Apparrently some did not think much of what Fuller { 1895-1982 } stated in his 1969 book { Utopia or Oblivion } of various speaking engagements he gave
... "However, considering the fact that the aggressor country possesses nuclear weapons and has been threatening to use them from the onset of the conflict, the casualty count could be many times greater if the war truly were to spiral out of control. As a consequence, Kyiv's allies have chosen to tread lightly, trying to protect Ukraine on the one hand while preventing nuclear escalation on the other. One of Moscow’s main instruments of deterrence is the use of so-called “red lines” — verbal statements purportedly indicating which Western actions decision-makers in the Kremlin deem to be intolerable.....
....Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs Radoslaw Sikorski recently said that the Kremlin had received a signal: if Russia were to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine or to attack a NATO country using conventional means, all Russian military infrastructure would be destroyed using conventional (that is, non-nuclear) means. American war games conducted in the years before Russia’s full-scale invasion suggest that such a Western response to Russian nuclear use has been well thought through. ....
....By using conventional weapons to respond to a nuclear attack, NATO would be able to demonstrate its resolve while retaining the potential to escalate further in the event that the Russian side launched a second nuclear strike. Such a nuanced approach makes NATO’s threatened response much more credible, as it is entirely plausible that the West is prepared to strike Russian military infrastructure with conventional weapons, counting on the Kremlin not daring to respond with an all-out nuclear attack lest it result in a retaliatory nuclear strike on Russia.....
Many years ago my 7th grade science teacher said the next great war or WW 3 would begin in the middle east.
Soviet Union { defunct } >
...North Korea { thorny } >
.....Russia { Putin } >
.......Iran { don't tread on me } >
...........Pakistan { peculating } >
.............India { peculating } >
...............China { polar bear } >
....................Europe/USA { NATO prepared }
Fuller was optimistic and pragmatic in regards to future of humanity. I.e. he states that, there no Universe/God given guarantees that creatures with access to Meta-space mind/intellect/concepts and ego can not do behave stupid --non-cooperative--- enough to annihilate them selves off a rare planet full of life.
I dont see humans practicing what thy preach via the the old saying ' get real '.
