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OK, this is as much a thought experiment as a what-if.

I will lay out the initial postulates:
1) The Korea War occurs as in OTL through the Chinese occupation of Seoul.
2) The US-UN-ROK forces ultimately occupy all of North Korea, drive the Chinese volunteers back to China, and drives any nonsurrendering remnants of the North Korean forces and government into exile in China.
3) The US does not use nuclear weapons in achieving #2
4) The US does not expand the geographical scope of the war to Chinese territory, limiting its air and ground operations to Korean territory and waters.

How much more than OTL would it *cost* the US, ROK and their third country allies in terms of money and battle casualties to achieve a total victory within Korea without nukes or a wider war?

0-5% net increase
5-10% net increase
10-25% increase
26-50% increase
51-75% increase
76-100% increase
No amount of conventional effort could push the Chinese out of Korea
Any US second attempt to occupy North Korea would cause WWIII, even if the US is not initiating atomic warfare
A US second attempt to occupy North Korea would not cause WWIII as long as the US did not initiate atomic warfare
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