Rattling the Nuclear Cage: India, Pakistan, Israel, Iran and the US
by ROBERT FISK
...Next year, we’ll remember the end of the Second World War, the first - and so far the only - nuclear war in history.
This week marks only the 74th anniversary of the US atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. It doesn’t fit in to our journalistic scorecards and “timelines”. Over the past few days, I’ve had to look hard to find a headline about the two Japanese cities.
But, especially in the Middle East and what we like to call southeast Asia, we should be remembering these gruesome anniversaries every month. Hiroshima was atomic-bombed 74 years ago on Tuesday, Nagasaki 74 years ago on Friday. Given the extent of the casualty figures, you’d think they’d be unforgettable. But we don’t quite know (nor ever will) what they were.
via Counterpunch
A reminder to note what happened to Japan, to the civilians in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and a primer of what's going on the Middle East these days; the fact that Iran is almost the only NON-nuclear power involved in all the various squabbles. Potentially Saudi Arabia (although they're receiving US aid in the area), and Jammu and Kashmir; and no-one in the entire world is aiding them, especially after India's receive (unilateral) decisions.
...Next year, we’ll remember the end of the Second World War, the first - and so far the only - nuclear war in history.
This week marks only the 74th anniversary of the US atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. It doesn’t fit in to our journalistic scorecards and “timelines”. Over the past few days, I’ve had to look hard to find a headline about the two Japanese cities.
But, especially in the Middle East and what we like to call southeast Asia, we should be remembering these gruesome anniversaries every month. Hiroshima was atomic-bombed 74 years ago on Tuesday, Nagasaki 74 years ago on Friday. Given the extent of the casualty figures, you’d think they’d be unforgettable. But we don’t quite know (nor ever will) what they were.
via Counterpunch
A reminder to note what happened to Japan, to the civilians in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and a primer of what's going on the Middle East these days; the fact that Iran is almost the only NON-nuclear power involved in all the various squabbles. Potentially Saudi Arabia (although they're receiving US aid in the area), and Jammu and Kashmir; and no-one in the entire world is aiding them, especially after India's receive (unilateral) decisions.