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Zelensky’s visit to Biden and Storm Shadows. A truth-free zone
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Zelensky’s visit to Biden and Storm Shadows. A truth-free zone
September 21, 2024

It’s hard not to see Zelensky’s obsession with the Storm Shadows for what it is: a panic attack.

Martin Jay
The red lines of no return
September 20, 2024

Russia and the West are rapidly running out of room to manoeuvre to avoid a head-on military clash.

Lorenzo Maria Pacini
The red lines of no return
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SCOTT RITTER: On a highway to hell
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SCOTT RITTER: On a highway to hell
September 2, 2024

Nuclear weapons offer an illusion of security. By allowing the U.S. nuclear posture to shift from deterrence to employment, there will be a scenario where the U.S. will use nuclear weapons. And then it’s lights out.

U.S. Militarizes Space While Accusing Russia of Doing So
February 20, 2024

Rumors about “Russian space-based nukes” look like a smokescreen.

Lucas Leiroz
U.S. Militarizes Space While Accusing Russia of Doing So
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The Future of U.S. Nuclear Strategy
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The Future of U.S. Nuclear Strategy
April 9, 2023

The fallout from Washington’s policy of seeking Russia’s strategic defeat has seen Moscow radically alter its arms control position. That raises important questions about the winner of the next U.S. presidential election.

Daniel Ellsberg Calling on Us to Stop Nuclear War
March 26, 2023

The legendary Daniel Ellsberg has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. In a March 1 email to friends, Dan wrote, “I’m sorry to report to you that my doctors have given me three to six months to live … it might be more, or less.” He will turn 92 on April 7. Dan displayed uncommon courage in 1971 when he publicized the 7,000-page top-secret Pentagon Papers while working at the Rand Corporation. As a consultant to the Department of Defense, Dan drafted Defense Secretary Robert McNamara’s plans for nuclear war.

Daniel Ellsberg Calling on Us to Stop Nuclear War
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Peace Is Not Our Profession
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Peace Is Not Our Profession
December 20, 2022

America’s leaders, like their counterparts in Russia and China, seem to have a collective death wish, a shared willingness to embrace the most violent and catastrophic weapons in the name of peace.

A Lexicon for Disaster
December 19, 2022

Dec. 8 marked the 35th anniversary of the signing of the intermediate nuclear forces (INF) treaty. This landmark arms control event was the byproduct of years of hard-nose negotiations capped off by the political courage of U.S. President Ronald Reagan and Soviet General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev who together signed the treaty and oversaw its ratification by their respective legislatures.

A Lexicon for Disaster
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