Not entirely true. In the mid to late-1980's I came across a book which listed different Cold War scenarios and US/Western responses. The situations were all involving threats to the Middle East/Persian Gulf oil fields by the Soviet Union and WarPac nations. These situations ran the gamut from invading armies heading south from the Caucuses to the use of ground and airburst nuclear weapons upon the oil fields, terminals and pipelines themselves. IIRC the responses varied from rapid deployment of US airborne troops, to the use of tactical nuclear weapons upon Soviet troop formations... Pity I cannot remember the title.They're classified. The only declassified plan I know of is the 1968 Czechoslovakian plan.
Not entirely true. In the mid to late-1980's I came across a book which listed different Cold War scenarios and US/Western responses. The situations were all involving threats to the Middle East/Persian Gulf oil fields by the Soviet Union and WarPac nations. These situations ran the gamut from invading armies heading south from the Caucuses to the use of ground and airburst nuclear weapons upon the oil fields, terminals and pipelines themselves. IIRC the responses varied from rapid deployment of US airborne troops, to the use of tactical nuclear weapons upon Soviet troop formations... Pity I cannot remember the title.
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Please try harder to remember the name of the bookNot entirely true. In the mid to late-1980's I came across a book which listed different Cold War scenarios and US/Western responses. The situations were all involving threats to the Middle East/Persian Gulf oil fields by the Soviet Union and WarPac nations. These situations ran the gamut from invading armies heading south from the Caucuses to the use of ground and airburst nuclear weapons upon the oil fields, terminals and pipelines themselves. IIRC the responses varied from rapid deployment of US airborne troops, to the use of tactical nuclear weapons upon Soviet troop formations... Pity I cannot remember the title.
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Are these the authors scenarios or actual declassified war plans?Not entirely true. In the mid to late-1980's I came across a book which listed different Cold War scenarios and US/Western responses. The situations were all involving threats to the Middle East/Persian Gulf oil fields by the Soviet Union and WarPac nations. These situations ran the gamut from invading armies heading south from the Caucuses to the use of ground and airburst nuclear weapons upon the oil fields, terminals and pipelines themselves. IIRC the responses varied from rapid deployment of US airborne troops, to the use of tactical nuclear weapons upon Soviet troop formations... Pity I cannot remember the title.
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I doubt I will remember the title, I read the book once about two decades ago... As near as I remember, these were declassified war plans. Given the subject matter, I think it likely that they were developed with the Arab Oil Embargo in mind. The concern being a loss to the US/West of the Mideast oil supplies.Are these the authors scenarios or actual declassified war plans?
The only book I can think of is Bright Star by Harold Coyle. It is a work of fiction - a book just like one written by Tom Clancy. The author is former U.S. Army so it focuses mainly on the land battle.Please try harder to remember the name of the book
Or if anyone suggest other links or books to Cold War Scenarios it would be great to read
Just because someone has a plan doesn't mean one also has to execute it.If the Soviets and Warpac has clearly drawn out their Europe invasion plan, why did they not go ahead with it, even with MAD a known theme of that time?
Was the Soviets waiting? Remember the Soviet were building a massive underground bunker in the Ural mountains? That project didn't finish even when the Soviet Union broke up and the cold war ended. Maybe they were waiting for that massive facility to finish and operate before they set that Invasion plan in motion?