
This Is Not Your Parents' Cold War
Radio Atlantic
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Russia Is Now the Worse Conventional Power
The Russians are now the ones saying, listen, if things go really badly for us and we're losing, we reserve the right to use nuclear weapons. This conventional weakness is actually what makes them more dangerous because they're continually being humiliated in the field. I think it's imperative to support Ukraine in this fight, but we should do that with a prudent understanding of real risks that haven't gone away.
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