Military

Our Nuclear Safeguards Are Slowly Disappearing

Artin DerSimonian / Responsible Statecraft Oct 27, 2023 Russia pulling out of the test ban treaty pulls us further from a time when we took the threat of Armageddon more seriously. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Twilight of the Boomers

Jacob Bacharach / Truthdig Feb 25, 2020 In his relentless red-baiting of Bernie Sanders, Chris Matthews reveals just how divorced he and his ilk are from our political moment. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The Generals’ Long Con on Afghanistan

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Truthdig Dec 13, 2019 I doubt I’ll ever again trust the assertions and promises of the military's top brass. And I’m not in bad company. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

American History for Truthdiggers: JFK’s Cold War Chains

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Truthdig Apr 6, 2019 His obsession with foreign communism blinded him to U.S. domestic needs. It's time for Americans to stop mythologizing a reckless president. Dig deeper ( 32 Min. Read )

The ‘Highest Danger’ of the Cold War Isn’t Behind Us

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Dec 28, 2018 "The Kremlinologist" authors Jenny and Sherry Thompson discuss their landmark book, Soviet communism and the real dangers of nuclear war. Dig deeper ( 21 Min. Read )

Jesus Christ Would Be Appalled by America’s Immigration Policy

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Truthdig Dec 24, 2018 Take a moment this holiday season to spare a thought for the countless victims the U.S. and its allies have uprooted, killed and maimed. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Is the U.S. Barreling Toward World War III?

Michael Klare / TomDispatch Oct 30, 2018 Economic and cyber attacks have ratcheted up tensions with both China and Russia, creating a global tinderbox that could blow at any time. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

Jill Stein Breaks ‘Russiagate’ Silence, Gives Documents to Senate Committee

Eric Ortiz / Truthdig Apr 27, 2018 The 2016 Green Party presidential candidate supports the corruption probe but decries its misuse for warmongering, censorship and political repression. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Korean War Games Are No Game

Tad Daley / Truthdig Mar 23, 2018 The time has come to cancel them for good. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Joe Kennedy III, a False Progressive Idol Like JFK

Paul Street / Truthdig Feb 4, 2018 America does not need another elite Kennedy pretending to lead us out of the darkness of authoritarian capitalism, racism, militarism and other evils. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

Security Pro Peter Kornbluh: What Government Has Been Hiding (Audio and Transcript)

Staff and Robert Scheer / Truthdig Nov 10, 2017 In a conversation with Truthdig Editor in Chief Robert Scheer, the National Security Archive analyst reveals what recently declassified documents tell us about Cuba, JFK and Che Guevara. [Transcript added.] Dig deeper ( 19 Min. Read )

The Korean Missile Crisis vs. the Cuban Missile Crisis

Paul Street / Truthdig Aug 13, 2017 John F. Kennedy and Nikita Khrushchev avoided nuclear war in 1962. Whether Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un will do so remains a question. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )