Dear CCI Readers,
Sixty years ago the world lived through a crisis that brought humanity to the very brink of nuclear war. Even after 6 decades the terror and fear still resonates with anyone who lived through this crisis. Today, even although nuclear weapons are much more advanced and lethal than they were in the 1960’s, the fear of nuclear war is strangely absent. In 1962 the name calling we hear today did not exist and both sides treated each other with mutual respect. Perhaps this was because both leaders had experienced the horror of the second world war and understood the need to work together to avoid a direct confrontation. Today, mutual respect is absent and there is little diplomacy or communication despite the fact that a shooting war has broken out between Russia and Ukraine and the USA is providing weapons and financial support to Ukraine.
Like all of us who are paying attention, Tony Cox sees “Echos of a brush with Armageddon” in today’s events.
Center for Citizen Initiatives
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