Without nukes Russia is a big gas station.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

Sad they are leading our leaders around by the nose.

[malthaussen]

1. Why do you assume our leaders are dupes?

Why can they not be in perfect accord with Mr Putin?

And since Russia has nukes, it is rather pointless to talk about what they would be without them.

-- Mal

[KittyWampus]

2. They have incredibly gifted artists. I would have added athletes too...

but then you get into the whole steroid thing.

[LisaL]

10. Well, don't forget hackers. Russia has the best hackers.

[MFM008]

3. With the state of Russian nukes

And much of their military....
It would blow up in their faces.
Literally.

[LisaL]

7. Not sure where you got that idea, but Russia actually developed new ones with even better

capabilities.

"Neither missile can be stopped by the US's existing missile defenses. But with the introduction of the Satan 2, the electronics, targeting, and reliability will noticeably improve over that of the older missile."

http://www.businessinsider.com/russia-nuclear-missile-satan-2-2016-10

[brush]

8. Do you really think that? We have to rely on Russian technology now to get back and . . .

forth to space so to think that they don't know how to handle their own weapons is . . . well I won't say.

I will say that they would most likely use nukes now that they have ours effectively neutralized since they now control Trump.

[LisaL]

9. Exactly. I am pretty sure whatever problems Russia has in other areas, their nukes are just fine.

[brush]

4. They have nukes. What's your point?

[DemocratSinceBirth]

5. Their power emanates from the barrel of a gun or more precisely a missile silo.

It is not a leader in anything else.

[LisaL]

6. And if the moon were made of cheese...

With nukes, Russia is a nuclear power.

[braddy]

11. You may want to look at their army and air forces and their invasion capabilities (the structure of

that military), and the countries that are easy pickings for them, and the weakening of will, unity, and confidence of NATO, and of NATO's ability to fight back.