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What would happen if the Warsaw Pact launched a surprise attack in the middle of winter in 1985, gambling that NATO would not expect them to attack in winter? Since the winter of that year was unusually cold, how would that affect logistics, since diesel fuel freezes in winter? Were NATO conventional forces strong enough to keep the Reds to the east of the Weser without resorting to nukes, what is the state of SOUTAG forces like the Italians, Greeks, Turks, and the Spanish Navy at this period?
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