Experts in military strategy caution that there is an increasing belief within the Western military circles that the United States' ongoing involvement in the conflict with Iran may provide an opening for China and Russia to further their strategic ambitions. Former NATO Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Richard Shirreff has indicated that this situation could allow Beijing to initiate its long-desired invasion of Taiwan, potentially leading to a Third World War that would engage all major nuclear powers at once. The pace of Russia's military rearmament is quickening, with analysts pinpointing the Baltic corridor, North Atlantic, and Balkans as the most probable areas for escalating tensions between NATO and Russia.
