A Nuclear War Conundrum

Any kind of “general” nuclear exchange between major powers would likely result in nuclear winter and the death of most life on our planet.

By William J. Astore, LA Progressive

If China and/or Russia could destroy most of America’s nuclear triad while *only* killing a few million Americans, would you respond as president by launching nuclear counterattacks that could then tip the world into nuclear winter, killing most life on the planet?

This unlikely scenario popped into my head as I read about Russia pulling out of the START treaty, China expanding its nuclear forces, and the United States planning to “modernize” its triad of nuclear forces to the tune of $2 trillion over the next 30 years.

Any kind of “general” nuclear exchange between major powers would likely result in nuclear winter and the death of most life on our planet. Yet the masterminds in control seem to think that more nuclear weapons are the answer. To what, exactly? Apparently, to our urge to destroy ourselves while taking most of the planet with us.