All right! 
    Apparently I didn't make myself clear enough. "Aftermath" IS a 
STORY! I am NOT writing a political epic on the stupidity of nuclear 
war! If my facts are screwed up, SO WHAT! My intention here was to 
write a entertaining fanfic, not cause a big debate on what nations 
can blow the living hell out of each other! I'll admit the whole U.S.-
China thing came from a newspaper headline I saw a few months back, 
but other than that, there is no basis in fact that I know of.
    I appreciate the C&C but I really don't want to spend six months 
researching the causes and effects of nuclear war. If anywhere 
something doesn't fit with your facts and research, consider it a 
plot device. As I said half-jokingly in an earlier post, I am a 
theatre major, not a political science, science or physics major.
    I just want to explore an intriguing idea in Ranma fanfiction.
    Or should I just stop right now, while I'm ahead?
    
    I apologize for the flame.
                                        ---Erin 2.5