Addendum:
I think Bruce Maxwell's analysis for the different possibilities of a Cold War going hot scenario during the 80s are spot on. These analysis are highly relevant for any WW3 scenario during the 90s, too, though they'd need tweaking of course, since deployments and force readiness were vastly different.
Take a look here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xn1uFsu_XJw&t=63s
It does take the fun out of thinking about T2K a bit though.