POD takes place when China intervenes early / more aggressively in Korea, resulting in the UN force not arriving in time or being forced to retreat altogether. China, emboldened by the success, decides to go after American territories in the Pacific (Hawaii/Alaska) despite the USSR imposing not to do so. USSR-China relationship are stranded, but not to the point where they go at each other's throat. No USSR involved, atomic war averted.
Is this scenario even plausible or is it stepping into ASB territory already? I'm not very knowledgeable about logistics and such, which I assume would play a major factor. I know Turtledove toyed with the idea in Hot War, but it involves way too much atomic warfare, which I'd like to avoid.
Implying it is, however far-fetched it is, what consequences would it have for the U.S.? I presume the Second Red Scare would last longer, fueled by the war, and maybe Joseph McCarthy would be taken more seriously than he was in OTL, possibly allowing him to make a career out of the people's paranoia for the "red menace" (possible president?). This is the only major consequence I can think of ATM, but I'm sure there'd be many more.
Dropping this for criticism and consistency check more than anything else.
Is this scenario even plausible or is it stepping into ASB territory already? I'm not very knowledgeable about logistics and such, which I assume would play a major factor. I know Turtledove toyed with the idea in Hot War, but it involves way too much atomic warfare, which I'd like to avoid.
Implying it is, however far-fetched it is, what consequences would it have for the U.S.? I presume the Second Red Scare would last longer, fueled by the war, and maybe Joseph McCarthy would be taken more seriously than he was in OTL, possibly allowing him to make a career out of the people's paranoia for the "red menace" (possible president?). This is the only major consequence I can think of ATM, but I'm sure there'd be many more.
Dropping this for criticism and consistency check more than anything else.
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