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That's different, Germany used fake death of German soldier to justify an invasion of Poland.

India is bombing Pakistan, Pakistan is shelling India, but so far no army invaded another country.

Beside both Germany and Poland didn't have the atomic weapon.






It's worrying that the world is progressing to "nuclear states attacking each other". Like two cowboys who both have revolvers, getting into a bar fight.

By all means, it's a miracle we didn't have a nuclear disaster during the cold war. It went very very close.

If it weren't for mens like Vasili Arkhipov, who disobeyed direct orders to launch a nuclear torpedo against ships of the United States Navy, and the many other men during different incidents, we would be all dead.

What is frightening is that we, the humanity, keep going that close from our death by atomic warfare over and over, yet make no adjustment whatsoever.

I'm no expert but when I went close to dying a few too many times on my motorbike, broke a few bones, etc.. I was smart enough to realize you can't cheat statistics. At one point I wouldn't be lucky and there wouldn't be a second chance to save me, so I stopped driving recklessly.

On the other hand, the number of nuclear weapons didn't decrease, there are more actors now involved, and the kind of fantasized Pakistani and indians nuthead are really frightening.

I don't think there would be a Vasili Arkhipov over there, they're completely nuts.




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