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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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Nuclear Diplomacy with North Korea: The Real Story

Posted on June 28, 2017 by Martin Hellman

The media tells us that nuclear diplomacy with North Korea is a waste of time, as do most high officials from every recent US administration. But easily verifiable facts show otherwise. The most important data point: North Korea did not … Continue reading →

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Our “Google Talk” is now on YouTube

Posted on April 26, 2017 by Martin Hellman

Google, which contributed the million dollars for the ACM Turing Award that Whit Diffie and I received last year, hosted Dorothie and me for a talk that is now on YouTube.

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Trump’s Dangerous Rush to Judgment Why Congress Should Investigate

Posted on April 18, 2017 by Martin Hellman

Pres. Trump waited only three days before launching his attack on the Syrian airfield from which he believed a chemical weapons attack was launched. Particularly in the nuclear age, such rash behavior has serious, negative consequences for our national security … Continue reading →

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Scientists Encourage Trump to Support Iran Deal

Posted on January 2, 2017 by Martin Hellman

Earlier today, a letter on which I am a cosigner was sent to President-elect Trump encouraging him to abide by the Iran nuclear deal negotiated by President Obama. An article by New York Times reporter William Broad, noted: Dozens of … Continue reading →

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North Korea’s Nuclear Test

Posted on September 9, 2016 by Martin Hellman

A post concerning North Korea’s latest nuclear test is on my new website for the book my wife and I just completed. I’ve included the lead-in here and encourage you to read the whole post on that website. Continue reading →

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