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Mad requires both sides to 1) be rational, 2) believe the other side is rational. Neither is a safe assumption. It's fundamentally always been messed up. Even R
by vidarh 1y ago
Mad requires both sides to 1) be rational, 2) believe the other side is rational. Neither is a safe assumption. It's fundamentally always been messed up. Even Reagan realised that.
- bigyabai 1y agoReagan was president after a 50 year stint of nutjobs running the White House without nuking anyone. His failure to negotiate strategic arms reduction isn't somehow justified because the world sucks 20 years in the future.