The “standing start” model of Soviet offensive received a lot of attention back in the day, partially because it was the option that scared the West the most. What scares us the most isn’t necessarily the most likely. The Soviets were terrified of a third invasion of the Soviet Union by Germany, but NATO had no real plans for invading the USSR. By the same token, a standing start invasion by the Pact may have looked awfully scary, but the whole package didn’t fit with Soviet thinking.
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