Which Country Has Recently Tested a Nuclear Weapon?
Posts
Is Nuclear War Still A Deterrent?
Growing up, I was led to believe that the one thing stopping the entire planet from suffering a nuclear winter was that those in charge (aka the world leaders) cared too much about themselves or those close to them to ever put us all in that situation. Now (especially in light of what's happened over the last few months), I am not too sure. Back in January 2023, the US Navy Commander David Post for the US Naval Institute attempted to address the " value and limits " of deterrence. First he sought out a definition: Two leading deterrence scholars, Alex George and Richard Smoke, define deterrence as “simply the persuasion of one’s opponent that the costs and/or risks of a given course of action he might take outweigh its benefits.” Deterrence, therefore, hinges on a rational process of calculating costs and benefits and will succeed when the opponent concludes that the considered activity will not be worth the effort. Honestly, I like this definition, even though it implies...
One Hour & Twelve Minutes If Nuclear War Happens
George Galloway and Scott Ritter talk about the scenarios that could lead to the end of things as we know it:
There Are People In Power Who Believe That a "Nuclear War Is Winnable."
Journalist Robert Scheer talks about this with Katie Halper: Remember: these people are of the same caliber who told kids in the 50's that hiding under desks would protect them from a nuclear fallout.