Depends, personally I&#x27;d see the number of times the US and USSR nearly went to war (or actually did, but indirectly) despite having nuclear weapons as pretty good indication that lack of any feasible strategy for inflicting a decisive military defeat on the other party was a much more significant factor in the Cold War not turning hot than any nuke-induced desire for peace<p>Ultimately, one naval officer&#x27;s minority vote[1] prevented a Soviet sub from launching a tactical nuclear weapon at US shipping. Several thousand miles of ocean prevented the Soviet Union from feasibly achieving decisive military victory against the United States.
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