As Greater Israel fanatics move to expel Palestinians from their East Jerusalem neighborhood, the predictable response has occurred: Hamas militants fire rockets into Israeli cities, while Israeli jets bomb Palestinian homes in Gaza. Despite calls for de-escalation, fighting continues. As this flash-point has been ignited, Cold Warriors with backgrounds at the NSC and RAND Corporation promote "Decisive Nuclear Retaliation" against Russia - which they describe as our eternal enemy - in a podcast of the Military Industrial Complex's Atlantic Council. Has nuclear war become "thinkable"?
Harley Schlanger's work can be found at The LaRouche Organization and The Schiller Institute.