What Moray said.
I never understood the USSR side in their paranoia of attack, when their defence plan was in shambles. There was basically...what? Just an offensive plan?
The defences in W Europe were all defensive! Calculating that the red steam roller would get going.
A friend of mine was actually a border patroller at the German borders.
He told me there were no defences. However, if the Americans or the Western-Germans would enter, they wouldn't get back

"We couldn't stop anything except from getting out" he said.
edit, my text not being clear enough.
Reagan was baffled with the USSR expecting an attack from the West. While the USSR plan was mostly or all offensive, this was still the case. I never got this properly, but I belive Boroda will coma en explain
