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Originally Posted by Osem
Yes we now have nukes but it only requires one side or other to 'believe' they're under immediate threat to set off a chain reaction which is hard to stop. Unlikely it may be, but anyone who thinks we're too clever to blow ourselves up is overestimating our collective intelligence I feel.
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Of course. Our ability to destroy things is well ahead of our maturity as a species.
There have been tons of suggestions of immediate threats that fortunately haven't escalated. Mercifully none of the nuclear powers, beyond perhaps North Korea, are cavalier about their power.