Nuclear Armageddon Looms Near (Revelation 16)

Cold War statesmen warn threat of nuclear Armageddon still looms
by Zachary Halaschak  | April 10, 2019 10:46 PM
A group of Cold War-era policy veterans have sounded the alarm about the potential for nuclear war with Russia.
Former Secretary of State George Schulz, 98, former Defense Secretary William Perry, 91, and former Sen. Sam Nunn, D-Ga., 80, penned a joint op-ed in the Wall Street Journal Wednesday warning that the U.S. is caught in a “policy paralysis” with Russia that could lead to military confrontation or the use of nuclear weapons.
“A bold policy shift is needed to support a strategic re-engagement with Russia and walk back from this perilous precipice. Otherwise, our nations may soon be entrenched in a nuclear standoff more precarious, disorienting and economically costly than the Cold War,” the men write.
The three contend that because both countries’ foreign policies are so intertwined, the risk of potential confrontation and disaster is heightened.
“Since the crises broke out in Ukraine and Syria in the past few years, U.S. and Russian forces have again been operating in proximity, increasing the risk that an act of aggression, followed by an accident or miscalculation, will lead to catastrophe,” they write.
The statesmen list three main goals as comprising a comprehensive approach to decreasing the risk of conflict between the two nuclear powers. First, they contend the U.S. must address its own “dysfunctional Russia policy” by bringing together a bipartisan group of leaders to work on renewing dialogue with Russia.
Secondly, they say that President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin should announce a joint declaration reaffirming the dangers of nuclear war and the need for it never to be fought.
Finally, they argue the two nations “must discuss a broad framework for strategic stability — including increasing decision time for leaders — in a period of global destabilization and emerging military technologies.”
Schulz, Perry, and Nunn argue that without renewed engagement between the U.S. and Russia, risk for nuclear war could reach levels that surpass that of the Cold War.
“It is essential that we re-engage with Russia in areas of common fundamental interest to both nations, including reducing reliance on nuclear weapons, keeping them out of unstable hands, preventing their use and ultimately ending them as a threat to the world,” they write.
Schultz served under President Ronald Reagan as secretary of state from 1982 to 1989, Perry ran the Defense Department under President Bill Clinton from 1994 to 1997, and Nunn served as the chairman of the Armed Services Committee from 1987 to 1995.