The existence of nuclear weapons represents a reversal of 'The Long Peace'—a 77-year period after World War II with reduction in interstate war and war deaths—and Putin's recent threats demonstrate that nuclear weapons are not merely hypothetical deterrents but could be used.

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Richard Dawkins

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“it is a reversal of the process called the called The Long piece the fact that for 77 years after World War II there was a well there's an absence of Interstate war in Europe”

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Steven Pinker Meets Richard Dawkins | On Reason and Rationality— How To Academy
Created: 8/11/2026, 1:18:49 AM

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