LLAW’s All Things Nuclear #820, Friday, (11/29/2024)
NUCLEAR INSANITY & THE LAST DAYS OF HUMAN DEPRAVITY? ~ LLAW
LLAW’s NUCLEAR NEWS TODAY & THE IMPACT ON OUR FUTURE
Our nuclear-armed world leaders are quickly losing whatever s left of their minds about the possibility and even probability of nuclear war exterminating life on planet Earth. You really mean the USA is or was actually considering providing Ukraine with nuclear weapons in order to “deter” Russia from continuing its non-nuclear missiles. We actually believe that would work? For more than one day? Fight fire with a bigger fire? How stupid are we? How self-aggrandizing are our power-addicted leaders?
Why would any world leader and their political and military stooges think that escalating war is a way to avoid nuclear war — especially in today’s nuclear world? Yet, according to this truncated story, such a plan is or was considered as a way to avoid additional non-nuclear missile attacks on Ukraine and its nuclear power plants. As I wrote yesterday, Russia’s attacks on Ukrainian citizens in such a way as this is a war crime as well as a ‘crime against humanity’. Humanity has, apparently, lost track of what the word ‘crime’ even means —Trump’s reelection proves that — but also as well as a definition for “humanity”. Such words as 'peace’, ‘forgiveness’, ‘friendship’, ‘care’, ‘heart’, ‘kindness’, ‘love’, and most of all, if only, ‘empathy’ come to mind.
In today’s worlds of old and all the way up until today mankind has fought tooth and nail, but with the advent of nuclear weapons and nuclear power, we cannot continue fighting to settle our differences. There is only only one way to solve our insane global hatred problem to survive as a species, and that is to actually universally unite as the humanitarian, peaceful, and considerate human beings that we only “pretend” to be today . . . ~llaw
China Warns of Nuclear War Risk in Ukraine
Published Nov 29, 2024 at 9:47 AM EST
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China News Reporter
China has renewed its warnings over the potential use of nuclear weapons in the Russia-Ukraine war, in response to recent speculation about the possibility of the U.S. stationing them in the embattled country to deter future Russian aggression.
"China is paying close attention to the nuclear risks triggered by the Ukraine crisis and has reiterated time and again that nuclear weapons should not be used and nuclear war must not be fought," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said during Thursday's regular press conference.
She'd been asked to respond to last week's New York Times report citing anonymous U.S. officials who floated returning nuclear weapons to Ukraine as part of discussions on deterring a third Russian invasion after an eventual negotiated ceasefire.
Ukraine once inherited the world's third-largest nuclear arsenal, including approximately 1,900 strategic warheads, following the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. Kyiv agreed to relinquish these weapons in exchange for security assurances from the U.S., U.K., and Russia.
"Under the current circumstances, all parties need to remain calm and exercise restraint," Mao said. "Joint efforts are needed to cool down the situation through dialogue and consultation to reduce strategic risks."
Newsweek reached out to Ukraine's Foreign Ministry and the U.S. State Department with written requests for comment.
China has sought to position itself as a neutral player in the Ukraine conflict, now in its 33rd month. However, the country has consistently avoided labeling Russia's 2022 invasion as such and has provided Moscow with substantial economic and diplomatic support.
Trade with its northern neighbor and purchases of Russian oil and gas have soared. Meanwhile, Beijing has amplified the Kremlin's narratives while censoring anti-war criticism of Vladimir Putin on Chinese social media platforms.
China has also deepened military cooperation and diplomatic ties with the Kremlin, framing the relationship as a counterweight to U.S.-led global dominance.
The Biden administration's recent decision to allow Ukraine to use U.S.-provided Army Tactical Missile Systems (ATACMS) to strike targets within Russian territory has reignited fears of escalation.
However, analysts have argued that the risk of a nuclear response from Russia is overstated.
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