military bases, businesses, and those involved. This is the only way you could get out of a contamination zone if you didn’t meet the income requirements. Active military members and business leaders were given the secret invitation to apply to build or live in these states, but they had to clearly be a person who has something great to offer to USNH. Again, if they told anyone about the invitations or the Industrial states, their consequence is death by firing squad.