US Think Tank Reveals Advantages of Russian Armed Forces
© Sputnik / Maksim Blinov
Military & Intelligence
13:52 08.11.2019Get short URL
In June, the think tank RAND ("Research ANd Development") said that the greatest danger to the United States and its allies from the Russian Armed Forces is the possibility of a major land war.
The Russian Armed Forces possess enormous capabilities in their ability to quickly deploy ground forces and air defences and deliver nuclear and non-nuclear strikes at strategic ranges, according to a report by the American research centre RAND ("Research ANd Development").
The report stated that as part the modernisation of its armed forces, the country created well-protected bulwarks in a number of locations, in particular, in the Crimea, the Kaliningrad Region, and the Kuril Islands. The document notes that these positions can absorb the first blow in the event of a military conflict involving Russia, allowing for retaliatory training of the military inside the country, as well as being used by Moscow to "threaten its neighbours".
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