The phrase has also come to be used in describing any situation infused with a sense of impending doom, especially when the peril is visible and close at hand—regardless of whether the victim is in a position of power. The American president John F. Kennedy compared the omnipresent threat of nuclear annihilation to a sword of Damocles hanging over the people of the world.[10] Soviet First Secretary Nikita Khrushchev wanted the Tsar Bomba to "hang like the sword of Damocles over the imperialists' heads".[11]
最悪、核武装した統一朝鮮、米軍撤退、ということもありえるわけで、日本は、そうした可能性に応じた選択肢も用意しておくべきなのであるーーー安倍ちゃん云々はどうでもいい。