Think about it for a minute. If Russia didn’t have nuclear weapons, it would simply be a country maybe equivalent to Nigeria (which has oil and a rich history but is a picture of instability). Most people would not give a crap about it.

Excellent work here…. https://www.rusi.org/explore-our-research/publications/special-resources/preliminary-lessons-conventional-warfighting-russias-invasion-ukraine-february-july-2022

Hi all. I'm new here. Like many others I'm also (at least for now) on Twitter and am getting ready for when Musk changes become too much for me. There I follow lots of sources, including those (1) with info on Ukraine (I actively support the resistance to RU invasion and need accurate info), and (2) info and interesting commentary on US politics - especially exposures of R craziness.