War games was almost a reality

[mowens]

That sounds like a terrible combination. The lawn can wait.

[CNCAppsJames]

I drank some peach moonshine and mowed my lawn this afternoon

You say that like it's a bad thing. 
 

[neurosis]

I'm almost finished reading about this and it's incredible how close we came to nuclear war.

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-1983-military-drill-that-nearly-sparked-nuclear-war-with-the-soviets-180979980/

[neurosis]

I'm starting to wonder if we are about to find ourselves in the same situation.

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/08/01/trump-russia-nuclear-submarines.html

Medvedev on Monday said that "each new ultimatum" that Trump makes toward Russia in pressuring an end to that nation's conflict with Ukraine "is a threat and a step towards war."

"Medvedev, in his tweet Monday, wrote, "Trump's playing the ultimatum game with Russia: 50 days or 10... He should remember 2 things."

"1. Russia isn't Israel or even Iran. 2. Each new ultimatum is a threat and a step towards war," Medvedev wrote.

"Not between Russia and Ukraine, but with his own country. Don't go down the Sleepy Joe road!" Medvedev added, referring to former President Joe Biden."

""As for his remarks about the 'dead economies' of India and Russia and 'venturing into dangerous territory,' perhaps he should revisit his favorite movies about the living dead and recall just how dangerous the mythical 'Dead Hand' can be," Medvedev said.

The Dead Hand is Russia's system for automatically launching nuclear strikes if a nuclear attack is detected against the country.

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