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God or Godzilla?: Oppenheimer and the Dangers of Taking Nuclear Metaphors Too Literally
Some spiritual interpretations of atomic warfare are perfectly valid – others are positively radioactive
Steven TuckerAugust 23, 2023
The Wild-Goose Chase For Red October: The Resurfacing of Sweden’s Phantom Submarines
Recent rumors of secret Russian underwater operations across Scandinavia have their (sonar) echoes in similar events from the 1980s.
Steven TuckerAugust 21, 2023
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Subtext: Science-Fiction as a Guide to China’s Military Future, Part Two
How might Cixin Liu’s Three-Body Problem trilogy of novels reveal plans for China’s desired future military expansion – to infinity and beyond?
Steven TuckerJuly 26, 2023
Literary Devices: Science-Fiction as a Guide to China’s Military Future, Part 1
Sci-fi has often enabled writers to fight the wars of tomorrow – today! But what do such stories tell us about potential 21st-century conflicts involving China?
Steven TuckerJuly 25, 2023
Cancelling Churchill: Did Sir Winston Cause the Bengal Famine?
Attempts to tear down the legacy of Sir Winston Churchill are really just attempts to tear down the legacy of the West itself.
Steven TuckerMay 3, 2023
Powers of the Air: Poison Gas, Demons and Childhood Mass Hysteria in War-Zones
Rumors of gas-poisoned Iranian schoolgirls have far stranger parallels in conflict-zones elsewhere.
Steven TuckerApril 27, 2023
Occidental Heroes or Foreign Devils?: The Feminist War for Mother Russia’s Soul
The anti-Christian antics of certain pro-Ukrainian activist groups can sometimes make Putin seem a saint by comparison.
Steven TuckerMarch 27, 2023
Land of the Rising Dead, Part Two: Death and Taxes
As military spending spirals, should Tokyo consider channeling the free-market spirit of the 1980s?
Steven TuckerMarch 18, 2023
Land of the Rising Dead, Part One: Warrior Spirits
In Japan, even the dead get a say in how the nation’s war-machine should be run by the living.
Steven TuckerMarch 12, 2023
Electronic Warfare
Videogames today increasingly seek to enlist a new generation of keyboard warriors and toy soldiers.
Steven TuckerMarch 1, 2023
