[thechat] Getting closer
Martin Burns
martin at easyweb.co.uk
Sun Feb 9 18:02:00 CST 2003
On Sun, 9 Feb 2003, Erik Mattheis wrote:
> Mutual assured destruction was the theory behind the Cold War - and the
> Cold War was won without firing a shot.
...which was more to do with economic conditions in Russia (ie Gorbachev
realised that the USSR couldn't afford to keep up) than anything else.
Cheers
Martin
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