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Originally Posted by Oberon
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?"
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I think it is less about "never again" (although that is there) and more about "been there did that" - with the GPW experience being studied and applied to the new problem. The scale ofcourse is different but core mechanics remain the same.