Tag: Nuclear war
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How does a nuclear deterrent work?
Since Russia invaded Ukraine, it has exploited its nuclear deterrent, turning it into a weapon of blackmail by constantly threatening the West with a nuclear attack if it intervenes in Ukraine. These nuclear threats have been accompanied by intensive Russian propaganda campaigns in the West aimed at discouraging Westerners from taking a pro-Ukraine stance, with…
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From “Belt and Road” to basement markets
Following Bashar al-Assad’s rehabilitation with the Arab League, it was China’s turn to acknowledge his return to the world stage. Syria has a lot of oil that it can sell to China but it’s not as if China needs Syria to add to its energy procurement list. Currently, China has unfettered and discounted access to…
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These are crazy times
There will be a time in the future when we will look back and say to each other what a crazy time that was. We are living through a time when Russian propagandists and entertainers have become psychopathic crazy warmongers calling for the restoration of the Russian empire and the nuclear bombardment of Europe. Hopefully,…
