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Re:Nervous about nukes again? Here’s what you need to know a... by jacquesm on Thursday August 04, 2016 @06:50AM (#12224672)
> The majority of situations where we have come close to global thermonuclear war involved careless US behaviour.

That may simply be a case of not having the same level of disclosure for the different countries involved.

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Re:Nervous about nukes again? Here’s what you need to know a... by oneloop on Thursday August 04, 2016 @07:05AM (#12224716)
Is the US known for its transparency?
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Re:Nervous about nukes again? Here’s what you need to know a... by ddaygold on Thursday August 04, 2016 @07:14AM (#12224743)
In comparison to the Soviet Union? Yes, the US was more transparent than the Soviet Union.
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Re:Nervous about nukes again? Here’s what you need to know a... by gonvaled on Thursday August 04, 2016 @08:00AM (#12224912)
It has also a much louder and powerful media empire, so its opinions are over represented in the world stage. The media is not objective, and is mostly pro-US.
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