The question of “What if the Vietnam war never happened?” has been a hot topic among historians for decades. The war spanned roughly twenty years, with about 60,000 US military deaths. But by no means was this war the most destructive or deadly. This war stands out in history for the war crimes committed by both the US and VC including rape, massacre of innocents, and scorched-earth policies. If this conflict would have never happened, anywhere from 1.3 to 3.9 million people would have lived out their lives (according to https://thevietnamwar.info/). Relations with Russia might have been on better terms in this alternate timeline since the Russians were supplying the VC communist armies with weapons. There is no definitive way of knowing what would have happened, but it is a great topic that is up for debate.