Fantastic, isn't it that the Russian government acts with an open eye and ear for the wishes of the people. And seeing how Russia is trying to accommodate its returning vets is great, although the numbers seem small. Still, compare that with the US where 22 vets commit suicide per day and apparently struggle mightily with the VA to get help.
Back in 88 I bought a Lada Samara, it was great, and now with the aid of Google Earth I can see the place where it was manufactured. What's nice to see is the abundance of trees that grow around apartment complexes.
I love that old skool Lada. ... My favorite part was when the guy said the new uni campus was 140,000 square meters and VVP corrected him and said it's 144,000 sm.
Can one imagine a US president with that level of interest in the citizenry and such a command of the details? That's a rhetorical question.
Can you imagine the US government building a massive number of new universities and engineering schools across the nation as part of a national effort to upgrade the nation’s human capital?
What about the in-depth, extensive, coordinated use of Artificial Intelligence for the drones, where the chinese have demonstrated impressive achievements, like this PRIVATE company with 10,000 drones (link below)❓
Can you imagine WHAT the chinese military (PLA) must have as top secret❓
Military applications of drone tech have shown how lethal they are. Back when the SMO began, I wrote for infantrymen there’s no place to hide anymore, and not just drones but building penetrating radar and IR systems too. And then there’s the specter of the AI soldier like Star War’s droids, but even beyond what Lucas and his team were able to visualize. The paradigm forecast by the Terminator films is all too possible. Clearly, war—military conflict—must be made extinct. It’s no longer nuclear weapons that need to be banned.
I also wonder why, Karl, Russia, imho and admitting I ignore many aspects of it, Russia is NOT using its many military geosynchronized (over Ukraine) satellites images and videos, automatically coordinated and operated by Artificial Intelligence to find and track movements of concentrations of troops, armored vehicles, air defense systems, fighterjets, tanks, etc. to strike them within minutes with high precision missiles... 🤔
You pose an excellent question that’s been a major beef by pro-Russian bloggers since SMO’s outset. Of course, Russia’s employed those assets but not heavily enough for many critics. IMO, that lower volume of usage led to the infamous presumption that Russia was running out of missiles and such. The production rate for many Russian weapons is unknown for a reason, and it might be that the use of some versus others reflected production capacity. Late last year, Putin stated Russian MIC cost was running at 6.9% of GDP—a rather high amount. General Staff planning had to consider weapon stocks and their production rate when mapping strategy. Given the way the combat’s evolved, perhaps fewer tanks and more missile launchers should’ve been produced. Look at drones and anti-drone systems as an example. Some items during peacetime don’t seem very important, like the number of replacement barrels for tanks and artillery that the West failed to produce. And if you recall, Russia’s initial strategy was for a short, sharp war, not the marathon its evolved into.
Yes, the initial phase of the SMO was interesting in that the west with its ISR was caught out. As for munitions production the conflict has demonstrated that the western model of privatisation has resulted in both malinvestment and rent seeking, a failure. As the conflict can't be frozen the choices of guns vs butter can't be deferred. But it would seem that the Russians are better prepared, whereas western populations have been excluded from understanding the real basis of the conflict. The Russian state has a low debt load compared to western states so is in a better position to wait out the west... mind you fantasy finance in Japan has been running for over thirty years.
Agreed. I must note that RT has altered its headline of RT's version of Karaganov's essay. Instead of "Sergey Karaganov: Russia must help overthrow Western Europe’s dangerous political elites," it now says, "Sergey Karaganov: Peace in Europe requires breaking its imperialist legacy." Nowhere does RT note it's altered/updated its initial version. All that does is further degrade RT's credibility Indeed, the link is even the same. When I informed MoA of the article, I also noted RT's initial dishonesty, which I also note in my article. Guess I'll need to do it again!
As if another demonstration was needed, DeepSeek being developed at a fraction of the cost with comparable performance. The west's lock on science and technology is over.
Fantastic, isn't it that the Russian government acts with an open eye and ear for the wishes of the people. And seeing how Russia is trying to accommodate its returning vets is great, although the numbers seem small. Still, compare that with the US where 22 vets commit suicide per day and apparently struggle mightily with the VA to get help.
Thanks for sharing, Karl.
Back in 88 I bought a Lada Samara, it was great, and now with the aid of Google Earth I can see the place where it was manufactured. What's nice to see is the abundance of trees that grow around apartment complexes.
I love that old skool Lada. ... My favorite part was when the guy said the new uni campus was 140,000 square meters and VVP corrected him and said it's 144,000 sm.
Can one imagine a US president with that level of interest in the citizenry and such a command of the details? That's a rhetorical question.
Can you imagine the US government building a massive number of new universities and engineering schools across the nation as part of a national effort to upgrade the nation’s human capital?
I like that "slow to saddle but fast to ride" z
That adage goes back to the Napoleonic Wars.
What about the in-depth, extensive, coordinated use of Artificial Intelligence for the drones, where the chinese have demonstrated impressive achievements, like this PRIVATE company with 10,000 drones (link below)❓
Can you imagine WHAT the chinese military (PLA) must have as top secret❓
https://youtu.be/KxFR5zVNIqY?si=d2enJWNL41jlZXUu
Military applications of drone tech have shown how lethal they are. Back when the SMO began, I wrote for infantrymen there’s no place to hide anymore, and not just drones but building penetrating radar and IR systems too. And then there’s the specter of the AI soldier like Star War’s droids, but even beyond what Lucas and his team were able to visualize. The paradigm forecast by the Terminator films is all too possible. Clearly, war—military conflict—must be made extinct. It’s no longer nuclear weapons that need to be banned.
I also wonder why, Karl, Russia, imho and admitting I ignore many aspects of it, Russia is NOT using its many military geosynchronized (over Ukraine) satellites images and videos, automatically coordinated and operated by Artificial Intelligence to find and track movements of concentrations of troops, armored vehicles, air defense systems, fighterjets, tanks, etc. to strike them within minutes with high precision missiles... 🤔
You pose an excellent question that’s been a major beef by pro-Russian bloggers since SMO’s outset. Of course, Russia’s employed those assets but not heavily enough for many critics. IMO, that lower volume of usage led to the infamous presumption that Russia was running out of missiles and such. The production rate for many Russian weapons is unknown for a reason, and it might be that the use of some versus others reflected production capacity. Late last year, Putin stated Russian MIC cost was running at 6.9% of GDP—a rather high amount. General Staff planning had to consider weapon stocks and their production rate when mapping strategy. Given the way the combat’s evolved, perhaps fewer tanks and more missile launchers should’ve been produced. Look at drones and anti-drone systems as an example. Some items during peacetime don’t seem very important, like the number of replacement barrels for tanks and artillery that the West failed to produce. And if you recall, Russia’s initial strategy was for a short, sharp war, not the marathon its evolved into.
Yes, the initial phase of the SMO was interesting in that the west with its ISR was caught out. As for munitions production the conflict has demonstrated that the western model of privatisation has resulted in both malinvestment and rent seeking, a failure. As the conflict can't be frozen the choices of guns vs butter can't be deferred. But it would seem that the Russians are better prepared, whereas western populations have been excluded from understanding the real basis of the conflict. The Russian state has a low debt load compared to western states so is in a better position to wait out the west... mind you fantasy finance in Japan has been running for over thirty years.
Agreed. I must note that RT has altered its headline of RT's version of Karaganov's essay. Instead of "Sergey Karaganov: Russia must help overthrow Western Europe’s dangerous political elites," it now says, "Sergey Karaganov: Peace in Europe requires breaking its imperialist legacy." Nowhere does RT note it's altered/updated its initial version. All that does is further degrade RT's credibility Indeed, the link is even the same. When I informed MoA of the article, I also noted RT's initial dishonesty, which I also note in my article. Guess I'll need to do it again!
As if another demonstration was needed, DeepSeek being developed at a fraction of the cost with comparable performance. The west's lock on science and technology is over.