[edwest]

Thank you Eric. Like Nick, things still seem a bit murky to me. With the Americans taking over Japan, why the agreement to divide Korea with the Russians? What were the Americans after? My research shows that prior to the official start of the Cold War, the Americans did not trust the Russians. In fact, recent books indicate Russian espionage occurring in the United States during the war.

The use of Russian MiGs and the F-86 by the Americans seems a little bit beyond coincidence. The point being the similarity of the two designs and the odd (to me) sale by the British to the Russians of the jet engine that would power the MiG.


Ed