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“Long live deterrence to dissuade nuclear attacks” blasted the headline on Gwynne Dyer’s December 6, 2021 column in The Hill Times. And then came this subheader: “It’s not absolutely foolproof, but it has protected us all from nuclear war for 75 years.” There is just one obvious problem with this statement. In order for deterrence More

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