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[Iskander 3.1]

so if we want to we could switch alliances, I don't have to stay in NATO if I don't want to? if I was so inclined I could just go Socialist and shack up with the USSR? (Not that I would, just wondering) this should be fun, its time to regain the British Empire!

First it's your wife, and now you want to shack up with me too?

[Cultured Drizzt fan]

yeah so I can murder you in your sleep obviously. with nukes of course.
believe me the chances of Britain becoming Socialist is as much as me not finding some way to screw up every plan you make.

[Beskar]

Actually, it wasn't impossible in the 1980's. Labour party was still socialist then. Unfortunately, you have Maggie Thatcher destroying the economy.

[Cultured Drizzt fan]

dang it, that means I am going to fail at messing with Iskanders plan.......

[Cultured Drizzt fan]

why does everyone take me asking a question as I sign I want to betray everyone..... I mean sure there was that one time in WotB but come on!

Britain will stand by the USA and its other allies. end of story.

[Iskander 3.1]

You don't even know what my plan is! Well ok, it's world domination, but I guess that's obvious.

[Cultured Drizzt fan]

with the USSR its ALWAYS world domination......

[TheFlax]

My question is twofold.

First, how does the economy work? Money being the sinews of war and all that. And second, YLC mentioned trade, how would that work? In 1980 we have, much like today, a globalized economy and trade of specific things is not handled by the government, but by the market. (Communist countries need not apply ) So apart from military equipment, money and technology, there's isn't much people can trade. Governments can encourage or discourage trade of certain items with tariffs or deny trade with sanctions, but can't do much more.

Sorry for the long winded question.