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Old 03-18-2010, 01:46 AM
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Originally Posted by Matt Wiser View Post
One thing to keep in mind, gents, was that U.S. policy in the Cold War was that if nuclear warfare was initiated at sea, it would not remain limited to the sea. There would be retaliatory strikes against Soviet Naval bases within 24-48 hours. And things would escalate from there.
I agree. In the Norwegian Sea, NATO and US forces have a clear opporunity to archieve a decisive victory. A victory with great strategic repercusions for the war development in Central Europe. The security of the supply lines between EEUU and Europe can be nearly granted after one decisive action. If soviets use the nuclear option so early in the war to counteract a conventional NATO action, it seems reasonable that NATO would consider that any temporal own advantage in any front could have the same response. Soviets would have broken the rules too early. A retaliatory strike seems a must.
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