I think there is still a consensus that the allies are in favor at the moment. However I believe the current rules are so close that it is going to take a few back and forths of which power is ascendant before we settle on the true leader. That being said, I think leaving many of the rules as is would be fine. Perhaps a reworking of NO’s, but leaving them at the same value. You appear to be saying that depriving US of that initial 30ipc’s in NO’s their first round of war might do the trick as well? This is entirely possible, if going this route however I prefer the idea of making US pay to upgrade their IC’s. This equals about the same amount and doesn’t mean the US is getting a ‘free’ upgrade.
