Dangerous And Retarded Mayhem

"You see, Baldrick, in order to prevent a war in Europe, two super blocs developed: us, the French and the Russians on one side; and the Germans and Austro-Hungary on the other. The idea was to have two vast, opposing armies, each acting as the other's deterrent. That way, there could never be a war."
"Except, well, this is sort of a war, isn't it?"
"That's right. There was one tiny flaw in the plan."
"Oh, what was that?"
"It was bollocks."