Nuclear War with Stalin

[OnlyOneUweRosler]

Turns out the Allies had plans to nuke Stalin after World War Two ended. This video explains more.

 

[Mazzarelli's Swiss Cheese]

Strategically perfectly understandable - still scary though

 

[BlueAnorak]

So...
It was a way to keep the Soviet Union in it's box and allow the western allies to demobilise. Eminently sensible to me.

 

[Millwallawayveteran1988]

When you look at the world now, I wonder how things would have panned out if Britain had come to an agreement with Germany, Germany had defeated Russia as they had no western front to defend and Japan had not dragged the US into the war.

 

[idahoblues]

Bears make good rugs

 

[OnlyOneUweRosler]

So...
It was a way to keep the Soviet Union in it's box and allow the western allies to demobilise. Eminently sensible to me.

Yes it was well coordinated. Lord alone knows how things would have turned out if things turned 'hot',

 

[andyhinch]

Bears make good rugs

Don’t they rip up the furniture ?

 

[lefty goldblatt]

Don’t they rip up the furniture ?

The only thing I know about ursines, is that they have a penchant for defacating in heavily treed areas

 

[andyhinch]

The only thing I know about ursines, is that they have a penchant for defacating in heavily treed areas

That’s after they’ve ripped up your furniture I’ve heard

 

[denislawsbackheel]

Well they need something to wipe their arses with.