The Men of Mars ( OOC, Future, Open )

[Joohan]

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OP: Joohan
IC: Coming soon
Map: Yet to be updated

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" Given time and isolation, any culture ( being human or animal ) will develop independent patterns differing from their original offshoot. Within only a few generations, the isolated culture would be completely unrecognizable to it's original fore bearers. " - Dr. Marx Schacter, 1871

World War two was the single most destructive conflict in human history. Over the course of six years, more than fifty million people would be killed, two continents would be devastated, and the specter of atomic annihilation would be unleashed upon the world. The greatest conflict in human history had ushered a new dogma for the modern era - mankind is capable of anything. A double edged phrase. Though millions were slew in the wake of titanic war machines, unexpected advancements were found. Technologies crafted in martial ire would be re-thought of and applied to lifting up of fellow man. Over the ruins and dust of a blood soaked earth would be built the foundations for the modern era. So, in the culmination of mankind's post war efforts, on October 4th, 1957, Iodka 1, the first ship bearing human colonists, would make landfall upon the red planet. The next forty three years would be filled with a gluttony felt across the void of space by all those who called themselves human. The hungry nations of earth would send their booming populations mars bound in search of wealth and resources, and the would be colonials went willingly for the same reason. The pristine and virgin state of Mars would be polluted by the ambitions of men: the poles would be melted for water, the sky filled with industrial greenhouse gas, and the sands pushed back to dig mines. As man's numbers turned from thousands to millions he erected cities to hoard his treasures. The Men of Mars found themselves placed upon the red planet by destiny - bound for riches and splendor. However, this destiny would become somewhat dubious following November 11th, 2000. For weeks, the nations of Earth sent out communications all seeming to revolve around a conflict in the nation of Turkey. As the weeks progressed, so to did agitation in the messages - until one day, the messages stopped . When the Men of Mars stopped hearing the messages of home, they looked out across the vastness of space towards their mother planet. What they saw was not the birthplace of humanity, only the clouded, radioactive, and lifeless hulk of a place they once called home. The Martian destiny was suddenly burned away in atomic fire, and for the men of Mars, the only path now left was through the lifeless deserts of the red planet...

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The Men of Mars Prt. 1 - Explanation

Following the end of the second world war humanity made rapid developments in technology - specifically those centered around rocketry and mathematics. These sudden miraculous developments allowed for the first colonies to be established upon Mars by the year 1957. For the next forty three years, fifteen different nations would directly set up thousands of outposts and settlements upon the Martian surface ( these fifteen nations in turn representing all eighty nations fully involved in the colonization of Mars ). Over that forty three year period millions of people would flock to the planet in search of riches or a new life. The plundering of Mars's resources attracted the investments of every affluent nation state on Earth. In exchange for food, water, and other organic material, the martian colonists would send back the boon of their Martian resource harvests. This arrangement worked well until November 11th, 2000 when a civil war in Turkey would be the flash point for nuclear war between the Warsaw Pact and Nato. Suddenly, 150 million people were stranded upon Mars. 200 earth years has passed since the destruction of Earth, and in that time the men of mars have changed dramatically from their fore bearers - culturally, politically, economically - all to survive their new harsh world. We shall play the civilizations which have risen up upon Mars since that time.

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Rules

1. General NS rules
2. Though there is no set method for time progression, please keep other players into consideration. If are currently in the middle of an important action, do not make a substantial skip into the future. Try and keep it all modest. My posts will act as a kind of marker for the rest of you.
3. Your actions, IC, should merit logical follow up. Your actions prior to something should be forth telling of said action. You will not go from your personal army just chilling out on Tuesday, to them mounting a full on invasion of the county over on Wednesday. Preparation is key and must be shown in your posts.
4. Prior to the Earth being destroyed by nukes, culture had sort of stagnated around the 50's early 60's. What is more, with the advent of new technologies and resources from Mars, the cold war never ended between NATO and the Warsaw Pact. Your civilization is free to have diverged from Earth culture since the year 2000 in what ever ( logical ) way you please, but keep this in mind when referencing to prior eras.
5. Poor grammar and spelling will be grounds to reject an applicants app or kick a player from the game. You will be warned before hand and advised to improve, but this may be the only warning given.
6. No nukes - absolutely none. For starters, lore wise, atomic weapons were never brought to Mars ( nor any military equipment outside of small arms ). You may be able to use other WMD's, but you should get approval from the OP or a CO-OP first.
7. Place 101 at the bottom of your app in order to show that you have read the rules. If you fail to do this, your presence will be ignored until this is completed.

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Notes About The Setting:

Mars is a desert. A giant desert. Really hot in the day, really cold at night. Now, due to terraforming efforts over the 43 years of colonization it is not as hostile as it was prior to humanity. People can survive upon the surface of Mars without specialized equipment. There are fresh water sources. In regards to fresh water, this point is extremely important. Fresh water is scarce on Mars. The melting of the martian poles did not give the colonists as much fresh water as they had hoped. As the waters rushed in from the north and the south it picked up millions of tons of toxic and poisonous materials along the way. The two giant seas found upon the map are toxic and completely devoid of life. The only settlements which are found along their coasts are those with extensive desalinization programs. The only true fresh water sources are the rivers of Mars, of which there are a few dozen ( the larger being shown on the map ). It is along these riverbanks that vegetation can grow freely without human assistance. The vegetation found upon Mars resembles those once found in Earth deserts - cacti, watermelons, various peppers, some long grass, Joshua trees, etc. In terms of wildlife there is little. Cats, rats, and dogs which were brought over by early colonials have been known to go feral in the Martian wild, as well as some species of fish having been known to escape from their aquaculture's into the fresh water areas of mars. In terms of insects, there exists only four species of pollinating bee. Bees were brought over to help with the pollination of agricultural products. It does not rain on Mars - ever. Those civilizations which are not directly bordering a fresh water source or have a desalinization plant next to one of the seas, is dependent upon piping in their water from friendly neighboring states. Growing seasons last all year round on Mars. In terms of the length of day, good news, it's only an hour longer than that of Earth.

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Accepted Civilizations

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[b]Name/s [/b]( official and colloquial ):
[b]Emblem/banner[/b] ( spoiler ):

[b]Territory[/b]( Feel free to edit the province lines in order to shape your state):
[b]Population [/b]( keep in mind, the global population is around 450+ million ):
[b]Governmental type[/b] ( feel free to explain in depth ):
[b]Leader/s [/b]( if any at all ):
[b]Earth nation/s of origin[/b] ( who originally established your colony ):

[b]Popular virtues[/b] ( these are the three most precious things to your people - the ideals which define their national character ):
[b]Xenophobic or Xenophiliac[/b] ( differentiate between the stance of the state and stance of the people )?:
[b]Homogeneous or Diverse[/b] ( go in depth if you would like )?:
[b]Spiritual or Secular[/b] ( feel free to explain this however you like )?:
[b]Martial or Pacifist[/b] ( It doesn't have to be necessarily either extreme, it could very well be somewhere in the middle. Just, which way does the common man tend to bend more towards )?:

[b]Agriculture or Industry[/b] ( those states which emphasized agrarianism over the last two hundreds years, though less productive then their industrial counterparts, are significantly more populous )?:
[b]Sectors of note [/b]( in which industries does your civilization thrive )?:
[b]Shortcomings[/b] ( in which industries is your performance lack luster )?:
[b]System[/b] ( if there is a general economic position held by the state or the people, please feel free to explain here. Create something entirely new if you feel like ):

[b]Leader/s of the military:[/b]
[b]Branches of the military[/b] ( name and role of each ):
[b]Size[/b] ( differentiate between standing and reserve - having more than 1% of your population in this category is reserved only for the more martial and less productive societies ):
[b]Martial technology [/b]( please describe the array of technology used within the military. Keep in mind that technology has not actually progressed in the last 200 years, only adapted to the conditions of Mars ):
[b]Aptitude of the average soldier [/b]( on a scale of 1-5, 1 being 13 year old with a rifle/ 5 being navy seal, are competent is the average soldier. Keep in mind the higher the aptitude the fewer soldiers you can produce ):
[b]Prevailing Doctrines[/b] ( describe here were your military excels, it's short comings, and how you prefer to fight ):

[b]History since the Death of Earth [/b]( you've got two hundred years of history to cover - I expect more than just two paragraphs ):
[b]RP sample:
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[Great Confederacy of Commonwealth States]

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[Olthenia]

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[Atrilan]

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[Labstoska]

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[G-Tech Corporation]

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[Ralnis]

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[Al-Hind Indus]

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[Joohan]

The Civ app is complete

[Joohan]

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Name/s : The Martian State of United Germany / Marsianer
Emblem/banner:

Territory: https://imgur.com/j8HLjgI
Population : 500,000
Governmental type:

Zukunism - Derived originally from the German word for future ( zukunft ), Zukunism is a collectivist authoritarian style of governance. The state tasks itself with the soul virtue of ensuring the continued survival of the nation ( the people ). With this in mind, nearly all actions and behaviors of an individual ( especially those revolving around work and labor ) are subject to regulation by the state.

Leading the Zukuist state is the director ( in the case of the Marsianer, the Diter ) who is is tasked with enforcing all laws and regulations of the state, as well as with directing the general direction and application of state resources ( material, manpower, working hours, RnD, expansion, etc ). Below, and subservient, to the Director is the council of syndicate leaders (in the case of the Marsianer, the Valtung ), who are the respective leaders of every collective field of occupation and labor in the state. The council of syndicate leaders deliberate among themselves, and the director, as to the needs of the state and each individual syndicate, and how best to achieve these ends. They will often vote among themselves about pursing certain initiatives, or other stately matters, occasionally taking direct commands from the director regardless of any vote.

Every person living within the state must submit themselves over to work within the national syndicate program ( in the case of the Marsianer, the Synkat National Conscription Service ) for a fixed amount of time( For the Marsianer, three years ). After serving their time working in the program ( during which, they can be placed in any number of temporary occupations currently needing workers ) they would be considered full citizens by the state and granted the luxuries which come with the position: being able to chose what job you want ( though you may be forced to work in another field if a syndicate desperately needs that particular kind of labor ), being allowed to marry and raise a family, being able to vote for local leaders, and being allowed promotions within your syndicate.

Syndicate leaders serve until they die, resign, or are forced from the position by their peers, the council of syndicates, or the director. Directors serve similar terms, though their method of replacement is different. A director is selected by vote from all current and previous serving syndicate leaders ( previous leaders only being allowed to vote if their dismal was honorable ).

Leader/s : Diter( director ). Werner Kühn
Earth nation/s of origin: East and West Germany

Popular virtues: Unity, Order, Independence
Xenophobic or Xenophiliac?: The state and the people are in accordance, firm xenophobia
Homogeneous or Diverse?: Homogeneous
Spiritual or Secular?: The Marsianer are secular in their daily lives, though to say that the average citizen lacks spirituality would be not entirely correct. In the 200 hundred years proceeding the Death of Earth, religion took a back seat to survival in Marsianer society. No new churches would be founded, no attempt at religious recognition would be made by the Valtung ( the highest level of Marsianer administration ), no new religious material would be printed, and no missionaries would be permitted in beyond the borders. Today, organized religion is almost unheard of within Marsianer. Despite this, however, there is a kind of spirituality held among most citizens. Perhaps stemming from the Dogma of UnsWeg, the official ideology of the state, the typical Marsianer does believe that there are greater things at play in the natural world; he believes that good and evil are objective things; and he believes that there are bodies greater than the individual ( like there is an attachment to something more for each and every person ). Though there are numerous out and right atheists among the Marsianer, most hold the indescribable feeling of being attached to some greater force.
Martial or Pacifist?: Martial - though the general temperament of a Marsianer is quite calm, logical, and seldom prone to fits of feeling, they are not at all morally opposed to the idea of committing acts of violence. An idea even, which they are conditioned to expect at some point in their lives by the state ideology and education.

Agriculture or Industry?: Industry
Sectors of note ?: Vehicle production and construction
Shortcomings?: production of consumer goods and mining
System: Syndicalism - though more authoritarian and hierarchical than what the ancient theorists of Earth would have intended.

Leader/s of the military: Kommodant. Heinz Falkenberg
Branches of the military: The Arme ( the dismounted infantry aspect of the Marsianer fighting forces )
The MotKorps ( The motorized aspect of Marsianer fighting forces, in charge of all vehicle transport and maintenance ).
Size: 5,000 Standing soldiers with no reserves. The Marsianer military consists of 40% conscripted forces through the Synkat National Conscription Service ( SNCS ). When ever more troops are needed to fill empty military positions, the SNCS will conscript more from the general populous for training, or in the case of veterans, active duty service.
Martial technology : The Army ( It's general colloquial name ) is among the more technologically advanced military forces of Mars; this on account of the former colony's heavy industrial/engineering focus, as well as relatively high levels of infrastructure within Marsianer territory. Every member of the Army can be ( and depending their position, always is ) outfitted with a firearm; all military personal are issued appropriate all weather uniforms; and all personal have access to high quality standards of living while in training and on active duty.

The standard issue equipment for a Armee soldier is an all weather reversible uniform. During day time, it's light gray and rubbery side is worn on the outside in order to ward off extreme heat and keep the wearer cool. It's rubbery exterior also shields the wearer from sands and other materials which might be flung at them in one of the planet's numerous sandstorms. The other side of the uniform is a dark black almost suede like material which actually draws heat out from the air and keeps the wearer warm on otherwise near freezing nights. In terms of small arms, the standard issue weapon is an Albrich-2 rifle: A semi-automatic mid to long range rifle with a heavy 7.62 bullet and a 15 round magazine. Most soldiers also have some kind of short range communicator in order to keep in contact with their FOB - but these communicators are worthless outside of Marsianer, where no such infrastructure exists.

A variety of vehicles are used with in the MotKorps, though only a few are mass produced ( on account of the Army's relatively small size ). Chief among them are:

The Vatserwagon, an APC which serves not only as a long distance troop transport ( up to 360 kilometers without refueling ) but also as a light support vehicle with it's large 25mm gun.

The Stahlbeist, a light APC which does rapid transport and reconnaissance over a short distance

TheZerstörer, a main battle tank intended to take on other armored vehicles with it's impressive 120mm gun.

And the VAF, a rapid response mid range helicopter - serving the dual purpose of troop transport and light air support vehicle. VAF are usually few in number.

Aptitude of the average soldier : 3
Prevailing Doctrines: The Marsianer army has structured itself around the idea that they will be outnumbered in presumably all their engagements. Acknowledging that they will almost never have the numbers advantage, it is then essential that every man be as efficient a soldier as Marsianer tech and resources allow. The advanced and liberal state of the MotKorps ensures that the Armee may be able to move itself quickly across any battle or front without worry for poor terrain or weather conditions, and once there will be able to hold itself in any engagement. Were more than just a rapid response is needed, specialized Armee units will swoop in to pick up the slack in daring, painstakingly thought out raids against an enemy force. The army, through the use of speed and superior tactics, maintains that it can defeat most any superior enemy force.

It's fault revolves, once more, around it's size. Marsianer is among the smaller Martian states, and as such, every loss is far more of a blow to them than their enemies. Wars and battles of attrition are the bane of the Marsianer military - the fact of which being the reason why speed is so prioritized by the Army.

History since the Death of Earth : The colony, which would one day go on to become the Martian State of United Germany, began as a diplomatic pet project. In 1973, East and West Germany agreed to cooperate in a Joint Martian venture - the first of it's kind for either nation. The build up in either country leading to the meeting had been years in the making. Each nation had originally intended to lead it's own rival Martian operation - however, following East Germany's Basic treaty, in which it amended it's constitution to relinquish sole mandate over Germany, the possibility of a Join Martian operation was raised in each country respectively as a way to further warm relations. The project was agreed upon by both sides, and the two Germany's would establish an industrial colony upon Mars.

5,000 colonists would arrive on Mars in late 1973, establishing the Alexander Humboldt Station. It had been agreed upon, at the during negotiations, that Humboldt station was to be centered around a large automobile manufacturing plant, whose products would be returned back as commercial goods to Earth. Though the creation of such a large plant would have been cheaper on Earth, the complete lack of certain pollution controls on Mars made production costs very favorable. The greenhouse gases realized by industry were essential in the creation of a breathable Martian atmosphere - this being a major reason for the lack of pollution controls. Each Germany would be sending their own experts: West Germany would send engineers from major manufacturing firms; East Germany would send in factory managers and foreman from their numerous manufacturing plants. The two groups would compliment each other's expertise and skills - the engineers would design and create the product, while the managers and foreman would go about actually manufacturing the finished product. Production rates at Humboldt were spectacular, with the Martian plant producing almost three times as many vehicles daily as plants of similar size on Earth. The lack of pollution controls and presence of so many expert laborers allowed for the colonials to beat out their Earth based competitors by wide margins.

The colony was ruled by a council of labor/political representatives, led by a general colonial director. The point of the council was dual: one, to ensure smooth operations of Colonial affairs; two, to ensure that neither Germany ever seized complete control of the operation.

The success of Humboldt brought with it more hopeful colonists from the fatherland, and within only a few years the colony now housed tens of thousands of people. The political purpose of the colony, a community of friendly and re-united Germans living together, was mostly a failure. Decades of separation had made the two groups foreign to each other. Though seldom ever jingoistic with one another, the westerners and easterners tended to keep among their own. There were, of course, numerous exceptions, and many relationships were made between the two groups. As the population of Humboldt grew, so too did it's industrial capacity. The founding car plant was expanded upon, and other smaller manufacturing plants were also established to produce other vehicular and electronic products. By 2000, exactly 50,011 people lived within the colonial mandate.

The outbreak of nuclear war on Earth an almost immediate and profound effect upon the relations between Easterners and Westerners. Violence would break out between crowds, housing complexes would be torched, insults would be thrown, each side blaming the other for the outbreak of war on Earth. The deterioration of civil order was even felt among council members who, stupefied by the loss of the Earth, were to meek to take decisive action. Walter Earhart, a former factory manager from East Germany and a sitting member of the council, would be appointed director after urging the previous director to resign. Earhart's actions were swift and cutting. Immediately, he shut down all water and electrical supplies to rioting living quarters, declared martial law across the entire colony, and even went as far as to execute several rioters who had been arrested by security. Earhart made daily announcements making clear the fact that violence and bloodshed would not be tolerated; water, electricity, and other key resources would be kept from housing areas until the rioting had subsided. Though some did attempt to fight with deployed security forces, or try to siphon electricity from the main grid, within a few days, the fighting had largely stopped allowing for power and water to be restored.

With an end to the fighting, Earhart now was faced with the greater task at hand: moving forward. The Earth was dead and they were stranded upon Mars, they would need a plan for survival. Earhart made this known to the other members of the colony over radio announcement ( martial law as still in place and the idea of bringing everyone together in one big setting seemed to dangerous a possibility ). Earhart stated that everyone, regardless of east or west, was going to need to pitch in to ensure their survival. The next day, martial law was lifted across most the colony and some factories were reopened for work - only now, their work would be dedicated to a far different purpose. This former industrial colony, of engineers and factory workers, would have to become a self sustaining agricultural site before their food reserves ran out.

Set about their work, the analytical and metal minded minds of the former German colony, under the guiding yet just hand of Earhart, set about beginning to farm in the most efficient ways available to them. What they lacked for in agricultural know how, they made up for in mechanical prowess. Though 50% of a crop may fail, their specialized farming vehicles would allow them to plant twice as much than by the hands of a laborer. Through smart work, years of careful planning, arduous rationing of resources, and good ole fashion trial and error, the former Humboldt station was now able to feed itself. By this time, 7 years had passed since the destruction of Earth. The tensions still left over from those early days had been tempered a bit after 7 years of laboring to make Humboldt self sufficient. Now that food was no longer a concern though, there was raised the question of what now? What greater purpose shall we pursue now that we are fed? What unites us? Earhart lieutenants created the answer: Unser Weg, Our Way.

Preached to the people of Humboldt station was the message of Our Way. They were no longer a colony, their homelands had been burned away by the fires of war. They were no longer divided by east and west - distinctions which only existed in the contexts of old Earth politics. They were no longer defined by the defeats and humiliations laid upon Germany in the past. What mattered was that they were German, and that they were here, on Mars, now. They would not be defined by the coercion of foreigners any longer! Germany would be United, finally, upon the red planet. They would work for themselves, instead of foreign imperial powers, and would look towards their Own Way forward from now on. Adopting Unser Weg as the official ideology of the state, it had led and directed nearly all growth and development in Marsianer over the last two centuries.

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[Ralioskener]

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Smells like an interesting plot. Tag

[Streuburg]

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[Danceria]

Tag, inb4 magocratic machine-cult based society.

[Great Confederacy of Commonwealth States]

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Name/s : Israel/The Kingdom of the Promised Land
Emblem/banner:

Territory:

Population : 2.000.000
Governmental type: Constitutional monarchy
Leader/s :
Earth nation/s of origin: Israeli dissidents

[Greater Redosia]

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[Dyelli Beybi]

This looks like fun!

I am half-way through designing a really fringe leftist state which I will post up when it is finished. I have finished the flag though:

[Joohan]

Just one suggestion.

As we make our apps, try and not just be an exact replica of your former earth ancestors. Take notes from the sure, but try and come up with your own unique and original ideas and ways of thinking for your civs.

[Arkeyana]

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Will try to resist making the mechanicus, but expect a technocratic government.

[Danceria]

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Will try to resist making the mechanicus, but expect a technocratic government.

Adeptus Mechanicus, meet the Adeptus Terraformus! Also, is it possible for Martians (unless all Archives were erased due to plot reasons), to deduce that some parts of the world are not irradiated, and try to make an expedition there?

[Joohan]

Alright, everything done except my history ( which i will be going over and editing heavily ). Would like to see some apps up relatively soon.

[Joohan]

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Will try to resist making the mechanicus, but expect a technocratic government.

Adeptus Mechanicus, meet the Adeptus Terraformus! Also, is it possible for Martians (unless all Archives were erased due to plot reasons), to deduce that some parts of the world are not irradiated, and try to make an expedition there?

To earth you mean? Except for a few extremophiles, the planet is completely dead. The atmosphere is permanently altered and toxic due to the huge release of fallout, and all technology not blazed away in flame was either fried by EMP or wiped away with age.

You can if you want I guess ( assuming that you are one of the more advanced Martian states ), but there is really nothing to gain from such an expedition.

[Great Confederacy of Commonwealth States]

Adeptus Mechanicus, meet the Adeptus Terraformus! Also, is it possible for Martians (unless all Archives were erased due to plot reasons), to deduce that some parts of the world are not irradiated, and try to make an expedition there?

To earth you mean? Except for a few extremophiles, the planet is completely dead. The atmosphere is permanently altered and toxic due to the huge release of fallout, and all technology not blazed away in flame was either fried by EMP or wiped away with age.

You can if you want I guess ( assuming that you are one of the more advanced Martian states ), but there is really nothing to gain from such an expedition.

Do the Martian nations know that the Earth is almost sterile? The place of Earth will be pretty important in the political discourse of my society.

[Harkback Union]

Excessive Drooling...

[Joohan]

To earth you mean? Except for a few extremophiles, the planet is completely dead. The atmosphere is permanently altered and toxic due to the huge release of fallout, and all technology not blazed away in flame was either fried by EMP or wiped away with age.

You can if you want I guess ( assuming that you are one of the more advanced Martian states ), but there is really nothing to gain from such an expedition.

Do the Martian nations know that the Earth is almost sterile? The place of Earth will be pretty important in the political discourse of my society.

I'm sure that most nations are aware. You can go if you like.

[Great Confederacy of Commonwealth States]

Do the Martian nations know that the Earth is almost sterile? The place of Earth will be pretty important in the political discourse of my society.

I'm sure that most nations are aware. You can go if you like.

Alright. There will be a political split in the Promised Land whether the Israel of Earth is more holy than the Israel on Mars, and the irradiated Earth will play heavily into that discussion.