| Going nuclear _intentionally_ yes, you're probably correct. Going nuclear _unintentionally_ is unfortunately, all too possible. More than once during the Cold War the technology got away from people and global thermonuclear war came close to being a reality. I'm not talking about Cuba and the missiles of October. As recently as the 1970s and later the Soviets nearly initiated nuclear war because their instruments were telling them one thing while reality was telling them another. Could this happen between the US and Russia now? Unlikely, but between India and Pakistan it does remain a concern.
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"Do not forget your dogs of war, your big guns, which are the most-to-be respected arguments of the rights of kings."
- Frederick the Great, King of Prussia  |