Articles
I have authored hundreds of articles over time. Some were written and never published, others were published in U.S. and European Journals, while some were published on my LinkedIn site to support my work while assisting retiring military officers to secure executive level jobs in the private sector through my work as CEO of the Center for Transitional Leadership. I have chosen the following for your information.
On Putin and Nucs
Putin has made several pronouncements about the use of nuclear weapons. While he may not want to risk a loss of face on the conventional battlefield, he may prefer to use nucs than to suffer a humiliating defeat.
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One Step Closer to Nuclear War
In a July 2022 report in the weekend edition of the Wall Street Journal it was suggested that the Russians may be willing to “contemplate nuclear first use” with short range (300 mile) small yield, nuclear weapons, even if their country was not under catastrophic attack. Recent developments with Ukrainian forces inside Russia may lower the nuclear threshold.
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Cold War II
When we look back on history will we identify this time as the initial stage of Cold War II? The precise date may never be determined but what the world is experiencing today is reminiscent of what we experienced during the first cold war...
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Email Exchange With Harold Sprague
I enjoyed your ARNSF presentation on NATO's Nuclear Posture and the background on Able Archer. As I mentioned, my family lived in Verdun, France in 1960 ...
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Whither the War in Ukraine
"War is one of the constants of history and has not diminished with civilization or democracy. In the last 3,421 years of recorded history only 268 have seen no war ... "
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