Thursday, February 22, 2018

This Is What Russia Is Saying About Its 100-Megaton Nuclear Torpedo



Lyle J. Goldstein, National Interest: Status-6: What Russia Is Saying About Its 100-Megaton Nuclear Torpedo

The “collateral damage” of the Russia investigation becomes ever more apparent. From the breakdown of American institutional norms between the executive and the legislature, to increasing distrust regarding the law enforcement and intelligence apparatus to regional crises, for example in Syria, that seem to spin increasingly out of control, the probe has brought both U.S. domestic and foreign policy making to a the point of crisis. Yet these calamities, which are largely advantageous to newspaper subscriptions and cable news ratings, may mask a deeper and more fundamental threat: the accelerating pace of a nuclear arms race [гонка ядерных вооружений] between Moscow and Washington.

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WNU Editor: It is hard to believe that people can dream up such a monstrous weapon .... but dreamed up they have.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Should be banned. It's a WMD with clear intent to kill civilians. Tactical nukes (the ones the US tries to improve, like the B60) are different, more precise and don't salt the area/make unlivable. You have wartime but then you have peace time at one point. Russia's MAD on steroids is just a desperate approach to fend off "enemies" where there are none, and they do it on the backs of civilian populations. Utmost despicable. I hope the Russians see their mistake here