Chapter 1 History of United Terran
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In the alternative timeline of Earth, 27 July of 2140, one hundred years after the unification of all nations under one banner in the name of "United Terran," or UT, is summoning to another world. More than one hundred years after WWIII, the Earth returned to peace again with a new world Government to control, monitor, and improve the quality of life of the people of Earth, which is called the United Terran.
The Third World War (WWIII) ended with a peace conference in Geneva in 2035. WWIII significantly impacted the world's technology, science, and environment. Hundreds of millions of people died as a result of the third world war. The damaged and polluted environment impacted the health of the survivors of the war. Several nations reported an increase in cancerous disease because of exposure to chemical weapons, bioweapons, and nuclear weapons. This phenomenon would trigger other casualties of war in tens of millions of people in the next several decades.
After WWIII, several conferences and summits for peace, recovery, and development had already been implemented to reduce the impact on the world's people. One of the vital world summits was forming an integrated international government in 2037. The world summit resulted in the formation of the United Terran (UT), which controlled and watched all nations' active governments.
United Terran was formed to unite the disintegrated people because of the Third World War. The decision to form United Terran was rejected by several nations that suffered the most damage in the Third World War in terms of economics, casualties, and the environment. However, after several lobbies, economic aid, and better development for several nations that suffered the most damage, all national leaders have agreed to form an international government to control and watch the policies and activities of all national governments.
The laws of the United Terran will become the standard laws for all national governments worldwide. However, historical and good moral constitutions from each nation can be incorporated by applying the laws of the United Terran. The application of the laws of the United Terran had a significant effect on removing international conflicts. Even though several conflicts, such as civil war and unrest in several nations, still occur, there is no global war because of the restriction of United Terran law in international conflicts and wars, and no superpower nations can control the United Terran. Suppose the national conflict has started in one country. In that case, the United Terran will send peacekeeper military divisions from several nations to prevent civil casualties and stop the conflict by any means necessary. Several treaties were conducted to improve the quality of life of the United Terran people and to avoid unnecessary conflicts and wars in the future.
One of the essential laws in the United Terran was to improve the intelligence of the world's people, especially in the ex-third world countries before the United Terran was formed. The leader of United Terran has the political willingness to increase the number of intelligent people in the world to improve technology, science, laws, and social culture for the quality of life in the future. Some leaders of the United Terran believe the deglobalization phenomenon, the increase of some ultranationalists, the growth of radical ideology, and the inequality of social welfare resulted in the most significant conflict in humankind, the Third World War.
So, to prevent further conflict and wars from happening again in the future, the United Terran government released several programs to increase the intelligence of the world's people, reduce the inequality of social warfare, create legal certainty so that legal injustice does not occur, provide limited freedom and tolerance of differences to avoid future conflict and prevent the population growth of several nations from limiting the maximum below 9 billion people in the world.
The program to increase the number of intelligent and educated people was to provide education aid funds to universities, schools, and scholarships for the world's people. The government of United Terran released an education law that banned the exploitation of the education sector, such as giving student loans and expensive tuition fees, which can burden students' lives after graduating. The United Terran government prepares international education funds and subsidies for education institutes to reduce student loans and tuition fees. Even though some education experts argue that this law will not provide maximum output, with strict discipline, maintain a high standard quality of education and good cooperation of all international governments and the whole world's people, this law has had a positive impact in several decades.
In addition to these initiatives, the United Terran government has prioritized the development of its educational system to nurture a well-rounded populace capable of contributing to global progress. This action includes investing in research and development, fostering innovation, and promoting cross-cultural understanding through exchange programs and collaborations with universities worldwide.
To sustain funding for the ambitious education program while balancing United Terran's economic needs, a hybrid economic model blending elements of capitalism and socialism has been implemented. United Terran adopts a progressive tax system where higher-income individuals and corporations contribute more earnings toward education funding. This system would ensure that those who can contribute more do so while redistributing wealth to support education for all.
The United Terran government encourages partnerships between the government and private sector that generate additional funding for education through the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) program. Corporations could invest in educational infrastructure, scholarship programs, and research initiatives in exchange for tax incentives or other benefits. The United Terran is also implementing a Universal Basic Income (UBI) system that ensures all citizens have a basic level of financial security, freeing up educational resources. By providing a guaranteed income, individuals could pursue higher education without financial constraints.
Leveraging the innovative capacity of the free market, the United Terran could incentivize private investment in education technology and services through the Free Market Innovation (FMI) program. This program would drive competition and efficiency while expanding access to quality education for all citizens. The United Terran government also created regulations to monitor private companies and reduce the contra-productive modern enslavement of education programs to prevent excessive exploitation. Even though the United Terran government has several regulations to monitor Private companies, the United Terran can not intervene with private companies' policies to maintain freedom and free market idealism.
Direct government investment in education, including funding for schools, universities, and research institutions, remains crucial. By prioritizing education as an improvement for human resources and fundamental public good, the United Terran can ensure equitable access to learning opportunities for everyone. The United Terran government also implements robust social safety nets, such as healthcare and unemployment benefits, to alleviate financial stress on families and enable more significant educational investment. This program ensures that individuals have the support they need to pursue education without fear of economic instability.
Redistributing resources from sectors with excess wealth to education could further bolster funding. These programs could include reallocating funds from defense spending or luxury goods taxation to prioritize investment in education. By adopting a hybrid economic model that combines the strengths of capitalism and socialism, the United Terran can ensure sustainable funding for its education program while fostering economic growth, social equity, and global competitiveness.
The hybrid system of democracy and meritocracy application for leaders and government members of the United Terran has successfully increased performance integrity and prevented the potential for corruption, collusion, and nepotism in the future. The best candidates worldwide for the new United Terran government members were selected through intelligence, physiological, psychological, and integrity tests, with the results published to the world's public to accommodate the transparency.
The United Terran government members were promoted through meritocracy based on performance, achievement, and integrity to produce good leaders and policies. The best United Terran official members with achievement and public support can be elected as secretary-general candidates. The candidates will campaign for one term of five years based on their achievements, vision, mission, and the next United Terran program. The Secretary-General candidate was elected by the people worldwide. The election votes were done by an advanced voting system that can be monitored in real-time by people worldwide to provide transparency and prevent cheating. Advanced AI and engineers were utilized to prevent the hacker attack during the election.
Representatives from each country will be appointed as supervisory board members to monitor the performance and behavior of United Terran government leaders and members. The United Terran's leadership board has launched the International Corruption Eradication Agency (ICEA) to reduce and prevent corruption in international governments and companies. Mutual supervision provides extra security for the corruption prevention process to optimize the application of funds for economics, science, technology, and social welfare.
Overall, the United Terran government's holistic approach to governance and education reflects its dedication to fostering a more equitable, transparent, and prosperous future for all. The United Terran aims to pioneer innovative solutions to the world's most pressing challenges and create a more inclusive and sustainable world for future generations by harnessing its citizens' and global partners' collective talents and aspirations.
The government of United Terran released the law in the science, technology, and innovation sector to create an international consortium for the same type of industry. For example, in the aerospace industry, the United Terran government has built an international collaboration consortium named "AeroFusion Dynamics." This consortium was a collaboration between industry giants like Lockheed Martin, Boeing, Northrop Grumman, Sukhoi, Mikoyan, Dassault, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Chengdu Aerospace, and other key players in the aerospace and defense sector could come together to combine their expertise, resources, and research efforts to create next-generation air superiority fighters and strategic bombers. The collaboration is in the form of an international consortium of other sectors, such as land military vehicles and armaments, navy warships and armaments, renewable energy industries, domestic industries, and other science and technology industries.
The international consortium model was applied in the aerospace sector and extended to various industries, promoting global cooperation in science, technology, and innovation. The United Terran government facilitated partnerships between leading companies, research institutions, and governments to address global challenges collaboratively.
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The United Terran implemented strict environmental regulations to address environmental concerns arising from the aftermath of the Third World War. The focus was on sustainable development, reducing carbon emissions, and promoting green technologies. International agreements were established to address climate change, protect biodiversity, and ensure responsible resource management.
The United Terran also invested heavily in healthcare and biomedical research to address the health challenges resulting from the war. Global health initiatives were launched to combat the long-term effects of exposure to chemical, biological, and nuclear weapons. The United Terran government established a Global Health Organization (GHO) to coordinate disease prevention, health education, and pandemic response efforts. Scientists and engineers in medicine and biology engineering have developed a new anti-aging serum to prevent the oxidation of cells and improve the quality of life. Research into stem cells has already proven the increase in practical applications to improve medicinal treatments. The international standard for healthcare systems was applied to provide a sound healthcare system at an affordable cost.
To ensure a stable and just global society, the United Terran enacted social welfare programs to reduce inequality and provide basic needs for all citizens. The aim was to prevent social unrest and conflicts rooted in economic disparities. These programs included universal healthcare, affordable housing initiatives, and social safety nets.
To maintain cultural diversity and foster tolerance, the United Terran encouraged the preservation of unique cultural identities within nations. While standard laws were applied globally, the United Terran recognized and respected individual societies' historical and cultural nuances. Educational programs promoted cultural understanding, emphasizing the value of diversity in building a harmonious world.
The UT also played a crucial role in regulating and overseeing emerging technologies like artificial intelligence, biotechnology, and nanotechnology. Ethical guidelines were established to ensure the responsible development and usage of these technologies, prevent potential misuse, and ensure the well-being of humanity.
Through international cooperation and shared governance, the UT sought to create a world where conflicts were resolved through diplomacy and cooperation rather than military force. The lessons learned from the devastating Third World War guided the UT's efforts to build a more sustainable, peaceful, and intelligent future for the global community.
The rest of the 21st century in the United Terran timeline was used to develop technology and science for civil and military purposes. The United Terran's scientists and engineers achieved significant milestones in artificial intelligence (AI). The development of advanced AI systems revolutionized various aspects of life, from healthcare diagnostics and autonomous vehicles to military applications. AI-powered drones and robotic soldiers were integrated into military forces to enhance strategic capabilities while minimizing human casualties.
The 22nd century in the United Terran timeline has marked a new era in global connectivity by establishing the Quantum Communication Network (QCN). The QCN ensured secure and instantaneous communication worldwide, making traditional communication systems obsolete. It also played a crucial role in enhancing global cybersecurity protecting nations from emerging digital threats. Holographic technology is already utilized as the primary communication medium in the United Terran, especially for higher leaders of the United Terran and other countries governments.
With the advancements in nanotechnology, medical science has experienced groundbreaking developments. Nanobots were deployed for targeted drug delivery, disease detection, and even for repairing damaged tissues at the cellular level. Human life expectancy increased, and many age-related diseases became manageable. Nano-biomaterial was used as an advanced material for human organic organs, improving their performance nearly similar to that of natural organic organs.
Efforts to address climate change intensified, with large-scale projects aimed at carbon capture and innovative sustainable energy solutions. The global transition to clean energy sources significantly reduced the reliance on fossil fuels, leading to a more environmentally friendly and sustainable world. Net Zero Emission (NZE) has become the main priority in sustaining the excellent quality of the environment. Renewable and new energy already substitute fossil fuel, even though fossil fuel refineries and sources are kept and operated in minimal condition with high efficiency and deficient emission technology.
As United Terran continued its commitment to education, the virtual learning environment became a standard education delivery method. Virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) technologies transformed the learning experience, making education more accessible to people worldwide. Games and virtual games have become part of education to improve intelligence, teamwork, and strategy for the United Terran people. The United Terran government also sponsored virtual game tournaments, especially real-time strategy games, to simulate the actual conditions in the world. The military personnel also join the virtual tournaments for real-time strategy games to simulate the conditions during battles and wars. Advanced AI programs will use and calculate the strategy during the tournaments as potential tactics and strategies for military purposes.
In international relations, the United Terran (UT) government faced challenges maintaining a delicate power balance among nations. Diplomacy played a crucial role, with the United Terran mediating regional conflicts and disputes. The International Peacekeeping Force (IPF) was established to intervene in conflicts when necessary, maintaining global stability. If the conflict happens in the country, the government could ask the United Terran government to send the IPF to intervene with humanity. Even though the IPF uses the humanity approach, they will still use standard military weapons if the case worsens.
Despite the advancements and relative peace, ethical dilemmas emerged, particularly surrounding using advanced technologies. The question of AI rights, the ethical implications of gene editing, and the responsible use of superweapons remained topics of intense debate among scholars, policymakers, and the public. Several factions in United Terran oppose creating precise regulations for using advanced AI, superweapons, and clone technology with gene editing programs. They argue that if this technology is not controlled, they will cause other conflicts and wars. The worst case is the extinction of humanity in the world.
The invention of a new hybrid energy system improved the quality of life of the people of UT because it is environmentally and economically friendly. The new hybrid propulsion system in military systems in land, air, and water vehicles improves the performance and ability of the military power. The invention of the propulsion system in aircraft resulted in the creation of new and improved 7th-generation fighters and bombers with low hypersonic speeds (Mach 5 – 10). The scientists and engineers at UT are still researching and improving the propulsion system to create military aircraft with space and a "reentry and escape speed capability." The new advanced hybrid propulsion improves the speed quality of guided missiles such as surface-to-air missiles (SAM), air-to-air missiles (AAM), and Anti-ship Missiles (ASM) to have high hypersonic speed (Mach 15 – 20).
The new invention of practical plasma energy for military weapons, such as plasma warhead cannons and missiles for navy and air force weapons, has been done. The plasma warhead can be incorporated into a guided hypersonic Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM), hypersonic-guided cruise missile, guided SAM, guided AAM guided ASM, guided Main Battle Tank (MBT) cannon, and Navy military ship (battleship, aircraft carrier, cruiser, destroyer, and submarine).
Another invention in advanced practical electromagnetic technology improved the rail gun technology to create assault railgun rifles (rail guns in assault rifle form) and rail cannons. The United Terran will develop some battleships with rail cannons and plasma warhead missiles in another world for gunboat diplomacy. Some scientists and engineers have developed new materials for personnel armor that have self-healing capabilities and are light and sturdy. This invention can improve the quality of armor and reduce the risk of casualties from military personnel. The Navy military scientists and engineers tried to mix the new composite material with steel to create a new type of military vessel with self-healing capabilities. However, the invention did not provide good results and required expensive costs.
Developments of new composite electronic materials have successfully improved the quality of electronic equipment for civil and military purposes. For civil purposes, chip technology development improves electronic equipment, such as the speed of processing for processors, the support system for artificial intelligence (AI) performance, healthcare technology, communication technology, transportation technology, and environmental monitoring technology.
For military purposes, the development will improve the quality of advanced radar, sensing, and stealth system technology, encode and decode technology, innovative components for guided weapons, military vessels, aircraft, and spacecraft control systems, cyber security technology, and electronic warfare. The improvement of stealth technology has increased the invisibility of regular and secret military facilities, spaceports on the ground, space stations in the orbit of planets, and movements of military vehicles such as improved 7th-generation fighters and bombers, navy vessels, and land combat vehicles.
Even though the United Terran has sound international healthcare systems, several problems occurred in the early 22nd century. The problems during the pandemic were caused by viruses and bacteria worldwide. Another report from the United Terran Department of Health revealed that incidents in several nations had developed the mutation of "black death" Yersinia pestis bacteria to become bioweapons from the late Third World War, which contaminated the water source because of some of the negligence of scientists. The epidemic of mutated black death infected hundreds of thousands of people. Fortunately, the endemic of mutated black death can be solved because of several vaccines and an improved healthcare system during the 22nd pandemic. The samples of the new coronavirus and influenza virus and mutated Yersinia pestis will be used as new bioweapons in secret superweapons programs with the new highest biosafety level (BSL) 5 facilities for bioweapons testing.
Development and progress of the space program increased quickly in the late 21st and early 22nd century. The Colony of the Moon program was initiated to create a safe and friendly environment for humans to live on the moon's surface. Several scientists and engineers have developed materials and technologies to create a safe atmosphere and colony lunar bases on the moon's surface. After successfully developing the materials, several experts in aerospace programs were launched to the moon's surface to construct the new lunar base. The first lunar base was created for the scientists and engineers for the lunar base program, and the second for the military lunar base for security. In the second decade of the 22nd century, there are three lunar bases on the moon's surface for research, military, and living purposes.
In the early 22nd century, scientists and engineers successfully developed technology to launch hard materials with tungsten-reinforced alloys from space satellites with kinetic bombardment systems. The project was named "God Rod." Other than God Rod, there are applications of plasma warhead cannons to bombard the planet's surface from the satellites, with the project name "Final Big Bang," based on the famous anime franchise of the late 20th century. Even though the project was costly, it had an excellent deterrence effect on other parties who preferred chaos to antagonize the United Terran world government. However, because of the treaty of superweapons in the late 21st century, the opposition criticized both projects because they were contrary to United Terran's goals to maintain peace. Even though it suffered criticism from several parties, especially the pacifist faction, some leaderboards of United Terran secretly progressed this project superweapon, which will be applied if needed. The motto of several leader boards of United Terran is "Si vis pacem, para bellum," or "If you want peace, prepare for war."
However, debates raged within the corridors of power over the ethical implications and long-term consequences of wielding such formidable technologies. While proponents argued for the necessity of deterrence in an increasingly volatile world, opponents warned of the risks of triggering a catastrophic arms race and undermining the principles of peace and cooperation that United Terran purported to uphold.
Amidst these debates, covert negotiations and diplomatic maneuvers unfolded on the global stage, with United Terran's leaders navigating a delicate balance between projecting strength and preserving harmony. Meanwhile, behind closed doors, intelligence agencies worked tirelessly to monitor potential threats and preempt any hostile actions that could jeopardize United Terran's vision for a more united and prosperous world.
As the story unfolds, the fate of these superweapon projects and their role in shaping humanity's future hang in the balance. The choices made by United Terran's leaders hold the key to either ushering in an era of peace and prosperity or plunging the world into the depths of chaos and conflict.