Four Ways The Ukraine Crisis Could Escalate To Use Of Nuclear Weapons -- Loren Thompson, Forbes
In 1983, the ABC television network broadcast a movie called The Day After about how a superpower nuclear exchange devastated the lives of typical Americans in two midwestern cities. The conflict began with a Russian troop buildup in Eastern Europe (which Moscow initially claimed to be a military exercise), and then gradually escalated to a point where both sides launched their nuclear missiles for fear of losing them in a preemptive attack. Coming as it did during a period of U.S.-Soviet tensions and controversy surrounding Reagan Administration nuclear policies, the broadcast attracted a huge audience of over 100 million viewers; it is still the highest rated made-for-television movie in U.S. history.
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My Comment: I am skeptical that any of these four scenarios will come into play. If the Russian - Ukraine conflict escalates into a war .... everyone in Europe (and the U.S.) is going to run away .... and fast. There will be sanctions and a political deep freeze with Moscow as well as the positioning of more NATO forces in eastern Europe .... but considering what is at stake .... no one wants to get involved in a shooting war with Russian forces because in that event .... it is a guarantee that all hell is going to break loose in Europe and elsewhere. In short .... this is a red line that no one in Europe or in the U.S. will be willing to cross.
