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As US Ditches INF, Mid-Range Missiles To Be Deployed In Asia “Within Months”
As US Ditches INF, Mid-Range Missiles To Be Deployed In Asia “Within Months” A mere day after the US officially exited the landmark Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces treaty (INF) which had cooled the Cold War arms race, preventing a build-up in Europe, the Pentagon is looking to deploy intermediate range conventional missiles in the Pacific region “within months”. Noting […]
A Rules-Based Global Order or Rule-less US Global ‘Order’?
A Rules-Based Global Order or Rule-less US Global ‘Order’? “It has taken the US military/security complex 31 years to get rid of President Reagan’s last nuclear disarmament achievement – the INF Treaty, that President Reagan and Soviet President Gorbachev achieved in 1987”, writes Reagan’s former Assistant Treasury Secretary: “Behind the scenes, I had some role […]
Russia Eyeing Military Base In Cuba As US Prepares To Leave Nuclear Missile Deal
Russia Eyeing Military Base In Cuba As US Prepares To Leave Nuclear Missile Deal A senior Russian official proposed that his country is seriously considering establishing a military base in Cuba in response to Trump’s plan to quit the INF treaty, predicting that “a new Cuban crisis” could erupt if the US and Russia fail […]
Russian Diplomat: “Yes, Russia Is Preparing For War, I Can Confirm It”
Russian Diplomat: “Yes, Russia Is Preparing For War, I Can Confirm It” A week after Russian president Vladimir Putin doubled-down on a warning to Russia’s geopolitical foes first made earlier this year by declaring that Russia would use its “unstoppable” nuclear weapons in response to an incoming missile attack shortly after US president Trump announced […]
“No Chance INF Will Be Renegotiated” Says Top Russian Official Ahead Of Trump-Putin Meeting
“No Chance INF Will Be Renegotiated” Says Top Russian Official Ahead Of Trump-Putin Meeting On Wednesday a top Russian defense official warned that it’s impossible that Moscow will renegotiate the the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF), said to likely be at the top of the agenda when Presidents Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump are set to meet […]
Twitter Bans Former Asst. Treasury Secretary Paul Craig Roberts
Twitter Bans Former Asst. Treasury Secretary Paul Craig Roberts Twitter has suspended noted anti-war commentator, economist and former Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, Paul Craig Roberts. The suspension came without warning and was noted by journalist Caitlin Johnstone and others Thursday evening: Twitter appears to have suspended Paul Craig Roberts @PaulCraigRobert, a vocal antiwar conservative. Can’t find […]
US Withdrawal from INF Treaty: Implications for Asia Pacific
US Withdrawal from INF Treaty: Implications for Asia Pacific One of the motives behind the US withdrawal from the INF Treaty is its desire to acquire first-strike capability against Russia from Europe, while keeping intact its strategic nuclear arsenal. Another motivation is the need to keep China, America’s fiercest geopolitical challenger, in its crosshairs by forcing it […]
It Is Like A Western Movie: A Showdown Is In The Making
It Is Like A Western Movie: A Showdown Is In The Making It has taken the US military/security complex 31 years to get rid of President Reagan’s last nuclear disarmament achievement—the INF Treaty that President Reagan and Soviet President Gorbachev achieved in 1987. The Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces Treaty was ratified by the US Senate […]
Trump Threatens US Will Increase Nukes Until Russia, China “Come To Their Senses”
Trump Threatens US Will Increase Nukes Until Russia, China “Come To Their Senses” After hours of closed door talks in Moscow between US National Security Advisor John Bolton and his Russian counterpart Secretary of the Russian Security Council, Nikolay Patrushev, Bolton told reporters that the United States has yet to take a decision on whether it plans […]
Russia Signals Renewed Arms Race, Says Scrapping INF Would Force It To ‘Restore Balance’
Russia Signals Renewed Arms Race, Says Scrapping INF Would Force It To ‘Restore Balance’ Now that President Trump has officially declared his intention to scrap the INF arms control treaty to remove constraints preventing the US from countering China’s menacing military presence in the Western Pacific, as well as what many military officials see as […]
Time Out for Nukes!
Time Out for Nukes! With 122 nations having voted last summer to adopt a treaty for the complete prohibition of nuclear weapons, just as the world has banned chemical and biological weapons, its seems that the world is locked in a new Cold War time-warp, totally inappropriate to the times. We were warned last week […]
Washington’s Latest Cold War Maneuver: Pulling Out of the INF
Washington’s Latest Cold War Maneuver: Pulling Out of the INF Photo Source White House Photographic Office | CC BY 2.0 The Trump administration has decided to withdraw from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF), the most comprehensive disarmament treaty ever negotiated between Washington and Moscow. National Security Adviser John Bolton, a long-time opponent of arms […]
