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The Third Bomb A creative effort to break free from the confines of conventional strategic discourse by facing the propensity for hatred and violence which generates conflict and war.
He zeroes in on the purported willingness to use nuclear weapons with a parallel interrogation of the mythical taboo that is believed to restrain such use. There is a review of how international law addresses the issues of illegal threats and behaviour. The crisis of 2001-2002 between India and Pakistan is covered for its current relevance post-Mumbai. The celebrated encounter between the warrior Arjuna and Lord Krishna in the Bhagavadgita is made relevant to our contemporary dilemmas and traumas. The author threads through a myriad of complexity with the scenario method, a search for the prospects of different futures, while remaining wary of expert advice. The book should be a welcome contribution to a global conversation on possible futures for our planet. Along with "wild scenarios" and a horrific magic number, the book provides facts and checklists to foster involvement in humanity’s confrontation with violence. This is an appeal to morality and intelligence without the preachy imposition of "solutions", in a dissident voice.
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From
the nightmare of a Hiroshima survivor to the nightmares of terrorism
and the existential threats and realities of current hostilities, the
author examines the willingness to kill.