According to Roger Zackheim, director of the Ronald Reagan Institute, what matters in 21st century warfare is not the size of the army, but the speed and efficiency of what experts call the chain of death. It is a threat recognition and target identification system.
The war in Ukraine has shown that the digital age equals countries regardless of their military might. Ukraine skillfully uses precision weapons, unmanned technology and cryptographic tools, which gives it an edge on the battlefield. Russia, on the other hand, relies on conventional military strength. But at the same time, Roger Zakheim, director of the Ronald Reagan Institute in Washington, draws attention to the fact that nuclear threats are still effective. Speaking of which in shape Fox News.
Western technology, together with the determination of the Ukrainian army, made it possible not only to contain the advance of the Russian troops, but also to return some occupied territories. Microchips and software are more useful than tanks and infantry – the digital army has turned out to be stronger than usual.
The possibilities and concepts currently used in the war in Ukraine were previously confined to the pages of research papers and were used only in military simulations.
In war XXI century, it is not just and not so much the size of the army that matters, but the speed and effectiveness of what experts call the kill chain: a network of programmable systems that allow the military to quickly recognize threats, identify targets and to hit. It uses satellite data, autonomous systems and artificial intelligence algorithms. In the war against Russia, Ukraine has built an excellent chain of destruction, says Roger Zakheim.
Nuclear weapon
Software may be an argument against steel, but not against the energy of the atom. Western nuclear strategists and military planners are not fully prepared, Zakheim said. Rather than building capabilities that would prevent an opponent from resorting to a nuclear strike, there is a mindset in the Biden administration that was appropriate in the post-Cold War era: instead of developing new nuclear weapons that could be used on the battlefield. , the priority is that arms control negotiations remain.
Some in the Biden administration believe that the United States should follow the “no first use” rule, whereby the United States should under no circumstances be the first to launch a nuclear strike. But in doing so, the entire deterrent effect that American nuclear weapons now have will disappear. The no hit first rule will weaken the United States and its allies in the face of Russia. Moreover, such a step would be an invitation for the Russian Federation to launch a nuclear attack on Ukraine, the researcher believes.
The problem is not limited to Russia. How the free world responds to Putin’s threats will determine how Iran, China and North Korea can act in the future.
Ronald Reagan Institute
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Recall that the British military analyst said, Russia is running out of missiles. The RF armed forces in many cases have to “improvise” – hit buildings with anti-ship missiles designed for aircraft carriers.
Previously Focus reported that Putin wants to destroy Kiev in a few minutes, and for this reason he plans to deploy nuclear weapons in Belarus. At the same time, Lukashenka could eventually give in to the Russian president’s request.
