If we are to dodge the ultimate bullet of a civilization-ending U.S.-Russia conflagration, handshakes and nice gestures won’t suffice. The erstwhile adversaries must agree to build something jointly that substantially benefits all participants. This lesson from the 1648 Treaty of Westphalia applies with double dittos in the nuclear age.

Thankfully, that precise option has suddenly and dramatically emerged, with major breakout coverage in the U.S. press of a proposed rail tunnel from Siberia across the Bering Straits to Alaska — the first-ever land link between Earth’s two hemispheres.

The project’s benefits would far exceed its cost. Just scratching the surface, it would open up the Arctic for massive development, stimulate huge growth on both sides of the connection, and promote a big j

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