"OM" wrote:

...And as disclosed documents from the Former Soviet Empire have
shown, it made the Politburo and the Red Army chiefs think *three*
times before even considering launching a sneak attack. The idea had
actually been proposed and quickly shot down when Haig made his
statement, as the initial Soviet reception of this statement was that
a) a coup may be in progress and b) ...

The Soviets were by far as stupid as you may claim. Where are these
documents? In fact the USA has been on the brink of a coup only once.
Read about the "The Business Plot"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Business_Plot

and the heroic actions of General Smedley Butler.