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In reply to the discussion: Where is Prigozhin? (Poll) [View all]Kaleva
(39,266 posts)36. Instead of cherry picking one part of Montgomery's speech, here a link to the whole speech
https://hansard.millbanksystems.com/lords/1962/may/30/the-army-estimates#S5LV0241P0-00791
An excerpt:
"But the strategy of those who fight on land will be defensive, since any considerable movement will not be possible owing to the terrific destruction caused to communications by nuclear bombardment, as well as by the movement of refugees. This latter is a terrific problem, and during the ten years in which I served in Supreme Headquarters in Europe, we never could get the refugee problem seriously tackled. The sea must be exploited increasingly to give surface strategical mobility, and to provide 228mobile launching sites for nuclear weapons."
You'll notice that Montgomery is talking about nuclear war and that the ground forces will be used for defensive purposes while the navy and air force will provide the offensive punch.
Since the army will be on the defensive, a march on Moscow is out of the question as is getting into a land war in China
An excerpt:
"But the strategy of those who fight on land will be defensive, since any considerable movement will not be possible owing to the terrific destruction caused to communications by nuclear bombardment, as well as by the movement of refugees. This latter is a terrific problem, and during the ten years in which I served in Supreme Headquarters in Europe, we never could get the refugee problem seriously tackled. The sea must be exploited increasingly to give surface strategical mobility, and to provide 228mobile launching sites for nuclear weapons."
You'll notice that Montgomery is talking about nuclear war and that the ground forces will be used for defensive purposes while the navy and air force will provide the offensive punch.
Since the army will be on the defensive, a march on Moscow is out of the question as is getting into a land war in China
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