 Bertrand Russell Quotes 366 |
Since the nuclear stalemate became apparent, the governments of East and West have adopted the policy which Mr. Dulles calls 'brinksmanship.' ... This sport is called 'Chicken! It is played by choosing a long straight road with a white line down the middle and starting two very fast cars towards each other from opposite ends. ... As they approach each other, mutual destruction becomes more and more imminent. If one of them swerves from the white line before the other, the other, as he passes, shouts "Chicken!" and the one who has swerved becomes an object of contempt.
Source： Bertrand Russell: Common Sense and Nuclear Warfare, 1959, chap. 3: Methods of Setting Dispute in the Nuclear Age
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