The last we hear about the escalating situation is:
- There have been an additional two nuclear explosions in the Middle East (after the initial two in Mashhad.
- The Soviets and US navies are fighting in the gulf, with the carrier Kitty Hawk being sunk.
- The Soviets had blocked road access to West Berlin, but were promising to allow the American, British and French troops safe passage back to West Germany.
- Riots in East Germany (in addition to riots in the USA and ones we see ourselves in the UK).
So what do you think prompted the Russians to attack the UK and other NATO targets? Was it as simple as being the prelude to an invasion of Western Europe? Or did something else happen that made them fear losing it all, so they launched a full scale nuclear attack?
What do you think caused the escalation?