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by rwmj 2363 days ago
The difference in great power wars since WW2 is we now have nuclear weapons (yes apart from the bombing of Japan). As long as we fight proxy wars (Vietnam, Syria) then we haven't used them, but I can't see a war between for example the US and China over Taiwan or European states and Russia not devolving into nuclear war very quickly.
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How long can nuclear weapons be kept without being used?

We are as close as ever to nuclear war according to the doomsday clock, just two minutes to midnight.