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Originally Posted by Officer of Engineers
Wasn't that 73?
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Yes that was the Nixon's response but don't forget the Cuban Crisis Missile and to mention the fact that Douglas McArthur wanted to nuke China but was only restrained by Truman. The fact is that the Soviets saw the Americans as crazy cowboys who couldn't be predicted. That's what scared the Soviets and changed their offensive posture into a defensive posture.