Hi Carl,



During the Cold War, it was widely known that the Western forces, including NATO and the U.S. military and every military in Europe (except for the Swiss and Swedes who said they wouldn't participate) could hold the Warsaw Pact countries for only one week before they would need to 'go nuclear' against the invaders.



No matter how bravely the Western European armies, air forces and navies fought and no matter how bravely the U.S. and Canadian forces fought, the numerical superiority of Warsaw Pact (tanks, troops and other war matériel) meant that they would completely overwhelm Western Europe in a week.



Which is why the Western powers reserved the right to 'First Strike' capability -- the right to use nuclear weapons as the first option in any conflict against Warsaw Pact nations, especially in case of invasion of Western Europe.



After the Cold War ended it was determined that the Warsaw Pact powers would have won the conventional war even more quickly than we had realized due to other factors that were unknown to us then.



The West would've lost in 3 days and we would've been caught 'flat-footed' and completely overrun. Yes, a complete rout in the conventional war.



If it really comes down to it, that same situation could still play out in Europe in our century as Russia still enjoys huge numerical superiority in tanks, military personnel, and other war-making abilities.



In order to not lose all of Europe, we would need to go nuclear on Day 3 of a concerted attack, or we would lose the whole thing.



Which would invite an overwhelming response, obviously.



So, let's not pretend otherwise.



There is no military solution in Ukraine. Anyone who thinks otherwise needs to go to War College for 10 years because they are not basing their decisions on the above reality. Which can bite you.



The strongest defence against a Russian takeover of Europe is a strong and united society, one that is impenetrable and indivisible.



And using soft power against Russia, which is OUR strongest suit.



Best regards, JBS



































