Nuclear Conflict: 7 Key Questions for Sustainable Futures

May 31

Recorded May 28 2024

Description

In this week’s Frankly, Nate offers an update on the current state of conflict between NATO and Russia and the increasing threat of escalation, followed by 7 high-level questions about how to think about war, the human predicament and our work for a more stable future. While these issues may seem too looming and overwhelming for our everyday lives, the society-ending (world-ending?) ramifications of them would trump every other issue if the worst were to happen. When thinking of how we define “war”, is it even possible to “win” within a complex, interconnected, global society given the level of our military technology? Is the way we view and participate in war a result of governance systems that no longer are fit for purpose? Taking a step further, could we change our cultural values - starting with individuals and communities around us - to reorient towards peace-centric structures that rely on cooperation and stability?

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01:59 - Britain, France, the United States, and the NATO general rescinding rule to not use NATO weapons within Russia, Russia’s response, Secretary Blinken meets with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg

02:54 - Head of Estonia commenting that Russia would best be cut up into different nation states, RAND Report stating similarly

03:21 - Two of Russia’s early missile detection systems taken out by the West

03:38 - Stealth Fighters

05:51 - Anti-war movement in the US

06:00 - Risk Homeostasis
06:30 - Matthew Broderick - War Games, AI Modeling and War, Proud Prophet Exercise

10:20 - Henry Kissinger

11:32: - Evolutionary spite, relative fitness

12:53 - Net Zero, Carbon Pulse

13:09 - Supply chain dependencies on Russia and China