The better question is, why can't Poland take it all?
Here's why:
Nukes: Mac's First Law (I think I get that right. If you have a crappy story nukes do not make it cool.)
SRBMs/Nuke Launchers: A close second to nukes, although probably less sensitive than the warheads themselves. Neither Poland nor the Soviets have any intention of using them, why not?
Bio/Chem weapons: Really, the Scientists are the important piece of the puzzle here, if any such facilities exist.
Soldiers: Poland will probably allow and encourage Soviet soldiers to defect; but in all likelihood, PoWs cost Poland resources and add justification to Moscow's actions.
Ships: Ships are crewed by Soviet Crewmen, leading to another Prisoner situation. Cargoes can vary--and while the Poles might jack the Cargo of a merchant ship, I'm not sure they wouldn't free the ship afterward...
Aircraft: The Soviets can pull these out too quickly; something in a maintenance shop is probably left behind, but anything the Soviets can pull out is probably gone.
Vehicles: Anything the Soviets can drive out under its own power probably is pulled out of Poland, unless its crew defects. Furthermore, Poland's deal with Brezhnev means that the Soviets are taking trucks and trains out anyhow.
That leaves weapons, food supplies, some heavy weapons, aircraft in need of repair, and possibly a few defectors.
Figure that Walesa's murder in a church is explosive and leads to a national uprising, which is barely contained because of the Soviet forces in the country--note that people like the Pope are begging and pleading the Polish people to avoid getting cut to pieces by the Red Army.
Brezhnev's deal is PROBABLY brokered partially because he know's he's a dead man, and perhaps as a dirty little secret, the Poles DID manage to jack Soviet nukes. This secret act of blackmail is not going to meet the public eye for twenty years, but it will turn out that Brezhnev either had the choice of cutting a deal or facing a hostile nuclear power...
That said, officially, Soviet Nukes have been under their complete control--and while the Polish move was incidential the first time, if it happens again Andropov will not fall on his sword like Brezhnev did...
Here's why:
Nukes: Mac's First Law (I think I get that right. If you have a crappy story nukes do not make it cool.)
SRBMs/Nuke Launchers: A close second to nukes, although probably less sensitive than the warheads themselves. Neither Poland nor the Soviets have any intention of using them, why not?
Bio/Chem weapons: Really, the Scientists are the important piece of the puzzle here, if any such facilities exist.
Soldiers: Poland will probably allow and encourage Soviet soldiers to defect; but in all likelihood, PoWs cost Poland resources and add justification to Moscow's actions.
Ships: Ships are crewed by Soviet Crewmen, leading to another Prisoner situation. Cargoes can vary--and while the Poles might jack the Cargo of a merchant ship, I'm not sure they wouldn't free the ship afterward...
Aircraft: The Soviets can pull these out too quickly; something in a maintenance shop is probably left behind, but anything the Soviets can pull out is probably gone.
Vehicles: Anything the Soviets can drive out under its own power probably is pulled out of Poland, unless its crew defects. Furthermore, Poland's deal with Brezhnev means that the Soviets are taking trucks and trains out anyhow.
That leaves weapons, food supplies, some heavy weapons, aircraft in need of repair, and possibly a few defectors.
Figure that Walesa's murder in a church is explosive and leads to a national uprising, which is barely contained because of the Soviet forces in the country--note that people like the Pope are begging and pleading the Polish people to avoid getting cut to pieces by the Red Army.
Brezhnev's deal is PROBABLY brokered partially because he know's he's a dead man, and perhaps as a dirty little secret, the Poles DID manage to jack Soviet nukes. This secret act of blackmail is not going to meet the public eye for twenty years, but it will turn out that Brezhnev either had the choice of cutting a deal or facing a hostile nuclear power...
That said, officially, Soviet Nukes have been under their complete control--and while the Polish move was incidential the first time, if it happens again Andropov will not fall on his sword like Brezhnev did...