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World leaders intent on nuclear brinkmanship

Jake Johnson — Mon, 12 Jun 2023 18:29:57 +0000

A leading international think tank said Monday that the world is “drifting into one of the most dangerous periods in human history” as nuclear-armed countries continue adding to their stockpiles, with the total number of operational weapons of mass destruction growing last year. The latest research from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) estimates that the […]

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In an act of self preservation, Pentagon shields Russia from accountability for war crimes

Brett Wilkins — Fri, 10 Mar 2023 14:01:52 +0000

The Pentagon is helping to shield Russia from International Criminal Court accountability for its atrocities in Ukraine, fearing such a reckoning could set a precedent allowing the tribunal to prosecute U.S. war crimes, a report published Wednesday revealed. According to The New York Times, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin III and other Pentagon brass are blocking the […]

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History might not repeat itself, but violence in Huwara has it rhyming

Joshua Shanes — Tue, 07 Mar 2023 23:06:37 +0000

Following the murder of two Israeli brothers in the West Bank on Feb. 26, 2023, a mob of around 400 Israelis attacked the Palestinian town of Huwara. They torched dozens of homes and cars, leaving one dead and hundreds wounded before being stopped by Israeli security forces. Though some government leaders – including the head of the parliament’s National Security […]

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Progressives in US House call for ‘proactive diplomatic push’ for Ukraine ceasefire

Julia Conley — Tue, 25 Oct 2022 18:00:30 +0000

Noting the pain and suffering of the Ukraine people and the risk of nuclear war that threatens the entire world, progressive U.S. lawmakers on Monday called on President Joe Biden to make a decisive shift in his approach to the conflict by initiating a “proactive democratic push” with the goal of seeking “a realistic framework for a ceasefire” […]

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Vladimir Putin is putting all the steps in place to deploy a nuclear weapon in Ukraine

Mark Sumner — Fri, 30 Sep 2022 01:59:53 +0000

Over seven months in, it’s perfectly understandable that many are not following every thrust and parry in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Vladimir Putin assumed that Russian forces could stroll into Ukraine in a “three-day war” that ended with his troops goose-stepping down the streets of Kyiv. He was wrong. The war that has developed is one […]

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Eliminating nuclear weapons ‘is not only possible, it is necessary’: UN chief

Jessica Corbett — Tue, 27 Sep 2022 13:02:03 +0000

“On the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons, we reject the claim that nuclear disarmament is some impossible utopian dream.” That’s how United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday began his statement marking the ninth annual day dedicated to destroying the weapons of mass destruction. “Eliminating these devices of death is not only possible, it is […]

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