Ukraine tells critics of slow counteroffensive to 'shut up' - eviltoast
  • jabrd [he/him]@hexbear.net
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    1 year ago

    It’s crazy to me that any military doctrine as a base assumption relies on air superiority. How could you ever assume that if facing off against a peer nation? Though I guess with nuclear armament there’s an assumption that you’ll never face off against a peer level natuon

    • DefinitelyNotAPhone [he/him]@hexbear.net
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      1 year ago

      That’s what 70 years of exclusively using your military as the enforcers of neo-colonialism does. Turns out what works for leveling a low-tech guerilla hideout in Vietnam or Afghanistan isn’t so effective when your opponent has comprehensive SAM networks.