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Re:Chernobyl power plant captured by Russian forces by MisterTea on Thursday February 24, 2022 @03:17PM (#30459711)
> superpower.

Yup. Because when I think of superpower I think of an economy that is barely passing Italy's.

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Re:Chernobyl power plant captured by Russian forces by pirate787 on Thursday February 24, 2022 @03:35PM (#30459922)
They have 2 million men under arms and the world's largest stockpile of nuclear weapons.
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Re:Chernobyl power plant captured by Russian forces by hutzlibu on Thursday February 24, 2022 @03:28PM (#30459843)
Power comes in many shapes. Russia does not have a good economy, but a strong military and nukes.
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Re:Chernobyl power plant captured by Russian forces by ejb999 on Thursday February 24, 2022 @05:22PM (#30461130)
and more importantly, the willingness to sacrifice millions of their own people if they need to. They have done it before, and if needed, I have no doubt they will do it again.
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