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by lazzurs 312 days ago
The only winning move is not to play.
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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.

They were quoting WarGames (1983).

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