“After consultation with my Generals and military experts, please be advised that the United States Government will not accept or allow…” Silence. Nine minutes later, he tweets: “The United States Government will not accept or allow Transgender individuals to serve in any capacity in the U.S. Military” (26 July 2017). Despite the controversy caused by […]
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The Danger of Land-Based Nuclear Weapons
“I am become death destroyer of worlds” said J. Robert Oppenheimer, quoting the Hindu scripture The Bhagavad Gita, as he watched the first nuclear weapon explode before his eyes. Since then, the US nuclear arsenal has changed dramatically to confront evolving adversaries, but our overreliance on land-based missiles may make Oppenheimer’s apocalyptic rhetoric a reality. […]