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207 | David Kilcullen: Insurgencies, Resistance, and Russian Strategy and Tactics

The Realignment

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Do You Think the Russians Are Better Than the Soviets in the Cold War?

The russians have about forty 500 nukes, significantly more than the us. They are also better equipped arme with more advanced weapony. But a lot of what we're seen from them is the classic screw ups that we saw in the cold war. And i think it's an incredibly cynical and brutal way to treat your own troops. I mean, ga, you know, it's a big gamble, right? It'd be a huge step for the russians to do that - but we'll say it's in their doctrine, right?

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