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April 13, 1999: Yugoslavia War - Jeffrey Nyquist
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Art Bell welcomes back author and geopolitical analyst Jeffrey Nyquist to discuss the escalating NATO bombing campaign against Yugoslavia and its dangerous implications for U.S.-Russia relations. Nyquist details how Russian leaders, including Boris Yeltsin, have issued direct threats of global war over the conflict, while calling up 170,000 new troops and deploying advanced nuclear submarines. He outlines Russia's extensive anti-ballistic missile network and first-strike capabilities that challenge the assumption of mutual assured destruction.
The conversation examines how NATO's offensive action violates its own defensive charter, and how the bombing has empowered Russian communists while uniting the Russian public against the West. Nyquist argues that America's arrogant assumption that economic leverage neutralizes Russia's military threat is dangerously misguided, pointing to historical precedents where Russia fought and won wars while on the brink of starvation.
Callers weigh in on the geopolitical fallout, raising concerns about simultaneous threats from North Korea, China, and the Middle East stretching American forces dangerously thin. Nyquist warns that inserting 200,000 ground troops into Yugoslavia could trigger NATO's disintegration and a catastrophic wider conflict.
The conversation examines how NATO's offensive action violates its own defensive charter, and how the bombing has empowered Russian communists while uniting the Russian public against the West. Nyquist argues that America's arrogant assumption that economic leverage neutralizes Russia's military threat is dangerously misguided, pointing to historical precedents where Russia fought and won wars while on the brink of starvation.
Callers weigh in on the geopolitical fallout, raising concerns about simultaneous threats from North Korea, China, and the Middle East stretching American forces dangerously thin. Nyquist warns that inserting 200,000 ground troops into Yugoslavia could trigger NATO's disintegration and a catastrophic wider conflict.