Why the world still needs nuclear weapons

[mrstickball]

gurglesletch said:

mrstickball said:

I didn't say better, they had more. To the tune of 2:1 for tanks.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tank_formations_during_the_Cold_War#Warsaw_Pact

Even if the NATO tanks were better, we never had the kind of strength the soviets & warsaw pact did. If it wasn't for the nuclear deterrent, a war would of been likely.

Maybe the size 18 font will help. And besides having more is not necessarily a guaranteed victory if you look into military history like i do.

I'm not saying that such things would have resulted in a Soviet victory. However, the Soviets clearly had an advantage in the manpower and equipment department. That would allow them a higher probability of winning the initial strike of a war, which would correlate to a higher probability of a declaration of war.

However, if you'd like to elaborate on why Soviet forces and military doctrine would not be able to overcome initial NATO defenses, I'd love to hear it.