At times, like during the Cuban missile crisis, we were definitely closer to annihilation than 1%. This was of course largely avoidable if president Kennedy ha

At times, like during the Cuban missile crisis, we were definitely closer to annihilation than 1%. This was of course largely avoidable if president Kennedy had chosen to stand down as his Russian counterpart was offering[1]. [1] https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2012/oct/15/cuban-missile-crisis-russian-roulette https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2012/oct/15/cuban-...