I read this and it triggered a memory.
I don’t know if you’ve ever heard of someone named “John Titor”. Back in the late 90’s, someone by that name was posting on Usenet in a few newsgroups, claiming to be a time traveler from somewhere in the 2030’s or such. The story has been talked about on ‘Coast to Coast’, and there are a couple websites dedicated to the guy.
In any case, one of the claims he made was that in 2015, Russia launches a nuclear war against major US cities, essentially destroying the US, but not totally. Five separate countries rise up in it’s place. In the aftermath, the attack is seen by the world...and the US survivors... as a GOOD thing, since the government was getting out of control.
He never gave an exact time for the attack, but did say it was in mid-January, 2015.
Now, granted...he also predicted a multi-year civil war leading up to the attack...which obviously hasn’t happened.
Do I believe this “John Titor” or whoever he was? No, not really. Still, it triggered the memory of what I read about him.
Anyway...back to the thread.
Coast to Coast is a great source of information. It lets you know how many mentally ill there are out there.