In Defense of the Red Army

[pmulcahy11b]

Originally Posted by RN7

During the Cold War the Soviet Union could build as many tanks, fighter aircraft and nuclear armed ballistic missiles as it wanted to compete with America and the Western world...

What we had was a massive technological edge. Not just in ships, but almost every weapon we had. That's what finally crashed the Soviet economy -- trying to keep up with us technologically. They simply couldn't no matter how hard they tried. And they did try, and failed.

But we at ROTC all knew that our technological edge would not be enough. They'd overwhelm us with sheer numbers. They would throw chemicals around like cotton candy. And we would be forced to go nuclear. And we all know where that would have lead.

[recon35]

You're right, Paul. As a cadet at the Citadel from '86-'89, I fully anticipated things to go hot some time in the 90's. It didn't dampen my willingness to serve in the least. Frankly, I still have no love for the Russians...