Suez Crisis/Hungarian uprising goes hot

Have there been any threads on this forum addressing how the US and USSR might have gone to war in 1956, and what the outcome would have been? I haven't found any on this forum, but am still new and learning to find my way around. That being the case, I also don't want to go around starting a lot of new threads and making a pain in the ass of myself.:) If anyone knows of any existing threads, please steer me there - I would enjoy reading them. Thanks!
 
Certainly the US had a massive advantage over the Soviets in strtegic arms, so as you say, they get wiped out. How much damage do they do to Western Europe with their short range missiles and bombers? As it was, IOTL, the Ruskies were rattling their missiles at Britain and France.
 
In 1956 did the Russians have any nuclear capable missiles that could hit the UK from Germany, or even hot France. The first nuclear IRBM went in to service in May, 1956 and was in the USSR with a range of 750nm/1,000 km roughly. From the USSR this cannot reach the UK, from East Germany it could more or less hit London - OTL not deployed outside the USSR until 1959. Pretty much any nuclear attacks on NATO countries would be by bombers in 1956. In 1956 the turboprop Tu-95 (Bear) had just been introduced in to service, the Bison 4 engine jet not really in service, the Soviet B-29 knockoff was the only long distance nuclear capable bomber. The IL-28 Beagle with a roughly 3,000 kg payload was in service and did have range to reach the UK from the USSR (twin jet, deployed first 1950). Against US capabilities in 1956...
 
Probably similar to a 1963 war, but better for NATO. The USSR won't be able to deliver any nukes to the US, but West Germany and France might catch a few. Conventional warfare will still tear up Europe
 
OK, cool info so far! When the US decides to launch an all-out attack, do they only target the USSR, or do they nail anything in China or NK? I don't know what if any 'SIOP' they had in '56, and whether it allowed any selectivity or was just one spasmodic launch of everything you have against every target you can think of.
 
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