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America was last invaded in 1812, so it's not at all clear to me that, absent nuclear weapons, it would have been invaded in the latter half of the 1900s. Thei
by samatman 6y ago
America was last invaded in 1812, so it's not at all clear to me that, absent nuclear weapons, it would have been invaded in the latter half of the 1900s.
Their absence would have made a conventional war in Europe with the USSR more likely, and perhaps this would have lead to an invasion of Alaska. I don't see a scenario where any credible belligerent could have projected power into the US mainland.
I do agree that the net effect of nuclear weapons has been less human death, including of US citizens. But invasion is farfetched.
- raziel2701 6y agoYou could get Latin America to go in with proper support from other nations. The US went on a power trip squashing socialist governments there throughout the second half of the 20th century. I think the ingredients were there. It just takes a more active imagination.
- samatman 6y agoCounterfactual history is a fun game, but there aren't any rules. I think it's more likely, for instance, that Cuba would have just been invaded and 'restored' after its Communist revolution, since the Russians wouldn't have had the ability to project the kind of power that they did during the Cuban Missile Crisis. But like, who knows? Maybe Colombia would have conquered the entire Spanish speaking world and tried the Rio Grande.