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In reply to the discussion: Is a nuclear war winnable? [View all]niyad
(113,860 posts)23. "By the way, who won the war?" "We did. Not that it matters." Those were
the last lines in a novel called, "Triumph", by philip wylie, back in the early '60's. The novel takes place after WWIII has been started by accident, and alternates between dtailing the lives of a group of people in a millionaire's bomb shelter deep inside a mountain, and the horrors of the war around the world. For several hundrred pages, we are witness to the death and destruction. The group is finally rescued, and the last sentences are quoted above.
"Who won the war?" "We did. Not that it matters."
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it is not a true nuclear war when only one nation on the planet has nukes (WWII)
Celerity
Sep 2022
#19
I guess the lower population, lack of functioning infrastructure, and a nuclear winter...
Gore1FL
Sep 2022
#8
No problem, thanks to the visionary Ronald Reagan's Star Wars Missile Defense System.
Midnight Writer
Sep 2022
#9
Yep. Nothing like septuagenarians advocating for war that could escalate beyond nightmare.
Hassin Bin Sober
Sep 2022
#20
A lot of people have thoughts, but it's all in the phrasing of the question.
WhiskeyGrinder
Sep 2022
#13
Even if 90% of Russia's nukes don't work the remaining 10% will mess up the world badly
Calculating
Sep 2022
#28