The nuclear weapons resulted in thousands dying from immediate impact and protracted suffering from radiation poisoning. But the story of war is …
When to admit you’re wrong: JFK’s lessons for Joe Biden
… of 1962, when he ignored recommendations from supposed military experts that could have plunged America and the Soviets into a nuclear war.
For US elites, Asian civilian casualties are acceptable collateral damage
… ready with an immeasurably more powerful arsenal of nuclear weapons. … The exclusive class of Washington elites who would profit from war with …
Chinese nuclear attack subs ‘stalking’ Britain’s new aircraft carrier across Pacific
Chinese nuclear attack subs ‘stalking’ Britain’s new aircraft carrier across Pacific. CHINESE nuclear attack submarines have attempted to secretly …
Around Town: We won’t get China to admit fault for COVID
Although a blustery buffoon, Khrushchev was pushing a nuclear weapons race with the West that could spell the end of humanity. This approach did …
The spot in Cornwall that was designated as a Cold War nuclear target
A top secret list designated a location in Cornwall as a likely target of a nuclear attack by the Soviet Union. Unsettling documents, which were only …
Sunday’s letters
In 2017, 86 countries signed the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, which makes illegal any activities related to atomic weapons. None of the …
John W. Severinghaus
He was an active member of the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Marin for 50 years. He joined Physicians Against Nuclear War and campaigned …
China wants to curb energy supply-Liam Fox and Robert Macfarlane
Our nuclear power is also at stake. … to the west than, for example, Stalin or Khrushchev, admitting that China cannot win or fight a nuclear war.
Trivially Speaking: Davy Crockett became a relic of the Cold War frontier
When the Soviets detonated a nuclear bomb in 1949 it added further impetus to U.S. development. Thus in 1957 the Atomic Energy Commission …