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[–] Signtist@lemm.ee 20 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Well, the US and every other 1st world country. Nobody wants to be the guy without nuclear weapons when the nuclear war starts - the ones that can't defend themselves would be easy first targets. That's what the cold war was all about - 2 countries, each just waiting for the other to drop the bomb they're sure is coming eventually.

[–] kautau@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago

And we’ve had some very close calls

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_close_calls