For decades, the nuclear balance between the United States and Russia has been the cornerstone of Mutually Assured Destruction — or the fixture that has kept the globe from entering a third world war. Recently, however, it has been reported that the U.S. is poised to render that balance moot with its superior ballistic technology. With Mutually Assured Destruction apparently no longer a factor, many have begun to consider World War III an inevitable reality.
Vladimir Putin isn’t having any of that — but he isn’t disputing the inevitability of World War III.
See the alternate reason why he thinks that the world is on the precipice of another great war on the next page:

Used umm anyways if he wants to get blown all the way back to hell then we’ll all go down with him
Everything will be fine no one wants nuclear war
This is not accurate. I just watched the news stating otherwise.
Thanks go obama and lurch not Russia.
This is the old ploy of making noise and getting attention is more saber ratting. Putin knows there are no winners in this scenario and he wants people to know Russia is a player and don’t forget about us.
What a giant pile of$#%&!@* Not even North Korea want to be vaporized. Russia has always had her own agenda. Working with us is part of their agenda.
Go pound said Putin.
Putin. And Trump may be like Reagan and Breznniv. And Berlin Wall Coming down. But in mutual areas like cleaning out Radicals.
But he did go agressive. Couple of years ago. Wanted port, I believe, in the country. Not good.
Not Brezniv…was the other guy I forgot..will go back and look up.
It was Gorbachev. .and Reagan that decided to dismantle the Berlin Wall.