All 3 Uses of
Soviet Union
in
No Easy Day
- At the time Marcinko established the command, there were only two SEAL teams, so "six" was chosen to make the Soviets think the Navy had more teams.†
p. 17.8
- When the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan in 1979, Bin Laden relocated to Peshawar, Pakistan, and later Afghanistan.†
p. 161.5 *
- Because he was a Muslim, it was his duty to fight the invading Soviets, he claimed.†
p. 161.7
Definition:
a former communist country that fought the cold war with the United States and which consisted of Russia and 14 other soviet socialist republics; established 1922 and officially dissolved 31 December 1991