Originally posted by wtshnnfb01:I know of those.
Another intresting incident.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_frigate_Storozhevoy
The Russian navy thought (incorectly) that Sablin was trying to defect to you guys. When the Captain, managed to retake the bridge, the SU-24s where seconds away from sending them all too the bottom.
I'd say the closest the cold war got to going hot was during the cuban misslle crisis. The Russian sent four Foxtrot class subs to spy on the American naval forces. The subs where quite outclassed for this, and where detected easily, by American forces. Each sub had a single nuclear torpedo, and very ambigious rules of engagement concerning its use. The catch was the commander, the XO, and the political officer all had to agree. On one sub the XO, and Political officer both wanted to fire, but the commander, (who had been XO on the ill-fated K-19) refused. The incident loosely set the basis for the film Crimson Tide.
Originally posted by wtshnnfb01:You ever read the novel Read Storm Rising by Tom Clancy? it contains a fairly intresting scenario for WW3.
And if the Russians had attacked you during the cold war, I'm sure you could have held your own. Your country is well suited for defensive warfare.
Originally posted by wtshnnfb01:I think the ammount of effort my country/England/France etc would have gave to helping your country would have been proportional to what the overall Russian strategy was. If it was a main push, it would have got more attention than a diversionarry strike for example.
Originally posted by wtshnnfb01:The library I frequent has a bomb shelter. I think they use it for storage now.
Originally posted by wtshnnfb01:[..]
BBC openly admitted that they treat Muslims with greater sensitivity, than Christians. How much have you heard about the churches being burned in Egypt, the Iranian man sentenced to death for becoming a Christan, or the Afghans demanding American troops to be charged for accidently burning Korans well at the same time attacking American troops?