That’s great. They have deep shelters. Good for them. Will that defeat the new fused W-76 that will seal their grave from above? Or make life after the nukes fell on the rest of the city, livable? In the Cold War it was assumed several HUNDRED warheads would fall on Moscow,, alone.., and while it may be fewer today after the Cold War disarming, I really doubt it is any victory to have these shelters.
These precautions by the Russians/Soviets predate the Cold War even. Russia has been the center piece of two world wars, with the fighting fronts within dozens of miles of Moscow. Perhaps this makes Russians a little more psychologically ‘tough’ in some respects compared to the pampered average American who’s historical psychology has had two oceans and no invasion routes to worry about, but I really doubt the average Russians would be willing to do it all over again.
Right!!
“I really doubt it is any victory to have these shelters.”
It all depends on who gets to define “victory”.
The perfect is the enemy of the good, particularly when it comes to nuclear war.
More shelters are better than less.
A small number is better than zero.
The US is the guaranteed loser, regardless of how Russia fares.
That is called a strategic disadvantage.