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Old 10th Oct 2010, 23:53
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Modern Elmo
 
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In the Cold War, possession of nuclear weapons by the UK and France helped dissuade the USA and USSR from fighting World War Three in Europe.

How or why did that dissuade the USA from doing anything? Are you saying that the UK gooberment hinted that it would nuke the USA if things didn't go Britain's way?
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