Stalin's War -WWIII in 1949

STALIN'S WAR

Beginning

The bunker was top-secret, deep under Moscow. Molotov felt a shiver of fear as he entered it, entered the heart of Stalin's domain. Dealing with Stalin was hard at the best of times, but now with the Berlin blockade and the recent tensions - Molotov was terrified as to what he might have been summoned for.

'General-Secretary,' he said, in the tone a Mediaeval peasant would have reserved for 'my Lord'. 'What is it?'

'It's simple,' Stalin said, handing a folder out to Molotov. 'Disseminate this to the generals. I'll be making a speech soon, the Capitalists will get a New Year's Present they will never forget.'

Molotov took the folder. Better to burn it, he thought. But I have to send it out. Stalin will have my hide as a trophy if I don't.

He sent it out.
 
The word is "eventually". The USA doesn't have enough troops to stop an advance, unless they are willing to go nuclear.
 
Ah. Stalin is finally off his crank and does something that goes against his normal MO and decades of policy. I like it when things begin so plausibly.
 
Ah. Stalin is finally off his crank and does something that goes against his normal MO and decades of policy. I like it when things begin so plausibly.

It's only implausible if Stalin doesn't believe he can win ITTL (in which case he wouldn't attack at all).
 
Yes. What makes him think, ITTL, that he can win?

Bad intelligence? Overconfidence in the Red Army's abilities? Underestimation of the A-bomb (maybe it was never used ITTL for some reason)? Stronger USSR/weaker or isolationist US? A blow to the head?
 
Bad intelligence? Overconfidence in the Red Army's abilities? Underestimation of the A-bomb (maybe it was never used ITTL for some reason)? Stronger USSR/weaker or isolationist US? A blow to the head?

High concentrations of handwavium? Overwhelming narrative necessity to have Stalin start it? Too many computer games?

Anyway. Best of luck with this one.
 
Stalin was many things, but retarded was not one of those ...

In a defensive war he could destroy the NATO ( baring nuclear exchange of course ) ... in an offensive the Soviets will be toasted
 
High concentrations of handwavium? Overwhelming narrative necessity to have Stalin start it? Too many computer games?

Anyway. Best of luck with this one.

Dont worry, Kairos likes to start cliche TLs every week and then lets them go after a day or so.
 
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