User blog comment:GunsnadGlory/Spread of Communism/@comment-4727448-20120828225143/@comment-32656-20120901052137

30-50 Nukes versus the USSR? Allies win. End of discussion. Nuke a few cities, and that's the end of it.

Soviets could win a limited short war, in theory - numbers on the ground, etc.

However.... overall, no. All the advantages held by the west eventually mean they come out on top, barring nukes.

After it goes to nukes (post-1955, no Soviet ability to directly hit US prior) it's anyone's game... at best/