Paul Craig Roberts: On the Path to Nuclear World War III By James Reed
Paul Craig Roberts was alert about the dire consequences of the Ukraine becoming part of NATO: it means that by definition under Article 5, NATO and Russia are at war, and World War III occurs. The ascension of Ukraine to NATO "is literally how the nuclear apocalypse movie starts," says Elon Musk, and Roberts fully agrees. Thus, Putin has the option of simply fighting NATO, which will involve going nuclear, or taking out the Ukraine now. To do that, the only real option will be to stop the massive conventional clash of soldiers and smaller weapons, and to use powerful non-nuclear hypersonic missiles to level much of the Ukraine. As Roberts concludes, grimly:
"We are traveling along the road to Armageddon exactly as I predicted. One ignored provocation leads to another and worst provocation, and then to another and another, and now we have reached the red line that Putin cannot ignore. At this point the only way Putin can avoid World War III is to surrender or to terminate the existence of Ukraine before Washington elevates Ukraine to NATO membership. There is no other choice."
World War III thus seems to be fixed, and we will all have front row seats in a nuclear age, and age of the internet … while it exists.
"I have warned consistently without effect, only to be denounced by idiots as "bloodthirsty," that Putin's unrealism about the conflict, like his previous unrealism about the Minsk Agreement and his unrealism about the overthrow of the Ukrainian government in the so-called Maidan Revolution, is a direct path to World War III.
The minute Ukraine becomes a member of NATO, Putin will find himself at war with NATO. Russia has only a short time to knock out Ukraine, destroy the government, occupy the country and build a wall around it.
The ascension of Ukraine to NATO "is literally how the nuclear apocalypse movie starts," says Elon Musk, one of the few remaining intelligent Americans.
Putin's "limited military operation" has achieved nothing but two new NATO members–Finland and Sweden–attacks on Russian civilians inside Russia, mounting deaths from Western weapon system after weapon system supplied to Ukraine along with NATO military personnel to operate them and Western intelligence to target them. All the while Putin has been unable to comprehend that Russia is at war. Putin's lack of response to mounting provocations has convinced Washington that Putin's warnings are meaningless. Putin's failure to enforce his red lines has caused Washington to lose belief that Putin has any red lines.
Just as Putin was forced into his "limited military operation" by the insulting cold shoulder Washington gave his plea for a mutual security pact, Russia will be forced into wider war with NATO by Washington's defiance of Putin's warning that Russia will not allow NATO membership for Ukraine.
Putin has a few months to end Ukraine's existence, a country that never existed until Washington created it, before Putin's inability to act brings on World War III.
Despite the dire situation, Putin remains unable to come to terms with reality. The Russian government continues to demonstrate to Washington weakness and irresolution by repeating its willingness to negotiate. Here we see Putin's failure as a war leader. It should be Washington and NATO pleading with Putin to negotiate.
We are traveling along the road to Armageddon exactly as I predicted. One ignored provocation leads to another and worst provocation, and then to another and another, and now we have reached the red line that Putin cannot ignore. At this point the only way Putin can avoid World War III is to surrender or to terminate the existence of Ukraine before Washington elevates Ukraine to NATO membership. There is no other choice."
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