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Re:OpenAI is working with the US military now by nradov on Wednesday January 17, 2024 @07:45PM (#39035893)
Russia has a shrinking population. Their demographic distribution is among the worst. Their higher education system is a mess, and in most ways has actually declined since the collapse of the USSR.

On the military side, their ICBMs can still destroy cities. But their ability to take out a carrier strike force no longer exists at a credible level: some of the key links in the kill chain barely exist any more. They have no real expeditionary capability and can't project power much beyond their immediate borders.

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Re:OpenAI is working with the US military now by cpursley on Thursday January 18, 2024 @06:14AM (#39040426)
Their population has mostly stabilized (still declining, but not at previous rates) and their demographics are better than many Western European countries and certainly better that the rest of Eastern Europe.

> their ability to take out a carrier strike force

A Project 22350 could absolutely disable a carrier strike group:

https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/05/europe/russia-warship-hyperso...

And that's ignoring their new sub lineup, which also field Zircon's among other systems.

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