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United States war plans for a conflict with the Soviet Union were formulated on a regular basis between 1945 and 1950 by the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff (pictured in 1948). It was not considered likely that the Soviet Union or United States would resort to war, only that one could potentially occur as a result of a terrible miscalculation. All war plans assumed that the conflict would open with a massive Soviet offensive. The defense of Western Europe was regarded as impractical, and plans called for a withdrawal to the Pyrenees. By 1949, plans called for an attempt to hold Soviet forces on the Rhine. A strategic air offensive was regarded as the only means of striking back in the short term. Plans for it called for the delivery of up to 292 atomic bombs and 246,900 short tons (224,000 t) of conventional bombs. About 6.7 million casualties were anticipated, of whom 2.7 million would be killed. The concept of nuclear deterrence was not a part of the plans. (Full article...)
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Hi Hawkeye7 and congratulations. A draft blurb for this article is above. Thoughts, comments and edits from you or from anyone else interested are welcome. Gog the Mild (talk) 22:41, 25 March 2021 (UTC)
- Trimmed it slightly to 968 characters. Hawkeye7 (discuss) 22:56, 25 March 2021 (UTC)
- Yeah, that looks good. Gog the Mild (talk) 23:00, 25 March 2021 (UTC)