"Nuclear Arms Control as Metaphor in ‘The Expanse’" Topic

"The United States pulled out of Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty and kicked off a new nuclear arms race. America and Russia are modernizing their arsenals by reducing the number of warheads and reshaping what remains into far more lethal nuclear munitions. Iran harbors nuclear ambitions, North Korea is a nuclear state and the world feels as if it's one step closer to atomic megadeath than at any other point in recent memory.

And all I can think of is The Expanse, SyFy — and now Amazon's — flagship science-fiction show about the political and military battles that occur after humanity makes first contact with an extraterrestrial. In the show, a generations old balance of power between three rival human factions goes completely to Hell with the arrival of a weapon that can change everything…."
Main page
link

Amicalement
Armand

Actually, Russia cheated, thus making America's continuing to abide by the treaty alone while her opponent builds scores if not hundreds of banned nuclear weapons, stupid.

We should re-adopt President Reagan"s "Trust but verify" policy.

I'd just go with the simpler, time saving, we can't trust them or the Chinese at any time (and probably most other nations for that matter), especially given the latest revelations of the latter trying to steal jet engine tech again from us, reported yesterday.

You know you want to.

link

Dude…! (smile)

Amicalement
Armand