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To: buwaya
All of this stuff was intended for use vs the Russians in the first place. Thats why it existed.


All this stuff was intended for the defense of the United States. Russia has not been on our radar screen as a serious conventional military treat for 30 years.

71 posted on 03/12/2024 8:05:12 AM PDT by rdcbn1
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To: rdcbn1

There isnt a need for even 10% of the US military if it were only about defending the territory of the US.

Russia HAS been on the radar as a conventional threat. More potential than actual through the 1990s (how to deal with a messy civil war scenario say), much more so through the 2000s.

Thats why the US maintains 20 Army+National Guard divisions equipped for continental scale combat, plus reserve equipment for almost triple this force.


73 posted on 03/12/2024 8:12:55 AM PDT by buwaya (Strategic imperatives )
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