XPost: aus.politics, sci.military.naval, talk.politics.misc   
   XPost: alt.war.nuclear   
   From: petzlx@gmail.com   
      
   On Thu, 2 Sep 2021 11:30:05 +1000, Fran    
   wrote:   
      
   >On 2/09/2021 12:01 am, Daniel65 wrote:   
   >> Byker wrote on 31/8/21 1:31 am:   
   >>> "Daniel65"  wrote in message news:sgilvd$n3p$2@dont-email.me...   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Back in 'The Cold War' days, Australia used to be number three on   
   >>>> both the U.S. of A. and U.S.S.R. hit lists.   
   >>>   
   >>> Cite?   
   >>>   
   >> Sorry! No can do .... just word of mouth back then, pre-Internet!   
   >   
   >It'd make sense for Exmouth and Pine Gap to be both be targets given   
   >their strategic importance to the US and the western military.   
   >   
   The USSR first strikes were always going to be Australia.   
   The theory is it would not upset the US that much but show the USSR   
   meant it   
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