After all, on most objective grounds, Russia is hardly a great power. It has nuclear weapons, but ultimately these are of little practical value. Continued rearmament depends on money, and Russia’s economy is dependent on oil that is now selling for bargain-basement prices. Russia’s economy is the 13th largest in the world, just between Australia and Spain, about half the size of France’s, about a fourteenth of the USA’s. Even before the value of the ruble collapsed, Russian military spending was around one-seventh of America’s.
If we go to war with Russia... and they start losing they could decide to end the game, then launch all the nukes. Russia can't win vs us, but they can sure as hell stop us from winning.
[–] Gerplunckamo [S] 1 point 0 points 1 point (+1|-1) ago
[–] forgetmyname 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
When you put it like that, the US could fight a war with russia just to boost its economy!
[–] Somali 2 points -2 points 0 points (+0|-2) ago
The radiation suit business would take off like never before!
[–] TheRealAmalek ago
If we go to war with Russia... and they start losing they could decide to end the game, then launch all the nukes. Russia can't win vs us, but they can sure as hell stop us from winning.