Only nuclear weapons can guarantee Russia's security

Should conventional weapons be deployed and enhanced? What is a greater priority, the Mistral amphibious assault ship or returning to medium-range missiles such as the Pioneer? Judging from the statements of Russian officials and publications of military experts, the nuclear factor is being fundamentally underestimated.

For some reason, many people forget that nuclear deterrence is not a hypothetical countermeasure to some threat, but a real method of avoiding war. No one in their right mind would want to provoke or discriminate against a country capable of responding in a way guaranteed to obliterate the aggressor.

It is no coincidence the U.S. is minimizing Russia's nuclear potential step-by-step (and at the same time its semblance of a fair partnership), making a first disarming strike easier.

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