Novikov claimed that during the Second World War, U.S. leaders planned to stay out of the fighting as long as possible so they could enter late, tip the balance of the war, and emerge in a dominant position in the postwar world.

Core claim in simple terms

  • Novikov argued that American leaders calculated that the United States would:
    • Avoid direct participation in the war for as long as it could.
* Enter the war only at the “last minute,” when its intervention could easily determine the final outcome.

* Use this timing to ensure that its own national interests were fully secured.

Goal of this plan

  • By letting other major powers bear the brunt of the fighting and destruction, Novikov said U.S. leaders expected:
    • The main competitors of the United States would be “crushed or greatly weakened” by the war.
* The United States would then emerge as “the most powerful factor” in deciding the key questions of the postwar world—essentially positioning itself for world leadership or supremacy.

How this fits his broader view

  • In the same line of argument, Novikov described U.S. foreign policy as driven by imperialist goals and a “striving for world supremacy.”
  • He pointed to things like:
    • A huge peacetime military buildup.
    • A wide network of overseas bases.
    • Military planning that, he claimed, looked ahead to a possible future war against the Soviet Union.
      These were offered as further evidence of long-term U.S. plans for dominance beyond the Second World War.

TL;DR: Novikov claimed the United States planned to join World War II late, after others had been exhausted, so it could decide the outcome and emerge as the leading power in shaping the postwar world.

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