A secret deployment of a new nuclear-capable missile in apparent violation of an arms control treaty. Russian spy ships lurking 50 kilometers from a U.S. East Coast submarine base while Moscow’s jets buzz an American Navy destroyer in the Black Sea. These actions are being seen by some as a test of how the new Trump administration will react at a time when it faces heat for taking what critics call a suspiciously soft line toward the Russians.
“I don’t think they do these things by accident,” said Dmitry Gorenburg, senior research scientist at The Center for Naval Analyses. “Given the …read more
Source: Magazetini
