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==Post-Cold War American nuclear primacy fantasies==

==Post-Cold War American nuclear primacy fantasies==

While American [[public school]]s and [[media]] promoted the [[climate hoax]] as the biggest threat to the planet after the [[Cold War]], in 2006, ''Foreign Policy'' magazine published an article by Keir A. Lieber and Daryl G. Press titled, “The Rise of U.S. Nuclear Primacy.” Here’s what Lieber and Press imparted on their readers:

While American [[public school]]s and [[media]] promoted the [[climate hoax]] after the [[Cold War]] as the biggest threat to the planet, in 2006 the official rag of the [[Council on Foreign Relations]] ''[[Foreign Policy]]'' published an article by Keir A. Lieber and Daryl G. Press titled, ''The Rise of U.S. Nuclear Primacy.'' Here’s what Lieber and Press imparted on their readers:

During the Cold War, many scholars and policy analysts believed that MAD made the world relatively stable and peaceful because it induced great caution in international politics, discouraged the use of nuclear threats to resolve disputes, and generally restrained the superpowers’ behavior. … This debate may now seem like ancient history…

{{quotebox|During the Cold War, many [[scholar]]s and [[policy]] analysts believed that [[MAD]] made the world relatively stable and [[peace]]ful because it induced great caution in [[international politics]], discouraged the use of nuclear threats to resolve disputes, and generally restrained the [[superpower]]s' [[behavior]]. … This debate may now seem like ancient history…

Today, for the first time in almost 50 years, the United States stands on the verge of attaining nuclear primacy. It will probably soon be possible for the United States to destroy the long-range nuclear arsenals of Russia or China with a first strike. … Unless Washington’s policies change … Russia and China -- and the rest of the world -- will live in the shadow of U.S. nuclear primacy for many years to come.<ref>https://ciaotest.cc.columbia.edu/olj/fa/fa_marapr06/fa_marapr06d.html</ref>

Today, for the first time in almost 50 years, the [[United States]] stands on the verge of attaining nuclear primacy. It will probably soon be possible for the United States to destroy the long-range nuclear arsenals of Russia or China with a first strike. … Unless Washington’s policies change … Russia and China -- and the rest of the world -- will live in the shadow of U.S. nuclear primacy for many years to come.<ref>https://ciaotest.cc.columbia.edu/olj/fa/fa_marapr06/fa_marapr06d.html</ref>}}

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