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Getting Ready for Nuclear War
Getting Ready for Nuclear War Although many people have criticized the bizarre nature of Donald Trump’s diplomacy with North Korea, his recent lovefest with Kim Jong Un does have the potential to reduce the dangers posed by nuclear weapons on the Korean peninsula. Even so, buried far below the mass media coverage of the summit […]
“Uncontroversial” Mass Destruction
“Uncontroversial” Mass Destruction “There are two sets of scenarios in which a US president might order a nuclear strike. The first is relatively straightforward and uncontroversial: launching a retaliatory attack after or during an enemy nuclear attack.” Richard Betts and Matthew Waxman, who wrote this sentence in Foreign Policy magazine, ignore military, scientific and humanitarian […]
Preparing For Nuclear War is Useless
Preparing For Nuclear War is Useless A recent news article outlined how Hawaii’s health care system is not able to handle the casualties from a nuclear attack. The scenario discussed was one in which a 150 kiloton (equivalent to 150,000 tons of TNT) blast over Waikiki causes 142,000 fatalities and 167,700 injuries. The scenario considered […]
Are Nuclear Weapons in a Multipolar World Order a Guarantee for Peace?
FEDERICO PIERACCINI | 12.03.2018 | WORLD / AMERICAS | FEATURED STORY Are Nuclear Weapons in a Multipolar World Order a Guarantee for Peace? In the previous article I explained how the invention of the nuclear device altered the balance of power after WWII and during the cold war era. In this second article I intend to explain […]
World War 3 Is Approaching
World War 3 Is Approaching “In a nuclear war the “collateral damage” would be the life of all humanity.” — Fidel Castro The Russians, in their anxiety to show the West how friendly they are, left Washington with a toe hold in Syria, which Washington is using to reopen the war. The Russians’ failure to […]
Nuclear Weapons and Great Power Politics Are Here to Stay
Nuclear Weapons and Great Power Politics Are Here to Stay When talking about nuclear weapons, it is necessary to clarify some important points before delving into complicated reasoning. Nuclear weapons are here to stay, and anyone who believes in a progressive denuclearization of the globe is sadly mistaken. Try asking any Indian, Pakistani, Chinese, Russian […]
How ‘Operation Merlin’ Poisoned U.S. Intelligence on Iran
How ‘Operation Merlin’ Poisoned U.S. Intelligence on Iran The CIA’s “Operation Merlin,” which involved providing Iran with a flawed design for a nuclear weapon and resulted in an alleged whistleblower going to prison, was the perfect example of creating intelligence in order to justify operations, reports Gareth Porter. Jeffrey Sterling, the case officer for the CIA’s […]
Racing Towards a Low-Yield Armageddon
Racing Towards a Low-Yield Armageddon Photo by James Stencilowsky | CC BY 2.0 On February 3 the Washington Post observed that “the United States can deliver a [nuclear] strike anywhere in the world in 30 minutes with astounding accuracy” and questioned the need for “a new generation of low-yield nuclear weapons,” quoting the commander of the strategic force, General […]
The EMP Threat: How It Works and What It Means for the Korean Crisis
The EMP Threat: How It Works and What It Means for the Korean Crisis Before we begin with this week’s installment of This Week in Geopolitics, I want to draw your attention to the 2018 Strategic Investment Conference. Last year at the SIC, I said the United States would likely launch a pre-emptive attack on […]
Russians Spooked by Nukes-Against-Cyber-Attack Policy
Russians Spooked by Nukes-Against-Cyber-Attack Policy New U.S. policy on nuclear retaliatory strikes for cyber-attacks is raising concerns, with Russia claiming that it’s already been blamed for a false-flag cyber-attack – namely the election hacking allegations of 2016, explain Ray McGovern and William Binney. Moscow is showing understandable concern over the lowering of the threshold for […]
Trump’s Nuclear Doctrine Resumes Cold War
Trump’s Nuclear Doctrine Resumes Cold War While elected officials of our increasingly dysfunctional democracy debated “memogate,” the world became more dangerous as Trump’s Nuclear Posture Review was officially released on Friday, February 2. Ignoring scientific studies of the past decade and growing global sentiment by the world’s non-nuclear states to abolish nuclear weapons, with this announcement […]
Countdown to Doomsday: Daniel Ellsberg and the Nuclear Papers
Countdown to Doomsday: Daniel Ellsberg and the Nuclear Papers Photo by August Muench | CC BY 2.0 Just as the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists has moved the Doomsday Clock closer than it has ever been to our species extinction point reports show that the U.S. warfare state is moving its latest high-tech rendition of tactical […]
“One Typhoon Away From Full Breach” – US Nuke-Test Dome Leaking Fatal Radiation Into Pacific Ocean
“One Typhoon Away From Full Breach” – US Nuke-Test Dome Leaking Fatal Radiation Into Pacific Ocean Before the 1970s, the United States and other nuclear-armed countries conducted more than 500 atomic weapons tests in the atmosphere. During these tests, radioactive debris and gases were flung up into the atmosphere and traveled around the world. The Centers […]
UK’s Secret Cold War Plan For Middle East Oil Fields
UK’s Secret Cold War Plan For Middle East Oil Fields The 1950s were a turbulent time on both sides of the Iron Curtain. With the Second World War over and the star role played by crude oil in its outcome, British and U.S. intelligence agencies wasted no time working out scenarios should the Soviets invade […]
