[isthisnickcool]

The Russians were shocked at what we did during the first gulf war. Their generals were told for years that they would beat the US in a ground war. In reality, they didn't have a chance.

[SauronOfMordor]

The Russians were shocked at what we did during the first gulf war. Their generals were told for years that they would beat the US in a ground war. In reality, they didn't have a chance.

And the Soviet Union fell shortly after the Soviet military discovered they would be annihillated in any conflict with the US. Coincidence?

[xkaydet65]

Not true. Had Red Army come East prior to Pres Reagan they had a very good chance of defeating NATO, short of nukes.We were inferior in numbers and the qualitative edge was not great enough to eliminate this numerical disparity.

By 1984 and beyond we had increased our qualitative edge and decreased the numerical differences. We also had started to develop new doctrine and weapons systems.If Red Army had made a thrust in '87 or '88 they'd have died before our guns. That was understood after Desert Storm.

The author is correct about our superiority leading others to develop nukes. Makes me think that the boys at Los Alamos and Livermore have a lot more magic in the pipeline to neutralize these wannabes.