What is the degree of bluff in Putin's nuclear threat? - GS | Selected Comments on "Military analysis of what Russia really wants...": Posted by Niegol:"The author refers to Churchil in one of the last paragraphs. He however proposes a strategy more closely associated with Neville Chamberlain. This strategy was directly responsible for emboldening Hitler to start the second world war, and will do the same for Putin."
Selected Comments on Military analysis of what Russia really wants reveals nuclear dangers by Commodore Philip Thicknesse Mar 10, 2015 2:23 pm UTC Tosh. Read Anna Politkovskaya for what Putin wants. The summary of the article is Putin pushes and the West must give in. Posted by IanCa Mar 10, 2015 2:42 pm UTC One can ponder how many forces and how much momentum there is in the USA for developing confrontation with Russia. There is not much “buffer” left between Russia and NATO, so they tend to “contain” each other with “red lines”, with the obvious exception in Ukraine and maybe Moldova. But most days, the US is more occupied with the Middle East … Israel, Iran, Islamic State, Saudi, Iraq, Egypt, … and things can go from bad to worse and worser. In the wider sense, China is more of a competitor than Russia, in many aspects including basic research, patents, advanced manufactu