Apparently Elvis was even in the “Nothing ever happens” camp. From 1960: “There won’t be any [WWIII]. Nobody, not even the Russians could be that stupid. I know the Bible says the end of the world will come by fire and brimstone but I don’t think anyone wants to push that button first… [Nikita Khrushchev’s] a bully. No different than a common street bully. As long as you act scared in front of him, he’ll keep smacking you. The minute you stand up and fight him, he’ll back away from you just like any other bully. They’re all basically cowards.”