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Chance_Specific_1731 t1_j6lxekt wrote

Nobody, at least in my opinion, seems to think that Russia is abiding by any treaties. One has to wonder if their nuclear arsenal is even operational or in any kind of good repair given the state of their army. They could use a few silos to occasionally flaunt their bluster. However, given the expense of maintenance, you have to assume that not all of them are working.

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brooksram t1_j6lzyi0 wrote

We ( US) spend russias entire defense budget, on maintenance of our nuclear arsenal alone.

65,000,000,000/yr

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reddebian t1_j6m9o27 wrote

So yeah, we can be sure that many of Russias don't work. There will still be a fuck ton of functioning ones though

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brooksram t1_j6msdam wrote

I'm more convinced that they spend the majority of their budget on that , than everyone just stealing it all.

They obviously don't have 6k nukes at the ready, it's just impossible, But unfortunately, they don't need 6k.

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