… the air of mild liberalization in the country, they sent the first man and woman into outer space and almost started a global nuclear war with the U.S. …
Is nuclear-arms control coming under fire?
During and after the Cold War, periods of arms-control breakdown were … The better way to prevent nuclear war on the Korean Peninsula, then, …
’90s Kid Unleashed: Millennials share duck-and-cover drills with Baby Boomers
Whereas baby boomers had the Cold War and the simmering dread of nuclear war, we have climate change and the epidemic of mass shootings.
Mutual Deterrence: Good for the Middle East, Bad for the Nuclear Weapons Industry?
Then on September 14, either Iranian allies or Iran itself launched a large-scale, stunningly intricate attack against Saudi Arabia’s oil complex at …
Climate Change isn’t a hoax, but it also isn’t an emergency
My parents’ generation had to deal with the constant threat of nuclear war between U.S. and the Soviet Union. People believed missile strikes could hit …
How Our Lady Saved the World from a Nuclear War
A year earlier, there was also a major near-miss of nuclear war between Russia and the United States. Surely Our Lady of Fatima must have had a …
The US is rethinking the 50-plus nuclear weapons it keeps in Turkey
The nuclear stockpile dates back to the Cold War, when the US sought to keep a sufficient supply of atomic weapons deployed in Europe to deter …
Iran vs Saudi Arabia: Pakistan Prime Minister to mediate talks amid India Kashmir conflict
Last month, India Pakistan tensions escalated when Khan hinted at an ‘accidental nuclear war‘ between the two. He said: “If say Pakistan, God forbid, …
LETTER: Forget climate crisis, nuclear war is the real worry
Global nuclear war! The Cold War became very close to being an extremely hot war on several occasions, the closest being the Cuban missile crisis.
Putin says no reliable information about who attacked Saudi oil plants
The missile program is one thing and the nuclear program is another thing,” he said. … On Syria, where Russia and Iran have been key allies of President Bashar al-Assad in an 8-1/2-year civil war, Putin said any new constitution …