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I called Russia a superpower, not a "cyber superpower". I freely admit that the US has outpaced Russia, indeed much of the rest of the world, in cyberwarfare.
by jwtadvice 10y ago
I called Russia a superpower, not a "cyber superpower".
I freely admit that the US has outpaced Russia, indeed much of the rest of the world, in cyberwarfare.
- d0mine 10y agoWhat metric do you use to call Russia a superpower? Saudi Arabia has larger military budget than Russia. And compared to US, it is not even in the same order of magnitude.
- woodandsteel 10y agoWell, Russia has about 5 times as many military personal, plus about 2,000 nuclear weapons and the means to deliver them.
- d0mine 10y agoAgain, Russia won't even get a bronze medal by the "active military" metric. Unless you would call North Korea a superpower too; it is the poor metric. I give you nuclear weapons. Only US has more nuclear weapons. But does it matter in the real world? https://youtu.be/1Y1ya-yF35g https://youtu.be/1Y1ya-yF35g (imagine what happens in Russia that has military budget 10 times less than US and no less corruption). Though I still don't understand the logic: Russia has nuclear weapons and therefore it is a superpower compared to US and China? (non-existent political power, isolated, under economic sanctions--what the word "superpower" even means in that case). I understand something has to justify an enormous US military budget--if you don't have real threats; you have to invent them. It wouldn't be unusual that a war were started under false pretences anyway. (if a presidential candidate can laugh while talking about the rape of a 12-year-old girl; she wouldn't even blink before launching the next war https://youtu.be/e2f13f2awK4 https://youtu.be/e2f13f2awK4 )