Excellent work from Leah Gunn Barrett as always. You may be interested to know that the Soviets first put forth proposals for nuclear arms control in a diplomatic note prepared by then Soviet Foreign Minister Vyacheslav Molotov and handed to his Western counterparts in Berlin on March 31, 1954. It was part of the broader question of European security and raised the question of Soviet participation in NATO. It was the first concrete proposal on the control of atomic weapons. The West, mainly the US, rejected the note altogether. The Soviets had not achieved nuclear parity at the time. Nonetheless, it is highly concerning that the current cabal of Western politicians don’t take the issue of arms control with the level of seriousness it deserves. I hope our children will have a planet to inhabit in the future.
Thank you for this excellent overview, Leah. Money is all what counts for certain people, it seems. Addiction to money should be considered a mental disorder, and one of the most dangerous.
It's appalling. But at least we all know Trident isn't independent now! And why did Peter Thiel buy a plutonium processing plant in Kentucky last year? Are the tech bros developing 'personalised' nukes?
Really solid chronicling of the treaty withdrawls. The contrast between JFK's approach after Cuba and today's total indifference is staggering. I've been watching this unfold since the ABM pullout and its wild how each step got justified astemporary only to become permanent. The hypersonic gap is probly the most underreported national security issue right now.
Excellent work from Leah Gunn Barrett as always. You may be interested to know that the Soviets first put forth proposals for nuclear arms control in a diplomatic note prepared by then Soviet Foreign Minister Vyacheslav Molotov and handed to his Western counterparts in Berlin on March 31, 1954. It was part of the broader question of European security and raised the question of Soviet participation in NATO. It was the first concrete proposal on the control of atomic weapons. The West, mainly the US, rejected the note altogether. The Soviets had not achieved nuclear parity at the time. Nonetheless, it is highly concerning that the current cabal of Western politicians don’t take the issue of arms control with the level of seriousness it deserves. I hope our children will have a planet to inhabit in the future.
Thank you for this excellent overview, Leah. Money is all what counts for certain people, it seems. Addiction to money should be considered a mental disorder, and one of the most dangerous.
Another consideration: what happens when the people who really are in charge of the USA
1. come to the conclusion that the technological gap between the USA and Russia-China keeps on widening and cannot be closed anymore
2. and project their own nefarious intentions on their adversaries?
3. = ?
Then winter may indeed coming.
It's appalling. But at least we all know Trident isn't independent now! And why did Peter Thiel buy a plutonium processing plant in Kentucky last year? Are the tech bros developing 'personalised' nukes?
nuclear batteries (Smartphones; traveling to deep space). what could, indeed, go wrong.
Really solid chronicling of the treaty withdrawls. The contrast between JFK's approach after Cuba and today's total indifference is staggering. I've been watching this unfold since the ABM pullout and its wild how each step got justified astemporary only to become permanent. The hypersonic gap is probly the most underreported national security issue right now.