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Re:India launches attack on 9 sites in Pakistan and Pakistan... by mcmoor on Wednesday May 07, 2025 @03:27AM (#43913065)
History isn't only WW2. There's a lot of situations with high tension that doesn't explode into war. One big proof is Cold War not ending in human annihilation. Also 19th century Concert of Europe is entirely built on diplomatic finesse to prevent greater conflict.
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Re:India launches attack on 9 sites in Pakistan and Pakistan... by HPsquared on Wednesday May 07, 2025 @05:22AM (#43913650)
It's an artifact of education. Everyone is taught about a handful of big famous wars, but it doesn't really give an understanding of international relations. It's actually a bit dangerous.
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Re:India launches attack on 9 sites in Pakistan and Pakistan... by JeremyNT on Wednesday May 07, 2025 @07:59AM (#43914555)
It's the exception that proves the rule. Things look stable until they aren't.

There are enough "tense diplomatic situations" happening all the time, and given a long enough timeline eventually some will fail and end in disaster.

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