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Originally Posted by entruil
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thing is, anything we or they do is a direct result of rallying the state to distract their population and seize more power... such is the nature of Government...
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"They do"? Putin is not in a power struggle within his country, he's considered a
hero there by most.
The US and Russia are in a global power struggle though (land, resources and currency), and as such the peace talks over Syria have broken down, and now while US and UN cries of "
barbarianism" and war crimes against Russia today. Outside of Russia, I wouldn't be so concerned with NK, but what the Chinese may be doing or preparing for. Of course China is all bunkers, takes them less than an hour to all get underground.
Generally though, we have expected that if they were to strike be it limited or full, it would likely be in or around May. Doing something like this right before winter is pretty severe considering the difficulty of heating and mobility during winter months, would increase casualty rates. But then they have extensively expanded their bunkers in recent years in case of an attack.
You want my personal opinion? I don't think Putin is preparing a first strike. He's going defensive, possibly from intel he's received as this was a sudden drill. If he were going to launch a strike, he wouldn't broadcast it like this. But that is a guess. I'd be more concerned right now what may be planned as a response to Russia moving into Aleppo. Aleppo is looking to be one of the worst and most bloodiest battles in modern times.