Update: The Republican party’s healthcare bill is withdrawn for lack of support. The question in the Capitol chamber should be one of priorities, a classic question, a “guns or butter” question. Trillions in added appropriations for war, or a move to investment in the nation. The nation’s future is at question. What delivers real security…
Month: March 2017
Nuclear #HairTrigger, Nuclear First Use
The “button” can morph into a perverse temptation for an unstable leader. In 1974, during his impeachment proceedings, President Richard M. Nixon said to reporters: “I can go into my office and pick up the telephone, and in 25 minutes, 70 million people will be dead.”
Cybersleuths and the CIA
Another day and another reveal as intel agencies ply their trade and cybersleuths attempt to watch the deep state at work. The “tradecraft” is always on the move and the old ways are constantly being upgraded. Take it for granted that this Wiki intel release is already behind the curve
Moyers: Sleepwalking Into a Nuclear Arms Race with Russia
“Sleepwalking Into a Nuclear Arms Race with Russia” Chuck Spinney and Pierre Sprey write for Moyers’ online (and Spinney’s Blaster blog) with a warning about a new nuclear arms race, one where ‘the nuclear issue boils down to a question of understanding how America’s spending decisions and actions impact patriotic Russians’