It might surprise, and horrify you to know that a large number of high-ranking US staff think that nuclear war is winnable [1]. It makes my blood boil.
[1] http://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/is-nuclear-w...
[1] http://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/is-nuclear-w...
The article [1] cites two retired generals as its examples of "senior military officers" who "might be eager to get things started in the belief that a war with Russia could actually be winnable".
[1] http://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/is-nuclear-w...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_missile_defense_...
The official story, of course, is that it is intended to protect against Iran. From my limited understanding of geography, Poland does not lie between Iran and the United States.
I don't think so!