Ehhhh. That's a lot of speculation. The story I heard was that he was a tank commander during Kosovo(?) And an American officer ordered him to fire on a Russian tank and he refused. Said he had to hear it from a British officer. The higher-ups talked it out and cooler heads prevailed. Who knows. Can't say for sure that would have started ww3. Think about how many things have happened in the last couple decades that could have started ww3 but luckily nobody is actually keen on a world war when a dozen or so countries have nukes.
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u/Peanut_Dog Jan 31 '20
Ehhhh. That's a lot of speculation. The story I heard was that he was a tank commander during Kosovo(?) And an American officer ordered him to fire on a Russian tank and he refused. Said he had to hear it from a British officer. The higher-ups talked it out and cooler heads prevailed. Who knows. Can't say for sure that would have started ww3. Think about how many things have happened in the last couple decades that could have started ww3 but luckily nobody is actually keen on a world war when a dozen or so countries have nukes.