i’m afraid we’re seeing –re the Rus 10-1 advantage in tac nukes –a “stolen march”. The evidence is “Georgia”. The only counter to tactical imbalance is a forward-leaning strategic force, AKA USA’s nuclear umbrella. So we’re back at square one, alas –and stupidly unnecessarily.

at least, after an all-out exchange, the world could finally rebuild without the Kremlin sinkhole of human progress, as the tribe from the Volga will be scattered by infuriated neighbors, which won’t happen in north America. So China would win the planet. Suits me, if it has to be –beats the hell out of living under the malignant psychotics in the kremlin who would have caused it all –and just think what great shape we’ll stay in, pulling them rickshaws!