WorldcrunchHelmut W. Ganser, retired Brigadier General, served as Deputy Head of the Military Policy Staff Department at the Ministry of Defense in Berlin, a lecturer in strategy at the Bundeswehr Command and Staff College, and a military policy advisor to the German Permanent Representatives to NATO and the United Nations. Ganser holds degrees in psychology and political science. In the late 1980s, he was responsible for developing defense planning for a German corps in the event of war.
Metaphors like “nuclear shield” or “nuclear security guarantee” are being tossed around as if they meant something clear and specific. This shows a troubling lack of understanding of how nuclear strategy actually works, and how much power is in the hands of individual leaders.