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So everything else is the same. WW2 is over with the Germans and Japanese having been defeated but in this universe nuclear weapons do not exist. We still however have the Americans and Soviets against each other like in the real world.

Did Mutually Assured Destruction prevent WW3 from happening?

If nuclear weapons did not exist would the Soviets and Americans have gone to war at any point, both believing that they could each win, and if so what do you think would have happened? Would the war have been bigger and more destructive than WW2?

On a personal note I dislike nuclear weapons a lot but I am curious to know what people think on this issue and if it is possible that the threat of nuclear annihilation has actually prevented WW3 from happening?
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