Ya I didnt forget about the old Thor and Jupiter misslies in Italy and Turkey.
They were obsolete and were to be retired soon anyway. That was the kicker. They made a deal to remove them and they were going to remove or replace them anyway.
And yes if it came down to launch time the Soviets still could have done some damage. They had a massive bomber fleet and some of the biggest warheads around. They're warheads were generally of a higher yield than the US by a couple MT or more usually.
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