{"id":21980,"date":"2016-10-16T10:01:39","date_gmt":"2016-10-16T15:01:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=21980"},"modified":"2016-10-16T10:02:19","modified_gmt":"2016-10-16T15:02:19","slug":"going-beyond-propaganda-nuclear-conflict-deception-or-real-threat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=21980","title":{"rendered":"Going Beyond Propaganda. Nuclear Conflict: Deception or Real Threat?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Going Beyond Propaganda. Nuclear Conflict: Deception or Real Threat?<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/header>\n

The events in the Middle East, Syria and Aleppo are the focus of global attention. Rarely has a battle been so decisive to the outcome of a war and the fate of hundreds of millions of people around the world<\/p>\n

Hillary Clinton in the last presidential debate repeatedly called for the establishment of a no-fly zone (NFZ) in Syria. The concept, reiterated several times, clashes with the\u00a0revelation\u00a0<\/a>contained in her private emails admitting that the implementation of a NFZ would entail the increased deaths of Syrian civilians. In a recent hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee, General\u00a0Philip Breedlove<\/a>\u00a0was asked what kind of effort would be required for the US armed forces to impose a NFZ over Syrian skies. With obvious embarrassment, the General was forced to admit that such a request would involve hitting Russian and Syrian aircraft and vehicles, opening the door to a direct confrontation between Moscow and Washington, a decision the General was simply not willing to take. The military leadership has always shown a readiness to implement the military option; so this time they must have sniffed the danger of a direct conflict with Moscow.<\/p>\n

The Kremlin has publicly admitted to deploying in Syria the\u00a0S-400<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0S-300V4<\/a>\u00a0advanced anti-aircraft and anti-missile systems respectively. The presence of the defense complex was intentionally announced as a factor of deterrence and is a logical strategy. The message to Washington is clear: any unidentified object in Syrian skies will be\u00a0shot down<\/a>. The United States bases much of its military strength on the constant need to project power, making its opponents believe that it possesses capabilities that others do not hold.<\/p>\n

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