James Clapper actually said...

it's a question of time. It's not if, it's when we have some sort of confrontation that we're going to have to respond to, the NATO will have to respond to.

Context

Clapper expresses concern about a potential confrontation involving NATO due to Russian military actions near its borders.

03/12/2022

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