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Originally Posted by pmulcahy11b
There's also India vs Pakistan, probably with help from China. If China helps Pakistan, the US may help India. Which may lead China to launch against the US and vice versa. And of course the Indians and Pakistanis will also use their nukes. There's also a good chance the Russians will go to India's aid, leaving the Chinese to launch against Russia.
And then they see the US sitting pretty, and launch against the US (if they can) to put the US out of the conflict.
Or, Taiwan sees the chance to become independent and, with the help of the US and others, try to throw off their Chinese opponents. Then, you have the Chinese fighting three opponents -- and they basically expend all their remaining nukes on everyone they even think is an enemy. And those enemies who received Chinese nukes shoot back....and the world goes down in flames.
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Yep. But I don't necessarily see Russia aiding with India if it means going against China, although it does make it easier to play out the whole Sino-Russian exchange as in 1e/2e.
Unfortunately, China mops the floor with Taiwan if it's just a land invasion - a more likely regional skirmish nowadays is going to involve (initially) Aegis ships in S. Korea and Japan protecting sea lanes in S. China sea, backed by US 7th Fleet and Aussie Aegis ships. The whole "we're building artificial islands near your border and declaring sovereignty" is pissing off every one of the other nations in the region.