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Economic Pressure May Prove Counterproductive
  On the radar: Effects of sanctions; UK says no to Iran strike; Missile defense gets a B minus; Foreseeing compromise; Nukes in the NDAA; the Cuban Hostage Crisis; $25 million over budget; Iran’s cyber proxies; and Blocking Syria’s chemical buys.   Read more »
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Posted on October 26, 2012
Cuban Missile Crisis: Where Could It Happen Today?
Things have changed since 1962. Hippies have given way to hipsters, cellphones give you the news faster than the local news team can, only two Beatles are left, and the Soviet Union doesn’t even exist anymore. The Cold War atmosphere has evaporated and the risk of all-out nuclear war has dramatically decreased. However, a similar type of nuclear crisis that happened in Cuba in 1962 unfortunately could still happen today. Read more »
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Posted by Jessica Sleight on October 25, 2012
Cuba, Cuban Missile Crisis, India, Nuclear Zero, Russia, Pakistan