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The Cuban Missile Crisis Turns 60: Time to Stop Playing Russian Roulette

Posted on October 16, 2022 by Martin Hellman

Today marks the 60th anniversary of the start of the Cuban missile crisis — the day that JFK was told of the U2 photos showing that the Soviets had deployed nuclear missiles to Cuba. How dangerous was that crisis and … Continue reading →

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Trump, Nixon, and (surprise!) JFK

Posted on September 17, 2022 by Martin Hellman

Former President Trump is rightly being criticized for politicizing the Department of Justice. Given its awesome powers, DOJ must be above politics and not used by a president to harass, much less prosecute, his political opponents. Trump’s actions have drawn … Continue reading →

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Another Way to Help Ukraine

Posted on August 23, 2022 by Martin Hellman

Our nation could help Ukraine resist Russia’s invasion by requiring that Ukraine agree to extradite anyone who misused US aid to the point that they violated US law. Unfortunately, this is needed with the head of Interpol warning that US … Continue reading →

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Playing Russian Roulette in Ukraine

Posted on July 13, 2022 by Martin Hellman

The risk of the war in Ukraine escalating to a full-scale nuclear war is far greater than our nation realizes. While it is impossible to quantify that risk precisely, I estimate that it is roughly comparable to pulling the trigger … Continue reading →

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This Blog is Back

Posted on July 13, 2022 by Martin Hellman

This blog has been inactive since June 2019. I am primarily using Twitter to communicate, where I am @MartinHellman2. But, in a few minutes, I’ll be putting up a new post here on Ukraine. In the meantime, here are some … Continue reading →

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D-Day+75: Time to Repay an Overdue Debt of Gratitude

Posted on June 5, 2019 by Martin Hellman

Five years, ago, on the 70th anniversary of D-Day, I posted a letter written by my friend and D-Day veteran Bill Kays to President Obama. In it, Bill asked Obama to pay tribute to the sacrifices of the Soviets on … Continue reading →

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More on How You Can Help Prevent a Second Korean War

Posted on November 13, 2017 by Martin Hellman

My last post described how just 600 motivated voters helped get the New START arms control treaty passed in 2010, and asked you to work in a similar way to help prevent a second Korean War. There has been good news … Continue reading →

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Help Prevent a Second Korean War!

Posted on November 1, 2017 by Martin Hellman

I am writing to ask you to help prevent a second Korean War by supporting a critically needed bill that will prevent President Trump from attacking North Korea without Congressional approval. Your ability to have that big an impact may … Continue reading →

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Winning in Afghanistan

Posted on August 23, 2017 by Martin Hellman

In Monday’s speech about Afghanistan Pres. Trump assured his audience, “In the end, we will win.” Since he did not define what victory might look like or how we might achieve it, I’ll offer a suggestion on how to start: … Continue reading →

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Believing Our Own BS

Posted on July 18, 2017 by Martin Hellman

In business, a company gets into trouble when it starts believing its own BS. The same is true for a nation, except there “bankruptcy” can mean war, possibly nuclear. To prevent needless wars and ultimately to save the planet, we … Continue reading →

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