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First of all :) indicates I was joking. Second which situation would be viewed worse by the Kremlin 1. Admitting your enemy blew up your ship or 2. Admitting

First of all :) indicates I was joking. Second which situation would be viewed worse by the Kremlin 1. Admitting your enemy blew up your ship or 2. Admitting you stupidly or ineptly blew up your own ship by accident. I would go with the Kremlin would tend to avoid looking inept or stupid and prefer people believe the enemy blew up their ship. In war, truth is the first casualty. -Aeschylus

meepmorp 3y ago
> I would go with the Kremlin would tend to avoid looking inept or stupid and prefer people believe the enemy blew up their ship I would think the Kremlin would go with the option that doesn't give their enemy any credit for being able to hurt them. You can pin your own incompetence on a few miscreants who can be punished, but the enemy's capacity for success is something entirely out of your control. Authoritarian states need to seem strong, even when losing.