[Occupymendocino] Announcing my new website <avoidingnuclearwar.com>

[Lewallen]

Dear friend, Warm winter solstice greetings! I'm delighted to announce the
launching of <avoidingnuclearwar.com>, devoted to the latest news and
analysis focused on avoiding nuclear war in general, and avoiding nuclear
attack against the United States in particular. Heartfelt thanks to all who
live and work for peace conversion on all levels-we, the human race, have
not used a nuclear weapon in war for over 72 years, and this year 122
nations made a treaty banning nuclear weapons!

                I believe we need a movement in the U.S. for fundamental
changes in U.S. nuclear weapons strategy. The current strategy of escalating
first-strike threat against nuclear-armed nations is putting the very
survival of our nation in great peril. The good news is that U.S. nuclear
weapons policy can be changed quickly, to a sensible strategy of deterrence
only.

                The mixed news is President Donald Trump, who is forcing all
of us to really study what is going on in the world of nuclear
confrontation. President Trump could realize he has inherited a suicidal
strategy leading ever-closer to the nuclear war which could destroy the
United States, and be revered forever as the president who led the world
away from nuclear war. Instead, by hurling threats to destroy North Korea,
he is putting us all at great peril for no good reason.

                Here's my latest post on <avoidingnuclearwar.com>. Be in
delight, savoring each delightful day without nuclear war!

 

China Draws "Red Lines" to Restrain Both North Korea and the United States

November 28, 2017

                Alarmed by escalating threats of nuclear attack being
exchanged by the United States and North Korea, China used an opinion piece
in the state-run Global Times to warn both nations of dire consequences if
either should attack the other.

                As reported in Asia Times on August 11 this year, the
opinion piece in China's Global Times repeated China's long-standing
position that the U.S. and South Korea should cease threatening statements
and military exercises threatening North Korea, and North Korea should cease
missile and nuclear weapons tests.

                "China should also make clear that if North Korea launches
missiles that threaten US soil first and the US retaliates, China will stay
neutral," the Global Times editorial said.

                "If the US and South Korea carry out strikes and try to
overthrow the North Korean regime and change the political pattern of the
Korean peninsula," added the Chinese editorial, "China will prevent them
from doing so."

                There you have it: a first-strike U.S. attack to overthrow
the North Korean Government by the U.S. would be an attack on China.

                Also, if North Korea attacks "US soil" China will stay
neutral if the U.S. retaliates.

                I hope and believe this will restrain both North Korea and
the U.S. from going to war. China has a fully-developed nuclear arsenal,
focused on deterring the United States from just the sort of "nuclear
blackmail" President Trump is attempting with his threats to destroy North
Korea unless it gives up its nuclear weapons program.

                The "freeze for freeze" proposal to end the threat of war,
with the U.S. stopping threatening statements and military exercises and
North Korea suspending tests of nuclear weapons and missiles, is supported
by many thoughtful U.S. strategists. I believe we should all demand an end
to military threat against North Korea, which is putting the U.S. homeland
in increasing danger of actual nuclear attack.

                  

  

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