• BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today
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    5 hours ago

    Putin and his Oligarch buddies have been automatically looting their country for more than 30 years, and the long-term effects have been apparent for awhile, such as the poor condition of their military when it came time to fight a war again. Judging by the clues, their ability to be a true nuclear deterrent should be reassessed. If their nuclear silos are in similar shape to this launchpad, we don’t have a lot to worry about.

    • A_norny_mousse@feddit.org
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      2 hours ago

      automatically looting their country for more than 30 years

      Even the Soviet Union did this. While Russia itself was unable to sustain itself, more and more countries from the fringes had to help out by exporting the fruit of their work, resources etc.