===== Points of Divergence : The Cold War ===== The Cold War defined international diplomacy for half a century and threated humanity with utter destruction. Communism vs. Capitalism, Sputnik vs. Apollo, and Ivan Drago vs. Rocky, the Cold War had it all. Here are some PODs concerning this era of 20th century history. ---- ==== General PODs ==== **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=18795|Earlier Cold War]]** **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=67701|Discussion on abandoned Cold War projects]]** **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=24173|Milltarized space race]]** **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=96525|More Warsaw Pact members]]** **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=96906|A silly notion : The USSR joining NATO]]** Know of any PODs or POD discussions ? Feel free to add them. ---- ==== Different Strategies ==== **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=71058|No U.S. in Europe]]** **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=50546|U.S. with a "hands off" policy towards the Third World]]** **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/likely-leaders-of-atl-soviet-satellite-states.283756/|Likely leaders of ATL Soviet satellite states]]** **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=168065|WI More humane Cold War approach]]** **[[http://alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=12147|WI: 7 x 44mm NATO cartridge]]** **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=13814|Lower Soviet defense spending in the '70s]]** Know of any PODs or POD discussions ? Feel free to add them. ---- ==== Less Conflict ==== **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=67520|No Cold War (first discussion)]]** **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=249030|No Cold War (second discussion)]]** **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=313683|How would politics in the US develop without the Cold War ?]]** **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=70166|A milder Cold War]]** **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=71429|Cold War fizzles out in the '70s]]** **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=249030|Challenge: No Iron Curtain]]** **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=135790|A more eastern Iron Curtain ?]]** **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=291578|Technological progress without WWII or Cold War]]** **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=348217|Combining Soviet and NATO military and aerospace technology ?]]** Know of any PODs or POD discussions ? Feel free to add them. ---- ==== The Cold War Goes Hot ==== **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=276456|Plausibility check: How likely was it for the Cold War to go hot ?]]** **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=33869|Reasons for a "Hot War"]]** **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=14627|In 1945]]** **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=4137|In the '50s]]** **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=95092|In 1981]]** **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=95204|In 1983]]** **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=88050|In 1989]]** **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=221055|Nuclear targets in West Europe]]** **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=79577|Using tactical nukes to stop a Soviet invasion of Europe]]** **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=14024|Full-scale war between the Soviet Union and China in '69]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/in-an-1980s-nuclear-war-how-many-would-refuse-to-launch.441389/|In an 1980s nuclear war, how many would refuse to launch ?]]** **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=262310|Cold War WI: Everyday Life After an Atomic War]]** **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=29832|World War III scenarios]]** **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=292548|DBWI: No World War III (1)]]** **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=34459|DBWI: No World War III (2)]]** Know of any PODs or POD discussions ? Feel free to add them. ---- ==== Cuban Missile Crisis ==== **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=39678|Soviets don't withdraw nukes]]** **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=21076|The crisis leads to nuclear war]]** Know of any PODs or POD discussions ? Feel free to add them. ---- ==== Korea and Vietnam ==== **[[pods:Korean War|Korean War]]** **[[pods:Vietnam War|Vietnam War]]** ---- ==== Different Outcomes ==== **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=33623|War ends with Soviet rump state]]** **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=27729|Cold War continues to present]]** **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=55606|A Soviet victory]]** **[[http://alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=334018|Space exploration in a continued Cold War]]** **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=92797|Internet in a continued Cold War]]** **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=262599|Alternate post-Soviet breakaway states ?]]** Know of any PODs or POD discussions ? Feel free to add them. ---- ==== Alternate Cold Wars ==== **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=58470|U.S. vs. Nazi Germany]]** **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=59077|Soviet Union vs. Nazi Germany]]** **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=313094|Cold War with a surviving Imperial Russia ?]]** **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=30153|Alternate Cold Wars Discussion]]** **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=191239|Reverse Cold War]]** **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=253304|Nazi Germany vs. the Empire of Japan (and their spheres of influence)]]** **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=66684|A Third Sino-Japanese War during the Cold War]]** **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=294989|Challenge: A British Vietnam-esque quagmire during the Cold War]]** Know of any PODs or POD discussions ? Feel free to add them. ---- ==== A 3-way Cold War ==== **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=40971|U.S. vs. Soviet Union vs. Europe]]** **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=40354|U.S. vs. Nazi Germany vs. Soviet Union]]** **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=14805|U.S. vs. Soviet Union vs. China]]** **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=211885|The Most Plausible "Three Superpowers" Scenario]]** **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=140955|3-Way Cold War]]** **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=117403|Which Three-Way Cold War scenario is more interesting ?]]** Know of any PODs or POD discussions ? Feel free to add them. ---- ==== See Also ==== **[[WWI|World War I Points of Divergence]]** **[[WWII|World War II Points of Divergence]]** **[[post-cold war conflicts|Post-Cold War Conflicts Points of Divergence]]** **[[pods:military technology|Points of Divergence : Military Technology]]** ---- ==== Navigation ==== **[[pods:wars and battles|Wars and Battles PODs Main Directory]]** **[[pods:pods|Points of Divergence Main Directory]]**