"james_anatidae" wrote in message
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I was wondering at about what point that the United States going to war
with
the Soviet Union become an almost certain act of mutual destruction. I'm
assuming it sometime in 1960's or 70's, since what I've seen of the Soviet
nuclear capability before that point doesn't seem to be all that
threatening. It looks like they would have been really bad for us
Americans, but not unsurvivable.

The US was never in a condition to suffer more than 20% casulties;
unthinkable enough.