Tornado Alley (PROG)

[blackhawks]

On the other hand Russia DID fuck with the '16 U.S. election on behalf of Trump.

Russia is also a cyber aggressor against the U.S.

Most importantly, Russia is a nuclear power whose leader has been open about his 'disappointment' with the dissolution of the Soviet Union.

Eastern Europe's memory of Soviet domination also probably doesn't yet have a sell by date.

I find it hard to believe that Putin's own generals haven't given him a Yamamoto like caution against invasion.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isoroku_Yamamoto%27s_sleeping_giant_quote

The other common quotation attributed to Yamamoto predicting the future outcome of a naval war against the United States is, "I can run wild for six months ... after that, I have no expectation of success".[7] As it happened, the Battle of Midway, the critical naval battle considered to be the turning point of the war in the Pacific, did indeed occur six months after Pearl Harbor, as the Battle of Midway ended on June 7, exactly 6 months later.

I read talk of a Ukrainian guerilla war response and more heavy armament furnished by the U.S. and NATO in place or on the way. What would have the equivalent effect on the Russians as the Stinger missiles had on them in Afghanistan?

What IF Ukraine bloodies Russian noses sufficiently to send 2-3K coffins back to Russia?

https://www.euractiv.com/section/global-europe/news/us-clears-baltic-states-to-send-us-made-weapons-to-ukraine/