World War 3

"unintended consequences that are clearly not in our national interest"

A B-2 bomber releasing a B61-11 joint test assembly (JTA) in a previous legacy flight test, NNSA, 6 Oct. 2016

B61 Flight Test

Headlines on PressTV on May 26, 2015

Putin spotted with "Nuclear War with America for Dummies" book

US Air Force shows off nuclear-capable bombers in Guam

Hillary has a plan

Michael Weiss believes NATO would survive over 48 hours of war with Russia

Nato squares up to Putin

Note: Some of the information here is speculative or even humorous.

Military operations

Operation Atlantic Resolve

• Operation Atlantic Resolve - Wikipedia

  Operation Atlantic Resolve are ongoing efforts in response to Russia's actions in Ukraine, mainly the War in Donbass. All U.S. efforts in support of NATO fall under the umbrella of Operation Atlantic Resolve.

• Atlantic Resolve | U.S. Army in Europe

  Atlantic Resolve is a demonstration of continued U.S. commitment to collective security through a series of actions designed to reassure NATO allies and partners of America's dedication to enduring peace and stability in the region in light of the Russian intervention in Ukraine.

• Operation Atlantic Resolve - Department of Defense
• Coverage of Operation Atlantic Resolve - Stars and Stripes

Operation Anaconda 2016

• Anakonda | U.S. Army in Europe
• The Political Message Behind NATO’s War Game in Poland - Austin Bay, Observer, June 8, 2016
• Massive NATO war game risks conflict with Russia - Johannes Stern. WSWS, June 9, 2016
• Has World War 3 Already Started? - Nick Giambruno, International Man, October 19, 2016

Russian expansion

• Tartous to become Russia's permanent Syria naval base - The New Arab, October 10, 2016
• Russia to Turn Naval Facility in Syria’s Tartus into Fully-Fledged Permanent Naval Base - SouthFront, October 10, 2016

Established in 1971 by the USSR

• Russia in Talks with Egypt to Lease Military Base - SouthFront, October 10, 2016
• Press review: Russian military base in Egypt, Putin in Turkey and Iranian oil in Belarus - TASS, October 10, 2016
• Egypt rules out any possibility of foreign military bases on its land Ahram, October 10, 2016
• Five Reasons Why Russia Needs a Military Base in Syrian Tartus - Sputnik, October 11, 2016
• Why does Russia need bases in Cuba and Vietnam again? - Nikolai Shevchenko, RBTH, October 13, 2016

Background

NATO enlargement

• Enlargement of NATO - Wikipedia

Russia bashing

• How to Solve the Putin Problem - Herbert E. Meyer, American Thinker, August 4, 2014
• Treat Russia Like the International Poison It Is - Eli Lake, Bloomberg, October 13, 2016

Syria, Ukraine, etc

• Donbass and Syrian Fronts: Two stages of a Single War - Robert Steuckers, June 15, 2016 (mirror)
• On the Verge of a Major War: Is There a Pilot in the Cockpit? - A-specto via SouthFront, October 17, 2016
• The US Is Creating a Crescent of Hate Around Russia - Mikhail Onufrienko, FAP News via Russia Insider, July 22, 2016

Cold war

• Post WW2 World Order: US Planned to Wipe USSR Out by Massive Nuclear Strike - Ekaterina Blinova, Sputnik, August 15, 2015

Our time

Assault Breaker II

• Study on Countering Anti-access Systems with Longer Range and Standoff Capabilities: Assault Breaker II, DARPA, 2017
• The Pentagon Is Reviving Cold War “Assault Breaker - Popular mechanics, March 4, 2019

Missile defense

• Launch of a new Russian anti-missile (video), TV "Zvezda", October 29, 2020

War is peace, freedom is slavery, ignorance is strength

• Myths and misconceptions in the debate on Russia - Chatham House, May 13, 2021

2013

• Russia ‘prevented’ potential NATO launch of 624 cruise missiles in Syria – Defense Minister - RT, Published August 15, 2016

  Refers to the aftermath of the Ghouta CW attack.

• Help Obama Kickstart World War III! - Parody YouTube video by The Second City, September 9, 2013
  • 2016 Russian remake: Aleppo. Faces of the frontlines (Start at 1m 15s)

2014

December 2014

• The Outlook for the New Year — Paul Craig Roberts, December 29, 2014

2015

January 2015

• Past Russian wars: a quick look at history - The Saker, January 2, 2015

  The number of well-informed commentators, politicians, blogger and observers who are predicting a war - or at least of a serious risk of war - between Russia and the USA is sharply rising. Though I myself am rather inclined to believe that the US will use the Ukrainian junta to attack Russia rather then risk a direct confrontation, I would not go as far as saying that I find a direct US-Russian war impossible. If only because many wars are not deliberately started, but rather stumbled into.

February 2015

• Putin must be stopped. And sometimes only guns can stop guns - Timothy Garton Ash, The Guardian, February 1, 2015
• U.S. military vehicles paraded 300 yards from the Russian border - Washington Post, February 24, 2015

April 2015

• Russia boosts air defense in face of US Prompt Global Strike capacity - RT, April 5, 2015

June 2015

• World no closer to Cold War-style nuclear standoff, Putin tells global media chiefs - RT, June 20, 2015

October 2015

• World War Three could be 30 SECONDS away as attacks on ISIS are intensified - Belfast Live, October 12, 2015

November 2015

• Analysis - Russian Status-6 aka KANYON nuclear deterrence and Pr 09851 submarine - H I Sutton, November 20, 2015 (updated)

December 2015

• Cornering Russia, Risking World War III - Alastair Crooke, Consortiumnews, December 11, 2015

2016

Russia mobilizes for war in August 2016

7-year old Bana Alabed from Aleppo ask for the "World" to start World War 3 on Syria and Russia.

Charles Lister promoting US attack on Syria.

Small price to pay says Hillary's PR Team

FAA bans flights "To Provide A Safe Environment For Rocket Launch Act", October 15, 2016 at 15:00-23:59 UTC

Please Russia, do not nuke us!

January 2016

• Is the U.S. Navy Deployed for WW3? - Petri Krohn, Fort Russ January 3, 2016
• CSIS report: A blueprint for US war with China - Peter Symonds, WSWS, January 25, 2016

March 2016

• A world war has begun. Break the silence. - John Pilger, March 20, 2016

April 2016

• The Secret U.S. Army Study That Targets Moscow - Bryan Bender, Politico, April 14, 2016

May 2016

• How Russia Is Preparing for WWIII - The Saker, May 26, 2016
• The danger of nuclear war between the US and China - Peter Symonds, WSWS, May 30, 2016

June 2016

• Global Peace Index 2016: There are now only 10 countries in the world that are actually free from conflict - Adam Withnall. The Independent, June 8, 2016

July 2016

• The United States and NATO Are Preparing for a Major War With Russia - Michael T. Klare, The Nation, July 7, 2016
• “Why WW3 between Russia and NATO is inevitable in 2017” - OffGuardian, July 7, 2016
• Russia is rapidly preparing for the day when they will nuke the United States - Survival Dan 101, July 23, 2016
• Saber Strike exercise - US Army Europe.

  Saber Strike is a long-standing U.S. Army Europe-led cooperative training exercise designed to improve joint interoperability through a range of missions that prepare the 13 participating nations to support multinational contingency operations. The exercise - taking place from May 27-June 22 in multiple locations throughout Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania - serves as an effective proving ground for units to validate their ability to assemble rapid-reaction forces and deploy them on short notice where needed. (...) Leading up to the exercise, the 2nd Cavalry Regiment will demonstrate U.S. land forces' dynamic presence throughout the region, exhibiting freedom of movement during a 2,200-kilometer tactical road march, called Dragoon Ride II, from Germany to Estonia. Participating nations this year include Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, as well as Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Luxembourg, Norway, Poland, Slovenia, the United Kingdom and the United States.

  • WARNING TO RUSSIA !!! US Military Tanks and Soldiers in Poland to send message - ArmedForcesUpdate (Fort Anti-Russ of Australia? ), published October 15, 2016

  US Military tanks and soldiers arrive in Poland for Military training exercise ... final day of exercises for Saber Strike 16 at Tapa Training Area, Estonia, June 20, 2016.

• The Threat Is Real And Imminent: The Next World War Will Be Initiated By A First Strike Utilizing An EMP Weapon - Jeremiah Johnson, SHTFplan.com, July 26th, 2016

August 2016

• Chinese official: Prepare for a ‘people’s war at sea' - Alex Lockie, Business Insider, August 2, 2016
• RAND Corporation lays out scenarios for US war with China - Peter Symonds, WSWS, August 5, 2016
• Hillary, Trump, and War with Russia - Fred Reed, Unz review, August 11, 2016
• Pentagon decides to officially support Al-Qaeda in Syria. Sets up “exclusion zones” to shoot down Syrian and Russian jets - Alex Christoforou, The Duran, August 23, 2016
• Минобороны России ‏@mod_russia on Twitter, August 25, 2016

  #Shoigu declared unannounced combat readiness inspection of Central, South, Western MD troops

September 2016

• Third World War has never been so close - Alexandr Dugin, Katehon, September 20, 2016
• The Thucydides Trap: Are the U.S. and China Headed for War? - Graham Allison, The Atlantic, September 24, 2015

  In 12 of 16 past cases in which a rising power has confronted a ruling power, the result has been bloodshed.

• Vladimir Putin’s Outlaw State - Editorial Board, The New York Times, September 29, 2016
• U.S. weighs tougher response to Russia over Syria crisis: officials - Jonathan Landay, John Walcott and Matt Spetalnick, Reuters, September 29, 2016
• World War 3 Update: India Attacks Pakistan, What Next? - Susmita Pathak Mishra, Aussie Network News, September 30, 2016
• Russia-Baiting and Risks of Nuclear War - Ray McGovern, Consortiumnews, September 30, 2016
• Carter Promises More Resources for Pacific Pivot - Richard Sisk, Military.com, Sep 30, 2016

October 2016

See also US military action against Syria -> Plans for open aggression and US presidential elections -> Obama threatens WW3 with Russia

• World War 3 Fears Escalate: U.S. To Build 400 Nukes, Calls Russia 'Loose Cannon' Threat to World Peace - The Inquisitr, October 1, 2016
• Alex Jones brutal honesty, “There will be a goddamn war with Russia” if neocons impose no-fly zone in Syria (Video)
• How far are we from war with Russia over Syria? - Eric Margolis, October 2, 2016
• World War 3: Russia warns 'get ready' as Moscow fallout shelters for 12 million revealed - Henry Holloway, Daily Star, October 3, 2016
• NATO’s War On Russia: The Winds Howl Before The Storm - Christopher Black, New Eastern Outlook, October 3, 2016
• The Obama Administration’s Suspension of Syria Talks With Russia Is the Most Dangerous Development in a New Cold War - James Carden, The Nation, October 3, 2016
• Do We Really Want Nuclear War with Russia? - Robert Parry, Consortiumnews October 3, 2016
• World War 3 Update: Russia Fears Nuke Attacks, Gets Ready - Susmita Pathak Mishra, Aussie Network News, October 4, 2016
• Under U.S. Proxy Attack Russia Readies For Full War In Syria - Moon of Alabama, October 4, 2016
• CONFIRMED: Russia sends S-300 advanced missile system to Syria, U.S. runs out of options - Alexander Mercouris, The Duran, October 4, 2016
• 40 million Russians prepare for Nuclear War - Angela Borozna, The Duran, October 4, 2016
• Obama administration considering strikes on Assad, again - Josh Rogin, Washington Post, October 4, 2016
• More than 800 NATO aircraft to strike Syria within days - Firil Center For Studies, Berlin, October 4, 2016 (Google translation, original in Arabic)
• Stop Assad Now—Or Expect Years of War - John McCain, WSJ, October 4, 2016.

  Ground the regime’s air force, create safe zones for Syrian civilians, and arm the opposition.

• US Claims Right to Defend Against Russian Anti-Air Systems in Syria - Richard Sisk, Military.com, October 4, 2016

  In a warning to Russia, the Pentagon said Tuesday that the U.S. maintains the right to self-defense against advanced anti-aircraft systems sent to Syria by Moscow. "Those aircrews have the inherent right to self-defense," Cook said at a Pentagon news conference.

• URGENT: Military Told Prepare for Tactical Nuclear Exchange with Russia in Syria! - SuperStation95, October 4, 2016

  Stateside Military told to Prepare for Intercontinental one-for-one Nuke exchange!

  "We have been told to prepare for a tactical nuclear exchange with Russia in Syria and forces at home in the US have been ordered to prepare for one-for-one intercontinental ballistic missile exchange(s) with Russia once the fighting breaks out in Syria!" (Unreliable source, but this article is not about events but about growing hysteria.)

• Steve Rosenberg ‏@BBCSteveR on Twitter, October 4, 2016

  Russia's flexing its muscles in today's newspapers: "We've shot down US planes before in Korea & Vietnam," points out one paper. (video)

• U.S. Army Chief Threatens War With Russia, The Comedy Central Alex Jones Channel, October 5, 2016, taken from: Dwight David Eisenhower Luncheon, Speaker: Gen. Mark A. Milley, Chief of Staff United States Army (full video).

  The U.S. Army's chief of staff on Tuesday issued a stern warning to potential threats such as Russia and vowed the service will defeat any foe in ground combat.

• Russian options against a US attack on Syria - The Saker, October 5, 2016
• John Kerry Sends Regrets - WSJ, October 5, 2016 (Editorial piece goes after Kerry ).
• US seeks to enforce global dominance by unleashing war on countries who oppose it – Assad - RT, October 5, 2016
• Russia warns nuclear war with West is imminent - The Independent, October 6, 2016 (mirror)
• Russian MoD reminded US 'strategists' the operational range of its SAM in Syria - RIA Novosti, October 6, 2016
• Beating the drums for war with Russia - Bill Van Auken, World Socialist Web Site, October 6, 2016
• ‘S-300, S-400 air defenses in place’: Russian MoD warns US-led coalition not to strike Syrian army - RT, October 6, 2016
• Mark Knoller ‏@markknoller on Twitter, October 6, 2016

  On Syria, @PressSec reiterates that military action against regime more likely to lead to "unintended consequences" not in US interests.

• World War III Between the US and Russia...Inside a Cup - Elijah J. Magnier, Al Rai via Stalker Zone, October 7, 2016
• Lavrov hopes warmongers eager to attack Syria won’t gain upper hand in US - TASS, October 6, 2016
• Putin Authorizes Sinking Of NATO Ships As Russian Troops Prepare For Syria Deployment - Sorcha Faal, October 6, 2016

  Note: Sorcha Faal is disinformation, but the sources she cites, except for the nonexistent "secret" memo are valid. The speculation about Putin's secret orders to the Russian fleet are not new. I stated the same things in 2013. -- Petri Krohn (talk) 19:09, 9 October 2016 (UTC)

• SA-21/S-400: Will America Have Enough Brains Not to Cross the Line - L!FE, via Salker Zone, October 7, 2016
• 'Russia moving nuclear-capable missiles into Kaliningrad, says Estonia' - The Guardian, October 7, 2016
• Germany's Steinmeier Says East-West Tensions 'More Dangerous' Than Cold War - RFE/RL, October 7, 2016

  "It's a fallacy to think that this is like the Cold War," Steinmeier said. "The current times are different and more dangerous."

• Calls for British military action to stop Vladimir Putin's air assault on Syria - Dan Warburton, Daily Mirror, October 9, 2016

  "They say the threat is coming from Assad and Russia who are systematically killing civilians. Russia, a member of the UN Security Council, is committing war crimes on a daily basis.”

  Mr Woodcock called for British air strikes on Assad’s military bases found to have violated “no-fly zones” to bomb Aleppo. He said: “Russia has to know there will be consequences if they continue to act in this way. A ‘no-bombing zone’ proposal would say clearly to Russia and Syria, ‘Every time you drop barrel bombs on civilians, we will attack a regime target. Our firepower is greater than yours’.”

• Russia considers sending new "Pantsir" anti-aircraft system to Syria, according to (not very reliable) "Izvestia", October 7, 2016
• Nuclear Poker - Israel Shamir, The Unz Review, October 9, 2016

  For the future historians, WWIII commenced with the US decision to terminate bilateral talks with Russia over Syria.

• No Prospect of World War - The US Is Bluffing - Izvestia via Russia Insider, October 10, 2016

  Discussions of war between the USA and Russia began after American generals spoke at a Pentagon meeting on October 4, saying that war would be “quick and lethal”. Army Chief of Staff General Mark Milley said that armed conflict between Washington and Moscow was “almost guaranteed”. Moreover, Major General William Hicks said war would begin “in the very near future”, and the Pentagon has begun to prepare for combat on a scale that the US has not seen since the Korean War.

• Extension of the conflict - Thierry Meyssan, October 10, 2016
• Russia Reads US Bluster as Sign of War - Ray McGovern, Consortiumnews, October 11, 2016
• “Oops!”—A World War! - Dmitry Orlov, Club Orlov, October 11, 2016
• A no-fly zone for Aleppo risks a war that could engulf us all - Jonathan Steele, The Guardian, October 12, 2016
• Global Tensions Between East And West Reach Boiling Point - Graham Vanbergen , True Publica, October 12, 2016
• Poland to Lose Control Over Security if 'Involved in Russia-US Standoff' - Sputnik, October 12, 2016
• British tabloids go into WWIII frenzy over reported pull-out of Russian officials’ relatives - RT, October 12, 2016
• Time To Pay Attention — In The Last 48 Hours, Humanity Just Moved To The Brink Of World War - Claire Bernish, Activist Post, October 12, 2016
• All Normal US-Russian Channels of Cooperation ‘Frozen’ - Ambassador - Sputnik, October 12, 2016
• Obama To Decide Friday On Military Action In Syria - ZeroHedge, October 13, 2016
• West must stop 'pulverisation' of Aleppo - Boris Johnson - BBC News, October 13, 2016

  Mr Johnson said a new set of "kinetic" options would be considered at a UK meeting of foreign ministers on Sunday (October 16).

• DEFCON Warning System – Update 10/13/16 - DEFCON 3.
• Urgent - Why Is Diego Garcia Wall-To-Wall US Bombers? - Anonymous online post, via Rense.com, October 14, 2016

  Discussed here, here and here.

• Western media suppresses news of U.S./Russian clash and U.S. climbdown over Syria - Alexander Mercouris, The Duran, October 14, 2016
• Russia Is Preparing for War, While The American Public Slumbers On - Gilbert Doctorow, Russia Insider, October 14, 2016

  The end result of the official silence in the USA about Russia’s readiness to defend what it considers its national interest is that Americans are flying blind.

• US nuclear attack warning 'upgraded to level 3' as Russian threat goes 'beyond Cold War' - Joshua Nevett, Daily Star, October 14, 2016

  AMERICA is edging closer to nuclear armageddon after upgrading its attack “defence readiness”, it has been claimed.

• 7 Ways Russia Is Telling People to Prepare for War - Patrick Reevell, ABC News, October 14, 2016
• Putin ramps up WW3 fears as he launches NUCLEAR MISSILES in terrifying show of power - Express, October 14, 2016
• Obama Tells CIA To Prepare For Cyber War With Russia - ZeroHedge, October 14, 2016
• Obama Orders Government Plan for 'Extreme Space Weather' - Newsweek, October 14, 2016 (WH, Nuclear electromagnetic pulse? -No, more likely non-nuclear electromagnetic pulse bomb, and/or big Sun flare hitting Earth too; both can be devastating for all electric grids and circuits.)
• Obama administration asks CIA to prepare revenge cyber attack against Russia - Caroline Mortimer, The Independent, October 15, 2016
• Russia slams 'unprecedented' US threats over cyber attacks - AFP, October 15, 2016
• Russia envoy: Tensions with US are probably worst since 1973 - AP International News, October 15, 2016
• President Obama Threatens President Putin with Nuclear War - Eric Zuesse, October 15, 2016
• Going Beyond Propaganda - Nuclear Conflict: Deception Or Real Threat? - Federico Pieraccini, Strategic Culture, October 16, 2016
• Aleppo, Ukraine, cyber attacks, Baltic threats: what should we do about Putin? - Simon Tisdall, The Observer, October 16, 2016
• 'Aircraft carrier killer test fired on a shore based target' -"lenta.ru", October 17, 2016

  Russia test-fired P-700 Granit anti-naval supersonic cruise missile from a submarine, on a shore-based target.

• Who Brought the World to the Brink of World War III? - Michael S. Rozeff, LewRockwell.com, October 17, 2016 (mirror)
• Russian air defense raises stakes of U.S. confrontation in Syria - Karen DeYoung, Washington Post, October 17, 2016
• Turkey warns that World War Three is inevitable if the Syrian conflict continues - AFP via Daily Mail, October 17, 2016
• Russia will start World War Three with America, Turkey warns - Alexandra Sims, The Independent, October 18, 2016
• Ukraine's Civil War Threatens to Expand to Directly Involve NATO, Russia - Sputnik, October 18, 2016
• U.S. Air Force RQ-4 Global Hawk drone flew over Ukraine with transponder turned on for everyone to see - The Aviationist, October 18, 2016

  We can’t completely rule out this happened by accident but considered that the risk of breaking OPSEC with an inaccurate use of ADS-B transponders is very well known it seems quite reasonable, in a period of raising tensions with Russia, to believe that the unmanned aircraft purposely broadcast its position for everyone to see, to let everyone know it was there.

•  The Slide Toward War With Russia - The Nation, October 19, 2016 (mirror)
• World War III? Indo-Pacific Theatre - Kerry Bolton, Katheon, October 20, 2016
• Are Russia and America Headed Towards a Nuclear War? - Dave Majumdar, The National Interest, October 20, 2016
• Geopolitical Chess: Game, set and match to Russia - Timothy Bancroft-Hinchey, Pravda.Ru, October 21, 2016
• Russia and US are on BRINK OF WAR says Russian Lt General - Sofia Delgado, Daily Express, October 23, 2016
• Putin’s ‘Satan’ nukes would ‘WIPE OUT’ US East Coast in MINUTES should WWIII break out, experts warn - The Sun, October 24, 2016
• By Cooperating With Washington On Syria Russia Walked Into A Trap - Paul Craig Roberts, October 24, 2016
• Exclusive: Trump says Clinton policy on Syria would lead to World War Three - Reuters, October 25, 2016
• Russia Calls the War Party's Bluff - Pepe Escobar, Sputnik, October 25, 2016
• Britain to send hundreds more troops to Russia border as Cold War tension escalates across Europe - The Telegraph, October 27, 2016

  Around 800 soldiers along with tanks, armoured vehicles and drones will now head to Estonia in the spring in a Nato effort to reassure the Baltic states over Russian aggression.

• Soon 15 NATO Nations Which Do Not Border Russia Will Have Troops on the Russian Border - Mark Nicholas, Russia Insider, October 27, 2016
• Nato squares up to Putin - Daily Mail, October 27, 2016
• Playing With Fear: Russia’s War Card - Michael KhodArkovsky, NYT Opinion, October 26, 2016
• Germany to send modern tanks to Russian border – Defense Ministry - RT, October 27, 2016
• I Don't Think We Should Go to War With Russia, That Doesn't Make Me Putin's Best Mate - Benjamin Harris-Quinney, Breitbart, October 30, 2016

  The real traitors to British interests are genuinely dangerously close to pushing us into WW3 with their ironically Stalinist approach to the topic of Russia, and anyone who is willing to acknowledge the existence of the world’s largest nation, or sin of sins: question the desire to declare all-out war on it. From Farage to Trump, anyone who queries why we are hell bent on going to war with Russia and Syria is immediately branded as a traitor and personal puppet of Putin.

November 2016

• 48% of Russians say World War 3 could break out over Syria - Andrey Ivanov, Svobodnaya Pressa, via Fort Russ, November 1, 2016
• Something Big Is Underway On All Fronts - Jeremiah Johnson, SHTFplan.com, November 2nd, 2016 (mirror: ZeroHedge)

  The bottom line: the stage is being set to start WWIII on the slightest provocation.

• To πυρηνοκίνητο υποβρύχιο USS Georgia στη Σούδα για ανεφοδιασμό - Agonas Kritis, November 3, 2016

  The Ohio-class guided missile submarine USS Georgia (SSGN-729) surfaces near Souda Bay, Crete, allegedly for 'refueling'.

• This Is No ‘New Cold War’; It’s Far Worse Than That - Eric Zeusse, Strategic Culture, November 3, 2016
• U.S. Govt. Hackers Ready to Hit Back If Russia Tries to Disrupt Election - NBC News, November 4, 2016
  • US Military Hackers Claim Penetration of Russian Infrastructure - Sputnik, November 5, 2016
• NATO puts 300,000 troops on 'high alert' in readiness for a confrontation with Russia as fears grow Putin is preparing to attack the West - Daily Mail, November 7, 2016
• NATO places 300,000 troops on high alert, ready to attack Russia over fictional “cyber attacks” and “propaganda” - Alex Christoforou, The Duran, November 7, 2016

  In summary, NATO justifies its military build up around Russia as a response to:

  1. Alleged Russian cyber attacks to influence the US elections.
  2. Russia’s military exercises in its own country.
  3. Russia sending hundreds of paratroopers to long time ally Serbia.
  4. “Russia using propaganda in Europe among NATO allies”.

• The biggest ammo shipment in 20 years arrives in Germany - Sgt. 1st Class Jacob McDonald, Army.mil, November 8, 2016
• These crazy photos show a Russian Su-27 Flanker dogfighting with a U.S. Air Force F-16 inside Area 51 - The Aviationist, published January 8, 2017

  The photographs in this post were taken from Tikaboo Valley, near Groom Lake, Nevada, by Phil Drake, who was lucky enough to observe a Su-27P Flanker-B dogfighting with an F-16, presumably one of the four Groom Lake based -D models in the skies of the famous Area 51... The date was November 8th, US election day, and the sighting was between 1500 and 1525.

• Media blackout: White House issues executive order giving broad powers to ‘Global Health Security Agenda’ for infectious disease threats - Strange Sounds, November 9, 2016
• Trump's Victory Prevented World War 3 - Sputnik, November 10, 2016
• Could Trump reform US foreign policy? - Stephen Kinzer, Boston Globe, November 10, 2016

  If [Trump] remains firm and pulls us out of the spiral of US-Russia confrontation, he will be stepping back from the conflict that has seemed more likely than any other to explode into nuclear war.

• How World War III Could Begin in Latvia - Foreign Policy, November 16, 2016

  Prediction: Donald Trump will have to decide if the defense of Latvia is worth risking a major war.

• Live Breaking News - Nuclear Confrontation between Russia and NATO (fiction) - BBC, November 25, 2016 (mirror)

December 2016

• The United States and Russia Are Already at War - Alexander Velez-Green, Small Wars Journal, December 13, 2016
• Sweden tells municipalities to prepare for war - RT, December 14, 2016
• US to ship 1,600 tanks to Dutch arms depot in ‘clear message’ to Russia - RT, December 16, 2016
• Why 2017 is the most dangerous year for Britain since the Cold War - Daily Mail, December 29, 2016

  With the US and France both set to be run by Putin acolytes, it will fall to us to defend the Baltic states if Russia strikes. Yet we've cut our military to the bone...

• What Is The Obama Regime Up To? — Paul Craig Roberts, December 30, 2016
• Syrian Conflict Shows 'Whose Military is More Capable' - Sputnik, December 31, 2016

  "War is the only criteria that works. All the rest is philosophy."

• US could go to war with Russia before January 20: US journalist - PressTV, December 31, 2016
• US Army, German Bundeswehr dispatch thousands of troops to Eastern Europe - Johannes Stern, WSWS, December 31, 2016

2017

January 2017

• America’s Secret Planned Conquest of Russia - Eric Zuesse, OffGuardian, January 2, 2017
• US sends 3,600 tanks against Russia - Massive NATO deployment underway in Europe - DONi News Agency, January 4, 2017
• US sends special forces to RUSSIAN BORDER as Nato is poised to strike back against Vladimir Putin’s ‘aggression’ - The Sun, January 4, 2017
• Very Powerful People In The U.S. Government Want War – This Is Their Sales Pitch - ZeroHedge, January 5, 2017
• The War against the Truth, When the Lie Becomes the Truth. Is Obama Preparing War Against Russia? - Michel Chossudovsky, Global Research, January 7, 2017
• US-NATO 'Buildup on Russian Border Could Lead to Nuclear War' - Nobel Laureate - Sputnik, January 12, 2017
• Is This The Coup In America? “U.S. Troops On Russian Border” To Start War Before Inauguration - Mac Slavo, SHTFplan.com, January 12, 2017 (via ZeroHedge)
• Rachel Maddow Accidentally Reveals Establishment Plot To Force Russian Confrontation - Caitlin Johnstone, January 21, 2017 (reminder, 2018)
• Trump adviser Steve Bannon believes there is 'a major war brewing, a war that's already global' - Shane Croucher, IB Times, January 31, 2017

US tanks roll into...

'Cool story, bro ?' US troops conduct first gunnery range in Poland, 17 Jan. 2017

• U.S. tanks roll into Germany to bolster NATO deterrent against possible Russian aggression - Washington Post, January 6, 2017
• USA is shipping tanks to Bremerhaven to Eastern Europe - gmx.ch (Switzerland), + photo, in cooperation with Spiegel online, January 8, 2016
• Танки США идут на Калининград. Можно ли предотвратить усиление НАТО в Восточной Европе? (US tanks are rolling on Kaliningrad. Is it possible to prevent strengthening of NATO in the Eastern Europe?), by Andrei Polunin, Svobodnaya Pressa (Free Press) , January 8, 2017
  • Translated as Obama sends hundreds of tanks to Russian bordeṛ - Fort Russ, January 8, 2016
• Thousands Of US Troops Arrive In Europe In "One Of Largest Deployments Since The Cold War" - ZeroHedge, January 9, 2017
• Massive military build up in Poland picks up speed as NATO signals “war-like” offensive action towards Russia - Alex Christoforou, The Duran, January 10, 2017
• US tanks and troops in Poland a threat, Russia says - BBC News, January 12, 2017

Russian 'Iskanders' detected in...

• Iskander missiles detected on Khmeimim aribase, Syria by Israeli satellite -Rusvesna, January 8, 2017

  according to some reports, they could be deployed in the area of the military airport from March 2016

WW3 canceled?

• BREAKING: Donald Trump accuses Join McCain and Lindsey Graham of wanting to start World War III - Adam Garrie, The Duran, January 30, 2017

  The joint statement of former presidential candidates John McCain & Lindsey Graham is wrong - they are sadly weak on immigration. The two Senators should focus their energies on ISIS, illegal immigration and border security instead of always looking to start World War III.

  — Donald J. Trump

Feb. 8, 2017 German Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen, and Lithuania's President Dalia Grybauskaite ( most expensive camouflage on photo ) speaks with a soldier. From a tabloid coverage of Russian snap check of air defenses.

February 2017

• 7 February: NATO maneuvers and Russian snap check of air defenses.
• Could America Win a War Against Russia and China at the Same Time? - Robert Farley, The National Interest, February 3, 2017
• US & Russia’s fundamental interest not to destroy each other with nukes – former US ambassador - RT, FEBRUARY 17, 2017
• Blood in the Water: the Trump Revolution Ends in a Whimper - Mike Whitney, Counterpunch, February 16, 2017

  Foreign policy elites believe the US and its NATO allies can engage Russia in a shooting war without it expanding into a regional conflict and without an escalation into a nuclear conflagration. It’s a risky calculation but, nevertheless, it is the rationale behind the persistent build up of troops and weaponry on Russia’s western perimeter.

• How many people would die in a war between the US and Russia? - Andre Damon, WSWS, February 21, 2017
• Sleepwalking Into a Nuclear Arms Race with Russia - Chuck Spinney and Pierre Sprey, Ron Paul Institute, February 24, 2017
• How ‘New Cold Warriors’ Cornered Trump - Gareth Porter, February 25, 2017
• The Resurrection of Armageddon - Paul Craig Roberts, The Unz Review, February 27, 2017

March 2017

• How US nuclear force modernization is undermining strategic stability: The burst-height compensating super-fuze - Hans M. Kristensen, Matthew McKinzie, Theodore A. Postol, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, March 1, 2017
• World war 3 is coming... - Youssef El-Gingihy, The Independent, March 10, 2017
• Cold War 2.0?! Lawmaker: US Needs to Plan for Potential Nuke War With Russia - Cassandra Fairbanks, Sputnik, March 18, 2017

  ”But what Russia now says is that they will quote, ‘escalate to de-escalate.’ They are willing to use nuclear weapons to de-escalate a conventional attack. I think that the problem here is that we don’t really have a plan to deal with that.”

• If a nuclear bomb is dropped on your city, here's where you should run and hide - Dave Mosher and Andy Kiersz, Business Insider, March 18, 2017
• Does the Washington Establishment Seek War with Russia? - Eric Zuesse, Strategic Culture, March 31, 2017

April 2017

• Can NATO and Russia avoid a war in Europe? - Vladimir Mikheev, Russia Beyond The Headlines, April 1, 2017
• Diplomatic Give-and-Take Is Not a Sign of Weakness - Daniel L. Davis, The American Conservative, April 3, 2017

  Washington and Moscow are heading toward crisis.

• Spicer: “Under Obama We Were Too Weak; Now With A Strong Leader Such As Trump We’re Absolutely Ready For WWIII” - Alex Stevan, Newslo, April 7, 2017 (Satire)
• Can US Warplanes Evade Russian Air Defenses? We May Soon Find Out in Syria - Patrick Tucker, Defense One, April 7, 2017
• Trump Is Hiding In A Nuclear Bunker Beneath #Maralago (video) - Mimi Al Laham, April 9, 2017
• How Just One Bomb Could Take America and Russia to the Brink of World War III - Harry J. Kazianis, The National Interest, April 11, 2017
• TRUMP'S ATTACK ON SYRIA PART OF MUCH LARGER GLOBAL POLICY SHIFT (video) - Christopher Greene, AMTV, April 11, 2017
• Is That Armageddon Over The Horizon? - Paul Craig Roberts, April 12, 2017
• Russia ready to shoot down US aircraft and missiles in Syria. The US military knows it. . Alexander Mercouris, The Duran, April 13, 2017
• Stephen F. Cohen: Russia Is Preparing for the Possibility US Will Start a War - Russia Insider, April 13, 2017
• Dangerous Donald Trump risks plunging us into World War III - The Mirror, April 14, 2017
• Tillerson in Moscow: Is World War III Back on Track? - Michael Jabara Carley, Strategic Culture, April 14, 2017
• World Held Hostage by American Military Madness - Finian Cunningham, Sputnik, April 14, 2017

  It seems only a matter of time before the US finally triggers a war with any number of foreign states that it designates as "enemies" – North Korea, Syria, Iran, Russia or China.

• Trump Won’t Be Cancelling World War 3 After All - StormCloudsGathering via Global Research, April 14, 2017
• The American Government’s Secret Plan for Surviving the End of the World - Marc Ambinder, Foreign Policy, April 14, 2017

  Newly declassified CIA files offer a glimpse of the playbook the Trump administration will reach for if it stumbles into a nuclear war.

• Could World War 3 really happen? How nuclear weapons and chemical warfare could lead to the Apocalypse - The Sun, April 14, 2017

  Some claim that global conflict is closer than ever before.

• Morbid fascination or genuine distress? Google searches for ‘World War 3’ at record high - RT, April 14, 2017
• Nuclear War Is As Great A Threat As Ever, And The Elites Are Playing Games With Our Lives - Caitlin Johnstone, April 15, 2017
• Nuclear experts speak on the dangers of war between the US and Russia - Bryan Dyne and Barry Grey, WSWS, April 15, 2017
• World War III? China says it's possible as standoff between Donald Trump and North Korea rises - Economic Times, April 15, 2017
• China Warns ‘World War 3 Imminent’ - Kashmir Observer, April 15, 2017
• Google Searches For ‘World War 3’ And ‘Trump War’ Hit All Time High - Lee Moran, Huffington Post, April 15, 2017
• World War 3: Nuke war will explode on ‘THIS’ date - and it’s just DAYS away - Nicholas Bieber, Daily Star, April 16, 2017

  A "MESSENGER of God" who accurately predicted the major events leading up to World War 3 has sensationally revealed the exact day war will begin.

• 'EVERYBODY in the world will die' Shock US and Russia nuclear war warning - Joshua Nevett, Daily Star, April 19, 2017
• Feds to Conduct "Operation Gotham Shield" Simulating 10kt Nuke Detonation over NYC/NJ Next Mon. & Tues.! - SuperStation95, April 19, 2017
• American Media Are Getting People at Home Ready for War With North Korea - Matt Novak, Gizmodo, April 25, 2017
•  Mounting Incitements to War With Russia - Stephen F. Cohen, The Nation, April 26, 2017

  Villainizing the Kremlin—without much evidence—for crises from Washington and Europe to Syria, Ukraine, and Afghanistan is increasing the possibility of a US-Russian war.

• Запад обвиняет Россию во всех мировых проблемах - Герасимов (The West accuses Russia of all the world's problems - Gerasimov) - Zvezda, April 26, 2017
• US missile shield aims to cover sudden nuclear strike against Russia – General Staff - RT, April 27, 2017
• Washington Plans to Nuke Russia and China - Paul Craig Roberts, April 27, 2017
• Russia v USA: Global Nuclear Showdown (2017) - Binkov's Battlegrounds, April 30, 2017

May 2017

• More Evidence that Washington Is Criminally Insane - Eric Zuesse, May 3, 2017

  America’s Top Scientists Confirm: U.S. Goal Now Is to Conquer Russia

• World War 3 fears as US General requests more troops in Europe for showdown with Russia - Daily Star, May 3, 2017

  General Curtis Scaparrotti requested more US troops being deployed to the frontier with Russia to fend off any moves by Vladimir Putin.

• Putin Warns Against WW3 - Brother Nathanael, May 14, 2017 (video)
• Gorbachev Warns of Growing Danger - Rick Sterling, Consortiumnews, May 15, 2017
• Is the U.S. Military Preparing for War? - Dan Goure, The National Interest, May 15, 2017
• How Russia Became “Our Adversary” Again - Paul Street, CounterPunch, May 19, 2017
• Russian Lawmaker: We Would Use Nukes if US or NATO Enters Crimea - Patrick Tucker, Defense One, May 28, 2017

June 2017

• WW3 is on the horizon. Turkey set to approve “fast-track” deployment of troops to Qatar - Alex Christoforou, The Duran, June 7, 2017
• ‘Nobody would survive’: Putin to Oliver Stone on ‘hot war’ between Russia & US - RT, June 7, 2017
• If Russia Wasn't Armed With Nukes, 'We Would Be Facing Another War' - Sputnik, June 21, 2017
• Here's how an air war between Russia and the US in Syria would go down - Alex Lockie, Business Insider, June 23, 2017
• Business Insider says this is what would happen if US and Russia engaged in Syria air war… - Alex Christoforou, The Duran, June 24, 2017
• Trump Plays Nuclear ‘Chicken’ with Putin over Syria - Eric Zuesse, Al Masdar News, June 28,2017
• A major war in the Middle East is now more likely than ever - Shahir Shahidsaless, Middle East Eye, June 26, 2017
• Russian military 'harassed' US-flagged merchant ship in the Baltic ahead of exercises - David B. Larter, Defense News, June 27, 2017

July 2017

• Here Are 5 Ways the Unthinkable Could Happen: A Nuclear War - Tom Nichols, The National Interest, July 13, 2017
• Are Russia and America Headed for a Showdown? - George Beebe, The National Interest, July 24, 2017
• The Operation Barbarossa II File: But Who Will Prosecute? - Christopher Black, New Eastern Outlook, July 28, 2017
• Putin Herded the US Into an Impasse which There Is No Escape - Alexander Khaldei, cont.ws via Stalker Zone, July 29, 2017

  Well-written and essentially correct political journo piece explaining why an orange revolution in Russia is not going to happen (written for those who might think it might)

• War is Peace: US Deploys New Form of Hybrid Aggression in Ukraine Against Russia - Sputnik, July 31, 2017

August 2017

August 2017 market watch

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• Without Debate, Conformist Politicians Ramp Up The New Cold War - Michael Tracey, August 1, 2017
• Why US Sanctions Bill is the Last Straw for Russia, Iran, North Korea - Ekaterina Blinova interviews Gilbert Mercier, Sputnik, August 1, 2017
• Russia’s Military Drills Near NATO Border Raise Fears of Aggression - The New York Times, August 1, 2017

  American military officials are concerned that Russia will use the maneuvers as a pretext to increase its presence in Belarus, which borders three NATO allies.

  • Belarus official and MP Sergey Gaidukevich rejected that there is a cause of concern; it is also pointed out that maneuvers are used as a pretext to double the number of US planes in Lithuania and to deploy a company of US servicemen in each of the Baltic states during the maneuvers.
  • Mike Pence'S Baltics Visit Prompts Hope Nato Will Double Jet Deployment During Russia War Game - Newsweek, 31 July, 2017
  • US to beef up military presence in Lithuania as Russia and Belarus team up for drills - TASS, 31 July, 2017
• The U.S. Military vs. Russia and China: Who Would Win World War 3? - Robert Farley, The National Interest, August 2, 2017
• How the World May End - John Pilger, Consortiumnews, August 4, 2017
• U.S. Military Wants World War Games to Compete With Russia - Tom O’Connor, Newsweek, August 4, 2017
• If America Was Trying to Start a World War, This Is How It Would Happen - Darius Shahtahmasebi, The Anti-Media, August 8, 2017
• This is what nuclear war with America and North Korea would look like - Isabel Reynolds, Enda Curran. The Independent, August 9, 2017
• How to prepare for World War Three and what to do if there's a nuclear attack - the official survival guide - Jon Lockett, The Sun, August 9, 2017
• We're all about to die in a third world war caused by Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un – but at least it has comedy value - Mark Steel, The Independent, August 10, 2017
• The last resort: How a US strike on North Korea could play out - Zachary Cohen, CNN, August 11, 2017
• Location, location, radiation Warren Lewis, proprty reporter, August 11, 2017
• The Simulator Training Marines for World War III With Russia - Daily Beast, August 12, 2017
• NATO ‘s War Crimes: The Crime of Propaganda - Christopher Black, NEO Journal, August 14, 2017
• The Neocons Are Pushing the USA and the Rest of the World Towards a Dangerous Crisis - The Saker, Unz review, August 18, 2017
• Russia's Nuclear Shield: From World's First ICBM to 'Dead Hand' System - Sputnik, August 21, 2017
• SHOCK CLAIM: China and Russia taking over from west because ‘they are aided by aliens’ - Jon Austin, Express, August 28, 2017
• 'Americans Preparing for War': Why US Testing B61-12 Nuclear Bomb - Sputnik, August 30, 2017

September 2017

• UN head warns Korean crisis could spiral into world war - James Cogan, WSWS, September 7, 2017
• U.S. Congress and Media Push for War Against Russia - Eric Zuesse, Washintonsblog, September 8, 2017
• Beating The Drum For A “Good” Nuclear War With North Korea - Whitney Webb, Mint Press, September 9, 2017
• Time to prepare for the worst in North Korea - Jia Qingguo, East Asia Forum, September 11, 2017
• Syrian, Russian regimes attacked SDF - ANHA, September 16, 2017

  DEIR EZ-ZOR - Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) were exposed to an attack near al-Sinaa area eastern of the Euphrates River by the Syrian and Russian regimes’ warplanes.

• The Risk of Nuclear War with North Korea - Evan Osnos, The New Yorker, September 18, 2017
• The Silence of the Doves - Why is there no mainstream opposition to the new Cold War? - Stephen F. Cohen, The Nation, September 20, 2017
• US Generals: We Can Win WW3, and We Want You to Pay (a Lot) For It - Phil Butler, Russia Insider, September 20, 2017
• WATCH: Morgan Freeman Just Endorsed Neocon Plan for WW3, and the Left is Loving It - Jay Syrmopoulos, The Free Thought Project, September 20, 2017
• Syria - Russia Accusing U.S. Of Attacks, Abduction Attempts, Team-play With Al-Qaeda - Moon of Alabama, September 21, 2017
• Who are the 5 people on Advisory Board behind Morgan Freeman “We are at War with Russia” video? - Alex Christoforou, The Duran, September 21, 2017

  The “Committee to Investigate Russia” is the crystallization of the neo-liberal left merging with the neoconservative right, united by one common goal…war with Russia.

• Russian special forces repel a US-planned attack in Syria, denounce the USA and issue a stark warning - The Saker, September 21, 2017
• Russia threatens to retaliate against US forces in Syria - Henry Austin, The Independent, September 21, 2017
• Internet censorship and government war plans - Andre Damon, WSWS, September 21, 2017
• US – Russian Clash in Syria Changes the Game - Tom Luongo, September 22, 2017 (mirror on Russia Insider)
• Why Trump’s Tweet Signals Nuclear End-Game - Tom Luongo, September 24, 2017
• Dramatic Details Emerge of Russian Pounding of 'Provocations of US Forces' in Syria (Russian TV) - Michael Bateman, Russia Insider, September 24, 2017
• Uncle Sam vs. Russia in Syria: The Nightmare Scenario - Mike Whitney. Russia Insider, September 24, 2017
• CONFIRMED: ISIS, the United States and SDF unite on the battle field against Syria and Russia - Adam Garrie, The Duran, September 24, 2017

  The Russian Defense Minsitry has released photos showing ISIS, the SDF and US special forces working side-by-side on the battlefield in Dier ez-Zor, Syria.

• Russian lieutenant-general killed in ISIS shelling near Deir ez-Zor, Syria - MoD - RT, September 24, 2017
• Very dangerous escalation in Syria - The Saker, September 25, 2017
• Moscow Concerned With US Assumptions of Clashes With Russia - Sputnik, September 26, 2017
• Do Liberal Democrats Want War With Russia? - Stephen F. Cohen, The Nation, September 27, 2017
• Russia's Stand-Off Capability: The 800 Pound Gorilla in Syria - Andrei Martyanov, Unz Review, September 27, 2017
• North Korea-US war now 'a real possibility', warns influential Rusi think tank - Harry Cockburn, The Independent, September 28, 2017

October 2017

• A Hypothetical Nuclear Attack on Seoul and Tokyo: The Human Cost of War on the Korean Peninsula - Michael J. Zagurek Jr., 38 North, October 4, 2017
• Bob Corker: Trump treats presidency like 'a reality show,' could send US 'on the path to World War III' - Kyle Feldscher, Washington Examiner, October 8, 2017
• Senior Republican says Trump is steering US towards World War III - RT, October 9, 2017

(Response mentions re-election non-endorsement of the senior republican).

• US Defence Secretary Calls on Military to be “Ready” for War Against North Korea. “There are No Risk Free Options” - Peter Symonds, 'World Socialist Web Site, October 10, 2017 (mirror)
• US army chief urges greater “combat readiness” for war with North Korea - Peter Symonds, 'World Socialist Web Site, October 11, 2017
• Trump Wanted Tenfold Increase in Nuclear Arsenal, Surprising Military - NBC News, October 11, 2017
• “I Hate Everyone in the White House!”: Trump Seethes as Advisers Fear the President Is “Unraveling” - Gabriel Sherman, Vanity Fair, October 11, 2017

  One former official even speculated that Kelly and Secretary of Defense James Mattis have discussed what they would do in the event Trump ordered a nuclear first strike. “Would they tackle him?”

• 'NATO tanks in Poland: an expert told how Russia will protect Smolensk and Kaliningrad' - RIAFAN, October 12, 2017
• The New Cold War Is Already More Dangerous Than Was Its Predecessor - Stephen F. Cohen, The Nation, October 11, 2017
• SDF To Gain Control Over Eastern Bank Of Euphrates As Result Of Unprecedented Deal With ISIS – SOHR - SouthFront, October 22, 2017
• Looming Nuke Alert a ‘Major Escalation of US Nuclear War Readiness’ - Sputnik, October 24, 2017
• Trump: US “totally prepared” for war with North Korea - Peter Symonds, 'World Socialist Web Site, October 26, 2017
• World War 3 fears as INDIA wades into North Korea row - relations at breaking point - Daily Express, October 28, 2017

November 2017

NATO ENHANCED FORWARD PRESENCE

Putin is preparing for World War 3

• Russia and America Are Conducting Massive Nuclear Exercises (and No One Cares) - Lyle J. Goldstein, The National Interest, November 9, 2017
• War with Russia: Two Great American Myths - The Saker, November 11, 2017
• Russia is stronger than Europe, US State Dept says in new 'Russian aggression' pitch - RT, November 17, 2017
• Is a military coup against Trump in the cards? - Finian Cunningham, RT, November 17, 2017
• Saudi Arabia Setting Preconditions for War with Hezbollah - The Saker, Unz Review, November 17, 2017
• U.S. War With Russia and China More Likely as World Power Shifts From West to East, NATO Says - Tom O'Connor, Newsweek, November 17, 2017
• U.S. nuclear general says would resist 'illegal' Trump strike order - Reuters Staff, November 18, 2017
• Putin orders Russian companies to be ready for urgent transition to war-time operations - RT, November 22, 2017
• 1.5 Million Dead: This Is What Would Happen If America Nuked North Korea's Capitol - Daniel R. DePetris, The National Interest, November 9, 2017
• Susan Sarandon: ‘I thought Hillary was very dangerous. If she'd won, we'd be at war’ - The Guardian, November 26, 2017

December 2017

• Progress Report on the US-Russian War - The Saker, Unz Review, December 1, 2017

  This war is, at least for the time being, roughly 80% informational, 15% economic and 5% kinetic.

• Little Rocket Man’s Risky Game - Patrick J. Buchanan, December 1, 2017
• Former U.S. Defense Secretary Explains Why Nuclear Holocaust Is Now Likely – but still can’t help being economic with truth about causes - Eric Zuesse, OffGuardian, December 4, 2017
• Chinese Media Advises Locals On N. Korea Border How To Survive Nuclear War - South Front, December 6, 2017
• The Coming War on China - Christopher Hird, producer, Al Jazeera, December 6, 2017

  Journalist John Pilger on how the world's greatest military power, the US, may well be on the road to war with China.

• This Is How Nuclear War With North Korea Would Unfold - Jeffrey Lewis, The Washington Post, December 11, 2017 (mirror)
• These 8 Places Around The World Are Actively Preparing For Nuclear War - ZeroHedge, December 9, 2017
• Pentagon Now Openly Threatens to Shoot Down Russian Jets Over Eastern Syria - Marko Marjanović, December 10, 2017
• Is the United States on the brink of nuclear war? Andre Damon, WSWS, December 11, 2017
• Putin is preparing for World War III—is Trump? - Owen Matthews, Newsweek, December 14, 2017
• "China Should Prepare For Nuclear Conflict": Beijing Warned To Be Ready As War On Korean Peninsula "Possible At Any Time" - ZeroHedge, December 17, 2017
• The US to Attack North Korea Before March - James Rickards, Daily Reckoning, December 19, 2017 (+ spin by SHTFplan)
• Newsweek’s claim Putin is planning World War 3 is completely fake - Bryan MacDonald, RT, December 19, 2017
• Why Russians Think ‘America Is Waging War Against Russia’ - Stephen F. Cohen, The Nation, December 20, 2017
• Exclusive: US making plans for 'bloody nose’ military attack on North Korea - Ben Riley-Smith, Telegraph, December 20, 2017 (paywall)
  • America Preparing "Bloody Nose" Military Attack On North Korea: Telegraph - ZeroHedge, December 20, 2017
  • CONFIRMED: US ‘preparing to attack’ North Korea - Alexander Mercouris, The Duran, December 21, 2017
• Can The US Survive An EMP Attack? - ZeroHedge, December 22, 2017
• 'There's a war coming,' Marine Corps general warns US troops - Fox News, December 23, 2017

  At a Q&A session with the troops in the Norwegian Home Guard base near Trondheim, Neller said that the U.S. could shift its focus from the Middle East to Eastern Europe, citing Russia’s conflicts with Ukraine and Georgia as justification. He told the Marines that they should be prepared for a “big-ass fight” on the horizon.

• New US sanctions on Moscow would ‘make Cold War look like child’s play’ – top Russian banker - RT, December 24, 2017

  Widely expected in February, follows from the sanctions act adopted 6 months prior in July, 2016 (see e.g Sec. 241 - the House version).

• US DoD press release, December 28, 2017

  Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile: foreign military sales to Japan, Korea, Morocco, Poland, Indonesia, Romania, Spain, Turkey, Bahrain and Qatar.

• 2018 - War or No War? - The Saker, Unz Review, December 29, 2017
• Behind Korea, Iran & Russia Tensions: The Lurking Financial War - Alastair Crooke, Strategic Culture December 31, 2017

2018

January 2018

All mobile phones in Hawaii received this Emergency Alert at 8:07 am on January 13, 2018

• Trump Nuking North Korea Would “Make America Great Again”? - Andrew Korybko, Oriental Review, January 3, 2018
• The CDC Will Start Preparing Americans For Nuclear War - ZeroHedge, January 5, 2018
• Four Big Need To Know Takeaways From The Long Awaited US Nuclear Posture Review - Joseph Trevithick, The Drive, January 12, 2018
• ‘This is not a drill’: Hawaii gets ballistic missile alert ‘by mistake’ - RT, January 13, 2018
• Diplomacy Yes, but Pentagon Quietly Prepares for War on the Korean Peninsula - Sputnik, January 15, 2018
• Pentagon Suggests Countering Devastating Cyberattacks With Nuclear Arms - The New York Times, January 16, 2019 (archive)
• Russia Begins Massive ICBM Launch Drills - ZeroHedge, January 16, 2018
• The US military is preparing for a possible war against North Korea - Alex Ward, Vox, January 16, 2018
• Pentagon Document Confirms Existence of Russian Doomsday Torpedo - Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, January 16, 2018
• Pentagon Temporarily Deploys 3 Types Of Strategic Bombers To Guam - ZeroHedge, January 18, 2018
• Thinking the Unthinkable: Nuclear War with North Korea - Richard Bitzinger, Strategic Culture Foundation, January 18, 2018
• Cold War Mentality Belies Fear of Democratic World Order - Strategic Culture Foundation, January 19, 2018
• Calm Before the Storm - No Doubt Anymore That War is Brewing in the Donbass Again - Vesti News, January 23, 2018 (transcript)
• The American Bipartisan Policy Establishment Declares Its ‘Second Cold War’ vs. Russia After Years of Denying It - Stephen F. Cohen, The Nation, January 24, 2018
• ‘Total War’ Led by the U.S. and Russia’s Predicament over How to Respond - Gilbert Doctorow, January 25, 2018
• The US–Russia Relationship Is Likely to Deteriorate Further in 2018 - Mathieu Boulègue, Chatham House, January 25, 2018
• Doomsday: Why a War with Russia Would Go Nuclear (And Kill Billions of People) - Dave Majumdar, National Interest, January 25, 2018
• The Pentagon’s Plan for Never-Ending War - Robert L. Borosage, The Nation, January 25, 2018
• USAF Begins Massive GPS Blackouts In The Western US During Largest Ever Air War Drill - ZeroHedge, January 26, 2018
• Only Trump can restore America's ability to win a nuclear war - Robert R. Monroe, The Hill, January 26, 2018
• Russiagate Isn’t About Trump, And It Isn’t Even Ultimately About Russia - Caitlin Johnstone, January 28, 2018
• Nuclear Posture Review: Sliding Towards Nuclear War? - Paul Rogers, Oxford Research Group, January 30, 2018
• Did Russiagate Just Escalate Ukraine's War? - The Real News, December 30, 2017
• The Pentagon is planning for war with China and Russia — can it handle both? - Aaron Mehta, Defense News, January 31, 2018

February 2018

See also US airstrike on ISIS Hunters, February 7, 2018

• ‘They’re coming after us’: Maxine Waters says Russia, China & N. Korea ganging up on US - RT, February 1, 2018
• Can the Impending Collapse of Russiagate Halt the Slide Toward a Nuclear 1914? - James George Jatras, Strategic Culture, February 2, 2018
• Who Let Dr. Strangelove Write the Pentagon’s Nuclear Posture Review? - Julia Conley, Antimedia, February 3, 2018
• In 2014, Russian Opposition Leader Vladimir Zhirinovsky Foretold How Russia Ought To Respond To America’s New Nuclear Doctrine - Adam Garrie, Eurasia Future, February 3, 2018

  Zhirinovsky role is clownade on the side of the government -this is apparent from watching video and reactions. Russian alliances in the Asia/East go back to the Golden Horde, Russian princes under it, but with no warm memories. Russian elites and reformers are pro-Western mentally, including current rulers, however obviously a big rift with the West recently developed. So far, still attempts to mend this. Asian and Islamic alliances, not too natural mentally/culturally, but pushed into by Western positions (insincerity/rejection too), on potentially apocalyptic tracks (religious prophecies-wise, and maybe even for real, if extreme Islamism is enabled by modern weapons) . So far, mostly clownade in this source, obvious by reaction --Resup (talk) 03:59, 4 February 2018 (UTC)

• The Increasing Likelihood Of Nuclear War Should Straighten Out All Our Priorities - Caitlin Johnstone, February 4, 2018
• American hysteria over Russia will lead to nuclear war, according to report - Seraphim Hanisch, The Duran, February 7, 2018
• CONFIRMED: US admits ‘unipolar moment’ is over. Full analysis of US Nuclear Posture Review - Alexander Mercouris, The Duran, February 8, 2018
• US Scrambles Firepower to Defend SDF Against Pro-Assad Forces -Military.com, February 8, 2018

  "At the start of the unprovoked attack on Syrian Democratic Forces and coalition advisers, coalition aircraft, including F-22A Raptors and MQ-9B Reapers, were overhead providing protective overwatch, defensive counter air and [intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance] support as they have 24/7 throughout the fight to defeat ISIS," Air Forces Central Command spokesman Lt. Col. Damien Pickart told Military.com. "Following a call for support from Air Force Joint Terminal Attack Controllers, a variety of joint aircraft and ground-based artillery responded in defense of our SDF partners, including F-15E Strike Eagles" (see also February, 27 entry).

• US Nuclear Doctrine Threatens War Against 'Any Rival Challenging US World Order' - Sputnik, February 10, 2018
• US intel chief says risk of global conflict highest since Cold War - CNN, February 13, 2018 (+RT)
• Military Conflict Between East and West Has Never Been Closer - John Wight, Sputnik, February 14, 2018
• China and Russia ‘preparing for war with West’ - Elliott Goat, The Week, February 16, 2018
• Viewpoint: Chemical weapons ‘threat to West’ - Hamish de Bretton-Gordon, BBC February 16, 2018

  "In the new "Cold War" with Russia, Nato must be prepared for chemical weapon usage. Though Russia and the US have destroyed their chemical stocks, they still maintain the capability to produce new ones, and there is speculation that research has been done on new super chemicals many times more potent than nerve agents like Sarin and VX."

• The US is Executing a Global War Plan - Finian Cunningham, Strategic Culture, February 18, 2018
• 'US show of force sends Russia a message in Black Sea' -by Ryan Browne, CNN, February 20, 2018
  • «Решили дразнить Москву красной тряпкой»: к чему может привести усиление группировки ВМС США в Чёрном море ("They decided to tease Moscow with a red rag": what could result from the strengthening of the US Navy forces in the Black Sea) - Valeria Maslova, Anastasia Rumyantseva, RT, February 20, 2018
• How Donald Trump’s Policies Have Brought Us to the Brink of World War 3 - antimedia, February 21, 2018
• Trump: If North Korea Doesn’t Obey Me, I Might Punish the Whole World - Eric Levitz, New York, February 23, 2018
• Britain Officially Prepares Now for War Against Russia - Eric Zuesse, Strategic Culture, February 25, 2018
• Russia’s Su-57 stealth fighter is about to meet the US F-22 over Syria - Jamie Seidel, News Corp Australia Network, February 27, 2018

  There seems to be an on-going confusion here But tensions were ratcheted up a notch just last week when two F-22’s repeatedly intercepted Russian aircraft crossing the Euphrates ‘deconfliction line’. The aggressive probes came after a clash between US forces and Moscow-backed mercenaries. The mercenaries were reportedly ‘wiped out’ . There is a similar story-line here, about an after Feb. 7 event, adding that According to defense officials who spoke to CNN, a Russian SU-34 jet was also involved in the incident, which lasted “several minutes.” . However, this appears to refer to December, 2017 encounter, with SU-35 on the Russian side. According to Russian sources, it was F-22 who were chased out. Either way, it underscores that the things are not ideal. --23:36, 27 February 2018 (UTC)

  Or may be there was a post-Feb 7 encounter? Another weird lunacy, ZhUOZ broadcasted unusual high priority messages on February 13, in a different format (and somewhere said to be from a different transmitter) than usual ones. It starts with 'Air!' (which can be like achtung! attention!), followed by a speedy input, transcribed in comments on this video (with one error. Razhka is likely Rozhka, with either one grammatically impossible, unless it is a proper name. There is a river in Russia called Rozhka) --Resup (talk) 00:03, 28 February 2018 (UTC)

• Lavrov: 'US is preparing the European Armed Forces for the use of tactical nuclear weapons against Russia' -TASS, February 28, 2018
• Addressing Fears About the Nuclear Posture Review and Limited Nuclear Use - War on the Rocks - Frank Miller, War on the Rocks, February 28, 2018

March 2018

See also Russia's doomsday weapons and Poisoning of Sergei Skripal

• Putin on new US nuclear stance: If attacked, Russia will use nukes - RT, March 1, 2018
• ‘Listen to us now’: Putin unveils new Russian nuclear arsenal - RT, March 1, 2018
• Endgame Russia: NATO Sprawl Invades Eastern Europe, No More Illusions - Robert Bridge, Russia Insider, March 1, 2018
• How the US Establishment Lies Through Its Teeth, for War Against Russia - Eric Zuesse, The Duran, March 6, 2018
• Nuclear Weapons and Great Power Politics Are Here to Stay - Federico Pieraccini, Strategic Culture, March 6, 2018
• Army document: US strategy to ‘dethrone’ Putin for oil pipelines might provoke WW3 - Nafeez Ahmed, INSURGE intelligence, March 8, 2018 (mirror)
• War With Russia? Is This Really What They Want? - John Wight, Sputnik, March 9, 2018
• Russia Refrained From War Against Turkey in 2015 – In 2018 the US Threatens War With Syria and the UK Threatens War With Russia - Adam Garrie, Eurasia Future, March 12, 2018
• US planning missile and bombing raid against Damascus — top brass - TASS, March 13, 2018
• Lavrov warns of ‘grave consequences’ of US new strike against Syria - TASS, March 13, 2018
• Russia Says it Will Attack U.S. Military if Trump Strikes Syria Again - Tom O’Connor, Newsweek, March 13, 2018 (mirror)
• Russia Threatens Military Action Against US If Washington Strikes Syria - ZeroHedge, March 13, 2018
• Russia to Britain: ‘don’t give 24 hour ultimatums to a nuclear power’ - Alexander Mercouris, The Duran, March 13, 2018
• World War 3 Is Approaching - Paul Craig Roberts, March 13, 2018 (ZeroHedge)

  Every time Russia fails to finish the job, as in Syria and Ukraine, Russia does not win Washington’s friendship, but extends to Washington yet another run at prevailing in the conflict that Washington initiated. Washington will not slack off until Washington is halted in its track, something that Russia does not seem willing to do. Consequently, Washington continues to drive the world to nuclear war.

• Russian Government Cyber Activity Targeting Energy and Other Critical Infrastructure Sectors - US-CERT, March 15, 2018
• US accuses Russia of cyber-attack on energy sector and imposes new sanctions - Julian Borger, The Guardian, March 15, 2018

  Note, that the Nuclear Posture Review and the Strategic Nuclear Policy recently published by the US government state that cyber attacks such as the ones described above justify a nuclear weapon response.

• Britain’s war chest REVEALED: May’s missiles and ships ready to take on Putin - Express, March 15, 2018
• WW3? the U.S. Threatens to Bomb Syria While Putin Promises to Retaliate - Mike Whitney, Unz Review, March 15, 2018
• No Cards Left to Play but the Threat of Armageddon - Glen Ford, Truthdig, March 15, 2018
• Why at Least Two Nuclear Super-Powers Are Essential - Eric Zuesse, Strategic Culture, March 16, 2018
• Deployment of British Troops and TANKS to US/NATO Base in Al Tanf, Syria - WAR PREPS - Hal Turner Radio Show, March 16, 2018
• Theresa May prepared to use nuclear weapons against Russia - Daily Star, March 16, 2018
• May warns Russia UK 'will never tolerate a threat to the life of British citizens' - The Independent, March 17, 2018
• Official Washington flocking to Doomsday Camps - Paul Bedard, Washington Examiner, March 19, 2018
• A World War Might Sound Crazy, but It Could Be America’s Last Act of Desperation - Darius Shahtahmasebi, Anti Media, March 19, 2018 (ZeroHedge)
• Britain’s ultimatum to Russia BACKFIRES, NATO and EU allies reject demands for action on Skripal - Alexander Mercouris, The Duran, March 22, 2018
• A Truly Historical Month for the Future of Our Planet - The Saker, Unz Review, March 23, 2018
• We Are One False Flag Event Away From World War 3 - Caitlin Johnstone, March 25, 2018
• Bolton Means Another War for Israel is Coming - Philip Giraldi, American Herald Tribune, March 26, 2018
• What happened to the West I was born in?! - The Saker, March 26, 2018
• WW3 is Now Closer Than at Any Time Since the Cuban Missile Crisis – Analyst - Sputnik, March 27, 2018
• U.S. War With Russia Would Leave American Forces With No Air Support in Europe for Weeks, Expert Warns - David Brennan, Newsweek, March 27, 2018
• Russia Warns West Risks "Hot War" After Mass Expulsion Of Diplomats - ZeroHedge, March 28, 2018
• Elijah Magnier - How Syria Challenges The Unipolar Order - Moon of Alabama, March 28, 2018
• 3 Recent Events That Could Send the US Hurtling Toward World War III - Daisy Luther. The Organic Prepper blog, March 28, 2018 (ZeroHedge)
• Don't worry, the US would win a nuclear war with Russia - Tom Rogan, Washington Examiner, March 30, 2018

April 2018

See also Alleged Chemical Attack, April 7, 2018‎ and U.S. missile strike on Syria (2018)

• U.S. and Russia Making Preparations for World War III - Eric Zuesse, Washington's Blog, April 1, 2018
• The Warm War: Russiamania at the Boiling Point - Jim Kavanagh, CounterPunch, April 2, 2018
• 'Last WAR in history of MANKIND' Russia general warns world heading for COLOSSAL conflict - Express, April 3, 2018
• The Pentagon Is Planning a Three-Front ‘Long War’ Against China and Russia - Michael T. Klare, Mint Press, April 5, 2018
• The Road to World War III - Anatoly Karlin, Unz Review, April 12, 2018
• World War III: Are We Being Manipulated Into a Fight We Can’t Win? - Daisy Luther, The Organic Prepper, Aprli 18, 2018

  Everyone is talking about World War III right now,...

• Did the West Just Lose World War III by Forfeit? - James George Jartas, Strategic Culture, April 20, 2018
• Russian Missile Tech has Made America's Trillion Dollar Navy Obsolete - Dmitry Orlov, Russia Insider April 21, 2018 (mirror)
• SITREP: A false flag attack on a USN ship next? - Nick for The Saker, April 21, 2018
• A Furtive Glance at the US’s Ongoing War Preparations Against Russia - Arkady Savitsky, Strategic Culture, April 24, 2018 (mirror)
• Operation Barbarossa II Update: The Battle Will be Everywhere Christopher Black, New Eastern Outlook, April 27, 2018
• The Syrian Crisis Escalates - Paul Craig Roberts, April 30, 2018 (mirror)

May 2018

• Special Service’s Agent: Attack On Russia is Being Prepared - Andrey Afanasyev, OffGuardian, May 20, 2018

June 2018

• How and why the U.S. Government Perpetrated the 2014 Coup in Ukraine - Eric Zuesse, Strategic Culture, June 3, 2018
• 18,000 troops begin US Army-led Saber Strike in eastern Europe - The Defense Post, June 3, 2018
• U.S. pushes NATO to ready more forces to deter Russian threat - Reuters, June 5, 2018
• NATO Sabre Strike Exercise: Scaring Russia with Multiple War Games of Unparalleled Scale - Alex Gorka, Strategic Culture, June 6, 2018
• Is NATO Pushing Russia Towards Retaliation? - Ted Galen Carpenter, The National Interest, June 15, 2018
• NATO, Germany build up for war against Russia - Gregor Link, WSWS, June 18, 2018 (mirror)
• Operation Barbarossa II: The Wurlitzer of War Plays On - Christopher Black, New Eastern Outlook, June 19, 2018
• The United States Is Pushing Toward War With China - Michael T. Klare, The Nation, June 19, 2018
• The battle of Daraa is happening: al-Ridwan, Hezbollah's special forces will participate. - Elijah J. Magnier, June 19, 2018

  Russia has bigger plans in the Levant: during my visit to the city of Palmyra and its surroundings, the presence of thousands of Russian troops is striking, indicating that Moscow is sending new infantry and special forces in very large numbers. This large presence has not been announced.

• Syria - Damascus And Its Allies Prepare To Remove U.S. Forces From Al-Tanf - Moon of Alabama, June 22, 2018
• As NATO chief pleads for alliance unity, MoD ministers warn ‘Russia is preparing for war’ (VIDEO) - RT, June 21, 2018
• War Council: Historic Meeting of MoD in Sevastopol to Begin Planning for Russia’s Imminent Defense - Vesti News, June 22, 2018 (video)

July 2018

• This tiny European country is already prepping for WWIII - New York Post, July 23, 2018

• @nukestrat (occurred 25 July, 2018):

  Meteor explodes with 2.1 kilotons force 43 km above missile early warning radar at Thule Air Base. We’re still here, so they correctly concluded it was not a Russian first strike. There are nearly 2,000 nukes on alert, ready to launch.

• Nuclear-powered attack submarine Tomsk has launched a cruise missile on the Okhotsk Sea -RU MoD, 23 July, 2018

  Compare with Ракеты «Бала» и «Москита» уничтожают корабли «врага» в Крыму: кадры удара -TV Zvezda, 9 September, 2016. Plausible user comments, 'Malakhit' launch, inert missile strike on a ship, then parachuted FAB air-bomb strikes

August 2018

Americans are not worried about WW3

• Moscow aware of NATO's plans to attack Russia - Dmitry Sudakov, Pravda Report, August 1, 2018
• Washington’s Silent Weapon for Not-so-quiet Wars. “A World Full of Dollars”, A 2019 Global Economic Crisis - F. William Engdahl, Global Research, August 21, 2018
• One Minute To Midnight: Latest US Sanctions Propel Nations Towards Risk Of War - Martin Sieff, The Strategic Culture Foundation, August 21, 2018
• The U.S. Can’t Bring Russia ‘to Its Knees’ - At least not without setting off a global energy and financial crisis. - Leonid Bershidsky, Bloomberg, August 23, 2018

  As the U.S. begins to consider an all-out economic war, the two strategic questions it needs to answer are: what it is willing to pay to extract any concessions from the Putin government at all, and how long it is prepared to wait.

• Russian lawmaker suggests deploying nuclear weapons in Syria to respond to US sanctions - TASS, August 24, 2018
• The US Government Is Updating Its Nuclear Disaster Plans And They Are Truly Terrifying - Buzzfeed, August 24, 2018
• Britain Prepares for War Against Russia - Brian Cloughley, Strategic Culture, August 26, 2018
• On how an actual US-Russia clash is not a good idea -Talk:U.S. missile strike on Syria, August 27, 2018
• Russia's "Nuclear Combat" War Games Largest In Nearly 40 Years - ZeroHedge, August 28, 2018
• Asymmetric Financial War And Radical US Leverage – What Will It Bring? - ZeroHedge, August 28, 2018
• Zhirinovsky: Armed Conflict With America is Inevitable! The Reign of the Eternal Anglo is Over! - Vesti News, August 31, 2018
• Provocations Have A History of Escalating Into War - Paul Craig Roberts, Unz Review, August 31, 2018

September 2018

• Who Is Instigating Hot War Between NATO And Russia? - South Front, September 5, 2018
• Bismarck, the United States and the Pomeranian Grenadier - Martin Sieff, Strategic Culture, September 5, 2018
• TEXAS: THIS IS THE MOMENT, Putin’s Three Front War – Donbass, Syria And Against Russian Atlanticists - Russell Bentley, Fort Russ, September 9, 2018

  Noted: There are inaccuracies, with 'Putin fighting Atlanticists' being a major one. In fact Putin is the leader of a presently dominant version of Atlanticism in Russia. (For illustration, compare this with Deripaska reported involvement with attempted rescue of a CIA agent; and his non-adversarial contacts with Steele and Ohr, in 2015; Putin's comments on possibility of joining NATO made in 2000; etc. ) On substance, the difference between the dominant group and Navalnyi is limited to the issues of anti-corruption +elections. Navalnyi in essence is advocating copying Western legal system, while present elites need enough leeway to keep control to themselves. Otherwise they share Western/globalist-type approach; and differ as a matter of rivalry and by degree of Western dependence. Medvedev is not an opponent of Putin, he is his long term trusted team member. While the group around Strelkov (he is not alone) advocates (not well defined) nationalistic /non-globalist/Russia-centric approach, of the sort of industrial reconstruction, non-oil based economic (+ military) revival, and return to a Russian value system, from the present Western-borrowed, money-centric one. --Resup (talk) 15:41, 9 September 2018 (UTC)

• Moscow Has Upped the Ante in Syria - Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity, September 9, 2018
• 'PREPARE FOR WAR' Rees-Mogg DEMANDS foreign aid cut to ensure military can TAKE ON Russia Express (UK), September 9, 2018
• Onko koko yhteiskuntamme varautunut sotaan? (Is the Finnish society prepared for war?) - Verkkouutiset, September 10, 2018
• The US’s Choice: WWIII or Saving Face in Syria - Tom Luongo, Strategic Culture, September 11, 2018
• Trump administration to send U.S. cellphones a test alert on Thursday - Reuters, September 15, 2018
• Air Force calls for 74 more squadrons to prepare for possibility of war against major power - Air Force Times, September 17, 2018
• Israel’s Failed Attempt to Start WWIII Is the Beginning of the End in Syria - Tom Luongo, Strategic Culture, September 19, 2018
• Eight NATO Air Forces to Fly to Ukraine for Massive Drill - Sputnik, September 20, 2018

October 2018

• World War 3 Reporting Escalates - Moon of Alabama, October 2, 2018
• US Switching to Ukraine as Location to Start World War III Against Russia - Eric Zuesse, Strategic Culture, October 2, 2018
• US Openly Threatens Russia with War: Goodbye Diplomacy, Hello Stone Age - Peter Korzun, Strategic Culture, October 4, 2018
• CIA Democrats call for aggression against Russia, run pro-war campaigns in 2018 congressional races - Patrick Martin, WSWS, October 3, 2018
• US-Russia tensions threaten nuclear arms curbs, says Moscow -Financial Times, October 10, 2018

  Ryabkov: “We do not believe that the broader west . . . are friends with us. Rather, we see the west as an adversary that acts to undermine Russia’s positions and Russia's perspective for normal development,” “So why should we care so much about our standing among adversaries?”

• Pentagon report points to US preparations for total war - Andre Damon, WSWS, October 11, 2018
• Why today’s troops fear a new war is coming soon - Military Times, October 16, 2018
• Almost Half Of Active U.S. Military Troops Believes Large-Scale War Is Coming Soon - South Front, October 18, 2018
• "Big-Ass Fight On The Horizon": Nearly Half Of All U.S. Troops Think Major War Is Coming - ZeroHedge, October 19, 2018
• Apocalypse in 2019: Is Russia-US war possible? - RT, October 19, 2018
• Trump to tell Russia U.S. is pulling out of nuclear forces treaty - The Washington Times, October 19, 2018
• Shocking Anakonda 2018 exercise’s scenario - militaryinternational, October 24, 2018
• War Preparations: US Air Force In Europe Receives Largest Ammo Shipment Since Bombing Of Yugoslavia - South Front, October 26, 2018
• Yes, Russia is getting ready for war – in case US attacks, diplomat tells UN - RT, October 27, 2018
• Russia And China Are Apparently Both Under The Impression That War With The United States Is Coming… - Michael Snyder, The American Dream, October 28, 2018
• Can Russia Invade Europe? - The Infographics Show, October 31, 2018 (video)

2019

February 2019

• US accuses China of preparing for WWIII: What you’re not being told - Darius Shahtahmasebi, RT, February 8, 2019
• Chief Of US Navy Calls For Striking First Against Russia (Video) - Tom Winter, Fort Russ, February 9, 2019
• Britain’s Gavin Williamson places Russia & China on notice, I'm not joking - John Wight, RT, February 11, 2019
• Who Gains from Turning Europe into a Potential Nuclear Battlefield? - Tony Cartalucci, NEO Journal, February 20, 2019
• Could the Ukraine Conflict be the Start of WW3? Here’s the Background on This Brewing Crisis - Brandon Turbeville, The Organic Prepper, February 22, 2019

March 2019

• Calling Dr. Strangelove: The threat of nuclear war cannot prevent World War III forever - Robert Bridge, RT, March 7, 2019
• The US has been getting 'its ass handed to it' in war games simulating fights against Russia and China - Business Insider, March 8, 2019
• Top Russian MP compares Trump to Hitler, warns of new war - RT, March 11, 2019
• The Cold War Ides of March - US Cold Warriors escalate toward actual war with Russia - Stephen F. Cohen, The Nation March 20, 2019
• U.S. Preparing For War With Russia In Europe - SouthFront, March 22, 2019
• US B-52 bomber tailed by Russian fighter plane over neutral waters of Baltic sea -RU MOD video, published March 23, 2019 (noted, video fragment and a mirror image). TASS: Su-27 twice in a day accompanied US bombers over the Baltic Sea, March 23, 2019.

April 2019

• Venezuela, a New Syria - Israel Shamir, Unz Review, April 2, 2019
• Poland's Former Army Chief Floats US Pre-Emptive Nuclear Strike On Russia - ZeroHedge, April 8, 2019
• Apache helicopters head to Estonia as deterrent to Russia ‘threat Irish Examiner, April 15, 2019
• The Army has a plan for China, and it’s bad news for JLTV and the Chinook - Aaron Mehta Defense News, April 17, 2019
• Rumors of War: Washington Is Looking for a Fight - Philip M. Giraldi, Strategic Culture, April 18, 2019
• Мировая война на пороге: пять верных признаков (World War on the threshold: five sure signs) - Alexander Neukropny, Репортёр, April 23, 2019
• The US Navy just sent Russia a powerful message —with 2 aircraft carriers - Ryan Pickrell, Business Insider, April 24, 2019
• Threat of nuclear war ‘dangerously close’, parliamentary report warns - Harry Cockburn, The Independent, April 24, 2019
• War on Iran & Calling America’s Bluff - Pepe Escobar, Consortium News, April 24, 2019
• None too soon, US readies to combat Beijing's South China Sea aggression - Joseph Bosco, The Hill, April 24, 2019

May 2019

• 'Urgent': Risk of nuclear war now greater than at any time since 1945, UN warns - Tom Embury-Dennis, The Independent, May 22, 2019

June 2019

• What Comes After Trump – World War III? - Federico Pieraccini, Strategic Culture, June 11, 2019
• US gears up for World War III with largest defense contract in history - WSWS, June 13, 2019
• U.S. Escalates Online Attacks on Russia’s Power Grid - David E. Sanger and Nicole Perlroth, The New York Times, June 15, 2019 (mirror)
• The Danger of Leaving a President Out of the Loop - Caitlin Johnstone, Consortium News, June 16, 2019
• What do Americans really think about conflict with nuclear North Korea? The answer is both reassuring and disturbing - Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, June 24, 2019
• Poll: One-Third of Americans Support Preemptive Nuclear Strike on North Korea - Sputnik, June 25, 2019
• Majority Of U.S. Citizens Would Approve Preventive Nuclear Strike On North Korea - Moon of Alabama, June 25, 2019

July 2019

• NATO Committee Report Accidentally Disclosed US Nuke Locations in Europe – Reports - Sputnik, July 17, 2019

August 2019

• Opinion | The U.S. Needs More Nukes - Bret Stephens, The New York Times, August 9, 2019

  Russian cheating requires a strong response.

• The New-Old US Strategy Against Russia - Viktor Burbaki, Stalker Zone, August 20, 2019

INF treaty ends

• INF nuclear treaty: US pulls out of Cold War-era pact with Russia -BBC, August 2, 2019
• US to withdraw officially from Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty -'"France 24, August 2, 2019
• In Memoriam: The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty Dies at 32 -The Nation, August 2, 2019.

  The INF Treaty is survived by New START, but it too is in danger.

More sanctions

• Yakov Kedmi: Sanctions Always Precede Actual War! - Russian prime time TV sample, Vladimir Soloviev talk show, with English subs, May 29, 2019

September 2019

• U.S. Military Preparing For War With Russia - SouthFront, September 12, 2019
• US-Russia nuclear war would kill 34 million people within hours and is increasingly likely, Princeton study concludes - The Independent, September 17, 2019
• How a war between Russia and the US would kill 34MILLION in hours - Daily Mail Online, September 17, 2019
• Russian And Israeli Experts: We’re Closer To Total War Than Ever Before, We Should Make Our Own Rules (VIDEO) - Drago Bosnic, Fort Russ News, September 22, 2019
• General Dynamics Unveils 'Light Weight' Tank That Could Be Deployed By 2025 - ZeroHedge, September 23, 2019

  The Army is shifting focus from counterinsurgency to high-intensity war-fighting against China and Russia, and will need a new lightweight tank for the next conflict.

November 2019

• Preparing For Agressive War Against Russia - SouthFront, November 22, 2019
• US primes NATO to confront Russia, China - M. K. Bhadrakumar, November 27, 2019
• OPCW Manufactured A Pretext For War By Suppressing Its Own Scientists' Research - Moon of Alabama, November 29, 2019

  The manipulated OPCW report, which omitted the OPCW scientists' findings, will now be the basic document which the new OPCW attribution group, the Investigation and Identification Team, will use to find the Syrian government guilty. That guilty verdict can then be used to publicly justify a war on Syria without further UN Security Council interference.

• The U.S. Is Preparing For a Land War Against both Russia and China - Kris Osborn, National Interest, November 30, 2019

December 2019

• NATO expansion towards Russian borders ‘one of the potential threats’ to us but Moscow is ready to talk – Putin - RT, December 3, 2019
• Northern Fleet to create air defense ‘dome’ over Russian Arctic with S-400 missile systems - TASS, December 9, 2019
• US-Russian Nuclear War Simulation Shows 34 Million Would Die Within 5 Hours - SouthFront, December 10, 2019
• Army General Valery Gerasimov, Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, met with representatives of the military diplomatic corps accredited in Russia (a transcript), RU MoD, December 17, 2019 ; see also: a list of Russian holidays on December 17
• Intensified drills on Russia’s doorstep indicate NATO is gearing up for major conflict – Moscow’s top general - RT, December 17, 2019
• NATO drills indicate preparations for large-scale conflict — Russian General Staff, TASS Rus, Eng, December 17/18, 2019

  "NATO exercises in the Baltic countries, Poland, and in the waters of the Black and Baltic Seas indicate the preparation of the alliance for a large-scale conflict" - Chief of General Staff Valery Gerasimov, speaking to foreign military attaches.

• Military doctrine, relations with NATO and the smashing “Dagger”: the main (themes/points) from a briefing by the head of the General Staff of the RF Armed Forces - TV Zvezda, December 18, 2019 ; see also TV Zvezda video; see also RBC giving a broken link to "Red Star"

  ...2:10 does there exist, in the GS RF opinion, probability of a large scale war in perspective of up to year 2050, and in which spheres will it be conducted? In our opinion, the premise for a large scale war is presently absent; however the international situation remains unstable, and its development becomes more and more dynamic

• The Kremlin supported the statement by the head of the General Staff on NATO intentions - Rossiiskaya Gazeta, December 18, 2019

  more Gerasimov on a fragmented video

• In Bern, Switzerland, a meeting was held between the chief of the General Staff of Russia and the chairman of the Committee of Chiefs of Staff of the US Armed Forces - RU MoD, December 18, 2019
• Russias top general warns WW3 is coming-Tensions rise between Turkey & Israel - Dina Amelia Kalmeta, December 18, 2019 (video)
• Provoking a War with Russia? - Larry C Johnson, Sic Semper Tyrannis, December 19, 2019
• You Say You Want a (Russian) Revolution? - Pepe Escobar, Consortium News, December 21, 2019
• "An invasion is being prepared? The United States sent a large batch of weapons to Ukraine" - Svarshiki via Rusvesna, December 22, 2019, robo-translation.
• NATO Drills Agile Spirit in GeorgiaNATO to Reportedly ‘Rehearse’ Military Offensive Against Russia - Sputnik, December 25, 2019
• U.S. Cybercom contemplates information warfare to counter Russian interference in 2020 election - Ellen Nakashima, Washington Post, December 25, 2019 (archive)
• Russia proposed (to) NATO to lower the level of military exercises - Kommersant , December 25, 2019

  At a meeting of OSCE foreign ministers in Bratislava, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in one sentence that "Russian proposals for reducing tension on the contact line between Russia and the North Atlantic alliance remain unanswered."

• World War 3 fears as Russia, Iran and China team up for terrifying military alliance - Express, December 27, 2019
• RU MoD denied a fistfight between Russian and US servicemen in Syria -lenta.ru, December 27, 2019

  SOHR report to that effect is "a primitive fake"

• The West Is Entering an Era of Totalitarian Media Control - Cybersecurity Analyst - Sputnik, December 27, 2019

  The United States is in a de facto war with Russia. Americans understand that they need to keep the conflict at a low intensity, otherwise the war could quickly escalate, even to a nuclear war. The cyber operations discussed are acts of war.

"Barbarosa 2" ?

• The beginning of the war? NATO will fulfill the main strategic attacks on the Nazi plan (MAP) (Robo-translation) -by Vladimir Vuiachich, Rusvesna, December 4, 2019 , apparently inspired by (1), (2) below.
• (1) How to Defend the Baltic States, by R.D. Hooker, the Jamestown Foundation, November, 2019

  p. 34. At D+30, the picture from Putin’s perspective becomes even darker. Three NATO divisions will now arrive (one each from the US, UK, and France) along with a German tank brigade, several NATO battalion battle groups, and the full Allied Rapid Reaction Corps headquarters, with a US fires brigade under command. The US 7th Army (as LANDCOM) will now control three corps headquarters (MNC-NE, the ARRC and the Baltic Defense Corps), with 13 division equivalents under command, etc.

  p.12 Part of that cost must be losing Kaliningrad, a constant irritant and friction point in peacetime and a crucial strategic fulcrum—for both sides—in wartime. Polish heavy forces, which are based nearby, along with US forces based in Poland are the obvious solutions for this mission.

  p.35. If there is a point in the campaign where Russian leaders are most likely to consider use of nuclear weapons, it is probably here. With the Russian advance slowing or halting, and large NATO forces on the way, tactical nuclear strikes might be seen as the last, best way to reverse a deteriorating situation. Here we must strive to distinguish between Russian public rhetoric, which seeks to frighten and intimidate Western publics, and hard military calculations.110 Would Putin countenance a first strike, when the West was not the aggressor and Russia’s survival is not at stake? Were he to do so, Russia would almost certainly risk a proportionate counterstrike on Russian soil, along with universal condemnation from the international community, with no assurance that escalation would stop there. While NATO must be prepared to stand firm and not cave to Russian bullying, the odds are against a Russian decision to use nuclear weapons in this circumstance.

• (2). NATO can take Kaliningrad in two days, media reports referring to Chinese commentary on eastday.com, see e.g. here, direct link not found, November/December, 2019.
• INCREASED HEAVY LOADS OF THE US ARMY ON GERMAN ROADS - Die Unbestechlichen , January 10, 2020 (in German)

  According to the Ministry of Defense, heavy military transports will increasingly roll on German roads between the end of January and June. During this period, troop transfers took place as part of the major US exercise "Defender 2020", according to a letter from the Department of Defense to the Defense Committee, which the "Redaction Network Germany" reports. "Due to the central geographical location, Germany is of outstanding importance as a host and in particular a transit country." The troops are to be relocated primarily to Poland and Lithuania.

See also:

• NATO’s attack on Kaliningrad could prompt Russia’s nuclear strike - RT, December 3, 2019
• Russia is closing the "black hole" on the border with Ukraine - Vzgliad (Rus.), June 1, 2015

2020

January 2020

• US Assassination Of Top Iranian Military Official May Ignite World War - Caitlin Johnstone, January 3, 2020
• World War 3: Iran scrambles F-14 fighter jets in 'western skies' after US airstrikes - Express, January 3, 2020
• Before the U.S. empire collapses, it could end up starting World War Three - Rainer Shea, January 3, 2020
• World War III Trending on Twitter After US Kills Iranian Commander Soleimani - Sputnik, January 4, 2020
• Is WW3 in Sight? Three Possible Scenarios of US-Iran Conflict Outlined by US Military Veteran - Sputnik, January 8, 2020
• Battle of the Bastions - James Lacey, War on the Rocks, January 9, 2020 (mirror)
• World War III - CJ Hopkins, OffGuardian, January 13, 2020
• NATO drills increasingly resemble preparations for war — Foreign Ministry - TASS, January 17, 2020
• America’s Internet is being closed off in preparation for a total war scenario - Rainer Shea, January 17, 2020
• Boris Johnson: No Normalization With Russia Until Its Current Regime Is Eliminated - SouthFront, January 19, 2020
• U.S. To Carry Out Biggest Deployment to Europe Since Cold War, Defender-Europe 2020 Nears - SouthFront, January 23, 2020
• Is WWIII Coming? It’s Already On — Poklonskaya - Tom Winter, Fort Russ, January 24, 2020 (source)
• Trump Slams Bolton Over Book Claims, Says if He’d ‘Listened to Him, We’d Be in World War 6 by Now’ - Sputnik, January 29, 2020 (Tweet)
• US military prepares for war with Russia: Report - PressTV, January 31, 2020
• Exclusive: While The Press And Public Focus On Iran, US Military Prepares For War With Russia - Newsweek, January 31, 2020

February 2020

• NATO’s Defender Europe 2020 is war against Russia role-play, no matter what they tell you - Mikhail Khodarenok, RT, February 4, 2020
• Operation Barbarossa II: Setting The Stage For War - Christopher Black, New Eastern Outlook, February 6, 2020
• Trump Stumbles Into The Nuclear ‘Missile Gap’ - Jeff Groom, The American Conservative, February 12, 2020
• Dangerous games: US NUKES Russia in ‘mini exercise’ attended by Pentagon chief - RT, February 22, 2020
• Washington prepares Europe for war - Lukas Ramonas, The Duran, February 24, 2020
• Don’t Hold Your Breath for ‘World War III’: World War IV Has Already Begun - A. B. Abrams, The Saker, February 27, 2020

April 2020

• US builds nuclear shield to deliver surprise nuclear strike on Russia — General Staff - TASS, April 24, 2020

May 2020

• US ‘would lose any war’ fought in the Pacific with China - The Times, May 16, 2020
• US 'would lose a war with China fought in the Pacific', Pentagon sources warn - Daily Mail Online, May 16, 2020
• World War 3 bombshell: US would LOSE Pacific war with China - shock Pentagon report - Express, May 17, 2020
• Will Trump Really Start Two Wars Instead of "Just" One? - The Saker, Unz Review, May 20, 2020
• The US and China are dangerously close to a military confrontation in the South China Sea - Michael T. Klare, Responsible Statecraft, May 21, 2020
• The US is treating China like it’s Nazi Germany. This slide towards a 3rd world war needs to end before it’s too late - Caitlin Johnston, RT, May 22, 2020
• Trump administration discussed conducting first U.S. nuclear test in decades - Washington Post, May 23, 2020
• U.S. discussed conducting its first nuclear test in decades - Washington Post - Reuters, May 23, 2020

June 2020

• World War When? China, India, North Korea, South Korea, Israel, & Turkey All Move Toward Conflict - Michael Snyder, ZeroHedge, June 17, 2020
• China sends India terrifying World War 3 warning on Twitter - alarm bells ring - Express, June 18, 2020
• China is eyeing high-tech ‘surprise PEARL HARBOR’ attack on US electric grid… using ‘stolen’ American technology, report claims - RT, June 20, 2020
• China-US tensions are now ideological & a potential conflict could be far more dangerous than Soviet-American Cold War - Artyom Lukin, RT, June 22, 2020
• Victoria Nuland Alert: The Foreign Interventionists Really Hate Russia - Philip Giraldi, American Herald Tribune, June 23, 2020

July 2020

• The American army arrives in La Rochelle: what do we know about Operation Musketeer? - Sud Ouest, July 6, 2020 (in French)
• ‘They want to win’: NUCLEAR confrontation becomes likelier as US races for global domination, Russian FM says - RT, July 10, 2020
• Putin's World War 3 plan exposed: 'Attack on London looms' after China-Russia deal - Express, July 17, 2020
• Will there be a war between China and the US? - Global Times, July 18, 2020
• US has ‘lost its mind, morals and credibility’, China’s foreign minister tells Russian counterpart - Laura Zhou, SCMP, July 18, 2020
• Russia report: UK 'badly underestimated' threat, says committee - BBC, July 21, 2020

• DRAMATIC VIDEO: Russian fighter pilots make "unsafe and unprofessional" intercept of US B-52 bomber - The Hill, occurred on August 28, published on August 29, 2020

September 2020

On September 14, the date of Lukashenko visiting Putin in Sochi (on the Black Sea) , three B-52 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmXFEqbiXGE intercepted over the Black Sea; and two "White Swans" flew (video) over the Barents Sea and the Atlantic on the same day, coincidentally. (+ Increased similar activity overall)

• American "Stratofortress" began to patrol the skies of Ukraine (PHOTOS) - Rusvesna, September 14, 2020

  Three strategic bombers B-52N "Stratofortress" of the US Air Force on Monday, September 14, patrolled the airspace of Ukraine. The command of the Ukrainian Air Force said that now such patrols will be regular.

• US nuclear bombers over Ukraine: preparation for the apocalypse - Yurii Tkachev, Rusvesna, September 15, 2020
• Senior US General Reveals How Pentagon Plans to Avoid ‘Losing’ Nuclear War With Russia, China - Sputnik, September 19, 2020

November 2020

• There's a 'Real Risk' of Third World War Being Unleashed, Top UK General Claims - Sputnik, November 8, 2020

December 2020

• Diplomatic And Military Experts Warn That West And Russia Risk War - James Rodgers, Forbes, December 8, 2020
• Invasion? Sweden Braces for Potential ‘Brutal' Military Assault on Its Territory - Sputnik, December 18, 2020
• An 'Act of War?' Avoiding a Dangerous Crisis in Cyberspace - Dmitri Trenin, Carnegie, December 21, 2020
• Rationale for the combat use of aviation to disrupt an integrated massive air strike during a multi-domain operation of the enemy - Air and Space Forces Journal, December 2020 (in Russian)

2021

January 2021

• The Russian Federation’s Military Doctrine, Plans, and Capabilities for Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) Attack - Peter Vincent Pry, January 2021
• Trump Administration Unexpectedly Declassifies NSC’s 2018 Indo-Pacific Strategy Framework - Sputnik, January 15, 2021
• War With Russia – Last Hope Of Globalists - SouthFront, January 23, 2021
• Russia-US ties likely to get worse despite new agreements, expert says - TASS, January 27, 2021
• With "Biden" in the White House, the Kremlin Now Needs to Change Gear - The Saker, Unz Review, January 27, 2021

  The Empire and Russia have been at war since at least 2014. This is not the purely military WWIII, of course, but a war which is 80% economic, 15% informational and only 5% kinetic. This is, nonetheless, a total/existential war which will end with only one side standing, the other will vanish.

February 2021

• Prof: Norway May Become Battlefield for Russia-US Standoff as American Bombers Tipped for Deployment - Sputnik, February 1, 2021
• US admiral warns of ‘real possibility’ of nuclear war with Russia, China - New York Post, February 3, 2021
• Russian Air Force experts publish plan to neutralize NATO forces in all-out war with bombing strikes against key military targets - RT, February 8, 2021
• The Headless Chicken and the Bear - The Saker, Unz Review, February 9, 2021
• Washington’s Energetic Generals and the Emphasis on Preparation for Nuclear War - Brian Cloughley, Strategic Culture, February 16, 2021

March 2021

• Kurginyan: The world is rearranging for a US attack against Russia - Essence of Time, March 2, 2021
• Defence efforts in Northern Europe should focus on the near term - Swedish Defence Research Agency, March 11, 2021
• Russia could be winner in WWIII ‘nightmare scenario’ by capturing northern Europe & blocking NATO counterattack – Swedish experts - RT, March 12, 2021
• Swedish report: Russia better prepared for major war in Northern Europe than NATO - Iltalehti, March 12, 2021 (in Finnish)
• As Russian Tanks Move Toward Ukraine, The Globe Braces For The Possibility That World War 3 Could Soon Erupt - Michael Snyder, March 31, 2021

April 2021

See also 2021 Donbass Crisis

• Facing The Facts Of War With Russia - Douglas Macgregor, The American Conservative, April 12, 2021
• Next stop, the apocalypse? The bumbling Biden administration’s claim to fame may be jumpstarting World War III - Robert Bridge, RT, April 12, 2021
• US must prepare for nuclear war as unpredictable conflicts could escalate ‘rapidly,’ Strategic Command warns - The Sun, April 20, 2021
• Zelensky: A lost chance and Russia’s problems - Rostislav Ishchenko, Ukraine.ru, April 24, 2021 (partal translation)
• The Day The World Ended - Caitlin Johnstone, April 27, 2021

June 2021

See also HMS Defender incident

• Biden-Putin, a Yalta II rather than a new Berlin - Thierry Meyssan, Voltaire Net, June 22, 2021
• Russian Warship, Jet Fire Warning Shots as British Destroyer Violates Maritime Borders in Black Sea - Sputnik, June 23, 2021
• British destroyer violates Russia's border in Black Sea, Russian ship & fighter jet respond with warning shots – Defense Ministry - RT, June 23, 2021

Chinese hypersonic missile

China tests new space capability with hypersonic missile - Financial Times, October 16, 2021

Valdai 2021

• "Russia returns to a war" (commentary on Putin's statements at Valdai, hypersonics/AI/cold war 2+), Rusvesna, November 7, 2021

October 2021

• Why I see a war in the Donbass as (almost) inevitable - The Saker, October 29, 2021
• Guided-missile destroyer USS Porter enters the Black Sea, www.c6f.navy.mil, October 30, 2021

November 2021

• Satellite images show new Russian military buildup near Ukraine - Poltico, November 1, 2021
• American media "aroused" by tanks in Yelnya - smolensk-i.ru, November 2, 2021
• UK tabloid cheers US hypersonic nukes in Germany, shows mushroom cloud over Moscow - RT, November 12, 2021
• Putin called the unplanned US exercises in the Black Sea a serious challenge; considers unwarranted to conduct Russian maneuvers in response to NATO actions TASS, November 13, 2021 (Eng. version)

  Follows deterioration of security situation in Donbass, Ukrainian self-reported strike by Bairaktar drone, Russian and Ukrainian forces seen moving towards the conflict area (with Russian forces returning from maneuvers and reportedly staying near border, on the Russian side), CIA director visit to Moscow and his probably unprecedented phone conversation with Putin, reportedly to do with Ukraine, followed by more violence in Donbass, L/DPR tracking of Bairactars, further Russian S-300 and aircraft deployment in Syria, this NATO maneuvers in the Black Sea, Russian strategic Tu-160 flyover and paratroopers drop off over Belarus. Most of this is showmanship, but the showmanship is getting entrenched and may spill over into reality.

  Published satellite photos (above) claim to show forces in Yelnia, Russia. Presumably Yelnia in Smolensk region; that would be closer to Belarus' than Ukraine, and not very close to Ukraine.

• What are you dreaming about, guided missile cruiser Moskva?, by Pavel Felgenhauer, Novaya Gazeta, November 13, 2021
• British special forces ready to deploy 600 troops to Ukraine amid Russia invasion fears - The Mirror, November 13, 2021
• Minsk Airport must be made no-fly zone, Lithuanian FM says - LRT English, November 15, 2021
• Ukraine tells EU leaders: Prepare for war with Russia - RT, November 16, 2021
• Russia sent an additional coastal defense brigade battalion "Ball" to Crimea - avia.pro, November 16, 2021

  (source is not too reliable but there is some video)

• Putin comments at the expanded meeting of the Russian Foreign Ministry Board (Eng., Rus. + video), November 18, 2021
• Russian options in a world headed for war - The Saker, November 18, 2021
• NATO praises deployment of US nukes in Eastern Europe - RT, November 19, 2021
• Estonia temporarily bans flights near the Russian border - Interfax, November 19, 2021
• Defense minister talks about possible deployment of Russian Iskander missiles in Belarus - BelTa, November 19, 2021
• Belarus' defense minister comments on military build-up in Poland, other NATO countries - BelTa, November 19, 2021
• NATO applauds deployment of US nukes in Eastern Europe - RT, November 19, 2021
• Ukraine, Belarus in the eye of the storm - MK Bhadrukhamar, Indian Punchline, November 19, 2021
• Russia-NATO war over Ukraine is becoming increasingly unavoidable - Glenn Diesen, RT, November 20, 2021
• Russia preparing to attack Ukraine by late January: Ukraine defense intelligence agency chief - Howard Altman, Military Times, November 21, 2021
• Russia set to launch winter invasion of Ukraine, US media claims - RT, November 21, 2021
• U.S. Intel Shows Russia Plans for Potential Ukraine Invasion - Bloomberg, November 21, 2021
• Both sides accused each other of preparations to attack: "SVR denied information about concentration of forces in Russia for military invasion of Ukraine"- Interfax, November 22, 2021
• Putin sends terrifying warning after Nato 'cross red lines' – 'war becoming inevitable' - Express (UK), November 22, 2021

  "There are reports of the creeping advance of Ukrainian positions deep into the so-called gray zone along the demarcation line, as well as the concentration of forces and assets of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the border areas with Russia and Belarus."

  "The United States and its allies continue to pump up Ukraine with weapons, encourage the use of the supplied weapons, including attack unmanned aerial systems, in order to carry out military provocations,"

• Erm I Know You're Busy But Nuclear War Is Getting Increasingly Likely - Caitlin Johnstone, November 23, 2021
• NATO's mistake is that it still thinks it's dealing with the weakened Russia of the 1990s - Fyodor Lukyanov, RT, November 23, 2021
• Why Russia’s troop surge near Ukraine may really be a message to the West - Fred Weir, Christian Science Monitor, November 23, 2021
• What war with Russia over Ukraine would really look like - Anatol Lieven, Responsible Statecraft, November 24, 2021
• Poland's president calls on NATO alliance to lift military readiness, Russia and Ukraine are on alert on both sides of the border - Step News, November 25, 2021
• Efforts To Groom Us For War With China Are Getting More Forceful - Caitlin Johnstone, November 25, 2021
• Biden Just Announced Date for WWIII - Finian Cunningham, Sputnik, November 25, 2021
• War Between Russia and Ukraine: A Basic Scenario? - Ivan Timofeev, Valdai Club, November 25, 2021
• Mission-ready nuclear submarines of Russian Pacific Navy urgently leave port - Pravda.ru, November 26, 2021
• Why Washington's 'Russian Invasion' Scare is Cover for Kiev's New Offensive Against Donbass - Sputnik, November 27, 2021
• US ‘all options on table’ threat against Russia over Ukraine ‘bluster’: Analyst - PressTV, November 30, 2021
• Remember Pearl Harbor, Mr. President? - Douglas MacGregor, The American Conservative, November 30, 2021
• Shifts in Global Balance Leave No Good Outcome for West from Ukraine War - Alexander Mercouris, November 30, 2021 (video)
• Overhanging Strike Fist. What unofficially they say in the Ukrainian intelligence about the situation on the border with the Russian Federation - Alexander Sibirtsev, Strana.UA, November 20, 2021

December 2021

• Lavrov: US Medium-Range Missiles May Soon Be Deployed in Europe - Sputnik, December 2, 2021
• Russia says military action in Ukraine highly likely - RT, December 2, 2021
• Do the Russians want war with Ukraine? And if not the Russians, who and why? - Zakhar Vinogadov, Ukraina.ru, translation by Donbass Insider, December 3, 2021
• US Intel Accuses Russia of Planning 'Multi-Front Offensive' Against Ukraine as Early as 2022 - Sputnik, December 4, 2021
• U.S. warns of possible Russian invasion of Ukraine with 175,000 troops as soon as January - CBS News, December 4, 2021
• Tucker: Why is the United States doing this? - Fox News, December 7, 2021 (video)
• GOP Senator Urges Biden Not to Rule Out 'First Use Nuclear Action' Against Russia Over Ukraine - Sputnik, December 9, 2021
• Tulsi Gabbard Warns Against Igniting World War III as US Senator Hints at Nuking Russia Over Ukraine - Sputnik, December 9, 2021
• Ukrainian Crisis: Are We on the Verge of WWIII or Pax Multipolarity? - Tim Kirby, Strategic Culture, December 9, 2021
• 7 Signs That War With Russia Just Got Even Closer - Michael Snyder, December 16, 2021 (ZeroHedge)
• Russia reveals where World War III has already begun - RT, December 16, 2021
• U.S. Proxy War Against Russia in Ukraine: The Afghanistan-Syria Redux Option - Finian Cunningham, Strategic Culture, December 18, 2021
• Belarusian Official Warns Baltic States Would Be Completely Wiped Out in Event of European War - Sputnik, December 18, 2021
• Russia-US escalation: How did we get here? - Leonid Ragozin, Al Jazeera, December 21, 2021
• (https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/washington-prepares-to-fail-in-ukraine/ Washington Prepares To Fail In Ukraine] - Douglas MacGregor, American Conservative, December 23, 2021
• Russian Defence Ministry: NATO Preparing for Large-Scale High-Intensity Conflict With Moscow - Sputnik, December 27, 2021
• NATO preparing for war, Russia claims - RT, December 27, 2021
• Missiles on the Doorstep and Impending Nuclear Winter - Brian Cloughley, Strategic Culture, December 28, 2021
• The last war: How a US-Russia conflict would play out - Alexey Gryazev, RT, December 29, 2021
• Why a U.S.-v.-Russia War Would Inevitably Be a Globe-Annihilating Nuclear War, Over Within An Hour or Two - Eric Zuesse, USSANews.com, December 29, 2021 (SouthFront)
• Revisiting the basics about the current balance of military power - The Saker, December 29, 2021

2022

January 2022

See also 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine hoax

• Big Five Nuclear Powers Release Joint Statement Saying Their Nukes Aren't Aimed at One Another - Sputnik, January 3, 2022
• Joint Statement of the Leaders of the Five Nuclear-Weapon States on Preventing Nuclear War and Avoiding Arms Races, January 3, 2022

  ...We reiterate the validity of our previous statements on de-targeting, reaffirming that none of our nuclear weapons are targeted at each other or at any other State

  (what this says is that targeting would need to be loaded as one of the steps to launch, if there is one; --and that there rather would not be)

February 2022

See also 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine speculation

• Putin names possible reason for Russia-NATO war - RT, February 1, 2022
• Ivan Timofeev: Russia now has just three options left on Ukraine - Ivan Timofeev, RT, February 1, 2022
• A war with Russia would be unlike anything the US and NATO have ever experienced - Scott Ritter, RT, February 4, 2022
• Biden reveals World War fears - RT, February 11, 2022
• Special equipment used against the US submarine that entered Russian waters - RIA, February 12, 2022
  • RU MoD discovered an American submarine of the "Virginia" type near the island of Urup
  • Pentagon denied that submarine entered Russian territorial waters
  • "US recognized Japanese sovereignty over the four disputed Islands since the 1950s"
• Biden Says Alternative to Massive Sanctions Against Russia Over Ukraine is 'Third World War' - Sputnik, February 26, 2022

March 2022

See also Russian special operation in Ukraine‎

• NATO Intervention In Ukraine Could Spark Nuclear War. Here’s How It Could Happen - Harry Kazianis, The Federalist, March 4, 2022
• Pentagon Blasts Putin Spokesman's Nuclear Use Remarks To CNN As "Dangerous" - ZeroHedge, March 23, 2022

April 2022

• Sit back and watch Europe commit suicide - Pepe Escobar, The Cradle, April 7, 2022 (mirror)

  What’s implicit, ominously, is that this state of affairs may even lead to WWIII.

• Lavrov pointed to the risk of World War 3 if NATO troops enter Ukraine - Vzglyad, April 26, 2022

May 2022

• Germany’s preparations for a third world war in full swing - Peter Schwarz, WSWS, May 4, 2022

June 2022

• Prepare to fight and beat Russia in a Third World War, Britain's top general warns - Daily Mail Online, June 18, 2022
• World War 3 for dummies - Gaius Baltar, The Saker Blog, June 18, 2022

July, 2022

Russian nuc. sub. "Belgorod" is launched - TASS, opinions, July 11, 2022

September 2022

• U.S. ups the ante: are we indeed headed into WWIII and what can save us? - Gilbert Doctorow, September 9, 2022
• EU not at war with Russia – senior official - RT, September 21, 2022
• US taking Putin’s nuclear weapons comments seriously – White House - RT, September 21, 2022
• Why Ukraine referendum is a big deal - M. K. Bhadrakumar, September 22, 2022

October 2022

See also False-flag nuclear attack on Ukraine

• Welcome to World War Three: Enjoy It While You Can - Declan Hayes, Strategic Culture, October 6, 2022
• Claim of Ukraine preparing provocation using dirty bomb, via Anna News, October 6, 2022, veracity unknown
• Why I think there's a one-in-six chance of an imminent global nuclear war - Max Tegmark, October 8, 2022
• Can We Avoid World War 3? - Tulsi Gabbard, October 24, 2022 (video with Jeffrey Sachs)
• Two Wars: Ferguson’s and Malmgren’s - Pippa Malmgren, October 27, 2022
• In Stunning Strategy Reversal, Pentagon Will No Longer Rule Out Use Of Nuclear Weapons Against Non-Nuclear Threat - ZeroHedge, October 28, 2022

November 2022

• Getting Closer - Wolfgang Streeck, New Left Review, November 7, 2022
• French politician and MP N. Dupont-Aignan -Twitter, November 719, 2022

  Crazy! Zelensky, by sending a missile on Poland and accusing the Russians, almost provoked a 3rd world war! Stop supporting this dangerous man. Urgency to find a peace plan!

• America Is a Heartbeat Away From a War It Could Lose - A. Wess Mitchell, Foreign Policy, November 16, 2023

2023

March 2023

• World War III? It’s close, Orbán claims - Politico.eu, March 10, 2023
• The preparation of a New World War  - Thierry Meyssan, Voltaire Network, March 14, 2023

May 2023

• The crisis point for World War 3 has just ended - MetallicMan, May 4, 2023
• Victoria Nuland Inciting WWIII With Russia - Helena - The Nationalist Voice, May 26, 2023

June 2023

• https://www.aei.org/op-eds/can-biden-deter-a-russia-nuclear-attack-on-ukraine-yes-if-he-gives-ukraine-tactical-nukes/
• Sergey Karaganov: By using its nuclear weapons, Russia could save humanity from a global catastrophe - RT, June 14, 2023
• Is Biden Preparing to take the U.S. to War Against Russia? - Larry C. Johnson, July 13, 2023

August 2023

• NATO presence in Black Sea “triggers Third World War” - Yunus Soner, United World, August 1, 2023

  Ukraine warned of a "military threat" in the waters of six Russian ports - TASS, August 5, 2023, after a Russian tanker was hit by Ukrainian drone, and a landing ship of the Russian Navy was damaged in Ukrainian drone attack on Novorossiisk.

October, 2023

• Russia conducts the Triad exercises and launches, after pulling out of the nuclear tests ban treaty -- October 25, 2023

2024

NATO's logitics plan for war with Russia

April 2024

• Macron teams up with Cameron for Russia conflict - The Duran, April 9, 2024 (video)
• NATO starts deploying troops as Russia races to win - Stephen Bryen, Asia Times. April 26, 2024

May 2024

• France sends combat troops to Ukraine battlefront - Stephen Bryen, Asia Times. May 4, 2024 (+ analysis)

  British and French ambassadors have been summoned to the Russian Foreign Ministry - May 6, 2024

  French FM (Eng.): "France has not sent troops to Ukraine."- Twitter, May 6, 2024

• Ru MoD: The Russian Armed Forces will practice the use of non-strategic nuclear weapons during exercises - TASS, May 6, 2024

June 2024

• Revealed: NATO plan to get US troops to the front line to fight Russia - Daily Mail, June 4, 2024

July 2024

26 -27 July. Ukrainian GUR claims that Ukrainian drones attacked strategic Russian airfields in Engels, Dyagilevo, Olenia, and "damaged" strategic bomber Tu 22M3 in Olenya, near Murmansk, by Barents sea shores in the Arctic, some 1800 km away from Ukraine (nb, no reason to be sure the latter drone arrived from Ukraine). There does not seem to be independent confirmations or visuals of Tu bomber damage. Ukrainian sources published a video of some falling plane, somewhere, with burning tale; there does not seem to be consistency between that and the claims made (which appear to be about hitting a parked plane). Yet Fighterbomber post indicates that something bad happened in the morning of July 26, and somebody died. And that it happened after multiple flights of (apparently, British) RC-135 reconnaissance plane accompanied by 2 Eurofighters, towards the shores of Crimea, which continued. (It is unclear where and how a fatal incident occurred). Yet as those attacks involve strategic forces sights, it may be opening a Pandora box.

Updated. Radio Svoboda: "High-resolution satellite image from July 27 shows no visible traces of Ukrainian strike on Olenya strategic aviation base in Murmansk region"

Nuclear

• "Video Shows Earth-Penetrating Capability" of B61-12 Nuclear Bomb , by Hans M. Kristensen, January 14, 2016
• NNSA and Air Force conduct two successful joint flight tests, October 6, 2016

  In collaboration with the U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command, NNSA conducted successful surveillance flight tests using joint test assemblies (JTA) of the B61-7 and B61-11 earlier this month. Analysis and flight recorder data from the tests indicate that both were successful.

• The Terrifying $1.2 Trillion Plan That Could Kill 90% of Humanity | Stephen Fry - Double Down News, March 16, 2021
• Polish foreign minister calls for long-term rearmament of Europe -The Guardian, May 25, 2024

  “The Americans have told the Russians that if you explode a nuke, even if it doesn’t kill anybody, we will hit all your targets [positions] in Ukraine with conventional weapons, we’ll destroy all of them.

  “I think that’s a credible threat. Also, the Chinese and the Indians have read Russia the riot act. And it’s no child’s play because if that taboo were also to be breached, like the taboo of not changing borders by force, China knows that Japan and Korea would go nuclear, and presumably they don’t want that.”

• Dmitry Medvedev, on dangers of the conflict becoming nuclear, as Ukrainian strikes on Russian territory allowed by the West, May 31, 2024

Arms Control/Arms Race

3 July, 2019. Putin suspends Russia's participation in the INF treaty.

Satire

• Stuck on Stupid: Why is America Starting WW3? - 21st Century Wire, October 11, 2016
• Tom Lehrer - So Long, Mom (A Song for World War III) - with intro - widescreen (video)

WW3 sites

• NUCLEAR SURVIVALIST
• StormCloudsGathering - YouTube
• Australianvoice