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There are no roads from Nome to anywhere. And to travel overland is quite inhospitable.
Yes, it would be much more difficult than when Napoleon attacked Moscow in 1812 or the Germans attacking Moscow in 1941-42. And they didn't have to start by crossing 50 miles of a treacherous strait.
Yeah, I don't see a threat. I was stationed at Elemendorf AFB which joins Fort Richardson, so you have that for starters. And, we shipped supplies to about 5 stations further north, those places where you couldn't even go outside, thus buildings were connected with tunnels. My 2nd cousin is up there in the Army Guard, which is also huge.
I'm not going to worry about Russia invading AK, but who knows what stories might be made up in order to draw our attention away from the mess that Biden is creating and the upcoming mid-term elections, or worse yet what viruses they may release.
It's not worth the cost of invasion. It's barely worth the cost of keeping it as a state. Decades and centuries ahead, climate change could make it more habitable and more populated, but the USA won't exist then. Russia can play a longer game of watching the USA decline and disappear, then negotiate new treaties with new nations.
Your post reminds me of China's historical claims to properties they want to take. Russia can say Alaska was once part of Russia and thus Russia has historical rights to claim it. Pro-Russia folks tell people that Crimea was Russian land that was gifted to Ukraine, so Russia has the right to take it back.
It all boils down to might make right. If you have the military power to back up your claims, than you can claim anything.
it also boils down to proximity. When Russia tried to ship in nuclear weapons to Cuba they got a taste of America's resolve not to have nuclear weapons in its back yard.
I served in the Active Army in Alaska during the Cold War when there was a possibility of a Russian attack. At no time did the Army ever believe that an actual ground invasion was a real possibility, but simply missile and/or bomber attacks on Anchorage, Fairbanks, where our two Army and two Air Force Bases are located. Also, attacks on our oil pipelines and oil terminals.
Russia and even China do not have the logistical means or the sea or airlift capabilities to invade Alaska with the needed manpower and supplies…. Period. Ok, you drop 200 Russian paratroopers on Elmendorf Air Force Base or even the Anchorage International Airport, how is Russia going to capitalize off of that isolated attack to make it work before our own local Airborne Infantry Combat units, that are only minutes away, retake those airfields with a superior force? The short answer is nothing. Plus, in that scenario, we have enough F-15s, F-16s and F-22s in Alaska to shoot down, break up and harass any invasion or attacking force. Seriously, our satellites would see a massive Russian/Chinese build-up of forces in Russia…. And as soon as they made their first offensive moves, they would be attacked by a massive barrage of American cruise missiles, on Russian and Chinese soil. As our superior Naval forces move it to sink any Russian and/or Chinese ships in the North Pacific.
If Russia and China did attack Alaska, they know that we would, in return, attacking their mainland immediately. Alaska’s greatest defense is its massive size with a beyond limited road system.
The movie Red Dawn was only a 1980s movie. I’m no expert or do I claim to be an expert…. I only served in the Army for 30 years.
That's the problem with having super weak leaders, they'll always seek to pacify. Given all we've seen from Biden's handlers, why would we think they'd respond with anything but economic sanctions no matter what Russia did?
Most of Europe is under Russia's thumb because they can't survive without the gas Russia provides them so they won't do anything.
There's a reason why Russia knows they can do whatever they want right now.
Under Article 5 of the NATO agreement, an attack on one NATO country is considered an attack on the alliance itself. Likely resulting in a swift allied military response.
Russian president warns that any attempt to interfere in Ukraine conflict will provoke a response ‘never seen in history’
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Putin only hinted about nukes which I think is a diversionary tactic. They have the cyber capabilities that can bring the modern world to a standstill. Starting a nuclear war is suicide. My bet is on the cyber.
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Putin only hinted about nukes which I think is a diversionary tactic. They have the cyber capabilities that can bring the modern world to a standstill. Starting a nuclear war is suicide. My bet is on the cyber.
Putin is counting that the West will avoid a nuclear war at all cost because the West has much more to lose. It's the same thought process a suicide terrorist with a bomb strapped to him goes through. He will die but his richer enemy will die too. Would a very rich person be willing to die in a fight with a poor person?
Putin uses this as leverage against NATO. He will play this trick every time he wants to invade another country.
If Putin decided to invade Alaska, I doubt there would be any consequences. We already know that Joe Biden has no regard for protecting our borders, as evidenced by what’s going on at our southern border. If fact, he would probably send border agents to Alaska to help members of the Russian military to sign up for food stamps.
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