{"id":84013,"date":"2023-08-05T04:00:09","date_gmt":"2023-08-05T08:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=84013"},"modified":"2023-08-04T18:01:27","modified_gmt":"2023-08-04T22:01:27","slug":"tempting-armageddon-soviet-vs-nato-nuclear-strategy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2023\/08\/05\/tempting-armageddon-soviet-vs-nato-nuclear-strategy\/","title":{"rendered":"Tempting Armageddon: Soviet vs. NATO Nuclear Strategy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rkCMD715-NE\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Real Time History<\/strong><br \/>\nPublished 4 Aug 2023<\/p>\n<p>Since the inception of the nuclear bomb, military strategists have tried to figure out how to use them best. 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