What's Now At Risk

With the threat of nuclear war now on the table, there's a lot more at stake than Ukraine's sovereignty. More than the hundreds of thousands of Ukrainian and Russian lives that are now at risk from the combat that's ongoing. 

Simply put, life on the planet is being threatened.     

Therefore, it's time to ask: How much of Ukraine's territory are Ukrainians and their allies willing to hand over to Russia, in order to secure a ceasefire and get Russia to withdraw? 

At some point, isn't that the essential question that eventually has to be faced and answered? 

The second-most important question is: how many people must die, needlessly, before that essential question gets answered in a way that puts an end to this war -- a war that is churning more violently  and enlarging every day? 

If Putin is convinced he must have dominion over the entire Ukraine -- total annexation! -- and that's his last word, well, maybe regime-change in Russia really may be the only path open to solving this crisis of Putin's making. 

Hey, having nuclear weapons in our midst has always meant that one day a rogue country, or perhaps terrorist gangsters, would threaten to use them to bully somebody. With at least nine nations known to be manufacturing nukes, and five more nations holding them, now it has happened. 

Maybe we should have expected all along it would be Russia. In my view, the threat Russia has recently issued is probably more serious than was North Korea's vague saber waving.

But while this war is still going on, civilization's dire need for meaningful progress toward worldwide nuclear disarmament isn't going to be addressed with new vigor. Therefore, the Earth, itself, needs for this damn war in Ukraine to end ... pronto. 

Third most important question: Why can't the United Nations do more to save the planet from a suicidal plunge into WWIII?

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