How the game theory of John von Neumann transformed the 20th century

Re:How the game theory of John von Neumann transformed the 2... by 400thecat on Friday December 02, 2022 @05:29AM (#33828797)

Not destroying the russian nuclear weapons program (in the late 1940s/early 1950s) was the biggest strategic mistake, the US has ever done

just imagine how many conflicts of the 20th and 21st cenntury would have been avoided, if Russia was denied nuclear superpower status.

Russia has been blackmailing the free world with nuclear weapons for the last 70 years.

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Re:How the game theory of John von Neumann transformed the 2... by 1equalsequals1 on Friday December 02, 2022 @05:45AM (#33828880)

USA has been the leading blackmailer for the last 80 years. In fact, it's been much worse than a blackmailer

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Re:How the game theory of John von Neumann transformed the 2... by specialist on Friday December 02, 2022 @09:08AM (#33830546)

It's important to choose one's enemies wisely. They define who you are, in contrast.

One theory for the rising internal discord in the USA's public sphere is we no longer have "The Communists" as our convenient "The Other". For purposes of scapegoat, rhetorical foil, and cast of usual suspects.

What is "Liberal Democracy" without "Communism" to push against?

For better or worse, we're now finding out.

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