Re:The curious case of Russia's missing Air Force
by thematrixturtle on Monday March 14, 2022 @04:17AM
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Nobody is going to "attack" Russia. Out of those sixteen neighbors there is exactly one, China, which could even begin to contemplate taking on Russia in a land war. (And they still would not, because nukes.)
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Re:The curious case of Russia's missing Air Force
by Yoric on Monday March 14, 2022 @07:39AM
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On the other hand, China could try and strongarm Russia into concessions (no idea which ones) while politely performing military exercises on the other side of an undefended border.
Similarly, if NATO starts politely performing military exercises near any of the other borders of Russia, Russia needs to be able to demonstrate that they have an army guarding said border.