In the autumn of 1983 I was a member of the watch team at the nations largest I+W center observing Soviet and PRC military activities in real time.
It was a hell of a seat, at a hell of a time to be there.
Preceding the crisis in November our deliberate 'brinksmanship' brought up soviet air defense generals on charges. Yes Virginia, F-14s and F-4s overflew and mock attacked the soviet homeland.
We were that good back then.
https://mitchellaerospacepower.org/brink-of-nuclear-war-able-archers-and-lessons-for-today/
President Reagan was full aware he was driving the soviets nuts. It was part of a conscious, unrelenting effort to break the soviet union.
He was successful.
Thank God.
And Margaret Thatcher, and Pope John Paul II, and Lech Walesa.
Context for this story today is, in 1983 we had the aforementioned Reagan, as well as Bill Casey, world class military leadership, focused, trained, and patriotic troops and the best equipment.
That was THEN.
Today??? Consider this was made in 2014: https://youtu.be/Pf6uX0hODuE
Think it's better now?
Think these people have a serious bone in their bodies about defending the country? Think they're a little more prone to mistakes around our most destructive weapons?
Think todays officers are ALL promoted on merit??
Think OBiden and our pronoun confused military 'leaders' are up to brinksmanship with Vlad??? See any difference between Walesa and TV comic Zelenskyy? Pope John Paul and ... what's his name?
Not a comforting thought.
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