Russia says does not plan nuclear escalation, but others should not test its patience
Former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev, a close Putin ally, said earlier this week that the world was "quite probably on the verge of a new world war".
An aerial view shows the Russian nuclear submarine Dmitry Donskoy moored on the eve of the the Navy Day parade in Kronshtadt, a seaport town in the suburb of St. Petersburg, Russia, July 28, 2017.(photo credit: REUTERS/ANTON VAGANOV)ByREUTERSUpdated: