The official timeline for Indeed a different world. 1950- February 1952 the war drags on with no end. There's high motivation for both sides, but especially the Chinese. The war also causes some sides to officially join the west or the east (notable example is Israel who begins to highly support the west). 3 March 1952- With a high number of casualties, the Soviets being neutral and after pressure from MacArthur, Truman decides to launch three nuclear strikes on the enemy, two of them in Chinese cities and the third on a North Korean base in the Chinese border on the Seventh of March.