Posted on Dec 22, 2019
With the new conflicts arising between the United States and Russia, what is a possible result of the steadily growing hostile relationship?
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The Late President Ronald Reagan went in guns blazing against Russia to demonstrate where the Arms Race could go. What President Trump is doing concerning many serious fires around the globe simultaneously seems to mimic what the Late President Reagan did to deal with the Russian threat.
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I honestly never felt the Cold War ended. It took a break. Two different ideologies and mindsets. So in short the answer is there will always be ebbs and flows of hostilities. Good question.
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Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen
I'm pretty much with you, the Soviets became Russians and a lot of their hardware turned to rust. But now they're building and we're riding on our laurels.
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Maj Marty Hogan
Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen - we wrote a lot of papers on this in my International Studies (ACSC). I learned a lot- or should say more in depth understanding of the issues. My business in Kosovo with the SPP it is also incumbent upon me to learn more about the region and its internal conflicts. The Russian/Chinese influence around the globe is about flushing money into areas that have none. The problem is the infrastructure they are creating is sub standard- and what we have to offer is lasting and quality. We got caught letting the world move on around us for so many years. I hope we square up faster on this in the next 10 years.
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There are lots of "possible" outcomes, but considering that Russia has an economy that is a fraction of ours, any conflict would be hopelessly one sided.
Their most dangerous course of action would be a cyber attack that takes down our power grid and information systems. That would be devastating, but I think the counter punch would set them back so far they would never recover
Their most dangerous course of action would be a cyber attack that takes down our power grid and information systems. That would be devastating, but I think the counter punch would set them back so far they would never recover
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Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen it takes money to build a military.
For example, they may have the tech to build a 5th-gen fighter (SU-57) but to build even a wing of those would take nearly their entire annual military budget. They subsidize their defense infrastructure with international sales not because they want to (ie selling the S-400 to Turkey) but because they have to.
For example, they may have the tech to build a 5th-gen fighter (SU-57) but to build even a wing of those would take nearly their entire annual military budget. They subsidize their defense infrastructure with international sales not because they want to (ie selling the S-400 to Turkey) but because they have to.
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PO3 Phyllis Maynard nope.
I dont think he was that big of a fish. His value to them was disclosing how we might attack them, not the other way around, although his insights would help. We have come a long way since Snowden bugged out.
I dont think he was that big of a fish. His value to them was disclosing how we might attack them, not the other way around, although his insights would help. We have come a long way since Snowden bugged out.
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Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen
1SG (Join to see) Absolutely, that's a perfect example of why the size of their economy is insignificant. Whatever it takes to get to their military oriented goals is all that matters, so what if a civilian starves.
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It appears to me that we are helping to create an enemy out of Russia this time.There was so much potential for a new direction when the Soviet Union fell. Russia is rich in natural resources but lacking the capital and human resources to develop them. It seemed an obvious opportunity for a partnership. But now we use Russia as a boogeyman to frighten votes into stampeding. What are the Russians to think when they see themselves constantly vilified? When President Trump was elected, I thought I saw a glimmer of hope for a new direction, but alas, we crapped all over that now, didn't we? Obviously, my choice would be for President Trump to build bridges, but that would merely lead to more hysteria...
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PO3 Phyllis Maynard
CPT Jack Durish I apologize for the ambiguity. Another member was speaking about President Trump. I was referring to him.
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MAJ Byron Oyler
Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen - Economics build a lot of bridges and where money is invested, one is less interested in making enemies.
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