I guess "catastrophic consequences" means we go to war with Russia. Unstated in the article is that Russian doctrine also calls for the use of strategic nukes to "escalate to de-escalate."
Seems like the Boomers are going to take out the Western world with them.
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WWIII!Of course, the US wouldn’t want to “go it alone” and would instead look for military support from nations such as the UK and France, as in the strikes against Libya in 2011.
Exactly. How will the Russians tell the difference between 'horizontal' and 'vertical' escalation? Isn't escalation - by definition - in the vertical direction?“They’d have to leave the Russians guessing about what that might look like,” Gen Jones said. The critical thing would be to differentiate between ‘vertical’ and ‘horizontal’ escalation.
Vertical escalation, a commensurate or more powerful strike using the same military means, would involve the use of tactical nuclear weapons.
“The West wouldn't want vertical escalation, or even to match a Russian nuclear strike,” the former head of Britain’s Joint Force Command says.
Seems like the Boomers are going to take out the Western world with them.