@Render So, real talk: On a scale from "It'll take 30 years to rebuild" to "Collapse of the state, warheads being sold on the black market", how fucked is Russia?
@LiberalLibrarian @Render
My take.
I don't know about collapse of the state, but Russia is fucked in about three ways.
1. The demographics are upside down.
2. They don't have enough storage for crude oil, or gas, so if they can't store it, the well head freezes, and has to be re-drilled, or abandoned. Most are drilled in tundra.
3. When Putin is gone, (dead), or flees country, the guys that take over, will try and squeeze many Oblasts, which won't work, and they will splinter off.
@corlin @LiberalLibrarian @Render
problem with oil and gas in russia is that it's much more expensive to produce than middle East for example. it can't be done without high-tech from the West.
another fun thing about the nukes - they will sell it to these who "pay" the highest bid. both the US and China will be the most interested and should succeed.