Well, you seem to think that being on the brink of nuclear war is "in control," so I won't waste more time on alleging the opposite. Just ponder what you are thinking. Just remember that all forms of control cease at the margins of control. (I worked in weapon systems.) Airplanes go out of control too often, but total control is an impossibility. Nothing is more precarious of "control" than human affairs. If you keep things away from the real "brink," then maybe you can pull it off. How "real" is that brink, then?

And, by the way, as for forks in the road---the evidence so far is that the majority will pick the wrong side. How does that get us safe from the precipice?

Well, you seem to think that being on the brink of nuclear war is "in control," so I won't waste more time on alleging the opposite. Just ponder what you are thinking. Just remember that all forms of control cease at the margins of control. (I worked in weapon systems.) Airplanes go out of control too often, but total control is an impossibility. Nothing is more precarious of "control" than human affairs. If you keep things away from the real "brink," then maybe you can pull it off. How "real" is that brink, then?