The first female president of the United States faces her first major international conflict: Seeking to consolidate the Slavic nations of Eastern Europe, Russia has seized the three Baltic states - Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia - all members of NATO. That requires a response beyond just a caustic tweet or sharply worded press release. For the first time since the Cuban missile crisis, there is serious talk of nuclear war.
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Russian soldiers wearing Red Army World War II uniforms take part int the military parade on the Red Square in Moscow on Nov. 7.
