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1. Yogthos (yogthos@mas.to)'s status on Wednesday, 01-Mar-2023 18:26:32 UTC Yogthos

   Strategists admit West is goading China into war
   https://www.fridayeveryday.com/strategists-admit-west-is-goading-china-into-war/

   • Simbionte (santiago@mastodon.uy)'s status on Wednesday, 01-Mar-2023 18:26:31 UTC Simbionte

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     @yogthos what's your take on the possibility of nead future nuclear exchange? between say, Russia and NATO, China and NATO, you name it.

   • Simbionte (santiago@mastodon.uy)'s status on Wednesday, 01-Mar-2023 20:26:51 UTC Simbionte

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     @yogthos Do you think there is more awareness of nuclear consequences, than 30 or 40 years ago when the anti-nuk movement was on the rise? The US is signing off every arms control treaty, the last one expires in 2026 i think. Scott Ritter says this scenario would escalate in an arms race again. I say maybe there is no human then, to prevent the nuclear war, but an AI that will trigger the first deploy. Very scary.

   • Yogthos (yogthos@mas.to)'s status on Wednesday, 01-Mar-2023 20:26:52 UTC Yogthos

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     • Simbionte

     @santiago I think the chances of an intentional exchange are low, but as tensions keep escalating the opportunity for a world ending mistake grows significantly.

     There were plenty of cases during the cold war when decisions made by a single individual averted a nuclear holocaust. We might not be that lucky going forward.