Could NATO go to war with Russia … and what would happen if it did?

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Publication Date 26/05/2016
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A book by General Sir Richard Shirreff, Nato’s deputy supreme allied commander for Europe between 2011 and 2014, published in May 2016 evoked a potential scenario that leads to a devastating future war with Russia.

The book '2017 War with Russia' was clearly labelled as a work of fiction. But it portrayed a fairly convincing manufactured incident that the fictional president of Russia uses as a causus belli for a clash with NATO.

The general’s underlying political message was that the hollowing out of defence capabilities across the West and its reluctance and inability to stand up to Russia was making war ever more likely.

Was this an accurate assessment of the real world?

Source Link Link to Main Source https://theconversation.com/could-nato-go-to-war-with-russia-and-what-would-happen-if-it-did-59694
Related Links
ESO: Background information: NATO’s Eastern Exposure http://www.europeansources.info/record/natos-eastern-exposure/
ESO: Background information: Russian State Mobilization. Moving the Country on to a War Footing http://www.europeansources.info/record/russian-state-mobilization-moving-the-country-on-to-a-war-footing/
The Conversation, 26.05.16: West could sleepwalk into a Doomsday war with Russia – it’s time to wake up https://theconversation.com/west-could-sleepwalk-into-a-doomsday-war-with-russia-its-time-to-wake-up-59936
Carnegie Europe: Strategic Europe, 09.07.16: Russia Eyes NATO in Warsaw http://carnegieeurope.eu/strategiceurope/?fa=64047
ESO: Background information: NATO Summit, Warsaw, 8-9 July 2016 http://www.europeansources.info/record/nato-summit-warsaw-8-9-july-2016/

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