1952: The Cold War Balance — MAD and the H-Bomb
Saturn conjunct Neptune in Libra
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- Saturn conjunct Neptune in Libra
The Cold War Balance — MAD and the H-Bomb
The US detonated the first hydrogen bomb (1952). The Korean War raged. Queen Elizabeth II ascended the throne. The concept of Mutually Assured Destruction (MAD) began to crystallise as both superpowers developed thermonuclear weapons. The balance of terror — a Libra concept if ever there was one — became the governing principle of international relations.
The Sky: Saturn conjunct Neptune in Libra
Saturn-Neptune in Libra structures illusion around balance and partnership. The entire Cold War was a Neptunian illusion of balance — both sides pretended parity while actually racing to achieve superiority. Libra's scales were held in place by the threat of mutual annihilation, a perverse equilibrium that lasted until Saturn-Neptune's next conjunction in 1989 dissolved it.
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