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At the end of World War II, Germany began developing biochemical weapons to win the war. To buy time for their completion, Germany withdrew all forces to the mainland to establish a defensive line. In 1945, Japan surrendered after the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, but Germany managed to prolong the conflict by fortifying its heartland. However, they eventually began to buckle under the total offensive of the Allied and Soviet forces. As British bombers commenced their raids and American and Soviet troops advanced, Germany decided to deploy the unfinished virus over Moscow and London. The aircraft bound for London was shot down over Frankfurt, and the one for Moscow over Smolensk. Despite the crashes, the viral infection began, though it was eventually suppressed by the Allies and Soviets. During the Cold War, the US and USSR recruited German scientists to further evolve the virus. In 1989, at the end of the Cold War, a terrorist incident triggered a full-scale global outbreak. Nova Res Publica A massive raider organization based in Salt Lake City, Utah. They call themselves a nation, but in reality, they just plant flags in infected zones. They collect taxes from survivors under the guise of protection, but it is effectively just looting without any actual security. They are currently in conflict with the US government and the IRC.