Nuclear Proliferation is Not the Answer to Russian Aggression
Russia’s criminal invasion of Ukraine has brought the dangerous possibility of nuclear war into renewed focus.
Russia’s criminal invasion of Ukraine has brought the dangerous possibility of nuclear war into renewed focus.
As the nation pauses to honour our war dead on Anzac Day, it is appropriate to reflect on the tainting of genuine commemoration at the Australian War Memorial (AWM) by vested interests. Added to deep concerns about the bitterly controversial $1/2 billion redevelopment, the Memorial is dividing rather than uniting Australians.
As we gather to commemorate the military war dead this Anzac Day, it is worth recollecting that immediately after World War I it was widely hoped it would be “the war to end all wars”.
Contrary to popular belief, reminiscing on past sacrifices actually increases the perceived value of future combat.
In an effort to strengthen the recently announced temporary truce and further incentivize Saudi Arabia to stay at the negotiation table, nearly 70 national organizations wrote and urged Congress “to cosponsor and publicly support Representatives Jayapal and DeFazio’s forthcoming War Powers Resolution to end U.S. military participation in the Saudi-led coalition’s war on Yemen.
“The closure of Red Hill is going to be a multi-year and multi-phased endeavor. It is imperative that a great deal of attention be paid to the defueling process, the closure of the facility and the clean-up of the site. The entire effort will require significant planning and resources for years to come,” said Senator Hirono.
Americans have been shocked by the death and destruction of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, filling our screens with bombed buildings and dead bodies lying in the street. But the United States and its allies have waged war in country after country for decades, carving swathes of destruction through cities, towns and villages on a far greater scale than has so far disfigured Ukraine.
This week on Talk World Radio, we’re talking about whether it’s good or bad for a country to have a permanent military.
These lessons are popular, logical — even unquestionable truth in many minds — and catastrophically and demonstrably wrong.