“I agree that it was us who probably needed tactical nukes to stop the overwhelming attack energy and capabilities that the Warsaw pact was built on”
Ansel you actually listed the primary reason why we saw the “pact’ as a serious military threat from the German side.
We had the bulk of our forces in Vietnam. We had troops and equipment scattered all over the planet. The “Pact” had all of their men and all of their stuff lined up against us,a inferior force in numbers.
Russia and that “pact” were not as big as they seemed.
That Pact was massive and powerful they had 6,000,000 men under arms in 1988, against our 4,500,000, 230 Divisions against 121 Divisions, weaponry was similar, yet you gloss over that and have a neat little plan where it all works out in the end.
I don’t know why you keep saying the things you are saying.
We maintained steady forces in NATO, we didn’t transfer them to Vietnam, we increased manpower to get EXTRA troops for Vietnam, and NATO was more than just the U.S. anyway.
You also seem to have some particular year, or years, that you keep relating to.