North Korea MISSILE test, Putin’s NUCLEAR deterrent alert, U.S. says “Unacceptable,” Russia cries “DIRTY BOMB”

by Fred T

The drumbeat of war – or war-mongering – gets louder day by day. Every action state actors take now is part of a bigger puzzle and that puzzle won’t look pretty once its finished.

“North Korea fired what could be a ballistic missile on Sunday, military officials in South Korea and Japan said,” Reuters reports. That’s not a coincidence of scheduling, that’s a choice.

“In a dramatic escalation of East-West tensions over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, President Vladimir Putin ordered Russian nuclear forces put on high alert Sunday in response to what he called ‘aggressive statements’ by leading NATO powers,” reports the AP. That’s not precaution that’s a message.

“President Putin is continuing to escalate this war in a manner that is totally unacceptable, and we have to continue to condemn his actions in the strongest possible way,” said the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.

Oh and one more thing.

“The Russian Federation ‘does not want Ukraine to generate a dirty bomb'” said the Russian ambassador to the U.N. That’s setting up an excuse, same as Putin did leading up to the invasion itself.

UPDATE: One more for ya.

So yeah. Great day so far.
 


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