.@wellerstein Seems apropos what, with Able Archer 83...
52 years ago today, Dr. Strangelove was released. According to Google Ngrams we hit peak "Strangelovian" in 1983.pic.twitter.com/t5uqoFPNJa
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@wellerstein in a 1982 Air University publication the term is used to describe the idea of "planetoid bombs"! https://books.google.com/books?id=wEl0DL2cYJcC&q=%22strangelovian%22&dq=%22strangelovian%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj0oKHImc_KAhXFGD4KHf80CfcQ6AEITDAJ …Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@wellerstein Wonder if it's related to Able Archer 83? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Able_Archer_83 …Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@wellerstein The film The Day After was shown on TV in November 1983 & the movie Testament was released in 1983.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@wellerstein Still underrated. It was profoundly important in creating a way to talk about the unthinkable.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@wellerstein@ArmsControlWonk One of my top favorite movies ever. Watch it whenever it comes on TCMThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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