Wesley Clark: Next President May Face Another Nuclear Arms Race With Russia.

[elleng]

'The 2016 presidential race has focused on economic policy questions like whether to raise the minimum wage and the potential pitfalls and benefits of free trade agreements. And whenever the conversation strays from domestic policy, it usually involves what the U.S. should do to defeat ISIS.

But according to retired four-star general Wesley Clark, the most pressing issue facing the next President could be a return of a cold-war style nuclear arms race with Russia. “Vladimir Putin has been tossing around casual references to nuclear weapons,” Clark warned during a panel on global risks at the Milken Institute Global Conference on Monday.'>>>

http://fortune.com/2016/05/03/nuclear-russia/

[haikugal]

1. Another reason to vote for Bernie....

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2. Great, now we can ask the Chinese to ferry our astronauts to the space station and back.

And then after we piss them off some more... Who?

[awoke_in_2003]

3. At one time we headed to the moon

Now we think it's important to maintain a place in orbit. The space station is a joke, and so are we.

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4. The joke is that we can no longer get there, or back on our own.

We have to depend on our "cold war" enemies to help us..

[awoke_in_2003]

5. Agreed

And I don't blame NASA. They are not funded properly, because war is more important to our politicians

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7. That's is it in a sentence.

[Purveyor]

6. Still hoping for that confrontation you were denied at the Pristina International Airport,

eh Wesley?

Go away Wesley...

[elleng]

8. You got that wrong, Purveyor.

And fyi: Russia To Form Three New Military Divisions To Counter ‘Growing Capacity’ Of NATO Along Its Borders.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10141437219

[Purveyor]

9. What part did I get wrong? eom

[elleng]

10. that General Clark was hoping for a confrontation @ Pristina.

Want to believe it or not, it's not what he did or does; NOT in his nature. He's a problem-solver.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/671495.stm

[Purveyor]

11. I guess we are interrupting the reports differently but I remember the situation quite well.

From wiki on Clark:

Pristina International Airport incident

One of Clark's most debated decisions during his SACEUR command was his attempted operation to attack Russian troops at Pristina International Airport, immediately after the end of the Kosovo War in June 1999. A joint NATO–Russia peacekeeping operation was supposed to police Kosovo. Russia wanted their peacekeeping force to operate independently of NATO, but NATO refused. British forces were supposed to occupy Pristina International Airport, but a contingent of Russian troops arrived before they did and took control of the airport. Clark called then-Secretary General of NATO Javier Solana, who told him "you have transfer of authority" in the area. General Clark then issued an order for the NATO troops to attack and "overpower" the armed Russian troops.

In response, Captain James Blount (later a singer known by the stage name James Blunt), leading the British troops, refused to obey the order.[81] Blount was supported in that decision by General Mike Jackson, the British commander of the Kosovo Force. Jackson refused to support the attack, reportedly saying "I'm not going to start the Third World War for you".[82][83] Jackson has said he refused to take action because he did not believe it was worth the risk of a military confrontation with the Russians, instead insisting that troops encircle the airfield. After two days of stand-off and negotiations, NATO agreed to an independent Russian peacekeeping force, and Russia relinquished control of the airport.

The refusal was criticized by some senior U.S. military personnel, with General Hugh Shelton calling Jackson's refusal "troubling". During hearings in the United States Senate, Senator John Warner suggested that the refusal might have been illegal, and that if it was legal, rules potentially should be changed.[84] British Chief of the Defence Staff Charles Guthrie agreed with Jackson.[85]

[elleng]

12. I remember it too, no surprise it would be interpreted differently.

I prefer BBC News discussion.