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Edward Geist
Edward Geist, a policy researcher at the Rand Corporation, is the author of
Armageddon Insurance: Civil Defense in the United States and Soviet Union, 1945–1991
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Ricardo Tomás
Nuclear Strategists Know How Dangerous the Debt Fight Is
When both sides think catastrophe will always be averted, each behaves more rashly.
Edward Geist
November 27, 2021