Mutually Assured Destruction: What Hiroshima and Nagasaki Have Taught Us About Nuclear Weaponry
Today we live in a world of uncertainty. If the situation in Cuba escalates any further, the world as we know it will be annihilated. I question the logic of our world leaders; do they not comprehend the destruction that these weapons can bring to humanity? For our country to once again use these weapons […]
The Beginning of Progress: Obama Loosens the Embargo
Background In 1959, Fidel Castro came to power over one of the United States’ closest neighbors, Cuba. Since then, the two countries have been at odds. As the new Cuban régime began forming trade agreements with the Soviet Union, communalizing U.S.-owned properties, and increasing taxes on American imports, the U.S. responded with economic retribution. President […]
The Wrong Type of Ceasefire: Russia and The ISS
In war, a ceasefire is usually a good sign. Usually, it means two sides have come to an agreement. However, when that ceasefire is a cease in the firing of rockets to the International Space Station due to a Russian refusal to sell rockets to the United States, “usual” is thrown out the window. Russia […]