Alternate Timelines

Scenarios about 'nuclear weapons'

Browse all alternate history scenarios about 'nuclear weapons'.

What If The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Never Existed?

Exploring the alternate timeline where the landmark 1968 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty failed to materialize, potentially resulting in dozens of nuclear-armed nations and a fundamentally altered global security landscape.

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March 22, 2025 Read More →

What If The Russian Federation Collapsed in The 1990s?

Exploring the alternate timeline where Russia fractured into multiple independent states following the Soviet collapse, permanently reshaping geopolitics, energy markets, and the global balance of power.

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March 22, 2025 Read More →

What If The SALT Treaties Never Happened?

Exploring the alternate timeline where the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks between the United States and Soviet Union failed, potentially leading to an unchecked nuclear arms race and a dramatically different Cold War outcome.

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March 22, 2025 Read More →

What If The Space Race Led to Military Conflict?

Exploring the alternate timeline where Cold War tensions over space supremacy escalated into direct military confrontation between the United States and Soviet Union in the 1960s.

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March 22, 2025 Read More →

What If The Warsaw Pact Invaded Western Europe?

Exploring the alternate timeline where the Cold War turned hot with a Warsaw Pact invasion of Western Europe, potentially triggering World War III and reshaping global geopolitics.

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March 22, 2025 Read More →

What If Underground Nuclear Testing Never Stopped?

Exploring the alternate timeline where international efforts to ban nuclear testing failed, allowing underground nuclear detonations to continue into the 21st century with profound implications for global politics, the environment, and nuclear proliferation.

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March 22, 2025 Read More →