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Woah! I bet you didn't see this one comming!

Posted: Sun May 16, 2010 3:01 pm
by Diogenes
USSR planned nuclear attack on China in 1969


And Nixon saved them. :)

The Soviet Union was on the brink of launching a nuclear attack against China in 1969 and only backed down after the US told Moscow such a move would start World War Three, according to a Chinese historian.

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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldne ... -1969.html

Re: Woah! I bet you didn't see this one comming!

Posted: Sun May 16, 2010 4:16 pm
by Jccarlton
Diogenes wrote:USSR planned nuclear attack on China in 1969


And Nixon saved them. :)

The Soviet Union was on the brink of launching a nuclear attack against China in 1969 and only backed down after the US told Moscow such a move would start World War Three, according to a Chinese historian.

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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldne ... -1969.html
I read about this in a Jerry Pournelle piece a long time ago. China owes the US more than they could ever pay for this. If I were China I would do everything I could to have a Nixon or Reagan in office and everthing i could to keep a Carter or Obama out.

Posted: Tue May 18, 2010 11:40 pm
by ladajo
In New Zealand, Nixon would have been punched in the nose aftering gesturing like that...

Posted: Thu May 20, 2010 12:51 am
by KitemanSA
ladajo wrote:In New Zealand, Nixon would have been punched in the nose aftering gesturing like that...
Ahh, same to yas, buddy!! :wink: