# US alternate history in Second World War

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**Created:** [June 26, 2012, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-alternate-history-in-second-world-war/626323 "2012-06-26T04:17:15Z")\
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> [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](#):
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> The earlier bits are sound, but its very unlikely a RAF plane can get through all of Europe to nuke Moscow

Why not? Do it during a victory celebration or something.

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> (its very unlikely the British could pull off D-Day on their own,

Agreed, but crank up production in India and Canada and you’re okay. Besides, I wasn’t envisioning an invasion but rather an aerial bombing. And if the war had continued, maybe we’d have fitted Whittle jet engines to Lancasters.

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