War and Weapons

Canadian Labour Activists Oppose AUKUS, a New NATO in the Pacific

June 23, 2022 UNAC Editor Canada, China, Global Alliances, Nuclear Weapons, U.S. Aggression

by Ken Stone, published on The Canada Files, May 20, 2022 This is an excellent overview of AUKUS and the regional responses to it. Most of our readers are in the U.S. so unfortunately our government is responsible for this aggression against China, but it is interesting to see the numerous forces within Canadian society who object to efforts[…]

Why Peace and Disarmament Are at the Heart of Nonalignment

June 17, 2022 UNAC Editor International Law, New World Visions, Nuclear Weapons, War on the Poor

by Kate Hudson, Produced by Globetrotter, June 13, 2022 As our world spirals toward the catastrophe of nuclear war, there has never been a greater need for a new global balancing, a rejection of great power war, exploitation, and aggression. Now more than ever, we need to reject the brutal unipolar agenda of the United States, the dividing up of[…]

Pandora’s Box: US Military Led Insect Project Risks Global Food Security

June 1, 2022 UNAC Editor Biological Weapons, Russia, Technology, Ukraine, US Foreign Policy

by Shan Jie and Fan Wei, published in Global Times, May 24, 2022 The conflict between Russia and Ukraine has led to a global food crisis, at a time of climate change, pollution, and other threats to the food supply. In the predictable future, food problems will be a permanent fixture in the world, while conflicts arising from “wars on[…]

What Germany’s Rearmament Means for World Peace

May 18, 2022 UNAC Editor Germany, NATO, War and Weapons, Weapons Sales

by Michael Makowski, published by The Progressive, April 27, 2022 Three days after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz stood before the Bundestag, Germany’s parliament, in an emergency gathering to announce the biggest change to German foreign policy since World War II. “Wir erleben eine Zeitenwende,” he said. “We are experiencing a Zeitenwende.” The Zeitenwende—a watershed moment, a[…]

With Clenched Fists They Spend Money on Weapons as the Planet Burns

May 18, 2022 UNAC Editor NATO, U.S. Aggression, War and Weapons, War on the Earth, Weapons Sales

by Vijay Prashad, published on The Tricontinental Newsletter, May 5, 2022 Two important reports were released last month, neither getting the kind of attention they deserve. On 4 April, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s Working Group III report was published, evoking a strong reaction from the United Nations’ Secretary General António Guterres. The report, he said, ‘is a litany[…]

Intel Vets: Nuclear Weapons Cannot Be Un-Invented

May 11, 2022 UNAC Editor Censorship and Propaganda, Cost of War, Hybrid Warfare, Nuclear Weapons, Russia, Ukraine

Statement from Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Peace, published on Antiwar.com, May 1, 2022 MEMORANDUM FOR: The President FROM: Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity (VIPS) SUBJECT: Nuclear Weapons Cannot Be Un-invented, Thus … PRECEDENCE: IMMEDIATE REF: Our Memo of 12/20/20, “Don’t Be Suckered on Russia” May 1, 2022 Mr. President: Mainstream media have marinated the minds of most Americans in a[…]

Ukraine Crisis Risks Escalating Amid Stalled Talks, Rising Hostility

April 14, 2022 UNAC Editor Censorship and Propaganda, Cold War, Diplomacy, NATO, Russia, Ukraine, Weapons Sales

by Yang Sheng and Xu Yelu, published on Global Times, April 13, 2022 The Chinese draw attention to an inherent schism in the understanding of the two forces in Ukraine, a dangerous misunderstanding that prevents successful negotiation. [jb] Russian President Vladimir Putin called the situation in Ukraine “a tragedy” and peace talks had reached a “dead end” in his meeting[…]

Will the U.S. Send Reaper Drones Into the Ukraine Whirlwind?

April 14, 2022 UNAC Editor Drones, New Cold War, Ukraine, US Meddling in Europe

by Nick Mottern, published on Common Dreams, April 7, 2022 This article by Nick Mottern, who has spent over a decade studying and opposing drone warfare, presents a very worrisome direction that the US is taking with regard to Ukraine. I don’t think that they will act on it immediately because drones need to be based somewhere, and wherever they[…]

The MADness of the Resurgent U.S. Cold War With Russia

March 29, 2022 UNAC Editor Imperial Wars, Nuclear Weapons, Russia, Ukraine, US Hypocrisy

by Nicolas J. S. Davies, March 28, 2022 The war in Ukraine has placed U.S. and NATO policy toward Russia under a spotlight, highlighting how the United States and its allies have expanded NATO right up to Russia’s borders, backed a coup and now a proxy war in Ukraine, imposed waves of economic sanctions, and launched a debilitating trillion-dollar arms[…]

On Russia’s Military Intervention in Ukraine

March 25, 2022 UNAC Editor International Institutions, International Law, Lawfare, Right Wing Extremism, Russia, Ukraine, US Hypocrisy, US Meddling in Europe, War and Weapons, Weaponized Information, White Supremacy

Statement from U.S. Peace Council, March 24, 2022 What we all hoped would not happen has happened. The Russian Federation sent troops into Ukraine on February 24 in response to decades of relentless US-led NATO provocation. The present situation puts many serious, fundamental questions before the global peace movement. A fierce propaganda campaign, long simmering with Russiagate and the onset[…]