May 02, 2022
NATO could be enlarging. What does that mean for Russia?
Finland and Sweden are strongly considering submitting bids to join NATO as early as mid-May. But Russian President Vladimir Putin has threatened to deploy nuclear weapons in a European enclave if the military alliance expands. So what could happen? And why is NATO support waning amongst Republicans? Jim townsend joins 1a to discuss.
Listen to the full interview from 1A.
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