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Do they have a button that can destroy you and everyone you know, making your land uninhabitable for the next thousand years? Yes. So they are a superpower. How
by ricardobayes 5y ago
Do they have a button that can destroy you and everyone you know, making your land uninhabitable for the next thousand years? Yes. So they are a superpower. How many Big Macs they can buy with an hour of salary is irrelevant.
- infamia 5y agoThere are at least half a dozen countries other than the Russians that could say as much. For sustainable military might and to wield influence, you need economic strength. Without that, you're left with terracotta soldiers like we're seeing today in Ukraine.