XPost: aus.politics, sci.military.naval, talk.politics.misc   
   XPost: alt.war.nuclear   
   From: Leura@bluemountains.org   
      
   On Fri, 3 Sep 2021 09:35:00 +1000, Rod Speed posted:-   
      
   > Daniel65  wrote   
   > > Fran wrote on 2/9/21 11:30 am:   
   > >> 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 reason given at the time was that if U.S.A./U.S.S.R. and Europe   
   > > were taken out, Australia, being resource rich as it was/is, would   
   > > be bound to become a World power, so it would have been taken out   
   > > do give the leftover U.S.A./U.S.S.R. and Europe a bit of a chance   
   > > to rise from the dust!   
   >   
   > More of your mindless bullshit.   
      
   Absolutely.  Best of the year, so far, except fro Fran & Wog Dog.   
   >   
      
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