Posted on 12/17/2024 8:44:12 AM PST by E. Pluribus Unum
In the United States, only the president can decide whether to use nuclear weapons. It’s an extraordinary instance in which Mr. Trump’s decision-making power will be absolute. He will not need to consult Congress, the courts or senior advisers on when or how to use them. He will have a free hand to craft our nation’s nuclear posture, policy and diplomacy.
On the campaign trail, Mr. Trump commented on the peril posed by the rest of the world’s growing nuclear arsenals. His return to the White House offers new opportunities for him to steer America clear of those threats. His administration will need to act urgently and with creativity, all while also demonstrating the understanding that nuclear weapons are too dangerous to be brandished as a cudgel.
The leaders of China, Russia and the United States are in the midst of a new great-power competition, a global struggle for military, economic and geopolitical dominance. But not all aspects of this contest are zero-sum, especially in nuclear weapons matters. There are ample opportunities for all sides to improve their own national security conditions by staving off a costly arms race and dangerous confrontation.
Most Americans have never seen — or perhaps even contemplated — what it takes to be ready for nuclear conflict. Times Opinion gained rare, up-close access this summer to film what this looks like in the United States. Observing the missile launch procedures provided a glimpse at the inner workings of a warfighting machine that should never be set in motion.
The global nuclear balance is more tenuous in 2024 than it has been in decades.
“Tomorrow, we could have a war that will be so devastating that you could never recover from it,” Mr. Trump said in June. “Nobody can. The whole world won’t be able to...”
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NYT editorial board = circus clowns
I bet they even stayed up late to feed the AI chatbot.
nuclear stupid
Hey New York Times, how about explaining to us how we got to the brink and who led us here???
Before replying I took the time to read this NYT editorial.
Lot’s of subtle sniping at Trump in this op ed with video.
Stop being a racist asking stupid questions! Everybody knows that the nuclear arms race is a danger to whole world because it contributes to climate change and engenders homophobia and transphobia! (/liberal)
Biden and his Obama puppet masters should be being used as doorstops at this point. They are clearly a danger to the stability of the nation and in the ensuing month left can do even more irreparable damage.
As a danger and considering the evil already done these weasels will be long remembered by those Americans who still possess a functioning brain.
All Democrats and all RINOs in government should be treated as the enemies they truly are. Collins and McConnell are two of the very worst types of RINOs, but ALL Democrats are enemies.
ow does one qualify to be a senior adviser?
Does he get paid by the taxpayer?
Russia & China are not about to use nukes, so that leave Iran as a possible brink to be pulled back from because Iran has so many nukes ready to go - or is this just another example of NYT fear-mongering in order to sell more papers and get more clicks? - you decide.
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