This might be more appropriate for the What-if section, but it's more of a question rather than a scenario worthy of discussion.
The Scenario: It's the year or two after the Tet Offensive. U.S. forces approach their peak in quantity and operational tempo in Vietnam. This is the moment when the Soviets smell weakness, and launch their conventional thrust into West Germany.
This has been wargamed, played out, discussed in immense detail. But the main question that has bothered me...
Would the U.S. commitment in SEA 1969-1970 fatally weaken NATO defenses, leading to a rapid collapse of conventional forces? And if so, what would the likelihood be of a tactical nuclear response by NATO? I'll bet we have more than one WABbit who had been actually involved in such planning.
The Scenario: It's the year or two after the Tet Offensive. U.S. forces approach their peak in quantity and operational tempo in Vietnam. This is the moment when the Soviets smell weakness, and launch their conventional thrust into West Germany.
This has been wargamed, played out, discussed in immense detail. But the main question that has bothered me...
Would the U.S. commitment in SEA 1969-1970 fatally weaken NATO defenses, leading to a rapid collapse of conventional forces? And if so, what would the likelihood be of a tactical nuclear response by NATO? I'll bet we have more than one WABbit who had been actually involved in such planning.
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