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    Steven Pinker‏Verified account @sapinker 9 Aug 2017

    Calm down — we’re not getting nuked http://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/2017/08/09/calm-down-not-getting-nuked/SpG0cSaWkWv2dMYafrKmhO/story.html?event=event25 … via @BostonGlobe

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      2. Brian Hunter  ⚛ 🇨🇦 🐶 💡‏ @OverUngerDunn 9 Aug 2017
        Replying to @sapinker @BostonGlobe

        'Hey, millions could die, but don't worry, most wouldn't be Americans.' Considering consequences this scary. https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2017/07/the-worst-problem-on-earth/528717/ …pic.twitter.com/oKYQhwgIJu

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      3. Meat Eater Meteor‏ @meateatermeteor 10 Aug 2017
        Replying to @OverUngerDunn @sapinker @BostonGlobe

        That wasn't the point. The media is pretending NK can reach USA with an ICBM by giving nuclear survival tips. That's sensationalism.

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      4. Brian Hunter  ⚛ 🇨🇦 🐶 💡‏ @OverUngerDunn 10 Aug 2017
        Replying to @meateatermeteor @sapinker @BostonGlobe

        Some sensationalism, but line "Americans can sleep soundly" is indicative of tone throughout. Doesn't mention S Korea or Japan til last para

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      5. Brian Hunter  ⚛ 🇨🇦 🐶 💡‏ @OverUngerDunn 10 Aug 2017
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        &risk is huge for those countries,nuclear strike or conventional. yet ends with this.(see Atlantic stry 4 dangers of any type of 1st strike)pic.twitter.com/PYeLhvcCm8

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      6. Meat Eater Meteor‏ @meateatermeteor 10 Aug 2017
        Replying to @OverUngerDunn @sapinker @BostonGlobe

        Harm to Japan/ S Korea wasn't Pinker's point. I think he's saying media hype around an ICBM on US soil is preposterous.

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      7. Brian Hunter  ⚛ 🇨🇦 🐶 💡‏ @OverUngerDunn 10 Aug 2017
        Replying to @meateatermeteor @sapinker @BostonGlobe

        I'll agree with that point, pinker was just linking to it after all. Didn't like perspective of globe column at all though.

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      2. Paul Landini‏ @mrpaullandini 9 Aug 2017
        Replying to @sapinker @BostonGlobe

        In other words — Calm down, if anything it'll only be Japs & those other Koreans who die. Such a comforting sentiment. Thanks for sharing!

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      1. Jeffrey Kyle‏ @kylejkyle 11 Aug 2017
        Replying to @sapinker @BostonGlobe

        I wonder if he was that sanguine about the possibility of Trump winning the election.

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      1. Shout @ the Devil‏ @lancelotthelast 11 Aug 2017
        Replying to @sapinker @BostonGlobe

        N. K nukes are becoming better with time. We should not be complacent and be prepped for potential war as they get more sure of themselves.

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      1. Daniel‏ @Daniel0311Duffy 10 Aug 2017
        Replying to @sapinker @BostonGlobe

        Another thing, to say a dictator that enslaves his people is "rational" is beyond intellectually bankrupt

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      1. Torbjörn Källström‏ @tobbAddol 10 Aug 2017
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        Famous last words :)

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      1. ParadoX‏ @UnC0mm0nGr0und 10 Aug 2017
        Replying to @sapinker @BostonGlobe

        We've been a paper tiger for the past two presidencies. If you believe Trump's crazy enough to do it... then that makes him a real tiger.

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