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Re:Russia’s army is learning and improving on the battlefield by dragonwriter on Monday May 22, 2023 @05:17PM (#36036844)
> But maybe they don't have to do much if anything, since Taiwan will be far, far harder to resupply than Ukraine.

It's also harder to invade, what with the lack of land routes, and there is a reason for the AUKUS nuclear submarine partnership and the US plan to equip sone of its existing ballistic missile subs with new high-speed, long-range, conventional precision weaponry starting within 5 years.

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Re:Russia’s army is learning and improving on the battlefield by tivert on Wednesday May 24, 2023 @01:04AM (#36054270)
> It's also harder to invade, what with the lack of land routes, and there is a reason for the AUKUS nuclear submarine partnership and the US plan to equip sone of its existing ballistic missile subs with new high-speed, long-range, conventional precision weaponry starting within 5 years.

It seems like really bad idea that could easily be confused for a nuclear missile launch.

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