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Re:The Stuxnet worm may be the most sophisticated software e... by 7952 on Friday May 18, 2018 @02:53PM (#17103971)
Do we really have enough data to draw conclusions? A nuclear war could break out in ten years time and be orders of magnitude worse than WWII. That would invalidate MAD in an instant.

Nuclear weapons create a requirement that you safety depends on the pragmatism and sanity of leaders and government. Not only of your own country but your enemies.

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Re:The Stuxnet worm may be the most sophisticated software e... by ghostsofhistory on Tuesday May 29, 2018 @08:32AM (#17178521)
The patterns of history suggest we are heading for unclear war. Power (manifested as interest) has been present in every conflict - no exception. Every nation eventually gets the war it is trying to avoid - nuclear war too. Decision-makers delude themselves that the course they are on will not lead to annihilation, but it always does. World leaders are deluding themselves now. Read more at: http://www.ghostsofhistory.wordpress.com/
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