Which cities are bombed in a 1962 war? Would Hong Kong be bombed by the Soviets? Dose China want Hong Kong bombed? Would Japanese cities with no US basses be targeted as-well?
If I remember correctly in 1962 the US have a 10 to 1 ratio over the Soviets in strategic nuclear weapons and about a 1 to 5 ratio over the Soviets in tactical weapons.
It will be a bloodbath on both sides but at the end of it the West will probably only lose a 10 to 20% of their population while the Soviets will be looking at 75%+ and a good 95%+ of their industry.