The Post-Apocalyptic Roadmap/Italy

Part of the Post-Apocalyptic Roadmap Project.

Non-USAfag here. My country. Italy. Lemme see. Shitty military... but mostly, shittiest leadership in Europe. In a doomsday event, we would vanish as a country, politically speaking, with no inputs from Europe (or the like). So you could assume that we'd go for a great emphasis on renaissance faires, so to speak, if isolated. Maybe with 1800-like factories, but you get the idea. The not greatly-developed post-apocalyptic fictions/rpg here go for an important role for the church, and, as much as I despise Ratzinger, it's very plausible. In the event of Europe, well, it depends on Europe. Or maybe on Egypt, for example, if it's not bombed. Good news could be that our shitty leadership/perceived military powerlessness (probably not inaccurate, but that's another story) could mean we're not on the "first line" as seen by the enemy, but in your scenario seems like it's: BOMB NATO, so...

cont. On the more "materialistic" side. We have no natural resources to speak of. Even our agriculture is severely diminishing (a mad and criminal love for concrete). On a flip side, we have much coastline (important in the case of colder winters), mountains not much populated and that stop winds (and fallouts). Alps would probably save us against France-Germany fallouts.

First things destroyed would of course be USA bases. The most important ones are located in NE Italy and the naval ones in Sicily, Naples and Sardinia. And the munition depot in Tuscany, maybe. So: of the industrial core of Italy, the Pianura Padana (Plain of the Po), the eastern half is mostly fucked. MAYBE the western part, and Emilia even, is safe. It's the most ancient industrialized part, which helps with less urban sprawl (not so good, but oh well, there's always Switzerland to invade). Winds carry fallout from east, anyway, and winter is severe. Central Italy: well, oddly enough, it seems it could save itself, also because of the smaller cities (even if they decide to nuke Florence or la Spezia for the naval base, there's no need for a massive strike, so the country could be not totally fucked up) Except for Rome, of course, that's huge. At least it's relatively isolated. Southern Italy: There are great nuclear strikes that wipe out Naples. For the rest, it has some advantages: hotter climate and isolated valleys. Disadvantages: even shittier infrastructures/factories, ecology going already for desertification. I would suggest possibility for neighboring countries invading by the sea there.

Church may be only unifying factor due to a fucked up government