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		keybored on Oct 8, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Is the attack helicopter dead? Everyone is worried about the desperation nuke. Yet all nukes in history have been to teabag civilians once you’re already winning.

keybored on Oct 8, 2024 [–]

Slightly more serious. There have been times where we’ve gotten close during the Cold War. You can’t trust people to not use nukes on account of it being suicidal. People can be irrational like that. And/or chains of command can be irrational.

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