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I don’t disagree completely but I think one could argue that while we had that threat, the government and people were in agreement that it was a problem to be a

I don’t disagree completely but I think one could argue that while we had that threat, the government and people were in agreement that it was a problem to be addressed. The equivalent today would probably be the United States having a few token nuclear weapons, the Soviet Union stockpiling nuclear weapons, and 30% of the country largely in charge denying that the Soviet Union even exists. The latter scenario is probably more hopeless and frustrating.

treis 2y ago
There were plenty of people denying that the Soviets and communism at large was a threat.
- ericmay 2y ago
  Not in any important ways. The mainstream of the US and the entire government was focused on the Soviet Union as an existential threat.