BombTaxi
Tech Sergeant
Hi folks
When most of us think of WWIII scenarios, I would guess that we mainly think of tank battles in the Fulda Gap or a total nuclear holocaust, maybe even both. But it has long struck me that in the Pacific, there were, and still are a number of potential flashpoints. Firstly, there is still a simmering dispute between Russia and Japan over the ownership of the Kuril islands. Secondly, the USA and USSR were in very close geographic proximity in the far northern Pacific. Thirdly, a Third World War in Europe might well re-ignite the Korean conflict as a sort of secondary war by proxy.
My question is, how would a war in these circumstance been fought? Was there a 'War Plan Orange', as it were, for the Cold War? Was there a Russian counterpart to it? Any and all thoughts, information and/or points of discussion would be most welcome 8)
Cheers
BT
When most of us think of WWIII scenarios, I would guess that we mainly think of tank battles in the Fulda Gap or a total nuclear holocaust, maybe even both. But it has long struck me that in the Pacific, there were, and still are a number of potential flashpoints. Firstly, there is still a simmering dispute between Russia and Japan over the ownership of the Kuril islands. Secondly, the USA and USSR were in very close geographic proximity in the far northern Pacific. Thirdly, a Third World War in Europe might well re-ignite the Korean conflict as a sort of secondary war by proxy.
My question is, how would a war in these circumstance been fought? Was there a 'War Plan Orange', as it were, for the Cold War? Was there a Russian counterpart to it? Any and all thoughts, information and/or points of discussion would be most welcome 8)
Cheers
BT
