Is the United States on the Brink of Nuclear War?
NOVANEWS
By Andre Damon
World Socialist Web Site
In the thirteen days since North Korea tested an intercontinental ballistic missile capable of reaching large portions of North America, the United States has further escalated its war threats.
• On Thursday, US ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haleywarned that the United States might not send athletes to participate in the 2018 Winter Olympics to be held in South Korea, because it could not guarantee their safety in the event of a war.
• Last Sunday, National Security advisor H.R. McMaster warned that the threat of war between the United States and North Korea is “increasing every day.”
• That same day, South Carolina Republican Senator Lindsey Graham warned that the United States is “getting close to a military conf...