OMNI WAR WATCH WEDNESDAYS #261, December 24, 2025.

 

OMNI WAR WATCH WEDNESDAYS #261, December 24, 2025.   Compiled by Dick Bennett.

 

 

This final War Watch Wednesday draws attention to the danger of a nuclear WWIII.  Only planetary warming poses a greater threat to all species. To eliminate the danger of nuclear holocaust, three movements are important, and one is essential.  

1.     The Peace Movement.    The overall problem is US militarism and aggressive empire.   OMNI has participated and is participating actively in many ways to this noble movement to avert catastrophic, planetary destruction.    A new book again explains the US War Machine and sets forth necessary remedies fundamental to the peace movement:  The Trillion Dollar War Machine: How Runaway Military Spending Drives America into Foreign Wars and Bankrupts Us at Home  by William D Hartung and Ben Freeman.  

2.     The Arms Control Movement.  Arms regulation involves treaties and agreements, primarily between the U.S. and Russia, to limit, reduce, and manage nuclear weapons arsenals, preventing costly arms races, reducing war risk, and fostering stability through transparency and verification. Key treaties like New START (extended to 2026) set limits on strategic warheads and delivery systems.   See Scott Ritter.   “A New Start for New START.”    Perhaps the best book is The Button: The New Nuclear Arms Race and Presidential Power from Truman to Trump by William Perry and Tom Collina (BenBella Books, 2020).  They understand the urgency.    “There are many control systems in place to prevent nuclear weapons from being launched unintentionally or by an unauthorized person.  But currently there is no way to prevent a determined president from starting a nuclear war.  We strongly believe that the risks of having nuclear weapons ready to launch within minutes, on the president’s sole authority, outweigh any perceived benefits.  This system is unconstitutional, dangerous, outdated, and unnecessary” (5).  

3.    The Abolition of Nuclear Weapons Movement.  Of course, abolition is an option in a control system, but because it is the only option that will prevent a nuclear war, it should be treated separately.    The UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW), aiming for a total ban, has been ratified by the majority of the nations of the world.   The leader of the movement,  ICAN,  received the Nobel Peace Prize for its successful efforts.   Nuclear weapons are now immoral and illegal by international law.   But the struggle is not over.  The criminal nuclear-armed nations refused to sign the Treaty.  We must continue to support ICAN until global pressure compels the abolition of nuclear weapons by these criminal nations.

 

  END WAR WATCH WEDNESDAYS #261, December 24, 2025.   Compiled by Dick Bennett.