Joe Shearer
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Much as there was speculation among truths and fiction during the cold war, speculations that on both official and unofficial levels nearly led to war more than once. But the difference was that leaving with Europe sitting the middle of it all, the two main antagonists per se were thousands of miles apart with massive uninhabited and generally pristine land areas that they considered as refuges against radiation and nuclear Armageddon; a possibility of survival in case war did break out and the illusion that there might be a winner.
Because it was clear that in case a war did occur, Europe would be rendered uninhabitable but sections of the North American countryside and the Siberian and central Asian plains would still be suitable for survival.
Here, we sit eyeball to eyeball.. our population centres much like Europe all grouped around natural resources; we are ripe for massive humanitarian disaster.. leave alone the idea of "winning". People have this delusion(due to their ignorance..wilful at times) that nuclear weapons just explode and then all is hunky dory. Sometimes, I have the demonic wish that we do have it out and let those that wish for this disaster suffer.
Im sorry, but the sanctimonious attitude again is really not surprising which is why I will not bother reading beyond the first sentence to type this reply.
Nothing new for a state since the times of when states existed.
Acerbic but fair. At least this debate is proceeding in a seemly fashion.