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The Inheritance
Russia's nuclear command invites Chinese custody.
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The Inheritance (2110s). Famine and a succession fight break Moscow. Russia's nuclear command invites Chinese custody rather than let regional strongmen seize warheads, and the Custody Treaty of 2116 makes Russia an autonomous province under China, with Belarus following. One custodian of the warheads suits everyone, as it did in 1994. Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan, tied to Moscow and in China's debt, come under Chinese protection.