Showing posts with label Nuclear Non Proliferation. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Nuclear Non Proliferation. Show all posts
Tuesday, February 28, 2023

What the War in Ukraine Has Revealed About Nuclear Weapons

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From Nina Tannenwald, at Foreign Affairs , " The Bomb in the Background ": In a major speech this week, Russian President Vladimir...
Monday, January 16, 2023

In a First, South Korea Declares Nuclear Weapons a Policy Option

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Seoul could go nuclear in a heartbeat. Given the sketchy security situation in East Asia, I wouldn't blame them. At the New York Times ,...
Saturday, April 9, 2022

China Accelerates Nuclear Buildup

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Well that's just great. *Eye-roll.* At the Wall Street Journal , " China Is Accelerating Its Nuclear Buildup Over Rising Fears of U...
Saturday, March 26, 2022

U.S. Makes Contingency Plans in Case Russia Uses Its Most Powerful Weapons

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At the New York Times , " BRUSSELS — The White House has quietly assembled a team of national security officials to sketch out scenario...
Friday, March 25, 2022

In Europe, President Biden Sticks With Longstanding Policy on Use of U.S. Nuclear Weapons (VIDEO)

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This is very reminiscent of the Cold War. The unipolar moment post-1991 will be remembered as the Thirty-Years Crisis.  The U.S. policy of &...
Sunday, March 20, 2022

Long Bloody Battle for Kyiv Looms (VIDEO)

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At the New York Times , " The Battle for Kyiv Looms as a Long and Bloody Conflict ": Ukraine’s capital is the biggest prize of all...

Institute for the Study of War

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It's like these cats were put in deep-freeze since the surge in Iraq. And now? A go-to resource on the "Russian Campaign Offensive....

REPORT: Russia Has Empowered Neo-Nazi Factions in Zelensky's Army

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There's some debate over this here , and I'm sure lots more on Twitter and elsewhere. Nazis in the Ukraine army? This is way beyond ...

The Annihilation of Mariupol (VIDEO)

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At the Financial Times , " ‘Hell on earth’: survivors recount Mariupol’s annihilation under Russian bombs ": Residents who escaped...

Ukraine Blasts Kremlin for Bombing Civilians, Alleged Forced Removal of Ukrainians to Russia

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Russia can't win on the battlefield, so Putin will level the cities and terrorize the civilian population, attempting to demoralize Kyiv...

How the U.S. and EU Cut Russia Off From the Global Economy

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This is extremely fascinating to me. For all the talk of U.S. relative decline, the administration's actions have displayed the brute po...
Friday, March 18, 2022

Survivors Emerge From Bombed Ukrainian Theater (VIDEO)

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At WSJ , " Survivors Emerge From Ukrainian Theater Bombed in Russian Airstrike ": Rescuers freed 130 people from the building in M...

Ukraine Could Win

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From James Holmes, at 1945, " Yes, Ukraine Could Beat Russia ": Which antagonist—if either—will prevail in Ukraine? The longevit...

Biden Warns China of 'Consequences' if It Aids Russian War

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We'll see. I'd love to see China shut down with a barrage of sanctions to match or exceed those imposed on Russia. Hoo boy, that wou...
Sunday, March 13, 2022

Thirty-Five Killed as Russia Strikes Ukraine Military Base Near Polish Border (VIDEO)

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War is hell. Bloody fucking hell. At WSJ , " Russian Missiles Strike Ukrainian Military Training Base Near Polish Border ": Attack...

Demand for Bomb Shelters and Iodine Pills Skyrockets in Europe

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As noted earlier, I seriously doubt World War III is imminent, but the Europeans aren't taking any chances. At NYT , " Pandemic Fe...

Russia Asked China for Military Assistance in Ukraine

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Thus making Putin's regime look all the weaker.  And China's supposedly  guarded  in its newfound partnership.  At the Financial Tim...

Brent Renaud, Renowned Filmmaker and Journalist, 'Gunned Down' by Russian Forces in Ukraine

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The Washington Examiner links Nick Stylianou, who reports, " Head of the Kyiv Police Department says that Russian troops opened fire o...
Friday, March 11, 2022

Roman Abramovich, Russian Oligarch, Hit by Sanctions

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This guy's getting slammed Chelsea's a diamond on the football world and the team plays in the Premier League, the top division in ...

No Breakthrough in Russia and Ukraine's High-Level Diplomatic Talks

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Diplomacy won't work if one side not negotiating in good faith. Nothing I've seen so far demonstrates Moscow's interest in windi...