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Originally Posted by Southside
Given the apparent lack of readiness of all other equipment i couldn't help but wonder if their ICBMs are maintained. I'm sure there is required maintenance on those too?
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It doesn't really matter, because they could destroy basically the entirety of the USA and Europe without firing a single ICBM, with the ~500 or so warheads that are currently ready for use on submarines that are active as we speak.
That of course is to say nothing of the fact that even if a full half of their ICBMs were non-functional for whatever reason, they could still end the human race entirely with the other half.
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Originally Posted by calculoso
I guess without saying it, I was assuming that having more manpower would be accompanied with more equipment, more food, more gas, more weapons, etc. The logistics of having the “machine” work in the field is certainly an important point that I didn’t think about though.
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More manpower, equipment, gas, weapons, food, all costs money. By holding out, the Ukrainians bleed the bank account, which is obviously in no small amount of trouble at this point. I still haven't read any reasonable estimate as to how long Russia can sustain the spend, other than some people guessing a couple of months. I don't think Ukraine can last that long, but every day they do last is enormously damaging to Russia, not so much militarily, but in broader terms of its stability as a country.