… to keep NATO away from Russian borders, to keep U.S. bases and laboratories out of Ukraine and to mitigate threats of nuclear war (14%).
Escalation aversion in Ukraine: Nuclear and conventional risks – Brookings
Now, the circumstances under which the U.S. has previously done this, most notably, [was] in Iraq just after the Persian Gulf War.
In Ukraine Conflict, Nuclear Escalation Is Possible, But Not Likely, Expert Says – Texas A&M Today
… nuclear war — the idea being that a nuclear strike could help Russian forces regain the upper hand in a conflict that is not going their way.
NATO Needs a Better Frontline Defense in Eastern Europe – WSJ
To deter a Russian attack, the alliance will have to shift the balance of its military power eastward.
NATO Needs a Better Frontline Defense in Eastern Europe – WSJ
… than risk wider war and possible nuclear conflict. With Mr. Putin’s economy in duress, his forces mired in a war they can’t decisively win, …
Pope Francis: The Specter of a Nuclear War Is ‘Looming over Europe’ – Breitbart
Pope Francis warns that Russia’s war on Ukraine risks evolving into World War III and we are “moving towards it as if it were unavoidable.”
Randy Smith: Is it time for the U.S. and NATO to intervene in Ukraine? – The News Leader
At the least, it’s a proxy war between western democratic versus authoritarian ideologies. As for the potential for nuclear conflict if NATO …
Frank R. James officially ID’d as suspect in New York subway shooting – Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
He described it as the “first leg” of his trip and ranted about a variety of subjects, including Ukraine, nuclear war, race and traffic in Chicago …
When Nuclear Weapons Became Real – Inkstick Media
Since the end of the Cold War, we have never lived on the brink of nuclear war. We certainly didn’t think of it as a tangible possibility. This …
The Bunker: Republican Apparatchiks – POGO.org
This week in The Bunker: Amid the Russo-Ukrainian war, a big chunk of House Republicans backs Putin over NATO; a nuclear-missile tug of war; …