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Nato v Warsaw Pact - Why is it now irrelevant?
By Mike | August 2, 2007
Those of us old enough to remember the Cold War between the West and the former Soviet Union will know what it was like to wonder whether the Rooskies would ever take that fatal step across the East/West German border and invade our homelands.
There was, during the late seventies and early eighties, an influx of wargames dedicated to this fearful possibility pitting Nato forces against Warsaw Pact forces and these games were extremely enjoyable to play notably two SPI classics Fulda Gap and The Next War that I still have in my collection.
It has been many years since I played these games as it seemed irrelevant to play when the possibility of it ever happening was killed off when the Soviet Union collapsed however is it irrelevant? When you think of it what is our hobby is about, I say it is alternative history being simulated so why let our old Nato/Warsaw pact games gather dust. Most wargames have a “what if” option so perhaps we should be replaying those old favourites, I surely will.
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