The counterfactual allows for a European war that loses momentum before either coalition wins. In this interpretation, supply constraints had already limited both Soviet and Western Allied advances during the Second World War. NATO and the Warsaw Pact faced serious infrastructure and long-distance support constraints in 1956. Fighting might therefore peter out because neither side could keep its forces moving and supplied.
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Logistics could stop a European war before victory
Even if fighting spread into Germany, weak transport and supply systems could cause NATO and Warsaw Pact operations to lose momentum before either side won.