Nuclear War Is on the Horizon By Paul Craig Roberts!
(2022-04-11 at 00:23:17 )

Nuclear War Is on the Horizon By Paul Craig Roberts!

As Facts Cannot Be Acknowledged, the Insane Drive into Nuclear War Cannot be Stopped!

Some readers have asked why Russia regards Finlands membership in NATO as a provocation. For the same reason that Ukraines membership is a provocation: United States missile bases on Russias border.

The United States does not currently have hypersonic missiles, but will sooner or later. Such missiles on Russias borders could reach Moscow in 3 or 4 minutes, clearly an existential threat. Along with Finland, Washington,D.C. wants the bases in Sweden and the Baltic states, and already has missile bases in Poland and Romania.

Whereas Washington intends Finlands NATO membership as a new provocation, we must not forget two other existing provocations that the Kremlin has declared to be unacceptable: the existing missile bases in Poland and Romania. It makes no sense for Russia to preemptively prevent missile bases in Ukraine and Finland while permitting existing bases to remain in Poland and Romania. Russian intervention against these two bases are likely the next self-defensive actions the Russians will take.

The Wests whore media has done its best to create worldwide indignation against Russia. People worked up into indignation do not perceive the irresponsibility of Western governments in gratuitously threatening Russia with missile bases on her borders. Instead of properly perceiving the placement of the bases as aggression against Russia, the indoctrinated people see Russias response to existential threats as aggression.

I have emphasized for years that these provocations of Russia will eventually cross a red line and result in nuclear war. I have long been critical of the Kremlin for not having stopped these provocations by putting down a strong foot. Russia had that opportunity in Ukraine, but the Kremlin chose a course that failed to make the necessary impression that countries that accommodate United States aggression against Russia will experience devastation. It is less risky to make this demonstration in a non-NATO country than in a NATO one.

Additionally, the Kremlin waited far too long before intervening in Ukraine, thereby giving the United States 8 years to arm and train Ukrainian forces.

By pussy-footing around in Ukraine, Russia will again be confronted with the same problem in Finland or elsewhere in addition to the two existing bases in two NATO members on Russias border.

There is no doubt whatsoever that United States-NATO have set a path that leads straight to nuclear war. As nothing that is outside the narrative can be published or discussed in the Western world, nothing can be done to stop this insane drive into nuclear war. It is not even possible to discuss this threat in Western foreign policy circles. Again the world is sleepwalking into war, but this war will be nuclear and the final war.

All that the Kremlin has achieved with its restraint and reliance on negotiation with the West is to intensify the pace and level of provocations. NATOs Stoltenberg is courting both Finland and Sweden for NATO membership promising their membership would be fast-tracked, and likely other benefits including bagfuls of money. This report should wake people up to the real situation, which is expanding conflict. At some point existential considerations will force Russia to take the initiative and cease responding to Washington,D.C.s agenda.

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