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During the Cold War, I understand that the Soviets and Pact had

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During the Cold War, I understand that the Soviets and Pact had plans to invade Western Europe conventionally, however, did they ever establish plans to conventionally invade the United States?
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probably not
they would be content in controlling the continent coercively
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_Days_to_the_River_Rhine

This is the only actual Soviet plan i can think of right now

I mean strategically there wasn't any point in invading US mainland when you could just nuke it to dust.
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In short, no. The biggest difference from NATO was the assumption almost all nuclear weapons would be expended before the conventional phase started. There would be little of value left in the United States, making a huge investment in the navy kinda pointless and honestly futile because our own navy would still be going all over.
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>>3279649
>did they ever establish plans to conventionally invade the United States?
yes
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No. The USSR never had the sealift capacity to seriously consider this. Even under the best circumstances the most you might see would be seaborne commando raids by Spetsnaz against coastal facilities.

I wouldn't be shocked if some staff officer once drew up a plan for it as an exercise, but this was never seriously considered because it would be nonsensical and pointless.
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>>3279649
Plans to invade the West died with Stalin in 1953. He wanted to wait until hydrogen bomb but first tests took place a couple weeks after his death.

Of course USSR always had desire to spread the revolution and take over the world but they nad no concrete plans. They had their own problems.
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>>3279649
Yes. They would've paradropped Cubans into remote locations, with little strategic value.
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