Russia is militarily weak despite nuclear weapons; NATO could rapidly defeat Russian conventional forces if not constrained by nuclear deterrence, similar to overwhelming US victory in 1991 Iraq War.

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Speaker

Paul Podolsky

Evidence Quote

If the Western military wanted to take out Russia and stop what was going on there, they could do it very, very quickly... It would be a picture of a little bit like what we saw in the Iraq war 1991

Source

Bridgewater Alum Paul Podolsky on What Russia Tells Us About the Future of the Global OrderBridgewater Associates
Created: 8/12/2026, 10:29:19 PM

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