They did train for fighting back in case of an "imperial aggression". Their strategy was to push back any offensive with overwhelming conventional force (massiv

They did train for fighting back in case of an "imperial aggression". Their strategy was to push back any offensive with overwhelming conventional force (massive amounts of tanks). See for example here: http://www.isn.ethz.ch/Digital-Library/Articles/Detail/?lng=en&id=107840 http://www.isn.ethz.ch/Digital-Library/Articles/Detail/?lng=... Pretty much all their nuclear arsenal was deployed in a way that ensured excellent retaliation potential (mobile ICBM launchers etc.), their nuclear subs etc.