In your timeline did the 1996 Olympics occur.

[Targan]

I think there would have been huge amounts of tension all across the world in 1996. The USSR and China were having a hot war that was rapidly turning into a horrific meat grinder, US weaponry was pouring into China, Japan and South Korea would have been absolutely freaking out, all across eastern Europe pressure was being put on WarPac nations to support the USSR militarily, NATO countries would have been extremely nervous. A USSR boycott of the 96 Olympics would be a definite possibility I'd say. As for the 98 Commonwealth Games, there has never been a comprehensive list of all the nukings that happened in places other than the USA, USSR, Canada, UK, France, parts of the Middle East. By 98 many Commonwealth countries could well have suffered one or more nuke strikes. All it takes to stop Australia sending a cricket team to places like Pakistan is a few terrorist attacks. If Pine Gap had been nuked Australia wouldn't be sending any sporting teams anywhere. By 98 Australia would be on a war footing. During the Twilight War Australia had combat forces in Vietnam and Korea and later in the war ended up fighting the Indonesians, very close to home.