3 ms·It was pretty "sudden" as in unexpected, given that the world was still reeling from the last warby bluefirebrand 2y agoIt was pretty "sudden" as in unexpected, given that the world was still reeling from the last warcjbgkagh 2y agoAll sides were rapidly rearming, it was far from unexpected.bombcar 2y agoExactly. "Unexpected" is not the same as "we hope not" - but it's often presented that way.