What would happen if an uncrewed Imperial Star Destroyer crashed on the Azores in 1935?
Short answerPortugal and Britain would contact each other immediately, partly to prevent Spain from trying to seize the wreck.
NotesThe crashed Imperial Star Destroyer is fictional, but the answer rests on real interwar relationships. Portugal would quickly seek British involvement through its traditional alliance, while Britain would have strong reasons to respond. Portuguese leaders would also fear that Spain might try to seize the wreck and its transformative technology. Even this extreme counterfactual remains shaped by alliance commitments, geography, and neighboring states' threat perceptions.