Russia certainly thinks so.
Their new round of nuclear weapons, their new aggressive posture and their new spurning of joint nuclear programs with the United States, all point to a disconcerting trend in Russian thinking.
Forbes: Could Russia’s new nuclear weapons win World War III?
A Russian flag floats in front of the Pyotr Velikiy (Peter the Great) Russian nuclear-powered missile cruiser docked in the Cypriot port of Limassol, on Feb. 12, 2014.
