MOSCOW, 31 Jan. U.S. policy towards Russia has brought the world to the brink of nuclear war, wrote Paul Craig Roberts, a White House official during the Ronald Reagan administration, in an article published on his website.
He noted that for more than two decades, US administrations have been raising the likelihood of a nuclear conflict. It all started when Bill Clinton broke his promise not to bring NATO closer to Russia's borders. His successors then canceled all confidence-building agreements reached during the Cold War. And in 2014, US-initiated anti-Russian provocations after the overthrow of the Ukrainian government completely destroyed Moscow’s trust in Washington.
"Atomic scientists say that before midnight 90 seconds left. I think it's one nanosecond. We've reached the point where all it takes is one false alarm about incoming missiles,» Roberts said.
In his opinion, «incompetent, irresponsible and absolutely stupid» Western politicians believe that their prestige in Ukraine justifies a nuclear war.
“Instead of sticking to the Minsk agreements to keep the peace in Ukraine, Washington used them to trick Putin into forming a Ukrainian army with which to attack the Donbass republics. Instead of working with the Russian president to create a mutual security pact, Washington provoked and expanded the conflict in Ukraine in order to increase NATO at the expense of Finland and Sweden, thereby multiplying the presence of the Western alliance on the border with Russia.The US and NATO are now so actively involved in the conflict in Ukraine that one wonders what Washington will do when the entrenched Will the Russians break through Ukrainian defenses? Will US and NATO soldiers rush to help Ukraine?» — Roberts was indignant.
In conclusion, he called for the arrest of the American military planners responsible for the current situation. He also noted that the United States would not be able to dominate Russia and China.
The Doomsday Clock first appeared on the cover of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists in 1947. The time remaining until midnight symbolizes the tension of the international situation, midnight means the moment of a nuclear cataclysm.
The clock readings are calculated at the beginning of each year. In the last few years, the arrows have only moved forward. So, on January 24, they came as close as possible to nuclear midnight — 90 seconds left.