Recent content by Yuhi33

Was there any chance that a Second American Civil War could've erupted during the Civil Rights Movement from the 1950s to the 1960s? There was definitely some political factionalism, particularly in the Democratic Party in regards to the Dixiecrats ardently opposed to desegregation. I think...

I know there's been a few scenarios regarding how things would've been if 9/11 never happened, but I'm curious as to how things would've played out for the U.S. and the Middle East if Al-Qaeda itself never even existed. Suppose Osama bin-Laden and the other cofounders were all killed by Soviet...

I meant more as a general comparison, I understand that comparing Nazi Germany and the 1980s USSR as similar in terms of military strengths is laughable, but it gives the impression that like WWII, there was pretty much two separate wars going in Europe and Asia. If China were ever a Soviet...

That's what I was thinking. I'd imagine in any scenario where China is somehow an ally of the Soviet Union, they'd probably open a second front of the war in Asia that would certainly make things harder for NATO, especially the U.S., to push back against the WP in Europe. Europe might become...

As part of a possible TL, is there any ANY way that China can somehow cozy-up to the USSR, specifically after a POD in 1982 where an alternate Soviet leader succeeds Brezhnev? Also on that subject, how would a coventional war between NATO and WP turn out if China joined on WP side? I'd imagine...

I'm currently working on a TL that takes place in the late 1980s and I need some help and insight for it. Most threads I've read say there's no way the USSR could've survived unless Stalin is somehow outta the picture, otherwise post-WWII there's no chance. My TL dilemma is not about surviving...

As it says on the tin, is there any way they can truly defeat or at least seriously cripple the Mujahideen to secure all or most of Afghanistan? What kind of military and/or political moves could they make to accomplish this? Could chemical weapons or utilization of the KHAD work? Or perhaps...

I'm surprised nobody's mentioned the possibility of using nonconventional means of support. If I remember correctly, Exercise Armageddon also suggested using Irish commandos to conduct covert guerrilla operations against the Unionist government in Northern Ireland without a formal declaration of...

My challenge for you, is to make Yugoslavia warm back up with the Soviet Union, including joining the Warsaw Pact. My POD would be following the death of Josip Broz Tito on May 4th, 1980. You can make this happen in any way you like, so long as it plausible.

This is semi AHC/personal opinion thread. My question is what would you do personally if you tookover as General Secretary of the Soviet Union after Brezhnev's death in November, 1982? How would you keep the Soviet Union intact and elminate (or try) the stagnant economy?

During Operation Junction City from February-May, 1967, U.S. forces had attempted to capture or destroy COSVN, the military and political headquarters for all NVA/VC forces operating in southern South Vietnam. It was reputed to have been located in Tay Ninh Province right next to the Cambodian...

Hitler attempted to redo the successful armored advance through the Ardennes Forest in December, 1944 as he had done so in 1940. The biggest reasons it didn't work were: Winter, poor-quality troops, Allied air superiority, and bad strategy. My question is how could the Bulge have worked and if...

I say Israel MAYBE could've used a tactical nuke on advancing Syrian or Egyptian troops during the Yom Kippur War, but even then I'm not sure they would've had nukes until the late 70's.

Is there any possible Chinese leader who could've taken power after Mao's death who would've instituted economic reforms like Deng, but would've been more friendly and cooperative with the Soviet Union? This also means a continual hostility towards the U.S. and Western countries. My challenge...

What if the reston ebola strain that was imported through monkeys to the Hazleton Lab in 1989 at Reston, Virginia, was in fact, pathogenic to Humans and the staff at the laboratory became infected? Would it have spread before people became aware? Any quarantines? How would the goverment have...