All of Matsuno's games will appeal to those of us who enjoy history. Now, I can offer valid debate that people who enjoy, and consequently, learn about history are 'more intelligent' than those who don't, but I won't bother going there because it's all that much more funny when the rubes take us to hell and look around saying "OMG what have we done, this has never happened before..." YEAH it has. It happened dozens of times, over and over again, and you don't get it because you don't read your damn history.

As for the whole 'nuclear threat' / nethicite' paralell... Maybe you haven't played experienced much of the Japanese culture, but they sorta' make it a point to say "you bastards dropped two nukes on us and it wasn't nice at all!" at about every opportunity they get in their pop culture. Ever seen the old Bahamut summons that make mushroom clouds appear?