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[โ€“] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 20 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Look, it was a really cold war.

[โ€“] PugJesus@kbin.social 12 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

The Cold War will be won by whichever side can keep their troops warmer!

I can't find much info on this, but I suspect it was designed after we found out by personal experience in the Korean War that freezing troops on the frontline are considerably less effective.