“Soviet rocket troops possess enough equipment to be able, if need be, to sweep any aggressor from the face of the earth at whatever point of the globe he may be and whatever military power, territory, or economy he may possess.”

—  Sergei Biriuzov

Quoted in "Military Procurement Authorization" - Page 347 - United States - 1963

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