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Okay, I was under the impression that everyday Russians were greatly concerned about Chinese aggression (regardless of whether it is realistic or not).

Your post seems to suggest it is not as much...

This is not the way that wars between large countries have been being conducted in recent history.

It is called a "proxy" war. These sorts of war have been fought frequently throughout recent...

This would not change the fact that a better equipped insurgency would result in a greater loss of life to the Russian forces than a less well equipped insurgency.

Based on what I have read in...

I understand it is a republic of Russia. My understanding is that a low level Chechen insurgency continues even today. For example there was a 2010 attack in the Moscow Metro. My point is that if the...

Really? Did Russia lose or gain land?



I really do think that at least some nuclear armed states would tolerate a small scale skirmish without going nuclear. Whether or not the current leaders...

They sell older versions. It is the same thing really. I don't know of any country that has any updated American equipment - though I am not an expert.

Also, they do downgrade some of their stuff...

Hi everyone,

Does anyone know if Russia still downgrades its military equipment when it sells it to another country?

In Soviet times, the USSR would degrade equipment that was intended for...