BBC NewsStanislav Petrov, who averted nuclear war, dies at 77ABC NewsStanislav Petrov, a former Soviet military officer known in the West as “the man who saved the world” for his role in averting a nuclear war over a false missile warning at the height of the Cold War, has died at 77. Petrov’s German friend, […]
Aljazeera.comUN’s Antonio Guterres warns against North Korea warAljazeera.com”We must not sleepwalk our way into war,” said Guterres on Tuesday at the annual summit of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York. “When tensions rise, so does the chance of miscalculation. Fiery talk can lead to fatal misunderstandings …War With North Korea Starts to Look […]
Telegraph.co.ukGerman First World War submarine wreck discovered with 23 crewmen still onboardTelegraph.co.ukA German First World War U-boat has been found off the Belgian coast almost totally intact and with the bodies of all 23 sailors onboard. The U-Boat II was found lying on its starboard side at the bottom of the North Sea at a […]
Chicago TribuneUN chief: Nuclear threat at highest level since Cold WarChicago TribuneU.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned the world’s leaders Tuesday that the threat of a nuclear attack is at its highest level since the end of the Cold War and “fiery talk can lead to fatal misunderstandings.” In his first state-of-the-world …North Korea: UN head […]
Telegraph.co.ukVince Cable compares Brexit to the ‘Iraq war’ and ‘financial crisis’Telegraph.co.ukSir Vince Cablehas compared Brexit to the war in Iraq and the financial crisis, in his fist key note speech as Liberal Democrat leader. Despite insisting there is more to his party than opposing Brexit, Sir Vince said EU withdrawal ranked alongside …and more » Read […]
Bulletin of the Atomic ScientistsWill artificially intelligent weapons kill the laws of war?Bulletin of the Atomic ScientistsIn particular, there is a great deal of Western writing concerning the extent to which the use of AI-enabled weapons will conform to international humanitarian law, i.e. jus in bello, or the laws of war. A typical issue centers […]
Wall Street Journal (subscription)Russia and China Begin Joint War GamesWall Street Journal (subscription)MINSK, Belarus—Russia and China launched joint war games in the North Pacific on Monday, showcasing a budding military partnership and giving Moscow a venue to double up on its display of military might as world leaders convene at the United Nations. Read More… […]
ReutersWHO plans global war on cholera as Yemen caseload nears 700000ReutersEpidemics often arise in war zones. The WHO is sending an expert to Bangladesh to assess the risk for Rohingya Muslims fleeing from violence in Myanmar. “The risk is probably relatively high,” Legros said. In Yemen, the most explosive outbreak on …and more » Read More… […]
Washington Post7 podcasts to listen to after watching ‘The Vietnam War’Washington PostKen Burns and Lynn Novick’s new documentary, “The Vietnam War,” airing now on PBS, is an ambitious look at a period most are familiar with but few have studied in depth. The film dives into some often-overlooked story lines — what U.S. leaders really …Men […]
Daily BeastOp-Ed: How to neutralize North Korea’s nuclear threat without starting a world warABC NewsIn the past two months, the calculus of the threat from North Korea has fundamentally changed. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has demonstrated a missile that could range most of America, has detonated a thermonuclear bomb at least twenty times […]
