Nuclear

US Reveals Its New Military Doctrine: Tactical Nukes, Cyber Warfare, Fifth Columns

21 Century Wire - 2019-03-15 - Original post - Cached copy

One of the dangers of inward military and ‘defense’ subcultures is that it can easily become polluted with political thinking, whereby its members become marinated in their own state and institutional propaganda. In the case of NATO member states, this means that for last decade at least, it’s become an institutional imperative to view everything as a potential threat from the ‘enemy’. Presently, the enemy de jour is Russia. We all remember the Cold War years when the ultimate ‘threat’ was always a nuclear first strike.

US Withdrawals INF Nuclear Treaty, Russia Reciprocates, China Beckons

21 Century Wire - 2019-02-02 - Original post - Cached copy

Back in December, the Trump Administration announced it would quit the 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty. The agreement is meant to limit nuclear and conventional land-based missiles with a range between 500 and 5,500km. Washington has accused Russia of violating that agreement by virtue of its 9M729 missile, which it claims exceeds the permitted range. Russia responded to Washington’s complaint by inviting US officials to come and personally inspect their missile, an offer which the US refused to accept.

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