Two Minutes to Midnight on the Doomsday Clock

Attn Trumpfarts and Libfarts alike, this affects us all. The U.S. recently abandoned the Nuclear Non-Proliferation treaty which was forged by two great peacemakers - and now the Nuclear umbrella is once again over our heads.

President Ronald Reagan and
General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev
Sign INF Treaty in 1987

Acknowledged, Russia wasn't really sticking to the agreement - and the world's nuclear stage has changed. Maybe that umbrella has always been there. Many rejoiced at the abandoned missile silo's in Kansas, Dakota, Montana and the other states that have these, but of course, one only needs a couple of Typhoon and Ohio class submarines off the coast of any nation to nullify this.

 Titan Missile in it's Silo

However, those who were teenagers before the nineties will remember what it was like to live with the possibility of nuclear war. Let's forget our differences and UNITE AGAINST THIS INSANITY. A one megaton airburst does NOT care WHO you voted for or whether or not you have lost faith in the MEDIA. It will vaporise, burn or poison YOU and ALL WHOM YOU LOVE. You cannot win a nuclear war. Simple. As. That.

In order to cite just some of my sources, here are some well reported articles. Be sure to ask yourself this whilst reading, are "upgrades" sticking to the deal or not?

Taylor and Francis Online: Russian Nuclear Forces: 2018

The Guardian: Kaliningrad photos appear to show Russia upgrading nuclear weapons bunker

From the Washington Post comes the most damning article ( and remember, these guys brought down Nixon, so please don't go all right wing and scream "fake news" )

Washington Post: Putin claims Russia is developing nuclear arms capable of avoiding missile defenses

Finally, here, for your viewing, is a movie that scared the heck out of me as a teenager. Threads is a drama documentary based in Sheffield, England, focusing on the lives of ordinary people in an event that can only be described as one of humanities worst nightmares. Made in 1984, it remains, even today, the most frightening depiction of nuclear war ever to have been put on screen.