Atomic attacks

While in a world, a state can develop and use nuclear weapons to attack other states. Such action has a disastrous effect on the target country, however, and it is an action which is looked down upon.

Development
Developing a nuclear weapon costs one action point, and also requires a certain level of progress before such option becomes available.

Range
There are four categories for a state in the nuclear scale, which can be found out in the world map:


 * None: The state has no nuclear weapons currently active.
 * Short distance: The state has short range weapons, which can be used to attack neighboring states. A south american country could attack another south american country, for example.
 * Medium distance: The state has medium range weapons, which can be used to attack states at a moderate distance. For example, a south american country could attack a north american or african country.
 * Long distance: The state has long range nuclear weapons. This means that the attack can reach any place in the world; for example, a south american state could attack an asian state, or an oceanic state could attack a north american state.

Consequences
The use of nuclear weapons has a negative effect on both the attacker and the target. The environment of the target state will seriously suffer; there will be a significant deterioration in the environment of the region and the world environment rating will also drop. The attacked state will suffer a sharp population drop due to deaths from the attack and the economic output will fall.

The attacking state's international reputation will be greatly reduced, and may even drop to a negative value, decreasing the negative effects that would normally come with another player attacking you, making that a more enticing prospect.