Can Reality Any Longer Be Acknowledged?

The attack on Russian strategic forces by Ukraine, with or without President Trump’s knowledge and with or without help from Washington and the British, could have been the most dangerous event in East-West relations during my lifetime.  The reason is that recently revised Russian war doctrine states that an attack, even by a non-nuclear country, on the Russian strategic triad requires a strategic response.  Strategic usually means nuclear or at least a disabling response.  

Putin dodged the res...