(Now with a handful of minor corrections and an update.) With the President overriding his advisers to deliver insulting remarks and empty threats at the UN and Kim Jong Un responding personally and at some length, one really wonders where all this ends. John Kelly, left, reacts as he listens to President Trump’s U.N. speech. (Photo: Mary …
Deal Maker or Deal Breaker? Donald Trump’s Approach to Diplomacy
by | 2017-09-22 | No Comments
While I get bogged down in the details of how and when North Korea makes something go boom, the smart and much more diplomatic Sarah Bidgood takes a crack at understanding what President Trump’s statement at the UN General Assembly will do for multilateral negotiation. Author: Sarah Bidgood I am assisting Dr. William Potter with …
Tiny Nukes for Tiny Hands
by | 2017-09-19 | No Comments
The Trump Administration is reportedly mulling the development of new “low yield” nuclear weapons in its Nuclear Posture Review. But is this really new? Or is it that we just don’t trust the Trump Administration with sharp objects, let alone the bomb. Jeffrey and Aaron discuss the recent history of proposals for new nuclear weapons, including …
Pyrrhic Victories and Draws
by | 2017-09-18 | 3 Comments
Quote of the week: “What history will remember is not the ideals we were fighting for, but the methods we used to accomplish them.” — Hans Bethe In “Lonesome Day,” Bruce Springsteen offered this hopeful lyric: Hell’s brewing, dark sun’s on the rise This storm will blow through by and by House is on fire, …
