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NATO: There was officially a Russian plot to kill European weapons chief (www.politico.eu)
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[–] A_A@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand was one of the key events that led to World War I. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_of_Archduke_Franz_Ferdinand

edited :ref : 1st world ~~wat~~ war : L'archiduc Ferdinand ~~????~~

[–] naeap@sopuli.xyz 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Well, then it's a good thing in more than one way, that those assassination attempts were foiled

[–] A_A@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Absolutely, yes. And i strongly wishes that, despite the events of the last few years, that we don't descend into another world wide war.

[–] Cephalotrocity@biglemmowski.win -2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

"Cowards die many times before their deaths, The valiant never taste of death but once." (Shakespeare)

[–] A_A@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

"Tit for tat" and "Generous tit for tat" strategies would be optimal to minimize conflicts.
Now there must be lots of qualified people evaluating and deciding what is a valid tit for each tat. Of course, i am not qualified for that, most persons wouldn't be.