> amount of resources they supply to an increasingly resource hungry world But that's the only thing they supply. At least in Europe (I hope) they'll start dec

> amount of resources they supply to an increasingly resource hungry world But that's the only thing they supply. At least in Europe (I hope) they'll start decoupling from Russian fossil resources asap. > The amount of math and science talent Pales in comparison to the US, China or the EU (taken as a block) and possibly even in comparison to the UK or Japan. > The possession of advanced nuclear weaponry This insures that MAD still works, but not much more I think.