Alternate Cold War History Planning Thread

Note: I explicitly asked @Ace009 if I could create my own planning thread. I am not plagiarizing as my TL will revolve around the Cold War from 1948 to the 1990s.

This story is going to be an alternate history of the cold war. I have many ideas for the TL but I wanted to get the community's advice on how to realistically get some of these events to happen in the story. I will note some of these events in order) I want to include that I need advice on how to make it happen (but without ww3 starting).

Some of my ideas for the story are:

(1948) An accidental clash between US and Soviet forces during the Berlin Blockade.
(1950-1951) An increased Soviet role in the Korean War with Soviet troops being sent to help NK.
(1962) US bombs/invades Cuba due to the Cuban Missile Crisis and Operation Northwoods being authorized (I'll explain this one later).
(1966) The Soviet Union backs communist rebels in Panama that take over until US invades in 1989.
(1974) Beginning of US military involvement in Iran until the Iranian Revolution.
(1983) Israeli forces clash with Syrian and Soviet troops in Lebanon.
(1983) The USSR starts working on its own Strategic Defense Initiative after Reagan announces it.
(1987) The Soviet SDI facility in Tajikistan is attacked by members of the US funded Mujaheddin. (Tom Clancy reference)
(1991) A Vox (Larry Bond) like war in South Africa



There will be more ideas that come to mid along the way. Also let me know if you have any events you want to add to the story. I will also throw in a few twists to the story. You can also send a name for the story if you wish. I would truly appreciate your help in this.

How exactly does the US invade Cuba during the CMC without tactical nukes getting used?
 
Well are you talking about if the US bombs the country in general or just the missile sites. I could see the bombing of the country in general leading to escalation.

Bombing the missile sites means killing Soviet soldiers and destroying Soviet equipment. It also means bombing air bases and SAM/ADA sites all across Cuba because the Cubans/Soviet's are going to defend the missile sites.

Any bombing of Cuba during the CMC is an escalation and will lead to some kind of retaliation by the Soviets, most likely an invasion of West Berlin.
 
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