Putin’s Non-response to Provocations Is a Direct Road to Nuclear War
Paul Craig Roberts- Putin avoided the dire consequences mandated by Russian war doctrine by labeling the attack on Russia’s strategic triad a “terrorist act,” not an act of war.
Putin avoided the dire consequences mandated by Russian war doctrine by labeling the attack on Russia’s strategic triad a “terrorist act,” not an act of war. This has delayed, but not prevented a wider and more dangerous war, because what Putin has actually done is to eviscerate Russian war doctrine. If the President of Russia can refuse to acknowledge acts of war against Russia, the country has no defense. What can Putin do now to restore deterrence?
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