At a time when all three major nuclear powers are upgrading their nuclear arsenals, when Russian leader Vladimir Putin has threatened that there are circumstances in which he would consider using such weapons in Ukraine, and when the one remaining U.S.-Russian nuclear arms control agreement is hanging by a thread, the last thing the world needs is an accelerated nuclear arms race.
But someone forgot to tell the Heritage Foundation, which just issued a report that, if implemented, would spark a nuclear competition that would rival the worst days of the Cold War.
The Heritage report summarizes its proposed nuclear buildup as follows:
“These expansions will include a larger ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) force, additional warheads on America’s ground-based strategic deterrent, and a modest road-mobile variant of the ground-based strategic deterrent. In the immediate term, the United States will upload non-strategic nuclear warheads from the ready reserve stockpile to existing theater capabilities.”
Beyond its jargon-laced call for more nuclear weapons, the Heritage report makes the jaw dropping […]
Yes, the empire is pushing both nuclear expansion and confrontation with the most likely touchpoint at the moment being Europe. That could change, of course, with a shifting of vectors to the middle east or China. The goals will be the same. What should be contemplated, beyond the devastation and destruction of a large segment of humanity is the “logic” beyond the process. We currently hold, and have held, a ‘moral” right to control the laws of physics and restrict access to 1940’s technology. That is not, and was never sustainable. Until we forsake the delusion that we can impose this upon others, and are willing to embrace a shared fate the world will be at risk of nuclear war. Never forget that the United States, as the driver of empire, holds significant responsibility for this course. Think outside the box.