Angus King actually said...

"That is when wars start, is misunderstanding, misperception of each side's moves."

"I think we all need to study the Thucydides Trap with regard to China."

"One of the things that really concerns me about the situation that we are in now, which is one of the most dangerous I can remember in my adult life, is accidental escalation, misperception."

"The real nightmare is nonstate actors obtaining nuclear weapons for whom deterrence would not work."