Eighteen Questions

J R Nyquist.com ^ | Feb 5, 2005 | J R Nyquist & Anthony LoBaido

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Eighteen Questions

Anthony LoBaido sent me a list of questions, which I have abbreviated and answered.

LoBaido: Why did Putin get on a nuclear submarine to conduct nuclear war drills against the United States?

JRN: People mistakenly think that Russia and America are no longer nuclear rivals. Russia did not disarm after 1991, despite promises to do so. For example, President Yeltsin said that Russia was calling a halt to submarine construction. But submarine construction continued. He said that Russia was going to eliminate its biological weapons programs, but defectors have since reported that the programs are continuing.

Russia’s nuclear arsenal is built for war with one adversary, and that adversary is the United States. President Putin is a former KGB officer, a dedicated communist and a champion of the Russian General Staff. He participated in recent war exercises to send a message to the Russian armed forces. He is signaling his support for the troops. He will fight for higher pay and better weapons. This serves to increase the prestige and morale of the Russian armed forces.

LoBaido: Why is Putin saying that Russia will build a missile that can get passed our missile defenses?

JRN: Actually, Putin has said that Russia already has such a missile – the Topol-M (SS-27 road mobile ICBM). Russia is planning to build a large number of these missiles in the next two years. The Topol-M is a highly maneuverable missile, designed to evade interception by ABMs (anti-ballistic missiles). Flight tests for this missile began on 20 December 1994, nearly three years after the fall of the Soviet Union.

Putin has frequently touched upon the maneuverability of the Topol-M. In doing this, he strengthens the hand of those in Congress who oppose national missile defense. If such defense is arguably too expensive to be practical, then America’s ABM system may be scrapped. To guard against this possibility, the Bush administration has been careful to emphasize that U.S. national missile defense is not meant to stop missiles from Russia. It is merely a safeguard against more primitive ICBMs built by North Korea and China.

LoBaido: What does the U.S. government need to do?

JRN: The U.S. government needs to recognize that Russia and China are dangerous long-term enemies of the United States, along with many smaller countries including Cuba, North Korea, Iran, Syria, Vietnam and most CIS countries. When these countries pretend to be America’s friend, they are attempting to deceive us.

LoBaido: Where is the media on this matter?

JRN: The media often reports many facts related to Chinese and Russian moves, but these facts remain unconnected in the public’s mind. The pundits and experts also seem to be confused, even those who have partially begun to notice an emerging problem with Russia. So far there is no consensus on the threat from Russia and China, and America will not be able to enact appropriate countermeasures without a consensus. The media’s position is therefore crucial, but the media does not have the breadth of understanding or sufficient expert knowledge to bring the facts together in terms of a comprehensive analysis.

LoBaido: Do the American people care?

JRN: The American people are busy working, shopping and living out their private lives. Most of us have seen the Tonight Show segments in which Jay Leno asks people basic questions about history or geography. I happened to see this last week. Two urban professionals were unable to name the country that bordered California. Others were unable to name the war in which foreign troops invaded Washington, D.C. and torched the White House. I’m sure that “the people” would care if they knew what was at stake. But in reality, most “people” are ignorant and therefore must follow the man (or woman) with the most plausible-sounding slogans.

LoBaido: What do the great prophets tells us about the future?

JRN: If we judge by history, we know that periods of prosperity sometimes involve a collapse of authoritative values and a relaxing of national vigilance. Whenever this occurs, great wars and revolutions tend to follow. There are interesting passages in the book of Isaiah, if you are interested in Biblical prophets.

LoBaido: Which prophets do you put the most credence into?

JRN: All people have dreams and visions. Sometimes these are divinely inspired, sometimes not. There are many documented cases of precognitive dreams, though these are only known after the fact. Nobody can say whether a specific dream is going to come true until it actually comes true. This is a difficult area of inquiry, and it is easy to go off the deep end (so to speak).

LoBaido: Why is the U.S. intelligence community so lacking?

JRN: Our society has become casual, especially about security matters. We have a hard time believing there are enemies out there. We take our invulnerability and superiority for granted. Also, our elite institutions are permeated with a form of liberalism that tends to distort the analysis of intelligence bureaucrats. All these cultural factors contribute to an overall intelligence fiasco.

LoBaido: What can be done to correct the elite universities?

JRN: The only corrective to serious intellectual error – on the philosophical level – is the corrective of tragedy. I believe this is where we are headed.

LoBaido: What is going on behind the scenes in China?

JRN: I haven’t been behind the scenes in China, but there are many indications that the Beijing leadership is holding to a Marxist-Leninist agenda and is determined to overthrow Western “capitalist” civilization in favor of a new “socialist” civilization. For example, President Hu has sent teams to Russia and North Korea in order to study socialist economics in practice.

LoBaido: What is the future dynamic of the U.S.-China relationship?

JRN: Conflict is inevitable. The Chinese leadership knows and accepts this. The U.S. leadership refuses to accept that China’s leaders are hostile. This is the dynamic in a nutshell.

LoBaido: What about the grand alliance against America? Can and will America survive and even thrive?

JRN: In an age of mass destruction weapons no nation is guaranteed survival. The outcome of future wars is not known. That being said, the United States is the world’s strongest country – economically, politically and militarily. Defeating the United States will not be easy, even for a large coalition of hostile countries. A great deal depends on the strategic leadership of the United States, and the moral condition of the American people. Even the strongest position can be frittered away by stupid moves and bad behavior.

LoBaido: Is nuclear war a possibility?

JRN: The only thing needed for a nuclear war is that someone gives an order to launch the missiles. That is all that has to happen.

LoBaido: What does the Bible say about this?

JRN: There are passages in the Bible that some have interpreted in terms of a future nuclear war. As I have said elsewhere, I am not a Bible scholar.

LoBaido: Can we avert a nuclear war?

JRN: Yes, we can often avoid a specific conflict. But we cannot avoid all conflict. World war may be postponed, but it cannot be avoided forever. Men will never establish universal peace because they are fools.

LoBaido: Will Europe stay allied to America?

JRN: America’s alliance with Europe is breaking down. Moscow’s agent networks, criminal mafias and economic organizations are succeeding in their effort to create a neutral, socialist Europe that will acquiesce in America’s economic and diplomatic isolation. Because of the success of intensive anti-American propaganda, and because of the cultural rottenness of Europe, a break with Europe is probably inevitable, though it will not be permanent.

LoBaido: We differ on the issue of the transnational elite. What do you say about the Bilderbergers and CFR?

JRN: The Bilderberg meetings are hardly sinister. If you want to understand this issue please read Jon Ronson’s book -- Them: Adventures With Extremists.

LoBaido: What about America’s woman’s movement?

JRN: A feminist is a woman trapped in a woman’s body. The self-hatred and misogyny of feminism is going to catch up with it one day. Of that I am confident. For now hardly anyone has noticed that woman are taught to despise womanhood. This is vaguely distressing, especially for young children – and it is disorienting for the sexes. Undoubtedly a period of calamity will right this situation, but it won’t be nice. I would look forward to a much better cultural situation, especially with regard to sexual culture, in the 22nd century.

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"Conflict is inevitable. The Chinese leadership knows and accepts this. The U.S. leadership refuses to accept that China’s leaders are hostile. This is the dynamic in a nutshell."

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There are still deltas out there, and they still have missiles, and they are programmed for targets.