New Pentagon Doctrine: Mini-Nukes are "Safe for the Surrounding Civilian Population" (part 2)

The World is at a Critical Cross-roads

It is not Iran which is a threat to global security but the United States of America and Israel. 

In recent developments, Western European governments --including the so-called "non-nuclear states" which  possess nuclear weapons-- have joined the bandwagon. In chorus, Western Europe and the member states of the Atlantic alliance (NATO) have endorsed the US-led military initiative against Iran.  

The Pentagon's planned aerial attacks on Iran involve "scenarios" using both nuclear and conventional weapons. While this does not imply the use of nuclear weapons, the potential danger of a Middle East nuclear holocaust must, nonetheless, be taken seriously. It must become a focal point of the antiwar movement, particularly in the United States, Western Europe, Israel and Turkey. 

It should also be understood that China and Russia are (unofficially) allies of Iran, supplying them with advanced military equipment and a sophisticated missile defense system. It is unlikely that China and Russia will take on a passive position if and when the aerial bombardments are carried out.

The new preemptive nuclear doctrine calls for the "integration" of "defensive" and "offensive" operations. Moreover, the important distinction between conventional and nuclear weapons has been blurred..

The 2nd part of the complete article by Michel Chossudovsky is at: http://tinyurl.com/jps8g