In 1957/58 we had "informal" chats/briefings from the man from the Ministry. Amongst many things, we were told that we could only knock out Russia 1.75 times. True: he said that.
But the thing that he also said that stuck in my mind over the years was; "Once we get past 1962, we will be alright."
In October 1962; I left my family and reported for dispersal and watched weapons coming out for loading that I had never seen before, or even heard of. We had literally kissed our families goodbye and watched others do the same as their wives took the family south of the Border.
I stayed on until 1966 and firmly believed in that dark lecture in the Education Section in 1957.
JohnB