Top British Commander Warns Of Soaring Risk Of Russia-West War

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Top British Commander Warns Of Soaring Risk Of Russia-West War
By: Radio Free Europe - 11-13-21
Re: https://www.rferl.org/a/britain-cart.../31559815.html

Britain's most senior military officer has warned about the changing "character of warfare," saying in an interview that the world faces the greatest risk in decades of a "miscalculation" that could lead to war between Russia and the West.

General Nick Carter, chief of the British Defense Staff, cited the willingness of authoritarian foes to use any means, including migrants, gas prices, proxies, or cyberattacks, to achieve their aims on the international stage.

In an interview with Times Radio to be broadcast on November 14, Carter said that "traditional diplomatic tools and mechanisms" available during the Cold War and an era of unipolar U.S. dominance were gone.

"Without those tools and mechanisms there is a greater risk that these escalations or this escalation could lead to miscalculation," he said. "So I think that's the real challenge we have to be confronted with."

His comments come with tensions high on EU member Poland's border with Belarus, where Minsk ally Russia has launched nuclear-capable bomber patrols in the past week as thousands of Middle Eastern migrants are congregated in hopes of reaching the West.

(Here's a note from Biden: Biden Says Situation On Poland-Belarus Border 'A Great Concern,' As Migrant Deaths Mount
Re: https://www.rferl.org/a/belarus-pola.../31559447.html)

Britain's most senior military officer has warned about the changing "character of warfare," saying in an interview that the world faces the greatest risk in decades of a "miscalculation" that could lead to war between Russia and the West.

General Nick Carter, chief of the British Defense Staff, cited the willingness of authoritarian foes to use any means, including migrants, gas prices, proxies, or cyberattacks, to achieve their aims on the international stage.

In an interview with Times Radio to be broadcast on November 14, Carter said that "traditional diplomatic tools and mechanisms" available during the Cold War and an era of unipolar U.S. dominance were gone.

"Without those tools and mechanisms there is a greater risk that these escalations or this escalation could lead to miscalculation," he said. "So I think that's the real challenge we have to be confronted with."

His comments come with tensions high on EU member Poland's border with Belarus, where Minsk ally Russia has launched nuclear-capable bomber patrols in the past week as thousands of Middle Eastern migrants are congregated in hopes of reaching the West.

They also reflect direct strains between Moscow and NATO over Ukraine, where Kremlin-backed separatists are fighting a seven-year war, and the Black Sea region that includes Crimea, which Russia invaded and annexed in 2014.

Alyaksandr Lukashenka, the authoritarian ruler of Belarus, raised the stakes in his rhetoric on November 13.

Lukashenka told Russia's National Defense magazine that he wants Russia to deploy its nuclear-capable Iskander missile systems in the south of his country near the border with Ukraine and in the west near Belarus's borders with Poland and Lithuania.

Lukashenka said he needed "several divisions" of the Iskander mobile-ballistic-missile system "in the west and the south," adding that Russia should "let them stay" there.

The Iskander system has a range of up to 500 kilometers. It can carry either conventional or nuclear warheads.

Lukashenka did not indicate whether he has had any talks with Moscow about receiving the missile system. Russia's Defense Ministry did not immediately reply to requests for comment.

Meanwhile, Russian President Vladimir Putin issued a stark warning to the United States and NATO on November 13 by saying their activities in the Black Sea represented a "serious challenge" to Russia.

U.S. and European officials have repeatedly cautioned of a threat of Russian military attack, citing Russian troop buildups near its border with Ukraine.

Meanwhile, Russian mercenaries are fighting in central Africa, Russian intelligence has been accused of high-profile assassinations abroad, Belarus has threatened to block Russian gas supplies to Western Europe, and groups with ties to Russian intelligence have been fingered for major cyberattacks on Western targets in recent years.

British Typhoon fighters reportedly escorted two Russian military aircraft out of the United Kingdom's area of interest on November 12.

London also said it had deployed a small team of British military personnel for potential "engineering support" on Poland's borders.

Carter concluded that the changing "character of warfare" means "we have to be careful that people don't end up allowing the bellicose nature of some of our politics to end up in a position where escalation leads to a miscalculation."
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Personal note: Let's face it a war with Russia occurs just after this mess in Afghanistan (which is heating up once again) would be a nightmare.

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Personal note(s):

Some deal - he wants the US to do battle with Russia - well what's England doing about the situation?
They make the first move and we may back them up. But had we taken the armor left behind in
Afghanistan (still a sore point to me) - The Brittan's could've used it in defense - if they are backing
up the Poland & Belarus - who are having issues.
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Putin knows the US President isn't ready to take on another full blown conflict with Russia at this time.
Not say we wouldn't back up England - if they got their ass in a jam / with the Russian's. Putin is a devil -
he knows Biden isn't ready for another skirmish at this time. Putin played his cards and now the British
are concerned. Where's the rest the gang in Europe - why aren't they backing up the British - should
we let the Russian's slaughter Belarus? Because - they can!
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A Miscalculation my ass - Russia wants the coal (its now an environmental issue) but he doesn't care
about the environment at least right now. He's got the military might to take what he wants -
regardless of the cost.
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And for some ungodly reason of late - The little Fat Man in NK hasn't sad very much of late either -
what if they also need the coal - would they may jump in - or stand back and let Russia make
the moves?
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Yea - there's always heat in some kitchen - all over the world.
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