COMMENT POSTED TO AN ARTICLE BY DAVID BARASH IN THE GUARDIAN
Nuclear deterrence is
a myth. And a lethal one at that
Nuclear deterrence
continues to dominate international relations. Yet there is no proof it ever
worked, nor that it ever will
I wish I could agree.
But I do think the author is shouting to be heard against a
hurricane.
I think it indisputable that were Russia not a nuclear
power, the United States would have overrun it in recent decades.
The United States has tried many dirty tricks - from the
coup in Ukraine to assistance to the Chechens years ago - to hurt and
destabilize Russia.
But the fact that Russia remains the only country on earth
which can literally obliterate the United States gave it security from much
larger and more open attempts.
Today's America wouldn't hesitate to march in.
Just look at the Obama-Trump huge run-up against the border
in violation of all agreements between America and the USSR from the time of
Reagan.
And we should all be glad for great powers like Russia and
China led by reasonable men. Without them, the Neocon insanity that has taken
hold of America could become more of a threat to all of us.
As we've seen so clearly at the UN in recent years, the
United States has utter contempt for international rule of law as represented
by the UN.
