The Russian bear shows its fangs once again, only this time it has an American fan club.
Now....Nixon bombed Hanoi & Haiphong in 1972 but was VERY careful to avoid hitting Soviet ships or tangling with Soviet aircraft.
FWIW, a nuclear novel from 1958, “Alas Babylon”, predicted World War III would begin in Syria, specifically the Syrian port of Latakia. Chilling parallel?
Here’s the free *.pdf file to download:
http://www.thefreeholdsite.com/sites/www.thefreeholdsite.com/files/u7/alas_babylon.pdf