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Martin Eden

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21. I grew up during the Cold War era of M.A.D.

Reply to FakeNoose (Reply #18)

Sat Mar 28, 2026, 11:09 AM

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Mutually Assured Destruction very likely prevented large scale war between the USA and USSR.

Of course, there were some nasty little wars using proxies.

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