The cost of maintaining a nuclear arsenal is astronomical. Russia's last nuclear test was 32 years ago and most of there nuclear weapons expertise has dissipated. Running simulations is very expensive and I doubt Russia has poured money into it the way the United States has. Doesn't seem like they have even maintained their tanks. I think they probably have functioning uranium gun type bombs, but that may be it
Seems like a big problem is that even a nuke that does not operate exactly as designed could have devastating effects.
If Trump was such a "Putin puppet" why didn't Russia invade Ukraine when he was in office? Asking for a friend...
Biden hates Russia. Why would he invade Ukraine while he was in office if he cared about the US response at all? Answer, he didn’t care one way or the other who was in power when he invaded.
Trump was not a "Putin Puppet" but LilliPutin is a massive fool with failed intelligence, literally, to think that he could roll unopposed into Kiyv and Kharkiv like the Taliban did in Afghanistan. Just because Biden is blundering doesn't mean that LilliPutin isn't worse....by far.
Biden's support for Ukraine is the ONLY thing they have gotten right during their term. Maybe the military and security heads actually learned from the Kabul fiasco.
Ukraine needs to totally destroy that bridge now, talking take it down to rubble, it can't be fixed. Make it real clear to Pitin who the big dog is in this fight.
If Trump was such a "Putin puppet" why didn't Russia invade Ukraine when he was in office? Asking for a friend...
You must really be stupid. Trump and Putin had the common enemy of NATO. They were allies who both wanted to dismantle NATO. Do I need to explain why this matters here?
Isn't there an old blooze song about this Little Deno? Word in the turpentine camps is you're a gen-u-ine ofay soul brother on the subject? Thanks, Gates!
The US performance in Vietnam was a well-oiled machine compared to what the Russians are doing now. The US went halfway around the world to fight in very difficult terrain, all while maintaining substantial forces in places like Europe and South Korea. We had less than 60K KIA in the entire war, which had at least five full years of very heavy fighting. We got outlasted, not pushed around the battlefield.
The Russians can't even invade a country on its own border, with basically its whole military committed to the task. They have probably lost more than 60K KIA in just eight months. They have guys running away so fast in retreat that they are leaving their equipment behind. It's a complete disaster that makes their troubles in Afghanistan look like a skirmish.
In an urban environment tanks hardly matter. I do not think Putin was prepared for a drawn out conflict. He probably thought a show of force by columns of tanks would cause the Ukrainians to fall. The Ukrainians have shown the ability and desire to defend their country street by street. Once it gets down to the ground level then the military differences don't matter. The Russians still have the numbers and can continue to throw Soldiers at Ukraine for years if it chooses to.
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Once Trump returns to the white house watch how quickly he puts a stop to Putin.
Do you mean Bald Donny will be part of a work release program and work in the White House?
Or do you mean a regular tour? Those are the only two ways his flab will be back there.
Interesting that Russia is losing the war. They occupy Crimea which will not be reversed, and currently still control plenty of new territory in the Ukraine. How much territory have the Russians lost in Russia? None.
The Russians may have failed to achieve all their goals in an embarrassing fashion, but at this point I would still describe what they have done as winning.
If Trump was such a "Putin puppet" why didn't Russia invade Ukraine when he was in office? Asking for a friend...
You must really be stupid. Trump and Putin had the common enemy of NATO. They were allies who both wanted to dismantle NATO. Do I need to explain why this matters here?
How profoundly stupid. Truly one of the most disgustingly evil posts in a while. One might have said disingenuous, but this shows a complete dearth of mental acuity. Puts Lil Jonny Stuart to shame.
Interesting that Russia is losing the war. They occupy Crimea which will not be reversed, and currently still control plenty of new territory in the Ukraine. How much territory have the Russians lost in Russia? None.
The Russians may have failed to achieve all their goals in an embarrassing fashion, but at this point I would still describe what they have done as winning.
What Russia holds on a map is of little consequence. What matters is how close to the edge of the cliff Putin's chair sits. Right now I would say about 15 cm.
You said it. I used to believe Russia when they say they have the most advanced military. After watching this war they are awful. Literally everything Putin has said is a bluff. They are using 30-40 year old equipment and I honestly don’t believe they have a single functioning nuclear bomb or warhead. It’s all a big bluff by Putin to scare people. They have a horrible military and it’s showing. One regiment of marines with air and sea support could conquer Russia in a week.
why would you ever think russia had the most advanced military? the US spending on military has been exponentially higher than everybody else and are also constantly at war. the US is extremely battle ready. russia would be a cake walk if it ever comes to that. the current war going on right now is basically the US giving callouts to ukraine and ukraine uses these callouts to actually win. the only thing i can compare US vs Russia to is this call of duty video:
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Interesting that Russia is losing the war. They occupy Crimea which will not be reversed, and currently still control plenty of new territory in the Ukraine. How much territory have the Russians lost in Russia? None.
The Russians may have failed to achieve all their goals in an embarrassing fashion, but at this point I would still describe what they have done as winning.
You must really be stupid. Trump and Putin had the common enemy of NATO. They were allies who both wanted to dismantle NATO. Do I need to explain why this matters here?
How profoundly stupid. Truly one of the most disgustingly evil posts in a while. One might have said disingenuous, but this shows a complete dearth of mental acuity. Puts Lil Jonny Stuart to shame.
So Putin gets mad about his bridge, so he bombs civilians, does this dummy not get any of this? Is he trying to rule Ukrane or simpy kill people? The guy comes off looking like deranged idiot.
Love watching the Ukraine army stomping all over Russia, puts a big grin on my face,