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    Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet Mar 16

    Jeet Heer Retweeted Scott McConnell

    I'd say 3. It's unlikely but possible. And really, considering the stakes, that's too high.https://twitter.com/ScottMcConnell9/status/1504228481726652421 …

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    Scott McConnell @ScottMcConnell9
    On a scale or 1-10, 10 being Cuban missile crisis level, how scared are you of the US being sucked in to a nuclear war?
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      1. Multipolar LaComadre ☭ 🌎‏ @LisaMichelleEu1 Mar 16
        Replying to @HeerJeet

        A country can't be both sucked into a war and creating a war at the same time.

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      1. Götz von Berlichingen #FBPE‏ @georgebernhard Mar 16
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        2. Growing up in the 80s it was way more likely, every day.

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      1. Cameron Suey‏ @josefkstories Mar 16
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        My favorite thing about this scale is the inherent failure of imagination. always reserve a 10 for the hypothetical!

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      1. RE:TiredGeek‏ @oldgraygeek Mar 16
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        For the record, that's exactly how I felt about the risk of Trump winning in 2016: maybe a 3. I felt the risk was way too high, and I was right.

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      1. America through the Looking Glass‏ @FDRisGone Mar 16
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        I was in high school during Cuban Missile Crisis. This is much scarier. Today's weapons are truly apocalyptic.

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      1. nothings monstered‏ @nothingsmonstrd Mar 16
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        The only good that could come out of this is if it reminds people how dangerous the existence of these weapons is.

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      1. Dave Kamper  🌹‏ @dskamper Mar 16
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        Is that a 3 with 10 being Cuban Missile Crisis, or 10 being Able Archer?

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      1. George Michael Petty‏ @GMichaelPetty Mar 17
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        If we're currently at 3, what's the baseline when a nuclear superpower is not at war?

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      1. Bertrand Russel's puppy‏ @drMajMaj Mar 16
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        Perhaps humans building enough nukes to wipe up the species several times over wasn't the great idea that it seemed at first.

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      1. Brendon‏ @3662brendon Mar 16
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        Both countries seem more wary of crossing the (actual) red lines than the media but the zeal for War has its own momentum

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