Saber-Rattling as the Main Threat for Russia and the U.S., and How to Deal with It

... would keep containing Moscow regardless of “how much money they want to put into this arms race with themselves.” Mattis described Putin’s address as “disappointing but unsurprising.” Military exercises The current credibility crisis and the arms race between Russia and the West provoke them to conduct planned military drills more frequently. In October, NATO will conduct the large-scale maneuvers in Norway, which borders Russia from the northeast. The exercises will involve about 35, 000 soldiers from 30 countries (NATO and their partners). Seventy warships and about 130 planes and jets will be deployed ...