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Without Viet Nam, global thermonuclear war by 1970 would have been much more likely. I'm not so sure. Without vietnam sucking away the monies; North American Defenses would be much more stronger -- McNamara wouldn't have raided ARADCOM's NIKE battalions for quality manpower to man his huge ground army or closed them to save money to feed his ground army.Some might quietly be upgraded to NIKE-ZEUS to protect major urban areas.Likewise; a lot of USAF interceptor squadrons would have remained.
Without Viet Nam, global thermonuclear war by 1970 would have been much more likely.
I'm not so sure. Without vietnam sucking away the monies; North American Defenses would be much more stronger -- McNamara wouldn't have raided ARADCOM's NIKE battalions for quality manpower to man his huge ground army or closed them to save money to feed his ground army.
Some might quietly be upgraded to NIKE-ZEUS to protect major urban areas.
Likewise; a lot of USAF interceptor squadrons would have remained.
