Articles by Joseph Gerson
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Imperial NATO: Before and After Brexit
Joseph Gerson – Common Dreams,
11 Jul 2016
Our interests and survival depend on Common Security diplomacy rather than the repeated and deadly failures of militarism. As we face the future, either/or thinking and NATO need to be left behind.
→ read full articleOur 70th Anniversary Homework: Confronting the Myths and Learning the Lessons of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Joseph Gerson – Common Deams,
10 Aug 2015
The myths that the A-bombings were necessary to end the war against Japan and that they saved the lives of half a million US troops remain widely believed. The myths serve as the ideological foundation for continuing U.S. preparations for nuclear war, which in turn has served as the primary driver of nuclear weapons proliferation and the creation of deterrent nuclear arsenals.
→ read full articleThe Obama Doctrine and the Dangers of the $185 Billion Increase in US Nuclear War Preparations
Dr. Joseph Gerson - Truthout,
8 Aug 2011
While some believe that, “the Obama administration’s nuclear weapons policy appears to be schizophrenic,” that is not the case. Obama’s Prague speech was part of a diplomatic offensive designed to achieve the nation’s pre-eminent strategic goal: preventing the proliferation of nuclear weapons and thus reducing the risk of nuclear attacks against the United States.
→ read full articleREBUTTAL TO THE ARTICLE, ‘OBAMA PRESSES REVIEW OF NUCLEAR STRATEGY’
Joseph Gerson – American Friends Service Committee,
9 Jan 2010
The Boston Globe ran a major article in yesterday’s [3 Jan 2009] Sunday paper under the title "Obama presses review of nuclear strategy." It focuses more on the possible removal of the bomber leg of the nuclear "triad" and possible reductions in land based ICBMs. As the following letter to the editor indicates, I thought […]
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