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MASSIVE Escalation: USA Plans Nuke Attack, Prepares Troops | Steven Starr
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- Aug 24, 2026
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Summary
Steven Starr, former director of the University of Missouri’s Clinical Laboratory Science Program and senior scientist at Physicians for Social Responsibility, examines rising nuclear risks. He discusses tactical weapons, missile stockpiles, Israel and Iran, Europe’s confrontation with Russia, launch-on-warning dangers, and the human cost of a full nuclear war, including EMP effects, firestorms, nuclear winter, and famine.Links:Steven Starr — Nuclear Famine: https://nuclearfamine.org Steven Starr — An EMP Attack on the U.S. Power Grids and Critical National Infrastructure: https://www.unz.com/article/an-emp-at... Neutrality Studies substack: https://pascallottaz.substack.com Merch: https://neutralitystudies.com/shop Donation: https://neutralitystudies.com/donate Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction: Rising Nuclear Risks 01:59 Missile Shortages and Tactical Nukes 08:48 Tactical Weapons, Fallout and History 11:01 Israel, Iran and Europe’s Escalation 18:45 What Full-Scale Nuclear War Would Do 23:16 No-First-Use and Accidental Nuclear War 32:50 Cold War Lessons and the Nuclear Umbrella 38:33 Public Opinion, Propaganda and NATO 41:07 Escalation, Military Decline and Diplomacy