As attritional wars harden in the world today, nuclear restraint is fraying — risking a shift from deterrence to mutually assured destruction to collective annihilation. The trajectory is portentous. M.K.Sudarshan Origins of deterrenceSince Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the logic of safety through threat has governed great‑power strategy. Watching the United States end the Second World WarContinue reading “The Last Taboo: Restoring Nuclear Restraint Before It’s Too Late”
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Watch Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer”? No thanks! I’ll pass … please!
This morning I received an email from a friend in America urging me to go and watch the new blockbuster Hollywood movie, Christopher Nolan’s “OPPENHEIMER”. Below is what he wrote and if you scroll further down you can read my immediate response to him . QUOTE: “On persuasion of my second daughter I saw theContinue reading “Watch Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer”? No thanks! I’ll pass … please!”
The Dogs of War that will bring back the Era of the Cold War
Igor Afanasiev, a native of Kyiv in Ukraine, was hired in 2011 as Business Development Manager of a large, multinational investment company in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in which I was then serving as its Chief Financial Officer. Igor and I worked as colleagues during the ensuing eight years when we became good friends too. BesidesContinue reading “The Dogs of War that will bring back the Era of the Cold War”