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4. Considering that nuclear weapons might have averted wider US wars with China, N. Korea and the USSR

Sun Oct 20, 2013, 03:15 PM

Oct 2013

Absent a world of no nukes, a world with nukes can keep war at bay.

Mutually Assured Destruction is only a MAD strategy if your goal is NOT Détente.

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Signs of rift between Israel and US over Iran [View all] Jesus Malverde Oct 2013 OP

Question...why don't Israel go after Iran themselves? SummerSnow Oct 2013 #1

This whole nuclear thing boggles my mind. Lobo27 Oct 2013 #2

maybe the PM should not have campaigned/interfered mitchtv Oct 2013 #3

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