[lbo-talk] Soviet Union had plans for first use of N-weapons in Europe

[Wojtek Sokolowski]

> http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/
> http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_17-5-2005_pg7_41
> Soviet Union had plans for first use of N-weapons in Europe
> 
> By Khalid Hasan
> 
> WASHINGTON: The Soviet Union had plans to attack Western Europe that
> included being the first to use nuclear weapons, according to a new
> book of previously secret Warsaw Pact documents published at the
> weekend.

Two observations:

1.  It is very interesting that such "findings" start to emerge out of
Washington just when the US unilateralism and militarism make it more likely
for the EU and Russia to cooperate to thwart the US aggression. Coincidence?
I do not think so.  

2. In organizational behavior, plans doe not mean intention - contrary to
what various propaganda mouthpieces want us to believe.  Making various
contingency plans is the raison d'etre of organizations - but it does not
mean that those plans are meant to be actively pursued.  It means that
organizations have an action plan for every possible contingency, so they
are not caught off guard.  For the same reason, the USPS developed a
contingency plan for mail delivery after a 'nucular' attack on the US.

Wojtek