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by fatherzine 1456 days ago
Carter vs. Reagan, 1980. USA: 23,368 nuclear warheads. USSR: 30,062 nuclear warheads. We are talking about peak Cold War, which will see some detente only after 1985 and Gorbachev reforms.

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