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> There’s a good point to be made that Russia could probably beat the US in conflicts that are not existential. Russia can't even beat its next door neighbor w
by myko 3y ago
> There’s a good point to be made that Russia could probably beat the US in conflicts that are not existential.
Russia can't even beat its next door neighbor who is supplied with the US's castoff tech
The US would destroy the Russian forces from a distance, even in non-nuclear combat, it wouldn't even be close.
- jncfhnb 3y agoThat’s my point though. It doesn’t need to be close. Russia doesn’t need to be winning for the US to decide it’s not worth it. Ukraine is suffering attrition at a rate of 1:2-5 in most areas based on stats I have seen (and I feel like trending 5+ lately fwiw). The US would certainly find that to be outrageous if it were US troops dying at that rate for something like the war in Ukraine. I do think the US could perform with much better stats. But how much better do they need to be? I think not clear. Russia’s proven to be a lot weaker mind you so they’re not the best example to have indexed on. Much of their capabilities could be annihilated if we just got the fuck on with ATACM and the cluster variety.