While it might sound far-fetched, the "fact-based prediction" is the basis for his new book War With Russia, which is a fictional account of how a nuclear war in the continent could unfold. By Victoria Craw of news.com.auA former NATO boss has warned Europe could be locked in nuclear war with Russia "within a year" triggered by a Russian incursion into Baltic States; Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia. "The alliance collapses and at a stroke, Putin has destroyed ... the organisation perhaps he most fears the most, NATO. The chilling warning comes from General Sir Richard Shirreff, who served as NATO's Deputy Supreme Allied Commander. Because once it's happened, NATO would have one hell of a task to recapture the Baltic States."

Source: New Zealand Herald May 18, 2016 23:00 UTC