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Diplomacy works, but it cannot defuse every threat

One of the enduring myths about the cold war is that the nuclear stand-off between the US and Soviet Union made the world a safer place. Never mind that mishap or miscalculation would have reduced the planet to radioactive dust. The balance of terror provided certainty; and certainty equalled security. Today’s threats, though diminished, are asymmetric and unpredictable; the world is more dangerous for that. ..