I worked in the field of arms control and disarmament off and on during the 1960s. I believe that the threat of annihilation was actually less then than it is now. The superpowers knew what the conequences of nuclear war would be and took steps to prevent it. The real threat then was the one that remains a threat today: nuclear proliferation. A rogue state with nuclear weapons lacks the restraints the superpowers imposed on themselves.
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