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Comment by fractallyte

1 day ago

No.

If the enemy insists on "playing", there should be a tit-for-tat response. This is a fundamental result from game theory, and an empirical conclusion if one peruses Russia's history with its neighbors.

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voxadam  1 day ago

They were quoting WarGames (1983).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MpmGXeAtWUw

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