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"Gig 601XL Builder" wrDOTgiaconaATsuddenlink.net wrote in
: Wolfgang Schwanke wrote: "Gig 601XL Builder" wrDOTgiaconaATsuddenlink.net wrote in : The situation was symmetrical, i.e. from their POV the Warsaw Pact thought they were "protecting" themselves from an imminent attack by NATO. Really, you think so? See for example "Able Archer" 1983 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Able_Archer_83 It was a NATO military exercise, but the Soviets misinterpreted it as a camouflaged preparation for a nuclear attack by the west on them! They would never have had the idea if they'd thought the west was merely defending itself. I love revisionist history. Reality isn't black and white. Both sides were wrestling with each other for territory worldwide. There were hawks and doves on both sides, and strategists on both sides thought of themselves as "the better one". This is not an excuse of communist dictatorships BTW. Regards Yes, the Reagan administration did an excellent job of screwing with the USSR's head. It one of the reasons there is no longer a wall dividing your country and no longer a USSR. No, it isn't. Bertie |
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