I wonder if the reason the USSR was engaging in
brinkmanship was less for imperialism and exporting
communism, than from fear of the U.S. threat.
Looked at strategically, the USSR was surrounded by
enemies. America had bases in Japan, Turkey, Europe,
etc. When Castro invited Russia to
I wonder if the reason the USSR was engaging in
brinkmanship was less for imperialism and exporting
communism, than from fear of the U.S. threat.
Wouldn't a reasonable person analyze the stated US policy towards the Soviet
Union since about '48, and look at the history between '48 and
