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> But thinking of probability it seems that the balance is shifting towards smaller local conflicts rather than global wars. Only if you ignore "but you starte
by acqq 8y ago
> But thinking of probability it seems that the balance is shifting towards smaller local conflicts rather than global wars.
Only if you ignore "but you started first" nuclear war that can start even completely accidentally.
https://thebulletin.org/doomsday-clock/past-announcements/ https://thebulletin.org/doomsday-clock/past-announcements/
If you think "but everybody in charge knows what they are doing" you probably never worked in any large enough organization. We should all actively work on forcing the politicians to significantly reduce the installed nuclear resources, simply to increase the chance for humanity to survive once an accident happen, because sooner or later it will.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_military_nuclear_accidents https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_military_nuclear_accid...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuban_Missile_Crisis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuban_Missile_Crisis