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Re:After 100 years World War I battlefields are poisoned and... by zaroth on Friday July 29, 2016 @10:27PM (#12191363)
But his point, modern warfare saving us from the unfathomable horrors of the World Wars, is well worth even the true cost of the fallout from the nuclear testing.
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Re:After 100 years World War I battlefields are poisoned and... by PhasmaFelis on Saturday July 30, 2016 @03:22AM (#12192004)
If we're considering the potential cost of wars that didn't happen, we also need to consider the possibility for the Cold War to have escalated into nuclear Armageddon.
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Re:After 100 years World War I battlefields are poisoned and... by zaroth on Sunday July 31, 2016 @10:14PM (#12199872)
Quite certainly true. The ultimate and most insane gamble... which appears to have paid off, for now?
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