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Originally Posted by bgreene
1. Putin and his threats to use nuc’s …….or
2. The Cuba Missile Crisis
Cuba had a “ threshold moment” when Russian ships were headed to Cuba and we had navy military blockade. So I’d say that crisis had greater immediate risk of nuclear war, BUT Putin may be less stable a leader and that’s a big risk .
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Yep, agreed. We were VERY close during the Cuban missile crisis. Much more than most people know. A Russian sub commander had actually pushed the button to launch an atomic warhead tipped torpedo at an American ship. Fortunately, that action required two senior officers to launch, and the other one refused. If that torpedo had been launched it would have been all out nuclear war and none of us would be having this conversation right now. If anyone survived they would be living in caves and hunting with clubs and spears.
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