The fact that there are more guns in the US than citizens means that any Soviet experience in America would make Afghanistan seem like a nice place to vacation.
I wonder how many of those gun toting patriots know how to live off the land.
Possibly more of them do in Alaska than in other parts of the country.
Actually, the closest thing the Soviets can get to a successful invasion of the USA is if they turn up at Alaska. The Soviets will have a relatively easier time supplying their troops. Even if the Canadians allow American armour to move through their territory, the Americans are still going to have a hell of a time reinforcing their assets in Alaska.
Also, Alaska is rich in resources, so calling in nukes glass the place would be of little benefit to both the US and the Soviets. So there you have it, a non-nuke Soviet invasion of the USA.
I wonder how many of those gun toting patriots know how to live off the land.
Well, there's Sarah Palin...![]()
Also there is the fact that Yamamoto did not have Hind gunships. Those tend to make insurgencies much more difficult.Admiral Yammamto viewed them as a deterrent enough, living off the land or not.
He said one could not invade the CONUS--"there would be a rifle behind every blade of grass."
Of course, 1941 was a different era than, say, 1985 in terms of both military technology and the real-life skills of much of the American populace.
Also there is the fact that Yamamoto did not have Hind gunships. Those tend to make insurgencies much more difficult.
In the early 60's, Afghanistan was a nice place to vacation.I would have to say pretty much never. Soviet air and sea lift capability just were not up to the task.
After any kind of nuclear exchange, their ability to project power outside the Eurasian landmass would be limited far more so.
The fact that there are more guns in the US than citizens means that any Soviet experience in America would make Afghanistan seem like a nice place to vacation.
Well, there's Sarah Palin...![]()
I'm going to take a contrarian view here. The eastern tip of the Soviet Union,Hey everybody, I had a question.
After all the movies and video games depicting the Soviet Union invading the continental United States, I am wondering if this was possible?
and if so, what year would it have been done?