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As far as I can tell from a peruse of the wiki, the resource wars were fought over oil supplies.

However all of the games show that power was now universally being generated by nuclear fission and fusion, and as such oil would have been largely worthless (mainly being used to make plastics and lubricants, but other substances would also do that job).

So, does anyone know why they were fought? FeckThisShyt 09:23, May 12, 2012 (UTC)

My understanding is that the fission and fusion technology was not quite widespread enough to meet global energy needs, and they were also fighting for fissile material. Nuclear power is probably more common after the war because it has to serve the needs of fewer people.--OvaltinePatrol 04:55, May 24, 2012 (UTC)

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