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IOTL Stalin waffled on whether or not to give Kim Il-sung permission to invade the south. Of course IOTL Stalin ended up approving the invasion but he could have just as easily veto'd Kim's invasion. If Stalin forces Kim to stand down does South Korea start a war at a later date? If not, do the two Koreas just end up keeping the 38th parallel as an awkward border for the foreseeable future?