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fifilura 17 days ago | parent | context | favorite | on: Saab has unveiled its A3 collaborative combat airc...

What is the denominator? I.e. how many times did it prevent war?

bluGill 17 days ago [–]

There is no way no know. Any number is an acceptable answer. For a good answer you can find lots of reasoning/logic/history to justify your guess, but it is still a guess.

fifilura 17 days ago | [–]

Without it the parent post is irrelevant.

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