The threat of a nuclear war between the US and Russia is real—on this point, there is rare bipartisan agreement in Congress.
The question which emerges is what can Congress do to reduce this threat. Here the potential paths toward a solution become clogged with political obstacles.
There is a House Resolution that has been introduced by Congressman Higgins, R-Louisiana which is, from the perspective of preventing a nuclear war, the proverbial “cure for cancer.”
HR 10218 (“To prohibit the transfer of Army Tactical Missile Systems to Ukraine, and for other purposes”) (see text) is a carefully—indeed masterfully—crafted piece of legislation which condenses the potential trigger for a US-Russian nuclear conflict down to its most basic component—the use of ATACMS missiles by Ukraine to strike Russian territory. As has been explained in detail elsewhere, the Ukrainian ATACMS attacks on Russia are seen as an attack by the US, making the US a direct participant to the conflict.
If the attacks stop, then the US will no longer be seen by Russia as engaging in offensive military operations against Russian territory.
And as such, the trigger for the release of Russian nuclear weapons will not be pulled.
“Cancer” is cured—there will be no nuclear war.
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