Last week Washington threatened Iran, Syria, China, Venezuela and Russia
Philip Giraldi • October 2, 2018
The nuclear war doomsday clock maintained on the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists website has advanced to
two minutes before midnight, the closest point to possible atomic
apocalypse since the end of the Cold War. In 1995 the clock was at
fourteen minutes to midnight, but the opportunity to set it back even
further was lost as the United States and its European allies took
advantage of a weakened Russia to advance NATO into Eastern Europe,
setting the stage for a new cold war, which is now underway.
It is
difficult to imagine how the United States might avoid a new war in the
Middle East given the recent statements that have come out of
Washington, and, given that the Russians are also active in the region, a
rapid and massive escalation of something that starts out as a minor
incident should not be ruled out.
President
Donald Trump set the tone when he harangued the United Nations last
Tuesday, warning that the United States would go it alone in defense of
its perceived interests, with no regard for international bodies that
exist to limit armed conflict and punish those who commit war crimes.
Trump’s 35-minute speech featured an anticipated long section targeting Iran. He commented that:
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