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[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 4 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I'm sure the Soviet Union would have disarmed in response, as seen by their holsum reactions to democracy in what-would-become-the-Warsaw-Pact

[–] kittenzrulz123@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

You do realize that the Warsaw Pact was created in direct response to NATO?

[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 6 points 6 months ago

You do realize that the Warsaw Pact was created in direct response to NATO?

Did you miss the 'what-would-become' in 'what-would-become-the-Warsaw-Pact'?

You... do realize that NATO was founded after the Soviets couped democracy in Czechoslovakia, right?

... right...?