Political Aftermath of a Conventional NATO/Warsaw Pact War?

The resolution and political aftermath is going to be heavily influenced by the circumstances that lead to war. The US approach to Japan following Pearl Harbor was surely different than if the US had entered following an attack on the Philippines or an attack on the British.

A war that starts over a conflict between Syria and Israel (a variant on 1973) or a second Korean War is going to face a very different negotiation than one that starts during Able Archer.

Yes I agree with this.. In my view if the prevailing attitude in the West is that the war started with an un provoked Soviet / Warsaw Pact attack the likely western requirements for agreeing to a cease fire will be different than if there is a belief that the war started by mistake or a miss understanding, especially if other nations can be somehow blamed for starting the war. The amount of damage done to western Europe and the treatment of civilians during the fighting will also likely play a major role in this thought process.

Frankly though if the war progresses beyond border skirmishes, and or the conduct of the Soviet and Warsaw pact forces doesn't conform to the Western European notions of how civilized warfare should be conducted I don't see the West being very keen on accepting a cease fire that allows a return to the status quo.

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I personally think that the United States+NATO would probably require that the USSR allow the reunification of Germany, in exchange for Germany forfeiting all claims east of the Oder-Neisse Line.
 
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