The economy: how fucked are we?

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Originally Posted by RawAlex

Actually, a funny comment I read the other day... the Russian Navy sent a warship and a couple of support vessels to wargames type deal in the Caribbean... and one of the boats was a tug so they could haul the warship into port when it has problems, which is apparently often enough to merit sending a tug along to start with.

Like the russia of old, they have lots of bully power, but much of what is behind it is half asses and as dangerous to them as it is to anyone else.

You are so wrong. At the very least, they have nuclear weapons on submarines that are doomsday capable. So if it all goes to hell in a handbasket, one of those boomers could blow us out of our orbit. They have a very capable military now. Getting rid of of the old Soviet style navy, army and airforce, was just streamlining. Even within the old military, they were capable. But Putin is KGB and is a man with a plan.