Iraq wants to become nuclear

[nikimcbee]

Originally Posted by goldorak

Skybird, the Sovet Union did not act predictably.
The Cuban missile crisis is one big proof that invalidates your argument.
As well as the 1983 Able Archer Nato exercise that was interpreted by the Soviets as a prelude to war.
If the cold war finished without hundreds of giant mushrooms over our heads is mostly because of luck.


Many people conviniently have forgotten how close the cold war came to being hot.

Khruschev backed down, because he thought Kennedy was crazy and would really start a war.

I'm just glad somebody got nuked before those weapons became more powerful. Now mankind know just how powerful these weapons are and you'd be crazy to actually use them.