Re: Mutually Assured Destruction - MAD
Phuzz suggested, "...countries have been doing that since written history became a thing."
That's either an amazing coincidence in timing; or perhaps there's another explanation for this apparently common starting point for A) the written history of such activities, and B) ah, er, hmmm... written history itself.
Excuse the pedantry, humour opportunity. :-)
Biting the hand that feeds IT
