If Stalin didn’t stop at Berlin America would have eaten shit for like a year until they built more nukes which they had a monopoly on at the time.
They would have used them.
I don’t see a path to victory there unless it’s acceptable to be losing like two entire cities a year (I honestly have no idea how many nukes could be built a year at that time, I say two because that’s how many were built for Japan) to a nuclear and bloodthirsty empire in its prime.
I know it’s a meme. But I see it said enough I wanted to hear what people actually thought on the matter memes aside.
Edit: lots of good takes and I’ve learned some stuff, thanks for all the responses.
The war in Europe ended in May 1945, America wouldn't successfully test a nuke until July. There was a window.
You are right, I’m including hindsight and projecting into analysis at the time.
That would be even more disastrous, the first nuke test might not have been Japan if war with the USSR started and nukes were still up the sleeve.
Another thing to consider is that FDR and Uncle Joe had a strong relationship, I don't think either of them would war each other over Western Europe. But Roosevelt died in April '45 and Truman did not have rapport with Stalin