triad

Beijing, the senior partner in the triad, seeks to be the stable leader of a new world order, one that is not led by the US.

The number three speaks to the idea of balance and the mystical idea that certain energies can only be accessed through triads.

But the land-based part of the triad is actually the opposite of deterrence — it’s an invitation to be attacked.

And as Norman Solomon and the late Daniel Ellsberg once wrote, “If reducing the dangers of nuclear war is a goal, the top priority should be to remove the triad’s ground-based leg — not modernize it.”

Experimenters assigned some triads to go through a bonding session, where they were grouped according to color preferences, given uniforms, and led through an introductory chat session to build familiarity.