In view of the ongoing discussion about some kind of direct NATO intervention against Russia in Ukraine—increased arms deliveries, no-fly zone, NATO “peacekeepers,” and the like, the former chief inspector of the German armed forces, Harald Kujat, told Deutsche Presse Agentur DPA: “We should all be concerned about this, because there is a risk that a war between NATO and Russia could escalate to the use of nuclear weapons. That’s why I think the call for NATO intervention or no-fly zones is not only negligent but irresponsible.
“NATO and Russia would be at war with each other and on the brink of nuclear war. I know that is cynical: But then we could forget the discussion about climate change, because then we would have nuclear winter in Europe for 50 years.”
