US bases near China and Russia borders raise confrontation risk

Evidence

Bases near the borders of China and Russia are especially dangerous as they threaten to fuel new cold wars. (Some say these are already under way.) Quite in contrast to the claim that overseas bases increase global security, we can see how they lead to growing international tensions and a greater risk of military confrontation. — David Vine, Base Nation_ How U.S. Military Bases…, 1064