• DdCno1@kbin.social
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    5 months ago

    I could imagine a return to what Taiwan had until the early '70s, American tactical nuclear bombs stored on the island, in a similar nuclear sharing arrangement like several European nations that don’t have nuclear weapons of their own, but train pilots to drop them.

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        5 months ago

        b… brinkmanship?

        Brinkmanship

        noun

        the art or practice of pursuing a dangerous policy to the limits of safety before stopping, especially in politics.

        “in any game of brinkmanship, it is possible that one side will collapse suddenly”