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In a world of mutual assured destruction, nuclear weapons are used to manipulate risk rather than to win a battle.

Drawn from what John Mearsheimer said

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war Armed conflict and preparing for it: military spending, alliances, and what changes when machines are in the loop.

What John Mearsheimer actually said

  1. John Mearsheimer Political scientist at the University of Chicago
    The way you use nuclear weapons in that world is you use them for manipulation of risk purposes, demonstration effect. You put both sides out on the slippery slope.

    Where this was said

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    ↗John Mearsheimer: Israel-Palestine, Russia-Ukraine, China, NATO, and WW3 | Lex Fridman Podcast #401youtube.com

    17 Nov 2023 · video · 3h 26m · spoken · official transcript

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