No Longer a ‘Great Power’
John Fairlamb, Ph.D.
October 26, 2026
Many have Soviet-era Russia in mind when discussing great power issues, but today’s Russia is a far cry from Stalin’s Russia.
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Many have Soviet-era Russia in mind when discussing great power issues, but today’s Russia is a far cry from Stalin’s Russia.
Protection from a nuclear explosion in space would be pointless because physics, geography, economics and strategic realities overwhelmingly favor the attacker.
Restarting explosive nuclear weapons testing, or even for political reasons conducting tests that don’t generate a nuclear yield, is unnecessary and counterproductive.
