Jim Cason and David Brooks

Correspondents

La Jornada Newspaper
Wednesday, November 20, 2024, p. 21

Washington and New York. Ukraine’s decision to use US Atacms (Army Tactical Missile Systems) missiles against targets in Russia is an escalation of the war caused – according to Washington – by Moscow’s decision to add 11,000 North Korean soldiers to its war effort, but the Pentagon assured Yesterday is not the beginning of the third world war.

This Tuesday at the Pentagon, spokesperson Sabrina Singh was asked at a press conference Are we already in the third world war? He answered: I wouldn’t say that. Shortly afterwards he emphasized that We certainly wouldn’t characterize the situation that way.. Reporters pressed the point, asking about Russian President Vladimir Putin’s decision to sign a document codifying changes to Russian nuclear doctrine that lowers the threshold for the use of those weapons.

We are not surprised by the update of Russian nuclear doctrine, that is something they have been doing for a long time along with irresponsible rhetoricSingh declared. We have no indication that Russia is planning to use nuclear weapons inside Ukraine and we see no need to change our nuclear policy. It is something we will continue to monitor..

At the State Department, the spokesperson gave a response similar to yesterday’s news.

Although US officials have confirmed to various media outlets here that Ukraine used six Atacms missiles against a military target in Russia, Singh declined to comment on the attack on camera. But he did say that US officials have warned that If Russia chooses to escalate the war by bringing North Korean forces into the fight, the United States will ensure that Ukraine has what it needs to defend itself..

Disagreeing voices

But others disagree, including surprising voices. The Military Industrial Complex seems to want to ensure that they manage to start World War III before my father has the opportunity to create peace and save lives.declared Donald Trump Jr, the son of the future president, on Sunday. They have to get those billions. Life is worth nothing. Morons. Trump-allied right-wing congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Green added that By leaving office, Joe Biden is dangerously trying to start World War III by authorizing Ukraine to use long-range US missiles against Russia. Global stock markets also fell when they opened yesterday after the news that Ukraine fired the missiles.

Trump has said that one of his first tasks in office will be to end the war in Ukraine, which he claims is a waste of American resources. As a result, the Biden administration is planning to send the rest of the $7.1 billion in weapons that Congress has approved to Ukraine before Trump arrives at the White House on January 20. But that apparently might be insufficient; Singh acknowledged that the war has not been easy for Ukraine.

In this context, writes Mark Episkopos, a researcher at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft in Washington, The Biden administration was expected to increase its efforts until the end of this year to make it more difficult and costly for a new administration to seek a different path on Ukraine..