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The misconception that a victory can be worth its price, has in the nuclear age become a total illusion.
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The statement rejects the idea that winning can justify any cost. In the nuclear age, it says, that belief has become a complete illusion: the price of victory may be so destructive that victory itself no longer makes the sacrifice worthwhile.
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