Federation War

The War Against the Federation is an ongoing military conflict that occurs during the events of Call of Duty: Ghosts. It is fought between the newly formed Federation and what remains of the United States of America after the latter was destroyed as a result of kinetic bombardment.

Background
Years before the attack on the U.S., the energy producing deserts of the Middle East were destroyed in various conflicts, including the Invasion of Tel Aviv, bringing all energy and financial resources across the region to a complete halt. And the world powers that depended on them including all of Europe, Russia and China quickly collapsed, precipitating the rise of the Federation of the Americas. The Federation, originally an alliance of Venezuela, Brazil and Chile eventually came to unify all of South America under one banner, and began a relentless expansionist campaign driving north and seizing all of Central America, the Caribbean, Cuba and Mexico. The forces of the new South American superpower now stood at the border of the only country strong enough to resist its advance: The United States of America. Signing a treaty with the U.S., the two nations became embittered in a ruthless cold war. And so it would remain this way, until the United States brought the conflict to a head with the creation of ODIN.

Sometime in November of 2013, the United States of America had developed an orbital weapons system known as ODIN, or Orbital Defense Initiative, which was highlighted in the scientific journal Popular Science, along with a smaller but ominous story warning of the growing threat of border protection from South America. In 2018, the space station was hijacked in a surprise attack by soldiers of the Federation, who then proceeded to target and strike the American mainland with its own kinetic weapons. Beginning with New Orleans and eventually decimating at least 30 major cities nationwide, the U.S. was effectively stripped of its superpower status. Ten years after what would be known by many only as "The Event," the Federation, a conglomeration of several South American nations with its capital in Caracas, Venezuela, emerged as the world's sole global superpower due to its vast abundance of natural resources.

Beliving the U.S. crippled beyond sutainability, the Federation launches a surprise invasion but By 2028, the war between the Federation and the U.S. had been fought to a stalemate with the Americans holding their ground. The front lines stabilized among the ruins of American cities, with a massive concrete wall and mined no-man's land dividing American and Federation territory.

*(According to the Call of Duty Ghosts Strategy Guide: the campaign takes place in the year 2028, so it is assumed that the ODIN Strikes occurred in 2018)