Former U.S. congressman and well-known advocate for liberty Ron Paul wrote in his weekly column, published on Aug. 4, that the resurgence of nuclear threats between Washington and Moscow is reviving Cold War tensions with dangerous implications. Describing the current posture as increasingly reckless, Paul pointed to a troubling trend: nuclear deployments triggered not by military aggression, but by inflammatory rhetoric online. He warned that today’s leaders, unlike those in 1962, are reacting to provocation with escalation rather than diplomacy, undermining global stability in the process.

“Had Russia attacked the US or an ally? Threatened to do so? No,” Paul pointed out, adding:

The supposed re-positioning of U.S. strategic military assets was in response to a sharp series of posts made by former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev on social media that irritated President Trump.

The online exchange began when U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham demanded Russia enter peace talks over Ukraine, prompting Medvedev to assert that negotiations would follow Russia’s military objectives, not external pressure. Medvedev also referenced Russia’s longstanding nuclear doctrine of automatic retaliation against any U.S. or NATO first strike.

Rather than de-escalating, Trump responded by announcing that two U.S. nuclear submarines had been repositioned, a move Paul saw as both reactionary and dangerous.

Paul argued that U.S. policy on Ukraine has remained unchanged despite promises of a new approach. He said the ongoing conflict could have ended months ago if Washington had withdrawn support instead of intensifying it. Concluding his column, he warned of the risks of unchecked escalation:

Hopefully the return of nuclear rhetoric will awaken some in D.C. to the danger that the neocons pose to our country. We are no longer in 1962.

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