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That their force is “not that great” would maybe be true if we were still in the era where wars are won with infantry and tanks, at least comparing Russia to NA
by hnarn 5y ago
That their force is “not that great” would maybe be true if we were still in the era where wars are won with infantry and tanks, at least comparing Russia to NATO and mostly due to poor hardware and not a lack of manpower: but this hasn’t been the reality for almost a hundred years. Russia is one of the worlds largest nuclear powers, there will be no all out conventional war with them or any other similarly equipped nation without global nuclear armageddon.
- dolmen 5y agoWe are in an era where observation satellites are critical to military power. And sending a nuclear bomb for a lost western military satellite would not be an appropriate response.
- 271828182846 5y agothey wouldn't gain leverage if their force just wasn't that great and it all would be just a bluff. I mean, if someone on HN knows that the US government would know that, too. I think what they demonstrate is unpredictability and trigger happiness. people keep their hands of others if they might go off easily.
- emptyfile 5y agoWe're still in the era where wars are won with infantry and tanks and planes and other materiel. You don't hold ground or support your allies with nukes.