"I once was corrupted by the hatred that comes from fear generated by ignorance." The author offers a text of a speech he wrote, but will not be giving at the Feb. 19 antiwar rally in Washington.
By Scott Ritter
Scott Ritter Extra
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In confronting the federal debt crisis, Congress should take special care not to cut the defense budget in ways that would reduce the U.S. military’s ability to dissuade, deter, and, if necessary, defeat future adversaries. While America has made significant cuts to defense spending before when threats receded, today the U.S. faces a disturbingly diverse set of national security challenges ranging from Somali pirates to transnational terrorist organizations to rogue nations with nuclear weapons. One of the best investments the U.S. can make is in military capabilities that dissuade and deter future adversaries.
The Soviet Union, founded in 1922 on Marxist-socialist principles, became one of the biggest and most powerful nations in the world before its fall and dissolution in 1991.
Russia seeks arms control agreements to prevent dangerous escalation. But the U.S. seeks only unilateral advantage. This risks all out conflict unless this changes.
By Scott Ritter
Special to Consortium News
Dec. 8 marked the 35th anniversary of the signing of the intermediate nuclear fo
Dec. 8 marked the 35th anniversary of the signing of the intermediate nuclear forces (INF) treaty. This landmark arms control event was the byproduct of years of hard-nose negotiations capped off by the political courage of U.S.