Stanislav Petrov was a colonel in the Soviet army during the Cold War, when the unofficial doctrine of Mutually Assured Destruction was in place between Russia and the United States. Most people are familiar with and accept this doctrine. But have they painted themselves a real-life scenario actually playing this out? What if you learn that your nation is under nuclear attack, and the missiles will fall on your cities in minutes? In the interests of following through with this doctrine, you would, of course, order your arsenal across the ocean and into their soil. Let's think about this for a moment, though. In most cases, if another nation attacks, and damage to you and your nation is inevitable and irreversible, the motive for retaliation should not be revenge. It should be precedent. The world must know you will follow through, and remember this.in the future. In nuclear war, though, there is no future. Precedent will be irrelevant. If you retaliate, millions will die so that you can keep a promise. You've broken plenty of promises before. What makes it so wrong now? Couldn't you cheat? |
RJ Reynolds Collectible unopen Cigarette Packs / Framed Starting bid: $1,000 Collector's Items: R. J. Reynolds old unopened cigarette packs dating from the 50's, 60's, & 70's. Beautifully framed 36" wide X 31" long (2 1/2 inches deep). Top centered Camel pack is from 1958 when they changed the pack design. This change caused a decline in sales and they had to change back to previous design.
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