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According to an NBC Article, Presidents from Truman to H.W. Bush have been asked by military commanders to launch nuclear weapons at one point during their Presidencies. What spurred this advice from military commanders and why were they so quick to recommend it, knowing the almost certain outcome?

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One scene in the most recent Watchmen episode depicts German WW1 propaganda using inequality to get African-Americans to defect. How effective were these leaflets? What was the reaction by the US government to counter, if any?

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According to an NBC Article, Presidents from Truman to H.W. Bush have been asked by military commanders to launch nuclear weapons at one point during their Presidencies. What spurred this advice from military commanders and why were they so quick to recommend it, knowing the almost certain outcome?	4660
One scene in the most recent Watchmen episode depicts German WW1 propaganda using inequality to get African-Americans to defect. How effective were these leaflets? What was the reaction by the US government to counter, if any?	34