[..] Russia has few, if any, chances to win a prolonged war against NATO/US. A military action that might lead to a conflict involving NATO therefore has to be concluded rapidly. This makes surprise, speed and maskirovka central components in Russian war planning. The negative correlation of forces (from a Russian point of view) also makes other types of methods and means, other than military, central components in Russian warfare.[..]
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