Two important statements regarding the state of the world were made yesterday.
In remarks made to CBS news on Dec.
25, Russian Foreign minister Sergei Lavrov said: “Recently, Pentagon generals have openly deliberated on the potential for `limited nuclear strikes’ with the Russian Federation, with the intention to ensure they emerge victorious from such an `exchange.’ We directly inquired (since it was indeed a general who made the statement) about the meaning behind this.
Their response was far from satisfactory, as they attempted to downplay the significance of such declarations, claiming they were purely theoretical.
In practice, nothing of the sort was intended.
But can such rhetoric be regarded as a serious expression of opinion from an official military department representative?”