That was crazy. The USSR might not have been our equal, but they could have hardly been considered a push-over or "infant society". It's hard to see an outcom

That was crazy. The USSR might not have been our equal, but they could have hardly been considered a push-over or "infant society". It's hard to see an outcome from that other than everybody loses. That was definitely a case where tit-for-tat made a lot of sense.