As we near the end of this decade, I’d like to roll back the clock and revisit some of the scarier incidents we saw unfold over these past 10 years; specifically those that put global peace & stability at major risk.
The following list is in no particular order of importance...
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Event: Bombardment of Yeonpyeong
Significance: Most violent violation of the armistice in post-war history. Both parties involved had moved dangerously high up the escalation ladder in a very short window of time.
Personal Note: Fire and Furbies.
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Event: 2015 Russian Sukhoi Su-24 shootdown
Significance: First NATO targeting of a Russian craft since the Korean War. Period in relations that immediately followed was tensest in recent memory.
Personal Note: Russia never talked to Turkey again, right?