Topic: Perestroika

Bennett compares the current political awakening in the U.S. to a "perestroika" or "Nineveh moment." He warns that as globalists lose power, they will resort to domestic false flag attacks to justify a police state. He criticizes neocons like Nikki Haley for trying to resurrect the policies of George W. Bush and Dick Cheney, asserting that Americans will not support a draft for foreign wars.

Scott Ritter advocates for a return to strategic cooperation and arms control, citing his book "Disarmament in the Time of Perestroika" as a template for hope. He argues that the current path of escalation is failing and that the West must find a peaceful "off-ramp" to avoid a global catastrophe. The segment concludes with a call for the U.S. to prioritize reducing the threat of nuclear war over geopolitical dominance.

A caller discusses the 1989 Malta Summit between President George H.W. Bush and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, which signaled the end of the Cold War. The conversation explores how the promises made during the Perestroika era regarding NATO expansion have been broken in the decades following the fall of the Berlin Wall. This historical context is used to explain current tensions between the United States and Russia over Ukraine.