William J. Astore — Relentlessly Building Potency: The U.S. Military Encircles Russia

With ever bigger military budgets, and ever growing ambitions, the U.S. military is relentlessly building up potency, which is nevertheless always framed as defensive, even benign.

Something tells me the Russians don’t see it this way.

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Relentlessly Building Potency: The U.S. Military Encircles Russia

William J. Astore, retired lieutenant colonel (USAF) and history professor who has taught at the Air Force Academy, the Naval Postgraduate School, and the Pennsylvania College of Technology