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Nina Bernstein's avatar

Excellent piece, Jim. I have never forgotten “Fail Safe” and experienced an eerie reminder late inthe afternoon of 9/11. Rounding a corner on a deserted block near W. 43rd St., usually almost as crowded as Times Square, I startled a huge flock of pigeons into flight. Those who watch the movie will know what I felt.

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Rand Careaga's avatar

You mention that the Chinese military presently has few combat veterans. Decades ago, I read a piece in The New Yorker, not long after the Sino-Vietnamese border dustup. The author spoke to an unnamed Party official, asking, in effect, “So what was that all about?” The official shrugged and responded, “The PLA needed the practice. They’d forgotten how to fight.”

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