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An AlternateHistory in which during the UsefulNotes/CubanMissileCrisis escalates into nuclear war.
[[RealLife In our timeline]], during the crisis, the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_submarine_B-59 Soviet submarine ''B-59'']] was cornered by US warships which attempted to force the submarine to surface for identification with depth charges. The captain, believing war had already broken out between America and the USSR, prepared to launch a nuclear torpedo at the Americans, but was stopped by his second-in-command [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vasili_Arkhipov Vasili Arkhipov]]. Here, Arkhipov is incapacitated, and the the captain goes through with the launch, destroying the aircraft carrier ''USS Randolph'' and setting in motion a catastrophic chain of events.
[[RealLife In our timeline]], during the crisis, the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_submarine_B-59 Soviet submarine ''B-59'']] was cornered by US warships which attempted to force the submarine to surface for identification with depth charges. The captain, believing war had already broken out between America and the USSR, prepared to launch a nuclear torpedo at the Americans, but was stopped by his second-in-command [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vasili_Arkhipov Vasili Arkhipov]]. Here, Arkhipov is incapacitated, and the the captain goes through with the launch, destroying the aircraft carrier ''USS Randolph'' and setting in motion a catastrophic chain of events.
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An AlternateHistory story written by user name Amerigo Vespucci, in which during the UsefulNotes/CubanMissileCrisis escalates into nuclear war.
[[RealLife In our timeline]], during the crisis, the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_submarine_B-59 Soviet submarine ''B-59'']] was cornered by US warships which attempted to force the submarine to surface for identification with depth charges. The captain, believing war had already broken out between America and the USSR, prepared to launch a nuclear torpedo at the Americans, but was stopped by his second-in-command [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vasili_Arkhipov Vasili Arkhipov]]. Here, Arkhipov is incapacitated, and the the captain goes through with the launch, destroying the aircraft carrier''USS Randolph'' USS ''Randolph'' and setting in motion a catastrophic chain of events.
[[RealLife In our timeline]], during the crisis, the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_submarine_B-59 Soviet submarine ''B-59'']] was cornered by US warships which attempted to force the submarine to surface for identification with depth charges. The captain, believing war had already broken out between America and the USSR, prepared to launch a nuclear torpedo at the Americans, but was stopped by his second-in-command [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vasili_Arkhipov Vasili Arkhipov]]. Here, Arkhipov is incapacitated, and the the captain goes through with the launch, destroying the aircraft carrier
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* AintTooProudToBeg: After the Warsaw Pact forces invade West Germany and multiple tactical nuclear weapons are used, a radio broadcast reportedly by Vice-Chancellor Ludwig Erhard announces that West Germany will surrender unconditionally to the Soviet Union. No one on either side of the conflict cares.
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* ElCidPloy: [[spoiler: When the Moscow Plotters kill Khrushchev to take control, they continue to send orders in his name.]]
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* OfCorpseHesAlive: [[spoiler: When the Moscow Plotters kill Khrushchev to take control, they continue to send orders in his name.]]
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* AllohistoricalAllusion: In the postwar environment, [[spoiler:President Lyndon Johnson]] orders contaminated no-go zones arounds nuked cities with soldiers keeping anyone from going in or out. Bandits from the zone often attack the soldiers in hit and run operations but retreat back to the zone where the soldiers are ordered not to follow. [[UsefulNotes/TheVietnamWar Sound familiar?]]
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* AllohistoricalAllusion: In the postwar environment, [[spoiler:President Lyndon Johnson]] orders contaminated no-go zones arounds nuked cities with soldiers keeping anyone from going in or out.out to prevent the spread of radiation sickness. Bandits from the zone often attack the soldiers in hit and run operations but retreat back to the zone where the soldiers are ordered not to follow. [[UsefulNotes/TheVietnamWar Sound familiar?]]
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* ForWantOfANail: The Soviet submarine ''B-59'' goes ahead with launching the nuclear-tipped torpedo at the ''USS Randolph'' and her escorts. It gets worse from there.
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* AllohistoricalAllusion: In the postwar environment, [[spoiler:President Lyndon Johnson]] orders contaminated no-go zones arounds nuked cities with soldiers keeping anyone from going in or out. Bandits from the zone often attack the soldiers in hit and run operations but retreat back to the zone where the soldiers are ordered not to follow. [[VietnamWar [[UsefulNotes/TheVietnamWar Sound familiar?]]
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* AllohistoricalAllusion: In the postwar environment, [[spoiler: [[President [[spoiler:President Lyndon Johnson]]]] Johnson]] orders contaminated no-go zones arounds nuked cities with soldiers keeping anyone from going in or out. Bandits from the zone often attack the soldiers in hit and run operations but retreat back to the zone where the soldiers are ordered not to follow. [[VietnamWar Sound familiar?]]
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* AllohistoricalAllusion: In the postwar environment, [[spoiler: [[LyndonJohnson President [[President Lyndon Johnson]]]] orders contaminated no-go zones arounds nuked cities with soldiers keeping anyone from going in or out. Bandits from the zone often attack the soldiers in hit and run operations but retreat back to the zone where the soldiers are ordered not to follow. [[VietnamWar Sound familiar?]]
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* OppressiveStatesOfAmerica: The postwar United States gradually turns into this due to [[spoiler:President Johnson's]] increasing draconian attempts to maintain order, until [[spoiler:he is overthrown in a coup in 1965]].
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* OppressiveStatesOfAmerica: The postwar United States gradually turns into this due to [[spoiler:President Johnson's]] increasing increasingly draconian attempts to [[WellIntentionedExtremist maintain order, order]], until [[spoiler:he is overthrown in a coup in 1965]].
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[[Real Life In our timeline]], during the crisis, the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_submarine_B-59 Soviet submarine ''B-59'']] was cornered by US warships which attempted to force the submarine to surface for identification with depth charges. The captain, believing war had already broken out between America and the USSR, prepared to launch a nuclear torpedo at the Americans, but was stopped by his second-in-command [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vasili_Arkhipov Vasili Arkhipov]]. Here, Arkhipov is incapacitated, and the the captain goes through with the launch, destroying the aircraft carrier ''USS Randolph'' and setting in motion a catastrophic chain of events.
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* OppresiveStatesOfAmerica: OppressiveStatesOfAmerica: The postwar United States gradually turns into this due to [[spoiler:President Johnson's]] increasing draconian attempts to maintain order, until [[spoiler:he is overthrown in a coup in 1965]].
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An AlternateHistory in which during the CubanMissileCrisis, a CubanMissileCrisis escalates into nuclear war.
[[Real Life In our timeline]], during the crisis, the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_submarine_B-59 Soviet submarinebelieves it is being attacked ''B-59'']] was cornered by US warships which attempted to force the submarine to surface for identification with depth charges. The captain, believing war had already broken out between America and launches the USSR, prepared to launch a nuclear missile torpedo at two US ships. This triggers a series of events that ultimately result in the [[NameDrop Cuban Missile War]].
Americans, but was stopped by his second-in-command [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vasili_Arkhipov Vasili Arkhipov]]. Here, Arkhipov is incapacitated, and the the captain goes through with the launch, destroying the aircraft carrier ''USS Randolph'' and setting in motion a catastrophic chain of events.
[[Real Life In our timeline]], during the crisis, the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_submarine_B-59 Soviet submarine
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* ApocalypseHow: The Soviet Union and most of continental Europe gets subjected to a class 0.
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* HoistByHisOwnPetard: After [[spoiler:launching a torpedo at the ''Randolph'']], ''B-59'' gets sunk by the blastwave from the explosion.
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* OppresiveStatesOfAmerica: The postwar United States gradually turns into this due to [[spoiler:President Johnson's]] increasing draconian attempts to maintain order, until [[spoiler:he is overthrown in a coup in 1965]].
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* AllohistoricalAllusion: In the postwar environment, [[spoiler: ([[LyndonJohnson President Lyndon Johnson]])]] orders contaminated no-go zones arounds nuked cities with soldiers keeping anyone from going in or out. Bandits from the zone often attack the soldiers in hit and run operations but retreat back to the zone where the soldiers are ordered not to follow. [[VietnamWar Sound familiar?]]
* GoingDownWithTheShip: [[spoiler: (President Kennedy)]] decides to stay in the White House as opposed to evacuating.
* GoingDownWithTheShip: [[spoiler: (President Kennedy)]] decides to stay in the White House as opposed to evacuating.
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* AllohistoricalAllusion: In the postwar environment, [[spoiler: ([[LyndonJohnson [[LyndonJohnson President Lyndon Johnson]])]] Johnson]]]] orders contaminated no-go zones arounds nuked cities with soldiers keeping anyone from going in or out. Bandits from the zone often attack the soldiers in hit and run operations but retreat back to the zone where the soldiers are ordered not to follow. [[VietnamWar Sound familiar?]]
* GoingDownWithTheShip: [[spoiler:(President Kennedy)]] President Kennedy]] decides to stay in the White House as opposed to evacuating.
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An AlternateHistory in which during the CubanMissileCrisis, a Soviet submarine believes it is being attacked and launches a nuclear missile at two US ships. This triggers a series of events that ultimately result in the [[NameDrop Cuban Missile War]].
Read it [[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=65071 here]].
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* AllohistoricalAllusion: In the postwar environment, [[spoiler: ([[LyndonJohnson President Lyndon Johnson]])]] orders contaminated no-go zones arounds nuked cities with soldiers keeping anyone from going in or out. Bandits from the zone often attack the soldiers in hit and run operations but retreat back to the zone where the soldiers are ordered not to follow. [[VietnamWar Sound familiar?]]
* GoingDownWithTheShip: [[spoiler: (President Kennedy)]] decides to stay in the White House as opposed to evacuating.
* NukeEm: The timeline in a nutshell.
* OfCorpseHe'sAlive: [[spoiler: (When the Moscow Plotters kill Khrushchev to take control, they continue to send orders in his name.)]]
* ShownTheirWork: Great detail is given on the military equipment used in the war.
Read it [[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=65071 here]].
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!!Contains examples of:
* AllohistoricalAllusion: In the postwar environment, [[spoiler: ([[LyndonJohnson President Lyndon Johnson]])]] orders contaminated no-go zones arounds nuked cities with soldiers keeping anyone from going in or out. Bandits from the zone often attack the soldiers in hit and run operations but retreat back to the zone where the soldiers are ordered not to follow. [[VietnamWar Sound familiar?]]
* GoingDownWithTheShip: [[spoiler: (President Kennedy)]] decides to stay in the White House as opposed to evacuating.
* NukeEm: The timeline in a nutshell.
* OfCorpseHe'sAlive: [[spoiler: (When the Moscow Plotters kill Khrushchev to take control, they continue to send orders in his name.)]]
* ShownTheirWork: Great detail is given on the military equipment used in the war.
