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123. The Soviet Union never had the capabality, nor any short-term plans for invading North America.

Sun Feb 3, 2013, 01:48 PM

Feb 2013

I don't think Stalin was all that peace-loving. But he knew very well that "World Dominance" was not an option for the Soviet Union after 1945. As did all his successors. Military aggression against the US continent was not an option. Engaing US interests around the world was, though. Facing the fact that the Soviet Union's capabalities were severly limited after the Second World War is not the same thing as saying that "Stalin was a peace loving statesman".

Of course, there was a long term goal of "winning against capitalism". As the US wanted to win against communism. This does not mean that invading the USSR was ever a realistic option, even though it was strategically studied for contingency reasons, as is true vice versa. That's very far from planning an invasion, though.

Sorry for for the tone of my post, but I strongly disagreed with the content. Could have stated that more mildly, for sure.

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