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Nuclear weapons. There hasn’t been a full scale war between major powers since.
by TheSpiceIsLife 3y ago
Nuclear weapons.
There hasn’t been a full scale war between major powers since.
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- jchanimal 3y agoAs long as the people with the weapons act rationally. Which might be an anomaly.
- rvnx 3y ago350K+ reported casualties just in a year sounds already much https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraine-war-already-with-up-354000-casualties-likely-drag-us-documents-2023-04-12/ https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraine-war-already-wit...
- ayende 3y agoTo give some context, Battle of the Somme, lasted 4 months, total casualties: 1m+.
- rvnx 3y agoThis was before invention of Twitter, now with so many conflicts in the air, I'm sure we can beat that figure.
- ben_w 3y agoUkraine isn't a major power, and the fact that they've been able to hold back Russia so effectively, with so few resources, is mainly an indicator of how weak Russia is these days.
- justin66 3y agoIt's all fun and games until someone loses an eye.
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- Ekaros 3y agoEntirely ruined by the reality that those having them are not bombed to ground by conventional weapons when they attack somewhere. So I would argue they are either neutral or massive negative.
- Sugimot0 3y agoThere's been plenty of war, and it could well be the first step on a path to the end of life on earth. I imagine this belief stems from all the "Hiroshima and Nagasaki were necessary/good" propaganda.
- urinotherapist 3y agoFull scale war between Russia and Ukraine (with help of NATO) progressing right now with constant threats to use nuclear weapons or blow up a nuclear power station.
- blitzar 3y ago> There hasn’t been a full scale war between major powers since. Yet all the major powers have launched multiple, lengthy full scale wars since.