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

Discuss life, the universe, and everything with other members of this site. Get to know your fellow polywell enthusiasts.

Moderators: tonybarry, MSimon

Post Reply
Diogenes
Posts: 6976
Joined: Mon Jun 15, 2009 3:33 pm

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

Post 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.

Image


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

Jccarlton
Posts: 1747
Joined: Thu Jun 28, 2007 6:14 pm
Location: Southern Ct

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

Post 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.

Image



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.

ladajo
Posts: 6267
Joined: Thu Sep 17, 2009 11:18 pm
Location: North East Coast

Post by ladajo »

In New Zealand, Nixon would have been punched in the nose aftering gesturing like that...

KitemanSA
Posts: 6188
Joined: Sun Sep 28, 2008 3:05 pm
Location: OlyPen WA

Post 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:

Post Reply