Maybe the Allies just had a huge budget cut?
I did like the idea of the two universes linked somehow, but looking of some of the backwardness in WMDs and some units and structures in C&C, the ties are much further spread thin, with the only connecting name Command and Conquer. IMO, WHO THE HELL MISSES A CHRONOSPHERE INSIDE A US MILITARY BASE? I mean, think of the possibilities the GDI could do if it was actually true.