Kevin Rothrock on Nostr: So, in the 1984 film Threads, the USSR defends its fictional military base in ...
So, in the 1984 film Threads, the USSR defends its fictional military base in Mashhad, Iran, with a “nuclear-tipped air-defense missile” against attacking American B-52s. The U.S. then retaliates by firing a tactical nuke at the Soviet base.
Question: this would be a huge escalation by the U.S., no? If Moscow defended its base with something like an AIR-2 Genie, that would hardly warrant a tactical nuclear response, no?
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