The sixteenth of October 1962 saw the beginning of the thirteen day confrontation between the United States and Soviet Russia after the Soviets had transported missiles and launchers to the island of Cuba in response to the American siting of nuclear missiles in the UK, Italy and Turkey.
The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists Doomsday clock stands today at eighty nine seconds to midnight.
The 1962 crisis was probably the closest the planet came to a nuclear conflagration.
Santayana’s dictum that those who don’t remember the past are likely to repeat would seem to have been forgotten by many assuming that they were familiar with it in the first place.
The conflict between Russia and Ukraine continues.
Pakistan and Afghanistan are now in conflict.
America is threatening to use military force in Venezuela.
Israel is more than likely to attack Iran again and hope to drag in support from US.
There is a ‘peace agreement’ between Palestine and Israel but the likelihood of Israel abiding by that agreement are slim.
There is the stated intention of the US to defeat China.
The world remains a very dangerous place and becomes more dangerous every day.
The military-industrial complex continues to profit from the suffering caused by capitalist states pursuing capitalist aims.
As previously stated on this Blog, ‘How much longer before we all recognise where our collective interest lies and we abolish capitalism for ever before capitalism abolishes us?’
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Even beginning to say to other workers that they shouldn't identify with "the nation" is a non-starter, which sees the socialist immediately inundated and overwhelmed with hatred and a slanging match.
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