Uh... no its not... it's in about the early cold war it seems.
I just read that you can't go through Fallout 3 without combat.I also just canceled my preorder.
your a handicap, fallout can be played with/without combat, but combat is fun.
I have more fun playing through with little to no combat than I do otherwise.
Because it takes no skill to be a pusillanimous individual.