Depending on how you mean "threaten other nations" your argument seems to be contradicted by basic facts. Here are three examples. 1. Within the realm of spac

Depending on how you mean "threaten other nations" your argument seems to be contradicted by basic facts. Here are three examples. 1. Within the realm of space flight, Russia has one of the most active launch programs in the world if not the most active. [1] 2. As far as overall military capacity Russia has by some accounts the largest nuclear arsenal in the world. [2] 3. With respect to current military strategy and tactics, Putin's campaign of disinformation using social media is a model of asymmetric warfare -- cheap to create and expensive to defend against. Westerners discount Russia at their peril. They are worthy adversaries. [1] https://spaceflightnow.com/launch-schedule/ https://spaceflightnow.com/launch-schedule/ [2] https://www.armscontrol.org/factsheets/Nuclearweaponswhohaswhat https://www.armscontrol.org/factsheets/Nuclearweaponswhohasw...