Wars are won by the nation that can project the most lethal killing power at the fastest speed with the most accuracy. Wars are not won by sending waves of human “cannon fodder” against entrenched defensive positions. That economic power and technological superiority win wars was proved in World War II when the United States became the “arsenal of democracy.”
Last week, during Russia’s Victory Day celebration for its role in defeating Nazi Germany, Vladimir Putin rolled out just one tank, a model T 34, which was the principal Soviet tank used in Stalin’s war against Germany. Putin was sending the message that Russia had been the most significant contributor to victory in Europe and that Russia’s military would win its war of aggression against Ukraine.
