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Right. But as long as it can manipulate its way toward that expansion (by, say, laying claim to the ethnic Russian populations in eastern Ukraine and playing tough to the West to inhibit any retaliation) it won't have to get involved in all-out war. Agree 100%. Russia's biggest strength is also its biggest weakness: reliance on outdated forms of dominance. What we ought to be doing is working closely with China to de…
our ability to cripple Russia economically What would be the point of that? And, come to think of it, what do you think the likely outcome of such a situation would be? Good for you, you laid evil Putin low. And what about all the actual people living in Russia? Collateral damage? Warfare, economic or otherwise, is only the answer for people who lack the ability to think creatively.
Re: Putin's Hypersonic Weapon Appears to Be a Modified Iskander Ballistic Missile
#101LOL