Azerbaijan is a possible target, but then he will have pissed off the Iranian mullahs, who could very easily aim their own missiles at the Russian Caspian Sea ports or at Crimea. It would also bring Turkey into the conflict more directly, thus making NATO involvement more probable-and needing only a small spark.
Powerfully stated. Thank you for this analysis!
Azerbaijan is a possible target, but then he will have pissed off the Iranian mullahs, who could very easily aim their own missiles at the Russian Caspian Sea ports or at Crimea. It would also bring Turkey into the conflict more directly, thus making NATO involvement more probable-and needing only a small spark.