india has founded the non-aligned movement
member nations cannot be biased towards either superpower and will remain self sufficient
as a result, a union-wide research agreement has been established where all member states will research techs at 75% their usual cost (this is exclusive to this union and cannot be replicated in another)
in order to join the non-aligned movement, your nation needs to have no influence with either superpower
if a member state leaves, they will not be allowed to rejoin
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due to the positioning of the elevated east, the north koreas are forced to strain their supply lines by having them coil along the mountains
the flatlands in the west, coupled with the advanced south korean forces, are a force to be reckoned with
so far they have repelled previous north korean assaults and are healthily resupplying daily, bolstering the defense of seoul