So the Russians invented and built the first working RFID in 1945! No wonder they made such a big deal about being a nation of builders in their opening show for the Sochi Olympics. What happened to the USA that they began to underestimate these folks?
Now it becomes clear where all that weaponry and defense systems used in Syria comes from. And they keep hinting that they are only using a fraction of their capability, mostly old stuff.
If you think the USA defence establishment is equal or better, then I have to point out that they have nothing like SpaceX, Tesla or Google's self drive cars. The secret sauce is that the private sector knows how to innovate and iterate and deliver working products.
Is it possible that the Russians have their own secret private sector building stuff? If so, they would need an entire secret economy that is impervious to sanctions, etc.
What happened to the USA that they began to underestimate these folks?
The USA's extreme anticommunism led people to believe in its own supremacy and manifest destiny. Now, it is true that communism is a terrible system of economic organisation and capable of the casual deaths of millions, but that does not reflect on the intellectual capabilities of individual Russians. Or small teams that managed to achieve enough political protection to deliver great work.
It's something of an accident of history that HN celebrates Musk rather than Korolev, Tesla rather than Theremin.
Now it becomes clear where all that weaponry and defense systems used in Syria comes from
This isn't really a surprise; Russia has been arming Syria since its independence just after WW2. Much of the weaponry is the ubiquitous AK-47 / RPG-7 and clones; their air force uses MiG and Sukhoi aircraft.
Is it possible that the Russians have their own secret private sector building stuff?
No. They do have rather a lot of freebooter ""cyberwarfare"" people, though, usually engaged in credit card fraud and the like.
Now it becomes clear where all that weaponry and defense systems used in Syria comes from. And they keep hinting that they are only using a fraction of their capability, mostly old stuff.
If you think the USA defence establishment is equal or better, then I have to point out that they have nothing like SpaceX, Tesla or Google's self drive cars. The secret sauce is that the private sector knows how to innovate and iterate and deliver working products.
Is it possible that the Russians have their own secret private sector building stuff? If so, they would need an entire secret economy that is impervious to sanctions, etc.