Cold War-Was it worth it

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http://ssbn616.homestead.com/Reunion07.html
I was looking over the Web Page of the Reunion of the US Lafayette SSBN 616.
I looked at the photos and recognized Chief Henson a submarine veteran of WWII who was in his eighties the last time we visited at the first reunion in Tunica Mssissippi. He is in the "Plank Owners" picture on the extreme right in the blue coat, bald headed. He was "Chief of the Boat" when I was aboard.

Capt Pollack was the second Captain of the Lafayette.
Scroll down below the pictures and read about his take on military history and his career.

Here is an excerpt:
"To my astonishment, the Soviet General disagreed. He noted that, in World War II, Russia had a population of about 120 million people. They lost 20 million, i in every 6. Yet, he pointed out, they had emerged as one of the two super powers in the world, much stronger and more influential than at the beginning of the war. He then said that the Soviet Union now had 200 million people. If they could become the lone super power of the world, they would be willing to accept the loss of 40 or even 50 million people.

Think of that! According to this General, who was a member of their SALT delegation, they would trade 40 or 50 million of their own people to knock out the United states and take over world domination. We saw the result when the Twin Towers in New York were destroyed. Can you imagine what might have happened to our country had the Soviets launched a nuclear strike against us and were able to destroy many entire cities - New York, Boston, Washington, Baltimore, Cleveland, Los Angeles, Chicago."