The U.S.-Russia relationship is compared to World War I due to the alliances and the NATO involvement, which mirrors the complex alliances of that era. The U.S.'s antagonism towards Russia, despite recent history, is seen as illogical and reminiscent of the paranoia and tensions that led to WWI.
Russia was the primary force that defeated Nazi Germany in Europe during World War II. While the U.S. and Britain confronted a fraction of German divisions, the Soviet Union faced over 200 German divisions, suffering immense losses equivalent to the entire U.S. east of Chicago being wiped out.
Kennedy's 1963 speech, known as the 'Strategy for Peace,' was a pivotal moment in U.S.-Soviet relations. He called for peaceful coexistence and criticized the notion of forcing a nuclear adversary into a position of humiliation or nuclear war, a stance that resonates with current tensions.
A limited nuclear war between India and Pakistan, involving 100 Hiroshima-sized nuclear weapons, could push 5 million tons of smoke and debris into the atmosphere, blocking sunlight and causing global temperatures to plummet. This could kill up to 2 billion people due to agricultural collapse and famine.
In 1934, Gerald Nye proposed legislation to eliminate all profit from war, suggesting that earnings above $10,000 during wartime be taxed at 98% or 100%. This was a reaction to the enormous profits made by corporations during World War I, which incentivized war lobbying.
The Vietnam Memorial is criticized for focusing solely on the 58,280 American deaths, ignoring the 5 million Vietnamese, 1 million Cambodians, and Laotians who also died. This narrow focus perpetuates a one-sided narrative of the war's tragedy, omitting the broader human cost.
America’s proxy war with Russia isn’t anything new. It’s been decades in the making. Oliver Stone and Peter Kuznick explain what nuclear war would actually look like.
(00:00) How Close Are We to Nuclear War?
(12:08) Why Don’t We Know All the Details of 9/11?
(29:27) The Nuclear War Chain Reaction
(38:23) Warcrimes in Serbia?
(49:00) Why Hollywood Exiled Oliver Stone
(51:11) Is There Hope for Hollywood?
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