Russian President Putin said that if the West gives Ukraine permission hit Russia with its long-range missiles then Nato will be “directly” involved in the war and Russia will respond with “appropriate” action. It’s not exactly a declaration of war, but it’s pretty close to that

Legendary Cold War hawk Paul Nitze took to the oped pages of the New York Times a quarter of a century ago and wrote, “I see no compelling reason why we should not unilaterally get rid of our nuclear weapons. To maintain them is costly and adds nothing to our security. I can think of no circumstances under which it would be wise for the United States to use nuclear weapons, even in retaliation for their prior use against us.”

When Harris delivered her acceptance speech in Chicago, it did not include the words “atomic” or “nuclear” at all.

Russian president Vladimir Putin has said that Moscow should consider limiting exports of uranium in retaliation for Western sanctions.

The feds apparently believe that the First Amendment has some holes in it for the speech that the government hates and fears, writes Andrew P. Napolitano.

As Biden cracks down on Russian interference in our elections, a look at what the Pentagon has been doing overseas

The candidates in the coming election in the United States have said little, certainly nothing coherently, about nuclear weapons. Yet those weapons continue to haunt us, even as they move in and out of our conscious awareness.

In recent weeks, there has been a surge of allegations that Moscow has long orchestrated an illegal campaign to influence U.S. public opinion. On September 4, 2024, the Justice Department charged two Russian media executives with an alleged scheme that authorities say illegally funneled millions of dollars to a Tennessee-based company [Tenet] to create and publish propaganda videos that racked up millions of views on U.S. social media. In a separate legal action, prosecutors seized 32 Russian-controlled internet domains that were used in a state-controlled effort called “Doppelganger” to undermine international support for Ukraine. As an aside to such legal maneuvers, U.S. officials contended that 1800 Westerners, including 21 Americans, were guilty of acting as “influencers” on behalf of Russia.

Oh, Wait: It never went away…

Former US official says that talks ‘fell apart’ after Kyiv was counseled about Russian conditions that would ‘neuter’ Ukraine