[rvnx]

?! I was like, "oh really?" and I checked... you're right, "a German soldier had approximately a 1 in 3 chance of dying during the WW2 conflict"

Dying to protect a political system vs dying to advance science, better pick science.

[talldatethrow]

And that is an exceptional example. For most modern wars or major conflicts it's nowhere near as bad as 1 in 3.