Friday, December 1 , 2017 - 4:42 (EET) Section: The National Interest (USA)
Lyle J. Goldstein
Security, Europe
The developing escalation spiral needs to be halted before it ends in total catastrophe.
The North Korea situation seems to bring U.S. national security “back to the future,” inviting Americans to seriously contemplate the prospect of nuclear war for the first time in decades. That is regrettable, and this writer has spent more than a few late nights and some long transpacific plane rides puzzling for a solution. However, the sad truth is that the unfolding situation in Ukraine is actually no less dangerous. In fact, one could plausibly argue that is even more dangerous for three
Source: The National Interest
Friday, December 1 , 2017 - 4:42 (EET) Section: The National Interest (USA)
Lyle J. Goldstein
Security, Europe
The developing escalation spiral needs to be halted before it ends in total catastrophe.
The North Korea situation seems to bring U.S. national security “back to the future,” inviting Americans to seriously contemplate the prospect of nuclear war for the first time in decades. That is regrettable, and this writer has spent more than a few late nights and some long transpacific plane rides puzzling for a solution. However, the sad truth is that the unfolding situation in Ukraine is actually no less dangerous. In fact, one could plausibly argue that is even more dangerous for three
Source: The National Interest
