https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2022/08/north-korea-kim-jong-un-third-nuclear-weapon-age/670993/is not “the sharp edge of a cliff where one can stand firmly, look down, and decide whether or not to plunge,” he wrote, but rather “a curved slope that one can stand on with some risk of slipping”—the slope getting steeper and riskier “as
"On the brink. That’s how we tend to think of humanity’s predicament during the most dangerous moments of the nuclear era. But as Thomas Schelling, the godfather of nuclear strategy, once pointed out, the phrase is misleading. The nuclear frontier
That’s not just because of the potential for Russian President Vladimir Putin to use nuclear weapons in a desperate effort to avert defeat in Ukraine. It’s also the result of a threat that isn’t making many headlines but that experts arecurrently concerned about: North Korea’s development of tactical nuclear weapons—less explosive, shorter-range arms designed for use on a battlefield. "
Besides North Korea and Russia, one has to add China. Pelosi's impulsive visit, while did not change the situation on the ground, is effective in destroying China's trust on US over its commitment to the "One China" principle. A lot more nuclearweapons, tactical as well as strategic, are the only way to ensure PEACEFUL reunification.
Last but not last, the US had deployed tactical nuclear weapons in various parts of the world for decades. The following is a list per 2022 update.
Country Base Nuclear Weapons
Turkey Incirlik Air Base 20
Belgium Kleine Brogel Air Base 15
Netherlands Volkel Air Base 15
Germany Büchel Air Base 15
Italy Aviano & Ghedi Torre Air Base 35
https://armscontrolcenter.org/u-s-nonstrategic-nuclear-weapons/
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2022/08/north-korea-kim-jong-un-third-nuclear-weapon-age/670993/is not “the sharp edge of a cliff where one can stand firmly, look down, and decide whether or not to plunge,” he wrote, but rather “a curved slope that one can stand on with some risk of slipping”—the slope getting steeper and riskier “as
"On the brink. That’s how we tend to think of humanity’s predicament during the most dangerous moments of the nuclear era. But as Thomas Schelling, the godfather of nuclear strategy, once pointed out, the phrase is misleading. The nuclear frontier
That’s not just because of the potential for Russian President Vladimir Putin to use nuclear weapons in a desperate effort to avert defeat in Ukraine. It’s also the result of a threat that isn’t making many headlines but that experts arecurrently concerned about: North Korea’s development of tactical nuclear weapons—less explosive, shorter-range arms designed for use on a battlefield. "
Besides North Korea and Russia, one has to add China. Pelosi's impulsive visit, while did not change the situation on the ground, is effective in destroying China's trust on US over its commitment to the "One China" principle. A lot more nuclearweapons, tactical as well as strategic, are the only way to ensure PEACEFUL reunification.
Last but not last, the US had deployed tactical nuclear weapons in various parts of the world for decades. The following is a list per 2022 update.
Country Base Nuclear Weapons
Turkey Incirlik Air Base 20
Belgium Kleine Brogel Air Base 15
Netherlands Volkel Air Base 15
Germany Büchel Air Base 15
Italy Aviano & Ghedi Torre Air Base 35
https://armscontrolcenter.org/u-s-nonstrategic-nuclear-weapons/
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