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Originally Posted by ikalugin
I think it comes from the WW2 industrial evacuation and post war rebuilding.
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The 'Never Again' mentality?
I think though when it comes down to nuclear weapons and first strike use, this clip from 'Yes Prime Minister' says it all:
"Yes but I probably wouldn't use it."
"Yes, but they don't know that you probably wouldn't!"
"They probably do."
"Yes, they probably do know that you probably wouldn't but they can't be certain, you know!"
"They probably certainly know I probably wouldn't."
"Yes! But even though they probably certainly know that you probably wouldn't, they don't certainly know that although you probably wouldn't, there's no probability that you certainly would!!"
"What?"