World War III: How Russia and Its Allies Planned to Crush NATO

November 7, 2017 Topic: Security Region: Europe Blog Brand: The Buzz Tags: World War IIIWorld WarCold WarHistoryNuclear WarRussiaNATO

World War III: How Russia and Its Allies Planned to Crush NATO

The Warsaw Pact had some ideas. 

While the World War III scenario in Europe was always unlikely, it was also the most dangerous. We now know that, instead of an escalation to nuclear war being a possibility, it was virtually guaranteed. The only question would have been to what extent—and whether or not human civilization would have survived it.

Kyle Mizokami is a defense and national security writer based in San Francisco who has appeared in the DiplomatForeign PolicyWar is Boring and the Daily Beast. In 2009 he cofounded the defense and security blog Japan Security Watch. You can follow him on Twitter: @KyleMizokami.

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