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    Steven Pinker‏Verified account @sapinker 21 Jul 2014

    Some examples of countries calling nuclear bluff: USSR > 1949; Egypt vs Israel; Vietnam, Iran, Iraq vs US; Afghan vs USSR; Argentina vs UK

    11:54 AM - 21 Jul 2014
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      1. Michael Walsh‏ @mcjwalsh 21 Jul 2014
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        @sapinker can you explain the Argentina comment ? Do not believe we ever threatened them with Nuclear weapons !

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      1. Goitom Gebreluel‏ @goitom_gebrelue 21 Jul 2014
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        @sapinker but none the challengers you mention had nuclear weapons of their own. How often have nuclear powers gone to war with each other?

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      1. Krommenaas‏ @krommenaas 21 Jul 2014
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        @sapinker In none of those conflicts was the nuclear power's homeland invaded.

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      1. David Peter Colby‏ @Combustion1949 21 Jul 2014
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        @sapinker Don't count on it. This is different.

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      1. J. 🎃P = .06 🎃 de Ruiter‏ @JPdeRuiter 21 Jul 2014
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        @sapinker Cuba crisis?

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      1. (((CZARKING)))‏ @CZAR__KING 21 Jul 2014
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        @sapinker I do not see how this relates to MAD...

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      1. saint_91‏ @saint_91 21 Jul 2014
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        @sapinker ... All it takes is one madman to press the button and Better Angels will need one hell of a Revised Edition.

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      1. saint_91‏ @saint_91 21 Jul 2014
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        @sapinker Is that supposed to be reassuring? If the threat's been used that many times in the short period in which nukes have existed...

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      1. John Hewitt USA‏ @jhewitt123 21 Jul 2014
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        @sapinker calling nuclear bluff gets harder each time

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