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The Russians don't have nukes. The only reason to keep nukes in your arsenal is for deterrence. Now, bear with me on this - you don't need to have functional n
by miki_tyler 5y ago
The Russians don't have nukes.
The only reason to keep nukes in your arsenal is for deterrence. Now, bear with me on this - you don't need to have functional nukes for deterrence, just pretend they are in working order. Now, in a corrupt kleptocratic organization like the Russian armed forces, what stops the people at the top to steal as much as possible when those weapons are not supposed to be ever used?
- JohnBooty 5y agoI agree completely, except for the part where you are 100% sure they don't have any (working) nukes. I think it's possible, even likely that their nuclear arsenal is in shambles and much is non-functional. A cash-strapped regime like Russia has surely made the same observation as you and realized that they can reap all of the deterrence benefits without actually spending any money to maintain nuclear readiness. Unlike you, I do think it's likely that at least some of their arsenal is functional. Perhaps it's not the full "turn the US into a parking lot" array they'd like others to think they have, but I find it hard to believe they have none.
- miki_tyler 5y agoI don't think they have nukes. At the same time I don't think we should risk WW3 to find out either.