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If the US fears that they might be overrun in Korea and Vietnam, what's to stop them from using nuclear weapons in both theaters? OTL Johnson's administration came pretty close to using nuclear weapons to relieve Khe Sanh.

I say no. The Soviet Union didn't have the force projection capable of doing so. Cuba only was a success as a result of American incompetence (failure to take action swiftly against Castro and not detecting the build up of missiles early) and geography. Khrushchev gambled, and in the end came...

I always thought the Sassanid's toleration of Nestorianism was simply just to agitate Rome/Byzantium.

France intentionally weakened Lebanon's demographics. They added Muslim populated areas like the Bekaa valley to the state so that there wouldn't be a dominant faction. Therefore, France could decolonize while at the same time having a pretext to continue meddling in their affairs. Once...

I also think it would be nothing more than a failed insurrection. The North's greater industrial power and population would just quell attempts at secession much quicker. Since it's viewed less as a civil war, and more of a rebellion, postwar treatment of the South might also be much more...

I doubt it. I think if Batman Triumphant was another dud, the franchise would be considered toxic. Probably be at least 10 years before a reboot is tried, once the bad memories have faded. Maybe even 15-20 years.

I didn't say anything about the effectiveness of such. Russia's been entangled in the Caucasus as well. Of course they didn't just let Chechnya and Dagestan go because they got a bloody nose in Afghanistan.

I'm sure Russia isn't going to tolerate that.