Is the threat of nuclear war “at least equal magnitude” to the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Will Vladimir Putin see missile strikes against his forces in annexed Ukrainian regions as missile launches against Russia? If so, will he retaliate with nuclear weapons? This scenario is just one reason Cold War historian Michael Dobbs is warning that the conflict in Ukraine “presents perils of at least equal magnitude” to the Cuban Missile Crisis. And Putin’s thinking is evidence of a greater cultural issue that affects us all: the conviction that I have a right to what I want, no matter the consequences for those who disagree.
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