In the trenches

On the anniversary of the Battle of The Somme, I thought I'd share this picture of my mother's uncle, Alex Smart. Just a teenager when he pooped his head up from a trench. and was immediately shot. This was on the first day of the battle.

Ukraine, on its own initiative, refused the third largest arsenal of nuclear weapons in the world
Ukraine, on its own initiative, refused the third largest arsenal of nuclear weapons in the world. At the moment of the declaration of independence, Ukraine had over a thousand nuclear warheads and the third largest nuclear potential after Russia and America. The warheads and missiles were given to Russia, silos were destroyed. In response, Ukraine received the money for disarmament, plus security guarantees from the nuclear powers


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