During the Cold War, the US planned to invade Britain

The Americans were considering the option of landing their troops on the British coast and the invasion of Britain. This plan was developed during the Cold War in the event of the capture of the British Isles by Soviet troops.

This was told by the English newspaper Daily Mail, referring to declassified archival documents.

They say that in 1946, the chief of naval operations of the United States requested topographical studies of the British coast from his British intelligence colleagues. These studies were to determine how suitable the UK coast is for landing an American landing.

The British military engaged in a detailed study of this issue, giving the research program the code name "Sandstone". They approached the problem very seriously, having carried out a thorough analysis of their coast, so they managed to finish the research only after 20 years - by 1966.

But since the Soviet Union did not take over Britain, this colossal work was a waste of money. However, these studies did bring some benefit. Their results can help combat soil erosion on the British coast.

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[Thrifty]

And if, for example, the Soviet Union decided to seize the United States, would the British help the Yankees fight against the USSR by deploying their troops in the United States? ??

[iouris]

Quote: "But since the Soviet Union did not take over Great Britain, this colossal work turned out to be a waste of money." End of quote.
The United States has long planned a war against the USSR. But since the Soviet Union self-dissolved and wanted to become a vassal of the United States, this colossal work was a waste of money.

[rotmistr60]

You will read the headline and you will miss it - the USA planned an invasion ... But it turns out that everything is much more prosaic. The Americans and the Britons developed a joint plan to defend Great Britain from possible Soviet "aggression", or, to be more precise, from the USSR's response to the Anglo-Saxon aggression. That was quite natural at that time.

[iouris]

"Don't read Soviet newspapers" - "But there are no others" - "Don't read any!" ("Dog's heart")

[Sergey Averchenkov]

I found the Pravda newspaper here, doing repairs on the roof. It turns out they were telling the truth. Interesting situation - the truth was telling the truth.

[Krasnodar]

Quote: Sergey Averchenkov

I found the Pravda newspaper here, doing repairs on the roof. It turns out they were telling the truth. Interesting situation - the truth was telling the truth.

About the imminent collapse of the dollar? )))

[Sergej1972]

Just about this truth never wrote.

[Krasnodar]

Milking and smelting of Cast Iron and Steel compared to 1913? )))

[Sergej1972]

It was. But both the District everyday life of Ovechkin and the Fate of Sholokhov, a man, were also published for the first time in this newspaper. On international topics, especially in Brezhnev’s time, interesting materials were published.

[Krasnodar]

I did not know that fiction was published there. I read Ullis for the first time in "Foreign Literature" - I remember that. My favorite newspaper was Literaturnaya

[sanik2020]

The Americans were considering the option of landing their troops on the British coast and invading Britain. This plan was developed during the Cold War in the event of the capture of the British Isles by Soviet troops.

Since they landed in the forties, they never left.
Only now, as far as it is known from open archives, the USSR did not have plans to capture Britain, but plans to capture the same USSR, amers like fleas of a dog.

[Blackmokona]

Were were
And if there weren’t, then there were continuous lazy people and traitors in the General Staff

[Mytholog]

Quote: sanik2020

the USSR had no plans to seize Britain

Plans are developed not only for capture, but also for retention.
And holding Britain after a nuclear strike on it makes little sense.
After all, the war with it was considered precisely from the point of view of a retaliatory counter-nuclear strike.

[NordUral]

And the Amerks were all the same little British (I’m not talking about the people of Britain).

[Altona]

It seems that the world press began to work for Netflix and Marvel, telling us about "drop dead" stories. In the lesson of the CWP of the Soviet school, it was directly stated that the ZGV tanks in 3 days reach the English Channel, and Great Britain, as an island, is stupidly destroyed with a megaton bomb. Everything, the curtain. What is the "landing on the coast"? I would not be surprised if the sequel "Saving Private (Private) Ryan-2" (subtitled "Victory in the Fight against the Soviet Invasion") is filmed.

[Cowbra]

We told this because we were taught to think with your head. And they believed that the occupation troops in Europe were sitting at the bases to "protect Europe from the Soviet threat", and not stupidly boggle the whole of Europe with tactical charges (remember Davy Crockett?) in someone else's territory.
And there are many such examples.

[Blackmokona]

You won’t even destroy London with a megaton bomb. Here is just a full marvel

[Chaldon48]

The USA is still that ally, it’s probably easier to tame a wolf, but that there is a wolf, it’s just some kind of crocodile.

[cniza]

No, they are a big flock of jackals ...

[Mebius]

If Soviet troops invaded Agnlia, the United States would no longer exist.

[Pushkowed]

They planned a war with Britain back in the 1930s (the so-called "Red" plan). When WWII began, it was removed from the table, but with the wording "keep in mind for the future."

[APASUS]

Sometimes the media get such documents that reveal the whole essence of American politics, everything is inward. Only some still hope and believe that everything has changed in the USA, believe in democracy and values!

[Free wind]

Specifically, British scientists conducted research, maybe Estonian, very quickly conducted research. Yes, the article is of course delusional. Shoreline studies may have been carried out, but purely for scientific purposes. If a forester notes which cut is to be cut, this does not mean that there will be a launch pad for air defense missiles.

[faterdom]

That is, the brave American marines were supposed to easily withstand brutal doses of radiation? It is strange that they were not sent in the 86th for an internship in Chernobyl, as far as I know, they didn’t even make such offers ...

[ccsr]

This plan was developed during the Cold War in the event of the capture of the British Isles by Soviet troops.

The funny thing is that even in the 70s and 80s of the last century we did not have such plans, and even the GSVG planned all its operations only on the continental part of Europe. In general, "Ostap suffered ..."

These studies should have determined how suitable the UK coast is for landing an American landing.

It would be better if he wondered where the USSR got such amphibious assault forces in order to land a successful assault force in the UK and deploy a large number of troops.
By the way, here is the kind of separation Zhukov arranged for one admiral about the landing of troops at the General Staff KSH:

[cniza]

But since the Soviet Union did not take over Great Britain, this colossal work was a waste of money.

And then we were to blame , we don’t want to live according to your scenarios ...

[edmed]

Quote: Altona

It seems that the world press began to work for Netflix and Marvel, telling us about "drop dead" stories. In the lesson of the CWP of the Soviet school, it was directly stated that the ZGV tanks in 3 days reach the English Channel, and Great Britain, as an island, is stupidly destroyed with a megaton bomb. Everything, the curtain.

Well it is more like Yes

[lvov_aleksey]

Quote: cniza

But since the Soviet Union did not take over Great Britain, this colossal work was a waste of money.

And then we were to blame , we don’t want to live according to your scenarios ...

everything is simple here, we will always be guilty, because we are Orthodox and a large territory !!!

[lvov_aleksey]

Quote: edmed

Quote: Altona

It seems that the world press began to work for Netflix and Marvel, telling us about "drop dead" stories. In the lesson of the CWP of the Soviet school, it was directly stated that the ZGV tanks in 3 days reach the English Channel, and Great Britain, as an island, is stupidly destroyed with a megaton bomb. Everything, the curtain.

Well it is more like Yes

and I’ll tell you easier, at the NVP you were taught to wear a gas mask and shoot from a firearm ?! Current youth at school do not know (did not keep) what it is at least a gunshot. But I don’t see any reason to talk about Westerners, we can chop off Alaska - mine, and it won’t blink either. Let blather with sanctions ....