Ακολουθεί ένα άρθρο του 2008 που ρίχνει φως στην ποιότητα της συζήτησης για τα πυρηνικά όπλα, η οποία ανακύπτει στο πλαίσιο της διπλωματίας του Τραμπ έναντι του Ιράν. Η παραπληροφόρηση σχετικά με την «πυρηνική αποτροπή» έχει καταστεί κεντρικό θέμα της σημερινής «ευρωπαϊκής» προπαγάνδας, με έντονο στοιχείο άγνοιας όχι μόνο στο λαϊκό επίπεδο, αλλά και μεταξύ των «επαγγελματιών» πολιτικών που διαμορφώνουν την κοινή γνώμη. ΠΥΡΗΝΙΚΑ ΟΠΛΑ ΓΙΑ ΤΟΥΣ UNDERDOGS Wayne Hall Σε άρθρο που δημοσιεύθηκε τον Φεβρουάριο του 2008 στην αγγλόφωνη γερμανική εφημερίδα «The German Times», ο Christopher Bertram, πρώην επικεφαλής του Γερμανικού Ινστιτούτου Διεθνών Υποθέσεων και Ασφάλειας, ανέφερε ότι οι Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες θα μπορούσαν να προχωρήσουν μονομερώς σε πυρηνικό αφοπλισμό χωρίς να υπονομεύσουν σοβαρά τη δική τους ασφάλεια. «Ωστόσο», ρώτησε στη συνέχεια, «δεν θα επιδιώξουν και άλλοι την απόκτηση της βόμβας ακριβώς για να προστατευθούν από την αμερικανική υπεροχή; Και θα είναι διατεθειμένες άραγε οι άλλες πυρηνικές δυνάμεις, που έχουν επενδύσει τόσο πολύ για να αποκτήσουν αυτό το καθεστώς, να το χάσουν ξανά;» Πρόκειται εδώ για μια αληθοφανή μετάψυχροπολεμική δικαιολογία για τα πυρηνικά όπλα: πυρηνικά όπλα για τους αδύναμους. Είναι μια δυσάρεστη υπενθύμιση του τι έχει χαθεί με την εξαφάνιση από τη σκηνή των κρατικά χρηματοδοτούμενων μαζικών ειρηνικών κινημάτων της … Continue reading
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Here is an article from 2008 to shed light on the quality of the nuclear weapons discussion emerging in the light of Trump’s diplomacy towards Iran. Disinformation about “nuclear deterrence” has becοme a central item in present-day “European” nonsense-mongering, with a pronounced element of cluelessness not only at the popular level, but also among “professional” politicians and opinion makers. www.enouranois.eu/enouranois/english/antinuclear/indexNuclear.htm NUCLEAR WEAPONS FOR THE UNDERDOG Wayne Hall In an article last February in the English-language German newspaper “The German Times”, Christopher Bertram, former head of the German Institute for International and Security Affairs, said that the United States could carry out nuclear disarmament unilaterally without seriously undermining its own security. “However,” he then asked, “will others not aspire to the bomb precisely in order to protect themselves against American superiority? And will the other nuclear weapons states that have invested so much to attain that status be willing to lose it again?” This is a post-Cold-War justification for nuclear weapons: nuclear weapons for the underdog. It is an unpleasant reminder of what has been lost with the disappearance from the scene of the state-sponsored mass peace movements of the Communist era. During the Cold War no West German spokesperson would … Continue reading
To: <editor@tribunemag.co.uk> Attention Grace Blakeley . (editor, please forward) Dear Grace Blakeley, Thank you for your contribution in this video: https://www.youtube.com/live/C4zreB1805o I am writing to you from Aegina in Greece, the island on which Yanis Varoufakis has his second home. DiEM25 got off to a very early start here, but the performance was not sustained. Yanis Varoufakis spoke to the group on a couple of occasions. Here is the first: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VyNfj52AVKw&t=48s\ I convened this meeting but I was not head of the DiEM25 group in Aegina. That was Erik Rooze, who was present in the audience. Now all these years later, yesterday (22nd February 2026) Erik and I met and discussed the present situation, including the Iran war but not only that. Erik and Yanis are still in communication. I made it clear to Erik yesterday (though he did not really need to be told) that I want absolutely nothing to do with Yanis or with DieM25 but I nevertheless believe that Yanis could make an important contribution to Greek, European and global politics. After the summer 2016 beach meeting in Aegina where Yanis spoke, infighting broke out in the local DiEM25 group. I could not be bothered trying to … Continue reading
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Wayne, Nice to hear from you. I have no interest in following or supporting Julian Assange. It’s NOT a subject that comes up when we get together. All the best, RVK 19 March 2026 (Explanation: By “we”, Bob means Fort Street “old boys”. W.H.) Bob, this is an e-mail I received (in a mass e-mailing) from Gabriel Shipton, Julian Assange’s half-brother. Mary Kostakidis is a Fortian and I once wrote to suggest to her the idea of trying to mobilise “the old school tie”. She rejected the idea fairly abruptly but with the passage of time it occurs to me that I may have tried the wrong approach. I should have spoken to other Fortians about the idea of supporting her rather than speaking to her about the idea of other Fortians supporting her. In any case Gabriel Shipton’s asking me for money seems equally misguided. I am the last person to be approached as a significant financial donor. I share this message with my friend and comrade Nikos Vakolidis, orthodontist in the northern Greek city of Ioannina. Let’s just discuss it between ourselves for starters, Bob, Nikos has not been abrupt with Gabriel Shipton as I have so perhaps … Continue reading