Monthly Archives: July 2009
The Doomsday Gap
Originally published here. Last week marked the sixty-fourth anniversary of one of the most controversial achievements of the human race: the birth of the atomic bomb. Regardless of your personal feelings about the effect of nuclear weaponry on the outcome of the Second World War, it is impossible to argue otherwise: once the nuclear genie [...]
A Nice Game of Chess
Originally published here. The date: July 31, 1991 The place: Moscow The players: George H.W. Bush and Mikhail Gorbachev Mr. Gorbachev had this to say: Mr. President, in recent months and weeks, the Kremlin, a symbol of our nation’s centuries-old history, has been the scene of events that will shape this country’s future. Tomorrow it [...]
Missile Defense in Europe and US-Russia Nuclear Negotiations