I was updating the introduction to one of the books in my trilogy of Lissa Blackwood S.I.G. action-thrillers yesterday. A big part of me was shocked by some of the words I was typing: “… As I write this at the start of 2026, Russia and the USA are seemingly accommodating each other’s strategically incompatibleContinue reading “More reflections on recent USA international actions…”
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A Comment On Recent USA International Actions…
There has been considerable reporting of events occurring within the USA, with quite strong and polarised opinions being expressed. From my viewpoint here in the UK, I believe that actions the USA government has been taking against its own population are for United Statesians to consider, and to then react to at the ballot boxContinue reading “A Comment On Recent USA International Actions…”
Claude Malhuret (French Senator) Describes the Tragic Impact of Donald Trump’s International Politics…
On 4th March 2025, Claude Malhuret (a French Senator) gave the clearest description possible of the impact of Donald Trump’s egregious politics on both the USA and the rest of the world: “… Trump’s message is that being his ally serves no purpose, … because he will not defend you, … he will impose moreContinue reading “Claude Malhuret (French Senator) Describes the Tragic Impact of Donald Trump’s International Politics…”
A Proposed UK Response to the USA Foreign Policy Emerging Under the New Trump Administration…
Even before Trump assumed office in ’25, it was obvious that his second term as US president was going to be rough for the rest of the democratic world. But I don’t think we expected such an abrupt about-face by the nation respected by most as the so-called ‘leaders of the free world’. In justContinue reading “A Proposed UK Response to the USA Foreign Policy Emerging Under the New Trump Administration…”
Cold War – How The Cold War Nuclear Arms Race Affected The World
It has been a while since I posted on my blog. In the background I’ve been working on my ‘Lissa Blackwood’ action-thriller series, preparing these articles about the Cold War for publication and considering how I want my website to look in 2023. I hope you like the new-look banner! As time passes we areContinue reading “Cold War – How The Cold War Nuclear Arms Race Affected The World”
Peace Camps on standby – it is in nobody’s interest for the UK to allow American nukes on its soil again…
As reported on TheDrive.com, once again the possibility of American nukes being stored on UK soil rears it ugly head. Their article can be found here: Nuclear Bombs May Be Headed Back To The United Kingdom. Nobody has anything to gain through a proliferating deployment of nuclear weapons. Allowing US nukes to be stored inContinue reading “Peace Camps on standby – it is in nobody’s interest for the UK to allow American nukes on its soil again…”
Irresponsible nuclear propaganda from London’s mayor, Sadiq Khan…
On 28/2/22, the online news service “MyLondon” reported that a spokesperson for the London mayor had told them that “… London is well prepared in the “remote” event of Russia launching a nuclear strike on the capital…” — I nearly fell off my chair when I read that. It is the latest iteration of continuousContinue reading “Irresponsible nuclear propaganda from London’s mayor, Sadiq Khan…”
Greenham Common – nuclear nightmares…
I often find that people either have little awareness of Cold War history or they just weren’t tuned into what was happening. So before I talk about my recent trip to settle some old nightmares at Greenham Common and its infamous ‘GAMA’ facility, here’s a small introduction to the dark world of the mid-1980s… SoContinue reading “Greenham Common – nuclear nightmares…”
We Are Already in a New Cold War…
One of the topics I am exploring in my (soon to be published) series of Cold War articles is the question “Are we already in a New Cold War?” That article was drafted between May – September 2020, but recent news about the expansion of Chinese ICBM silos has pushed the topic on. I believeContinue reading “We Are Already in a New Cold War…”
‘Sinister yet pathetic’: how the UK was primed for nuclear war | Books | The Guardian
I’m very interested in how propaganda was (and still is) used to influence the general population to accept nuclear weapons, even though it quickly became clear that nuclear war was not survivable in the hydrogen-bomb era. Taras Young’s “Nuclear War in the UK” is on my reading list for 2021. In the meantime, this shortContinue reading “‘Sinister yet pathetic’: how the UK was primed for nuclear war | Books | The Guardian”
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