Originally Posted by
NutLoose
But that is Cold War part 2.
They ran to keep up with the west and bankrupted themselves so the wall fell, with sanctions and the massive reduction in Russian energy use, helped along by Ukraine targeting their infrastructure, I would have thought they have a limited time before it happens again, and on the other side of the coin, a lot of the production machinery is now western manufactured and one hopes we will sanction those, so their refineries, manufacturing and infrastructure will gradually fail with no replacements being forthcoming.
In other words perhaps our game is to do enough to deter Russia and improve our situation without giving ourselves an economic crisis that would inevitably create political ones? I was reading about NGAA (Next Generation Adaptible Ammunition) for example - a type of 155mm ammunition that could be made with commercial steel. It's designed so that production can be expanded quickly using civilian factories. This sort of thing is obviously appealing.