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Going with the flow...in that last conversation, after Ogarkov makes his demand for a natural Soviet border at the Rhine...

What if Reagan, instead of just saying they were at an impasse, had said "We know what you're thinking about doing. If we see so much as a single missile headed our way, we will launch every last firecracker at you, immediately."

Do you think that last-second threat of a total launch on warning of a Soviet attack could have talked Ogarkov out of pushing the button?
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