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Mutually Assured Destruction Was Resented Not Embraced
During the Cold War both superpowers recognized mutually assured destruction but continually tried to escape it through first-strike theories and other means; it held largely because neither side could technologically escape it, not because either side preferred being subject to it.
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Gregory SmithEvidence Quote
“neither side really liked being subject to mutually assured destruction it was a it's a significant disadvantage to be in a mutual and one that one both sides would overcome”
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Rise And Fall Of Nations How Superintelligence Will Transform Geopolitics Gregory Smith— UnknownCreated: 6/14/2026, 2:27:22 AM
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