The Study of History Can Avert a New Cold War

Viewpoint by Jonathan Power*

LUND, Sweden (IDN) — Does America know what a dangerous game its leaders have been playing? Does it know its history? And do the leaders of Europe, who should be a brake on American determination, go along with Washington because they are almost equally ignorant? The fact is none of the present crop of European and American leaders have had time to study much history. [2021-07-27]

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UN Determined to Counter Cyber Crime and Ensure Peace and Security – Chinese

联合国决心打击威胁国际和平与安全的网络犯罪

作者：J Nastranis

纽约（IDN）——随着数字技术的推进继续彻底改变人类生活，联合国呼吁对“可能危及未来世代安全”的恶意技术保持“警惕”。目前，全球共有超过46亿的互联网用户。

因此，联合国人权事务高级专员米歇尔·巴切莱特 (Michelle Bachelet) 于7月19日做出反应也就不足为奇了：“有关 Pegasus 软件明显广泛用于监视各个不同国家的记者、人权捍卫者、政治家和其他人的披露非常令人震惊，这似乎证实了对可能滥用监视技术非法破坏人们人权的一些最严重的担忧。”

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US Should Commit to A No-First-Use Nuclear Policy

米国は核先制不使用を約束すべきだ

【ウェリントンIDN＝ヴァン・ジャクソン】

核兵器は、他国による核兵器使用の抑止にはなるかもしれないがその他には使い道がない、というのが冷戦の最も重要な教訓の一つだ。突発的に大規模な暴力を引き起こすだけの能力しか持たない兵器は、ほとんどの場合において、強制力を伴う信頼できるツールとしてはあまりに粗雑なものだ。

もし米国が抑止だけを目指し、核兵器から政治的利益を引き出そうとするのでないのなら、核兵器先制不使用政策の採用は、単に低リスクであるというだけではなく、必要なことだ。

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Nuclear Games for the Young Coincides with Tokyo Olympics

By Thalif Deen*

NEW YORK (IDN) — The widely-televised Tokyo Olympics, which was inaugurated in the Japanese capital on July 23, wasn’t the only game in town.

Coinciding with the opening ceremony, a coalition of non-governmental organizations (NGOs), anti-nuclear activists and youth leaders launched “Nuclear Games,” an innovative film and online platform addressing nuclear history and the risks and impacts of nuclear weapons and nuclear energy. [2021-07-25 |10] ARABIC | GERMAN | JAPANESE TEXT VERSION PDF

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Nuclear Games for the Young Coincides with Tokyo Olympics

By Thalif Deen*

NEW YORK (IDN) — The widely-televised Tokyo Olympics, which was inaugurated in the Japanese capital on July 23, wasn’t the only game in town.

Coinciding with the opening ceremony, a coalition of non-governmental organizations (NGOs), anti-nuclear activists and youth leaders launched “Nuclear Games,” an innovative film and online platform addressing nuclear history and the risks and impacts of nuclear weapons and nuclear energy. [2021-07-25 |10] ARABIC | GERMAN | JAPANESE TEXT VERSION PDF

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From Crossroads to Godzilla: The Cinematic Legacies of The First Postwar Nuclear Tests

Viewpoint by Timothy Noël Peacock

Photo: The “Baker” explosion, part of Operation Crossroads, a nuclear weapon test by the United States military at Bikini Atoll, Micronesia, on 25 July 1946. Credit: United States Department of Defense (either the U.S. Army or the U.S. Navy), Library of Congress.

Dr Timothy Noël Peacock FRHistS is a Lecturer in History at the University of Glasgow, founder/co-director of the Arts interdisciplinary Games and Gaming Research Lab (GGLab), and a Visiting Fellow at the British Library Eccles Centre. This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article. [2021-07-24]

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Sixteen States Urge the Nuclear-Weapon States to Take Decisive Steps Towards Disarmament – Swedish

Sexton stater uppmanar kärnvapenstaterna att ta avgörande steg mot nedrustning

Av J Nastranis

BERLIN (IDN) — “Ett kärnvapenkrig kan inte vinnas och får aldrig utkämpas.” Den 16 juni, vid sitt möte i Genève, bekräftade USA:s president Joe Biden och Rysslands president Vladimir Putin denna grundläggande sanning, välkänt myntad av deras föregångare, Reagan och Gorbatjov, vid den sista toppen på kalla kriget, skriver utrikesministrarna för Tyskland (Heiko Maas), Spanien (Arancha González Laya) och Sverige (Ann Linde) i en artikel publicerad i den tyska tidningen Rheinische Post den 5 juli.

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Le Nazioni Unite determinate a contrastare la criminalità informatica che minaccia la pace e la sicurezza internazionale

di J Nastranis

NEW YORK (IDN) — Mentre i progressi digitali continuano a rivoluzionare la vita umana, le Nazioni Unite hanno chiesto di rimanere “vigili” sulle tecnologie dannose che “potrebbero mettere in pericolo la sicurezza delle generazioni future”. Attualmente, ci sono oltre 4,6 miliardi di utenti Internet in tutto il mondo.

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Dieciséis estados instan a los estados con armas nucleares a dar pasos decisivos hacia el desarme

Por J Nastranis

BERLÍN (IDN) – «Una guerra nuclear no puede ganarse y nunca debe librarse». El 16 de junio, en su reunión en Ginebra, el presidente estadounidense Joe Biden y el ruso Vladimir Putin confirmaron esta verdad fundamental, célebremente acuñada por sus predecesores, Reagan y Gorbachov, en el último pico de la Guerra Fría, escriben los ministros de Asuntos Exteriores de Alemania (Heiko Maas), España (Arancha González Laya) y Suecia (Ann Linde) en un artículo publicado en el diario alemán Rheinische Post el 5 de julio.

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US Should Commit to A No-First-Use Nuclear Policy – Thai

สหรัฐฯ ควรปฏิบัติตามนโยบายนิวเคลียร์ในการไม่ใช้เป็นรายแรก

ทัศนะโดย Van Jackson*

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (IDN) — หนึ่งในบทเรียนที่ทรงพลังที่สุดของสงครามเย็นก็คือ นิวเคลียร์เป็นสิ่งที่ดีสำหรับการยับยั้งผู้อื่นจากการใช้นิวเคลียร์ และนอกจากนี้ก็ไม่มีอะไรดี อาวุธที่มีความรุนแรงเพียงช่วงสั้น ๆ นั้นช่างไม่เหมาะที่จะเป็นเครื่องมือบีบบังคับที่น่าเชื่อถือในสถานการณ์ส่วนใหญ่

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